A carpenter working on the construction of Limerick tunnel in 2008 had two fingers cut off in an industrial saw and yesterday he began a High Court action.

A former postman who stashed 100 undelivered envelopes under the sink in his kitchen and in his bedroom has progressed well with the new restorative justice programme, it emerged yesterday.

A former postman with An Post was yesterday charged with opening postal packets at his home last year.