A father-of-four who used false IDs to fraudulently claim almost half a million euro in social welfare payments over 12 years has been sentenced to five years in prison.

A father-of-four who used false IDs to fraudulently claim over €470,000 in social welfare payments over 12 years is to be sentenced today.

A THREE-HOUR vigil in honour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel will be held in Holycross Abbey, Co Tipperary, on Wednesday, July 16, commencing at 8pm.

There has been an anthrax alert in Thurles, Co Tipperary.