A 23-year-old farm worker living on a remote peninsula in Clare who stalked an older married woman has avoided jail.

A 22-year-old farm worker who stalked a woman avoided being sent back to jail yesterday after making contact with the married mother of four again.

A mother of two who claims she suffered chronic carbon monoxide poisoning due to an alleged oil leak from the turbo charger of her new BMW Mini Clubman car has launched a High Court action for damages.

Munster U20s head coach Greig Oliver will point to the Junior World Cup success of JJ Hanrahan, James Rael and Niall Scannell this summer to motivate his current crop as they go into inter-provincial action next week.

Gardaí in Limerick have released a man in his 20s who was arrested following a road accident near Bruff last night.