A 16-year-old was so lacking in empathy for the victims of serious assaults, by him, had found the offences “funny” when he recounted to his probation officer the litany of injuries he had caused.

On June 4, 1919, HM Submarine L55 sank in the Baltic Sea. L55 had been targeting two Bolshevik warships. It is unclear whether the submarine was sunk by Bolshevik gunfire or from straying into a British-laid minefield.

BRIDEVIEW Developments has been granted planning permission to proceed with a multi-million euro development in Midleton, Co Cork.

THREE brothers from the village of Ballydehob are about to launch their first major development in Frankfield this week.