There will be no marquee meeting with Celtic for Cork City in the first round of the Champions League but Ireland’s title-holders will still face tough opposition when the pairings are finalised at the draw in Switzerland this morning.

A Wicklow businessman has been fined €1m for putting the drinking water in Blessington at risk of contamination by illegally dumping dry industrial waste.

A Wicklow businessman has been fined €1m for putting the drinking water in Blessington at risk of contamination by illegally dumping dry industrial waste on a site there.

The environmental body An Taisce has expressed concern that the Environmental Protection Agency may allow some illegally dumped waste to remain on Roadstone lands near Blessington in Co Wicklow.

Gardaí are appealing to the public for help in tracking down the raiders of the Beit art collection.