A man who suffered a serious eye injury was threatened that he would be put in a body bag and his dog would be killed if he testified about assault, it was claimed during a trial.

MARKET wisdom, and the recent clear evidence, is that the few house sales that are trundling on are dominated by the lower end price-wise and driven in the main by first time buyers. A few cannier investors looking to add value to cheaper properties are also in the mix.

WHEN I decided to take out a fixed-rate mortgage I understood the risks and rewards involved, so I had no problem with it – so long as I was treated like everyone else.

DON BULLMAN, the Cork chef charged yesterday with membership of the IRA, worked in the same pub where Sinn Féin activist Tom Hanlon worked as a part-time bouncer.