Wondrous dreams aren’t always realised and Mallow’s James Sugrue and Ronan Mullarney from Galway scarcely harboured thoughts of playing in the British and US Opens and the US Masters when they entered this week’s British Amateur Championship at Portmarnock.

Ms Permar, from Mount Carmel, used a step-stool to reach into the bin and her left arm became stuck when the stool collapsed

A US man is behind bars after police say he went after his housemate with a chainsaw.