A young woman who stole toys from a shop shortly before Christmas crashed into a car as she tried to drive away from the scene.

A 57-year-old woman was found dead in a chair at her Kerry home after an alleged failure the previous day to diagnose she was suffering from a heart problem, a court has heard.

A father yesterday broke down as he told an inquest how he tried to comfort his baby son who had sustained horrific injuries after falling from an upstairs window of their home in Midleton in Co Cork.

Fears have been raised about ambulance cover across the South after no ambulance was available to help a 2-year-old boy who fell from a top-storey window of his home.