An autistic Galway man who said he was bullied by his "serious criminal uncle" into stealing €17,000 cash from employers has been given a suspended sentence by Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Up to 60,000 commuters are hoping for a breakthrough today in the bus dispute which has left them stranded since Monday.

DUBLIN Bus passengers on 36 city routes will have little or no service for a second day today as the company and unions refuse to back down in their dispute over the Harristown depot.

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was among three people killed in a horrific crash in Co Donegal yesterday.

Gardaí at Blanchardstown are investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision at Littlepace on the old Navan Road at 12.35am this morning.

SEVEN men and two women, alleged to have blockaded bin lorries during protests against waste charges in Dublin, face jail or a fine when they appear before the High Court today.

Dublin West Fine Gael Senator Shiela Terry has condemned the government for refusing the take action to prevent further flooding for at least a year despite the fact that €300m will be spent on flood relief schemes outside Dublin in places such as Kilkenny and Carrick-on-Suir.