Pinocchio’s toy shop in Paul St, Cork City, suffered a damaging blow days before Christmas when it was burgled, with €1,200 taken and the bank card machine smashed.

Four men pleaded guilty yesterday to engaging in an affray on Bonfire Night in Cork City in a case where it was alleged that some men armed themselves with knives, sticks, meat cleavers, knuckledusters, and bottles in a violent row in a residential area.

Marion Gabriel’s son Robbie was stillborn due to an intestinal disorder. Her love for him was as profound as if he had lived.

EURO Lottery luck nearly struck for the second time in Limerick last Friday.