Two of the men on trial in the biggest drugs case in the history of the State walked for hours across country and hid for two nights in a shed after seeing dozens of packages of drugs floating in the sea off the coast of West Cork last July.

SECURITY was tight yesterday as all four men charged in connection with the State’s largest cocaine seizure were in court together for the first time.

FEWER young people being interested in computers and technology for their careers. Some believe it was the dot-com bubble bursting that stopped them making the choice.