THE wife and children of Frank Shortt, the Donegal publican falsely jailed for drugs offences after being set up by gardaí, yesterday agreed a massive six-figure compensation settlement with the State.

The wife and children of Frank Shortt, the Donegal publican falsely jailed for drugs offences, today agreed a massive compensation settlement with the State.

A man in his early 20s has been stabbed in Dublin.

A heart patient was forced to wait for treatment on a chair in a storeroom at the Mater Hospital in Dublin, TD Joe Costello claimed today as he continued his weekly protest over the A&E crisis.

European Youths Team Championship, day one

The British and Irish governments tonight threw down the gauntlet to Northern Ireland’s politicians to prove they have the “political will” to restore devolution.

Chart star Christina Aguilera is to play her first Irish show later this year, she announced today.

Irish software company Automsoft has received €6m in second round funding in a deal led by IDG Ventures Europe