A hero fireman has saved the life of a priest who almost drowned in a swimming pool on the Costa Del Sol.

A cattle dealer arrested during a rally weekend in Killarney, Co Kerry, after driving at 120kph through the town in the early hours is to pay €5,000 to the court poor box and is to have a speed limiter fitted to all vehicles he drives.

Three men who appeared before special courts held throughout the weekend to deal with dangerous driving activity surrounding the annual Rally of the Lakes have been warned at Killarney District Court they could face jail.

A 25-year-old man could have been driving at a speed of 120km/h through the busy streets of Killarney, Co Kerry, early on Saturday, a court has been told.

A PREGNANT woman who absconded from a psychiatric hospital was found dead at home two weeks later, an inquest in Cork heard yesterday.