A cyclist who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was thrown almost 2.5m in the air after he was hit by a van has settled his High Court action for €3m.

A man was shot dead at close range by a gunman as he made his way to work 11 years ago, an inquest heard.

A 47-year-old man accused of punching a hole in a valuable Monet oil-painting at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin in June will deny criminal responsibility for the damage, a judge was told today.

A bidding war for the rights to film cancer-stricken Jade Goody’s weekend wedding could be finalised today.