Irish Water has been fined €19,500 for breaking environmental protection laws following the discovery of sewage pollution at four water treatment plants around the country.

Amputees will give the HSE until June 14 to shorten drastically waiting lists for prosthetic fittings in Cork and Kerry or they will mount further protests.

TIPPERARY dairy and beef farmer Jackie Cahill has already chaired his first meeting of the National Dairy Council, having been formally elected chairman earlier this week.