Gardaí arrested 24 people for crimes ranging from theft to assault in a raid in Co Kilkenny yesterday.

A cattle dealer arrested during a rally weekend in Killarney, Co Kerry, after driving at 120kph through the town in the early hours is to pay €5,000 to the court poor box and is to have a speed limiter fitted to all vehicles he drives.

Three men who appeared before special courts held throughout the weekend to deal with dangerous driving activity surrounding the annual Rally of the Lakes have been warned at Killarney District Court they could face jail.

A 25-year-old man could have been driving at a speed of 120km/h through the busy streets of Killarney, Co Kerry, early on Saturday, a court has been told.

A four-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who sued the HSE over injuries he sustained during his birth at Waterford Regional Hospital has settled his action with an interim payout of over €2m to cover the next five years.

The Adrian Maguire-trained Seventh Sign served notice that he’s an extremely classy recruit to this season’s point-to-point ranks by narrowly coming out on top in a pulsating finale to the open lightweight at yesterday’s well-attended Boulta fixture that was run under the auspices of the West Waterford Foxhounds-

A church and graveyard in south Kilkenny have been attacked by vandals who caused thousands of euro worth of damage.

A man has been arrested in County Kilkenny following the seizure of cannabis plants worth three quarters of a million euro.

A man in his 50s has died after a collision between a car and a lorry in Kilkenny last night.

PHIL HOGAN’S attempts to block a constituent family getting housing needs to be put in context.

A Kilkenny priest falsely accused of child abuse has returned to his parish after taking leave of absence while the matter was resolved.

The first phase of a €23 million water scheme which will enable major industrial and residential expansion in the South-East will be officially opened later this week.

TIME is running out for a 25-year-old woman who is trapped in a body of a 12-year-old girl.

LIAM DUNNE has been instrumental in improving the discipline of his Oulart-the-Ballagh club team with measures such as training sessions the morning after county final victories.

PARISHIONERS in a south Kilkenny village were stunned on Saturday when the local bishop turned up for evening Mass to tell them their parish priest was taking a leave of absence while an allegation of abuse against him was investigated.

THIS ivy-covered cottage near Mooncoin village in Kilkenny is unique not only because of its 19th, century prettiness, but because it has genuine Coronation Street cobbles.

WATERFORD may find themselves odds-on favourites to come away with the spoils against Clare next Monday but John Mullane believes the game is “set up” for Ger O’Loughlin’s troops.

HENRY SHEFFLIN will end his eight-month break from the inter-county game when he returns to the Kilkenny team for his first match since last year’s All-Ireland final when the Cats entertain Waterford in a senior hurling challenge in Mooncoin on Sunday night (throw-in 7pm).

Cork city council have turned off the water supply to the city centre and suburbs over fears of contamination because of flood damage to a pumping station.

NO FULL, last seen when falling at the sixth in the Aintree Grand National in April, made a fine seasonal debut when running his rivals ragged in the Jet O’Carroll Memorial Novice Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

A man in his twenties has been seriously injured in a road accident in Kilkenny.

A man is in a critical condition in hospital following a crash on the N24 Waterford to Clonmel road.

Last St Patrick’s Day marked Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh’s 58th anniversary in broadcasting. He spoke to Michael Moynihan about Cork-Kilkenny, the Irish language, and being the most imitated voice in Ireland.

The funeral of a Kilkenny boy killed in a farm accident on Tuesday has taken place.

Tom Higgins

A 35-YEAR-OLD man remains in hospital with a fractured skull after friendly banter over rival soccer teams turned sour in the early hours of yesterday morning.

JOHN OXX introduced an imposing newcomer in Alamshar, owned by the Aga Khan, to land the Harvest Festival EBF Maiden at Listowel yesterday.

AN ENTHUSIASTIC gardener is lucky to have all of his green fingers after a shock find behind the home he bought just last year.

Gardai in Waterford are trying to trace the occupants of an English-registered car which failed to stop at a checkpoint at Carrigeen near Mooncoin last night.