The High Court is to conduct a hearing into whether a solicitor acting for Syrian refugees in an action against the EU and the Irish State should pay the legal costs of a case which was withdrawn a day after it started when a judge was told the two families are now in Germany.

Members of two Syrian families detained in Greece after fleeing the besieged city of Aleppo have taken an unprecedented action in the Irish courts against the European Council, EU, and Ireland over alleged breach of their human rights.

A legal battle between a songwriter and his former solicitor again raises the question of legal fees and the bearing they have on legal outcomes, writes Michael Clifford.

A goal by Ger O'Brady 12 minutes into the second half was a vital score as Mayo defeated Down by 1-11 to 0-12 in Newcastle.