A leading corporate and commercial law firm must pay €8.5m to a business because a failure to properly register a property meant the business lost a €10m offer from truck importer Pino Harris to buy it, the High Court has ruled.

A growing network of soup kitchens across the country is serving 2,445 free meals a week as the country’s mortgage arrears crisis deepens and parents struggle with back-to-school costs.

Closing speeches have concluded in George Redmond's corruption trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court with the prosecution telling the jury on day-15 of the trial that his actions "reeked of corruption".