It is the highest number of Enforcement Orders in one month since the legislation was introduced in 1998.

Issues included dead rats in a dry goods storeroom, rodent paw marks on dusty shelves and gnaw marks on coffee bean bags.

"I just stopped in to buy a chicken fillet roll for my lunch and on an impulse I just said to the person behind the counter to give me two Money Multiplier 20x scratch cards," the man explained.

Malcolm Akpaka was only eight years old and cycling in a Dublin housing estate when it is claimed his front wheel hit the pothole which was one foot deep.

Mollie Barrow owns and runs Sheelagh na Gig bookshop on Main Street, Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary.

The Munster woman scooped the €5.3m jackpot but her broadband was out on the night of the draw so she didn't check her ticket.

Gardaí from the Mallow district who are involved in an ongoing operation into the sale and supply of drugs in the area, executed a search warrant at an apartment on Main Street in Mallow at around 5pm last night.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has extended the closing date for Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) applications, and announced details of online clinics where his Department will help applicants.

A EuroMillions player in Co. Cavan has won more than €270,000 in last night's draw.

June O’Flynn manages Philip’s Bookshop on Main Street in Mallow, Co Cork, with her mother Catherine. It sells books, school supplies, stationery and gifts.

Gardaí say a post-mortem examination will determine the course of their investigation.

A man arrested as part of investigations into an attempted ATM theft in Co. Cavan has been released without charge.

Gardaí believe there could be a link between a foiled ATM robbery in Co Cavan overnight and several similar ATM thefts in the North East in recent months.

A dramatic 19th-century sea rescue will be remembered at Fonsie Mealy’s summer sale, says Des O’Sullivan.

The widow of a man who died of a heart attack twelve days after it was claimed he presented to his GP complaining of chest pain has settled her High Court action over his death.

A well-known ultra-marathon runner followed a woman into a toilet in a Co Donegal pub and sexually assaulted her.

The owner of a horse sold in 2011 has apologised before the High Court to bloodstock sales firm Goffs for making allegedly "defamatory posts" on social media about the company.

The move came after the second day of cross-examination by Counsel for Cogan's Bar and restaurant of Maurice Durnin, who claimed to be suffering from chronic, "burning" pain.

An elderly bar worker who allegedly slipped and twisted his ankle on a bar floor 10 years ago and who claims he has been left in pain since has sued in the High Court.

A date has been set for the late night assault case involving the newly elected Kerry County Councillor Jackie Healy-Rae, who is alleged to have assaulted a 30-year-old English visitor to Kenmare, causing harm, in December 2017.

A convicted sex offender who is “something of a menace” was twice caught masturbating in public one week apart, a court has heard.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has reported that six Closure Orders and one Improvement Order were served on food businesses during the month of April.

Jackie Healy Rae, the son of Kerry TD Michael Healy Rae, has been charged with assaulting a 30-year-old English visitor on a Christmas break in Kenmare.

Concerns are mounting within the Gardaí and the PSNI at the spate of ATM robberies on both sides of the border – amid fears that some of the money may be diverted to dissident republicans.

An ATM has been stolen in Castleblaney, Co Monaghan.

A man who almost died twice after being stabbed 17 times says he wants to become friends with his attacker after he received a letter of apology from him from prison.

A "bright light" has gone out in Ballincollig, Co Cork following the death of a 16 year old student who was knocked down on the Main Street shortly before 8pm on New Year's Eve.

A 16-year-old girl has died from injuries sustained after she was hit by a car in Ballincollig in Cork on Monday.

A man and woman are being questioned by Police in north investigating a multiple stabbing incident in the North.

Gardai are investigating after a car was set on fire in Chapelizod in Dublin.

Gardaí are renewing their appeal for witnesses after the death of a 45-year-old man in Bray, Co Wicklow.

Gardai are looking for witnesses after a cash in transit robbery in Dublin.

A LOVELY start to Mother’s Day, fresh scones won’t tax the budget. Scones are a calorific luxury to be confined to treats, but what better occasion to indulge?

A cleaner who dislocated her ankle when she fell on stairs as she went to the toilet in her local pub has lost her claim for damages in the High Court.

Michael Moynihan reflects on the life and career of Cork’s Willie John Daly.

A man in his 30s has been arrested following an assault and robbery in Newbridge, Co Kildare today.

AN historic hotel in an historic Munster town celebrates 220 years of guest service and hospitality this year. It is also for sale, for €1.5m.

A Westmeath man has been found guilty of murdering the mother of his children by "strangling the life out of her" two months after she had left him.

It’s not the Magic Kingdom, but for the heroes of West Cork’s rowing fairytale, home is where the heart is.

Gardaí are seeking witnesses to a cash in transit robbery earlier today.

Deporting these young immigrants would adversely affect the labour supply as well as consumer demand, writes Michael R Bloomberg

A woman who suffered a horrific fracture to her leg when she says she fell on an allegedly wet floor at her local pub has sued in the High Court for damages.

A "callous" 22-year-old man murdered his partner's two-year-old boy by "kicking or punching" him in the stomach while the child's mother had gone to the shops, a UK court has heard.