AN immediate Emergency Care Order was granted to the Child and Family Agency (Túsla) at the vacation sitting of Portlaoise District Court last week over serious concerns it had for the wellbeing and safety of a four-year old boy.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is seeking to overturn a Laois District Court judge’s “unreasonable and irrational” refusal to convict more than 30 drivers of alleged speeding on a road in Co Kildare.