Five men involved in a storm in a teacup at the Fox and Hounds pub in Cork were told they were fortunate that the judge had adjourned penalty until yesterday rather than on the day the evidence was heard.

Residents in another Cork housing estate are protesting this morning against the installation of Irish Water meters.

Teagasc and the IFA have launched a joint pig research and advisory programme at Teagasc Oak Park, Co Carlow.

SHOCK jock Gerry Ryan may like to brighten his broadcasts with colourful language, but a listener has suggested a repeat of a recent comment could see him stricken from the airwaves.

HOUSE prices in Dublin will rise by 10% this year, according to one of the city’s leading estate agents, because of a shortage of second-hand homes coming on the market.