A young man who absconded from an open prison and lived "in plain sight" for more than four years before re-arrest has won Supreme Court declarations that his re-arrest and subsequent detention to serve out the rest of his 16-month sentence were unlawful.

A free “green network” which helps businesses cut costs by reusing byproducts and materials bound for landfill has doubled its membership in 18 months and is now poised to sign up its 1,000th member.

Gardaí in Dublin are looking for a man who has been missing for three weeks.