Alan Barry, the author of the book Salesman With an AK47, is being sued by two of his former landlords for unpaid rental debts running into tens of thousands.

A woman told a court yesterday her landlord unlawfully entered her home and threw out personal items, including an urn containing the ashes of her late husband.

Bord Gáis was prosecuted yesterday by the Data Protection Commission for sending an email promoting a charitable fundraiser which ended up netting €150,000 for St Vincent de Paul.