A bid by Catherine Nevin to take an appeal against her conviction for murdering her husband to the Supreme Court has been dismissed on the basis that it contains “absolutely no points of any merit whatsoever”.

The High Court has ruled that Catherine Nevin's murder conviction can be admitted as evidence in a civil action by her husband's family who are trying to stop her inheriting his assets.

THE Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has closed down five businesses on the grounds of breaches of food hygiene regulations.