Ireland’s national circus has threatened legal action against a rival group after gardaí were called to a tents standoff in Cork.

The man who survived being crushed by an elephant has rejoined the circus and will soon return to his native Spain.

A relative of crushed circus worker Justino Munez has arrived in Cork to maintain a vigil at his hospital bedside.

Courtney Brothers Circus has launched an internal investigation after one of its staff was crushed by an elephant over the weekend.

A circus worker is fighting for his life in a Cork hospital after being crushed by Baby, the runaway elephant.