The only reason the infamous “soft landing” theory was accepted by the Department of Finance was because Government wanted it to be true and a “don’t rock the boat” policy was in place, a former senior department official has claimed.

A club boss has told a court of the moment he was kidnapped by three lapdancers and their manager — with the women wearing “miniskirts, stilettos, and Daisy Duke shorts”.

YOU ON holiday? — a man out walking his dog asked, as we stepped out of the car on the quayside at Clifden.

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