A Carlow man who regularly raped his niece and grandniece has been given a 10-year sentence with the final three years suspended.

A 71-year-old Listowel man who the court accepted was in poor health and genuinely remorseful and who yesterday offered his house to his victims in compensation, has been jailed for abusing two boys.

Motorsport

The Department of Social Protection is in line for a windfall of up to €125m under new rules that require insurance companies to reimburse the department the cost of welfare payments to people with successful personal injury claims.

The Irish crew of Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle (Citroen DS3 WRC) made a bright start to Rally Poland – round seven of the World Rally Championship – and hold third place, seven seconds behind the VW Polo WRC of leaders Sebastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia heading into today’s seven stages.

ON this week’s show Kehlan is joined by Avine McNally from the Small Firms Association and Orlaith Carmody from mediatraining.ie to discuss this week’s news. We also drop in on the National Student Enterprise Awards in Croke Park, Dublin and talk to the business which is looking to keep your rubbish and recycling in your bin.

Michael Moran is part of the team that evaluates miracles, writes Dan Buckley.

Somebody at the Albert Lea Tribune should have double-checked their front page…

The overall winner of the Agricultural Journalism Awards 2012 is Caitriona Murphy of Farming Independent, who was presented with The Bull bronze trophy at an awards ceremony in AIB Bankcentre, Ballsbridge.

Michael Moran is the National Oyster Opening Champion and is set to defend his title at the Galway International Oyster 7 Seafood Food Festival, which opens today and runs until Sunday.

WITH the rumblings of Garglegate in Galway still continuing, we had the story of PJ Sheehan threatening the young garda outside Leinster House when she prevented him from driving his car because he had too much to drink.

PAUL NOLAN’S classy Cuan Na Grai toyed with the opposition on the way to landing the Supermacs’ Drive Thru Hurdle at Limerick yesterday.

An Irish Interpol officer who led a worldwide hunt for a paedophile who videotaped himself abusing kids on the web will today be honoured by senior gardaí.

US politicians have been accused of failing to learn the lessons of the Great Depression when they rejected a $700bn (€487bn) bail-out scheme for the banks.

Former Leinster and Ireland coach Gerry Murphy has been employed as the new Provincial Domestic Team Manager.

AN INTERPOL search is under way for a white man who features in at least 100 images of child sexual abuse taken in Thailand.

There is the salary of the president and her staff, the cost of the upkeep of the Áras and its staff, providing the president with a car, a driver, and a police escort car, as well as extravagant pensions for former presidents, and ultimately the cost of their state funerals.

ONE of the high points of the Irish sport horse breeding year again attracted big interest at Limerick Show.

High Chaparral and Islington took the Turf honours at the prestigious Eclipse Awards in America last night.

THE Federal Reserve, mindful the US economy is struggling to add jobs, will repeat a pledge to leave interest rates low for a "considerable period" at its meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a survey of the majority of Wall Street's largest bond-trading firms.

21-YEAR-OLD Mark Justice emerged as the hero for Skerries when they captured their first green pennant by defeating Clonmel in a thrilling Bulmers Irish Junior Cup final at Lisburn yesterday.

THE late Captain James Kelly, who died during the week, seemed almost obsessed with clearing his name for having supposedly conspired to import arms illegally in 1970. He was cleared in court, along with Charlie Haughey and two others, but some people were never prepared to accept that verdict.

DUBLIN criminal Declan Griffin had a €10,000 price on his head, it emerged yesterday.

A 38-year-old man missing since disappearing from a building site in Dublin on Saturday morning has turned up safe and well in Co Tipperary.

Gardai at Shankill in Dublin are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a 38-year-old man who was abducted in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Gardai were today investigating the abduction in the early hours of a man in Co Dublin.

A pub offering a set price “all you can drink” promotion was today condemned as “reckless and irresponsible” by a senior Government minister.

Ireland's island-strewn Clew Bay has been re-mapped - after 106 years.

Seve Ballesteros spoke in glowing terms about Ireland and the Irish people at the PGA Irish Region Centenary Banquet in the Burlington Hotel.