A FORTY-YEAR-OLD South African man who was yesterday given a seven-year jail sentence for having more than €134,000 worth of cannabis for sale or supply, still protested his innocence, the Circuit Criminal Court was told in Tralee, Co Kerry.

I WAS not surprised that the Israelis raided Palestinian banks recently.

IT is encouraging to see that we are following the good environmental example of our European neighbours by having a car-free day recently.