A couple, both drug addicts, were jailed yesterday for a total of nine years for attacking an elderly Limerick man who was out walking as part of his exercise regime before undergoing heart surgery.

A 15-year-old girl was subjected to a vicious hiding in a daylight brawl in what a judge described as a disturbing attempt at "summary justice".

The President hailed the legacy of patriot Thomas Davis and his vision of a fairer Ireland yesterday as he unveiled a statue to honour his bicentenary.

Ambitious urban renewal plans for the historic core of a North Cork town have been unveiled.

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a savage attack on a taxi driver who was robbed and left for dead on the side of a roadway in Co Tipperary.