A judge has humorously advised attendees of the month-long Lisdoonvarna matchmaking festival in north Clare, Ireland, to 'get their courting done early' during September's event.

A "highly intoxicated" man at the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival reportedly broke his wrist after punching a cow trailer, claiming it had rolled over his foot. The incident was detailed in the High Court.

A man who suffered a broken wrist and a broken ankle when the wheel of a cow trailer rolled over his foot during the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, has been awarded general damages of almost…

Paudie Conway (58) of Ballysimon Road, Limerick, suffered a broken wrist and a broken ankle