A blind man who turned himself in to gardaí as a cannabis user to call for legalisation of the drug for medical purposes has urged others to join his campaign by also turning themselves over to the law.

Protesters temporarily disrupted the latest sale of distressed properties by Allsop auctioneers despite strict security at the event.

Stroke victims could save travelling hundreds of miles to hospital physio appointments thanks to a series of games designed by students at a Cork college.