A 25-YEAR-OLD physiotherapist who claimed she had tripped on a “lip” on the road in Foxrock, has been awarded €19,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

A 17-year-old boy arrested over a car hi-jacking of a retired garda, which was likened by judge to a scene from the hit American hit TV programme 'The Wire', was remanded on continuing bail today.

Gardaí in Dublin are investigating an accident between a cyclist and a car on the N11 near Dun Laoghaire.

GARDAÍ believe they have dealt a significant blow against a major drug trafficking outfit in south Dublin after seizing up to €6 million worth of drugs.