A 13-year-old girl who is severely brain damaged and cannot walk or talk has settled for €5.2m her High Court action for damages arising out of the injuries she allegedly sustained at her birth at Cavan General Hospital.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a shooting incident in county Cavan last night after a man in his 20's was injured.

Gardaí are investigating a shooting incident at a house in Co. Cavan last night.