A group of cyclists — including RTÉ’s southern editor Paschal Sheehy — will today set out on a gruelling 1,000km trip from Cork to Geneva to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation.

A man whose dying son made it to his 21st birthday thanks to blood transfusions is now setting out to bank a remarkable month’s supply of blood.

The death of his son from leukaemia has prompted a garda to set up a charity event to encourage more people to donate blood.

A convicted robber who snatched a handbag from a 75-year-old woman going to mass has been given a four year prison sentence.