Half a dozen people who brought personal injury claims totalling €360,000 against an Allianz-insured driver have seen their cases end in five last-minute refusals and a dismissal.

A Co Offaly priest has reportedly upset parishioners by disparaging children sent to the notorious Daingean reformatory.

Gardaí in Co Roscommon have arrested two men following a high-speed car chase in the county this morning.