England international Delon Armitage has been described as "an habitual offender" with "an appalling disciplinary record" in the written judgement of his latest appearance before rugby union disciplinary chiefs.

A Tallaght bar and nightclub owner will be sentenced next year for health and safety breaches that resulted in an employee being crushed to death in a lift shaft.

A nightclub, one of its directors and a manager are being prosecuted for breaking health and safety regulations following the death of a barman who was crushed in a goods lift at work.