Farm businesses have been warned to expect fines of thousands of euro in 2020, if they are not compliant with the PAYE modernisation which was introduced 12 months ago, the biggest change in the Irish PAYE income tax system since the 1960s.

New figures show that of Traveller enrolments in further education programmes last year, more than 40% said they had previously only completed primary level at most.

Mary McDonagh has been located safe and well.

A grandmother who stole a 92-year-old woman’s life savings of €41,000, has been given three months to repay €10,000 or else go to prison for two years.