A plan for six wind turbines in Co Cork has to be considered as part of an overall assessment of how they will be connected to the national power grid, the High Court has found.

As messages of condolence were descending on the Noonan family home in Limerick yesterday, the parish of St Paul in the suburb of Dooradoyle was rekindling memories of a cherished neighbour and gracious, elegant woman.

An eleventh person has been arrested by Gardaí investigating the murder of Dublin man, Ciaran Noonan.

RENOWNED for his fine intellect, mastery of the political put-down and often unyielding personality, Michael Noonan has always been seen as a tough-as-old-boots, old style politician, a man who fights on his terms; somebody who won’t be re-cast by shadowy backroom strategists.