As a keen cyclist for decades, mostly through necessity rather than a hobby or showboating, I now find myself on occasions getting annoyed with the antics of my fellow two-wheeling compatriots.

A woman who was left unable to wear high heels after she suffered a burn injury when a hot water bottle in her bed split open has been awarded €65,000 by the High Court.

There are calls for urgent work to be carried out on defective water pipes in Co Donegal.