The Bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn remains a free man this evening but his son Sean Junior is on his way to prison.
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/> He’s been taken away in a Garda van after the High Court decided to jail him and his cousin Peter Quinn for what the judge said could be only be described as “an outrageous contempt of court orders.”
Newstalk’s courts Correspondent Francesca Comyn reports:
/> Gardai in Limerick are investigating the theft of dangerous chemicals from a factory on the Kilmallock road last Saturday.
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/> Two 15 kilogram white drums of Caustic Soda and two 15 kilogram yellow plastic drums of nitric acid were taken during the burglary at the Enterprise Centre.
Gardai are advising the public to avoid any contact with the drums if they spot them.
/> The cost of borrowing for Spain hit a Euro-era high today.
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/> The rises follow growing doubts by investors that Spain can avoid a full-blown bailout.
Earlier eurozone finance ministers finalised loans to Spain worth 100 billion euros.
40 jobs are to be saved – after the High Court today decided to keep open two Atlantic Homecare stores which had been earmarked for closure.
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/> The DIY firm went into administration last month – with the closure of five of its 13 outlets.
However, today the High Court ruled that the Atlantic Homecare stores in Galway and the Liffey Valley Centre in Dublin would remain open.
/> Fianna Fail TD Timmy Dooley is calling on the Government to introduce legislation – offering more protection to consumers who use online booking websites – after the Irish company self catering dot ie today announced its closure.
Thousands of families now fear being left out of pocket for pre paid holidays they booked with the agency.
The firm, which is based in Rosslare Harbour in Co Wexford, sent an email to its customers last night telling them they had ceased trading, and advising them to contact the relevant property owners or caretakers directly.
Deputy Dooley says this isn’t good enough and he’s calling on Minister Leo Varadkar to intervene:
