The four Irish Coast Guard air crew who lost their lives in the Rescue 116 helicopter crash two years ago were remembered with prayers in north Mayo last night.

Ten prisoners transferred to Irish prisons after receiving lengthy sentences in the UK have had to be freed because of a loophole in the law.

An Irishman transferred to a jail here after being convicted in England in late 2006 on drugs charges has lost his High Court action aimed at securing his release next March.