Escaped Limerick prisoner updates his Facebook page on the run

A Limerick man who has been on the run since last Wednesday has been updating his Facebook page.

Jason Frayne (22), from Limerick city, absconded from Ennis District Court on Wednesday.

A day later, he posted a new picture of himself on Facebook with the comment, "Who else is out today haha."

UK politician tells journalist to 'f*** off!' when asked how much she weighs

Labour leader contender Liz Kendall speaks to a audience member at De Montfort University Leicester | Image: Richard Vernalls / PA Wire/Press Association Images

A politician in the British Labour Party has hit out after she was asked about her weight in a newspaper interview.

The political editor at The Daily Mail, Simon Walters, asked Liz Kendall about her hopes for leading the party - while also delving into some more personal issues.

The paper wrote: "She looks the same weight as the Duchess (of Cambridge) - about 8st - though when I ask she slaps me down with a raucous 'f*** off!', adding quickly: 'Don't print that.'"

Laws allowing unpaid water bills to be taken from wages and welfare payments passed by Seanad

Laws allowing unpaid water bills to be deducted from wages and welfare payments have been passed by the Seanad.

The Civil Debt Bill was passed in a vote this evening by 20 votes to 13 and now goes to Aras an Úachtaráin to be signed into law this weekend.

The bill can apply to any debts between €500 and €4,000 - including utility bills and debts to small businesses or sole traders. The court-based measures provide for attachment of earnings or deduction from some social welfare payments where the debtor has the capacity to repay the money owed.

Fans going to Ed Sheeran this weekend warned about bogus tickets

Ed Sheeran | Photocall file photo

People heading to Ed Sheeran at Croke Park this weekend are being warned to look out for bogus tickets.

160,000 people are expected to descend on GAA Headquarters in Dublin this weekend to see the Lego House singer perform.

He's got a 'big future' but Ireland's Paul Dunne also has a big decision to make

Ultimately, it ended in disappointment as Irish amateur golfer Paul Dunne slipped from the pedestal of an unexpected lead at The Open in the final round.

But as BBC sportswriter and broadcaster Tom English told Off The Ball's Joe Molloy at St Andrews tonight, the Co Wicklow native has a promising future - although there is one dilemma for him to decide on.