A teenage soccer player lost his court case against his former club for psychological injury as the judge found that the boy’s coach was conscientious and the plaintiff’s father was “a caring parent not blessed with insight”.

A teenage soccer player whose claim against his former club for psychological injury was dismissed today has said he is glad his parents brought the case forward, saying his family can now move on.

A soccer player with cross-channel ambitions is suing his former club for post-traumatic stress disorder for being excluded from a team as a 13 to 14-year-old.

A Cork man almost caused “a minor international incident” after a souvenir clock from the popular TV gameshow Countdown was found ticking in his luggage by airport security staff.