The council has refused planning permission to an application by the owners of the proposed new facility at the corner of Harcourt Street and Montague Street for lifting a condition which restricts its opening hours to

A Brazilian man who left a woman severely injured in a laneway after raping and assaulting her has been jailed for 13 years.

A legal dispute over the entitlement of an €8m share of the profits of a substantial property development company has been settled, the High Court was told yesterday.

A MAN who claims he is a director of a substantial property development company has begun a legal action alleging he is entitled to at least an €8 million share of the profits of the company, including all future profits.