A man among a group caught in a vehicle in a church car park with a hammer and two large knives has been given an eight-month prison sentence.

A Slovakian man has been remanded in custody after he was charged yesterday following the discovery of €500,000 worth of cannabis plants in a growhouse at an isolated farmhouse in Cork earlier this week.

THREE British men have been further remanded in custody in connection with the biggest seizure of drugs in the history of the state.

MUNSTER breeders showed the overall champion and reserve, the senior and junior champions and the reserves at the Irish Aberdeen Angus Association’s All-Ireland finals at Tinahely Show in Co Wicklow.