HEAVY rain caused major problems for commuters yesterday morning and even motorways succumbed to the deluge.

A convicted fraudster who was jailed for four year for defrauding €2.3m through bogus pension schemes commission has been given an additional two years for further frauds in which he pretended to be his brother.

A MOTHER heard the early morning road accident yesterday which claimed the life of her son.

THE grandfather of schoolboy Robert Holohan has branded the four-year sentence handed down to his killer as “disgraceful” and believes he should have been given at least 10 years in jail.