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A male sales assistant at an Irish branch of M&S was sacked after he ‘hid’ children’s clothes on a rack and later bought them as a gift for a child relative.

Leitrim 0-13 London 2-7

Leitrim head into their Connacht SFC quarter-final against New York at Gaelic Park on Sunday (throw-in 3pm local time/8pm Irish time) with a fully fit squad to choose from.

Leitrim 2-8 Clare 1-14

Not since the days of Mick O’Dwyer have Laois enjoyed such a fruitful summer.

Leitrim sent Waterford home pointless from their long journey to Carrick-on-Shannon.

THE husband of a woman who claimed her life was wrongfully cut short due to alleged failures at the Mid-Western General Hospital to diagnose a recurrence of her cancer has secured €110,000 in a settlement of his High Court action against the Health Service Executive.

CHAMPIONS Roscommon eased to another Connacht final after crushing lacklustre Leitrim in this one- sided affair at Páirc Sean Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon yesterday.

Leitrim 0-06 Roscommon 2-12

DOCTORS who ignore a ‘living will’ by forcing a patient to receive life-saving care against their wishes could potentially be taking part in medical assault, it has been claimed.

Employers have been warned that they face being "named and shamed" if they break the law by failing to give employees their statutory entitlements, employment group McCann FitzGerald have warned today.

BOSSES were urged yesterday to overcome their fears about hiring people with disabilities.

Concerns among employers over legal liability issues are hampering the chances of people with disabilities gaining employment, according to corporate law firm McCann FitzGerald.