FOUR children who were passengers in their mother’s car when it was hit by a Garda patrol car have been awarded a total of €26,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

The jury in the trial of a 20-year-old Dublin man accused of attempting to murder his brother-in-law has been sent home for the night after failing to reach a verdict.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by a Dublin man against his conviction for falsely accusing a priest of child sexual abuse.