€300 home paternity test kits to be sold on the Irish market

The British home secretary, David Blunkett, has demanded DNA tests on his ex-lover's child. Such tests can settle disputes about paternity for the rich and famous when large sums are at stake.

Now, for as little as €300, Irish men will soon be able to buy paternity testing kits from a company in Ballsbridge, Dublin - and the mother need never know.

DNA Solutions, the first commercial DNA home-testing company to set up ...