The trial judge said accepted personal effect of the release on them was "public odium and they were directly referred to as 'money wasters' by members of the public".

A 10-YEAR court battle rooted in a proposal to convert a milking parlour into a pet crematorium has ended with a Supreme Court decision ordering Wicklow County Council to pay substantial costs of a row between councillors and the county manager.

A VICTIM of paedophile Derry O’Rourke yesterday said she feared for children’s safety in the Wicklow town of Baltinglass, after it was revealed the former swimming coach was living there.