RESCUERS in nine dramatic, near-death, water accidents were honoured at an awards ceremony in Dublin yesterday.

Gardaí in Kilkenny are still questioning a South American man arrested following a cocaine seizure in the city last week.

Gardaí in Co Kilkenny have arrested a man in his late 30s in connection with alleged drug-related offences.

GARDAÍ have arrested an African man in his 30s after uncovering a sophisticated cocaine laboratory in a house in Kilkenny yesterday.