An “obviously very strong man”, who knocked down two bouncers and threatened to knock down two others, has lost a €60,000 personal injuries claim against a pub and a security firm.

A settlement of €6.5m was approved by the High Court in the case of a teenage boy allegedly brain damaged at birth.

A young man who posed as a teenage girl on Facebook in order to sexually exploit underage boys has been sentenced to five years with 18 months suspended.