It was third time lucky for Mercy Ballymahon as Clodagh Lohan’s hat-trick helped them claim the Lidl All-Ireland PPS Senior C title with an emphatic win over St Mary’s, Midleton in Bannagher.

Two men are due in court this morning on separate murder charges.

The Irish Farmers Association is due to mount a demonstration at the Greencore AGM in Dublin today in protest at the company's decision to close factories in Carlow and Offaly.