Counterfeit Armani, Hugo Boss and Nike goods worth an estimated €18,000 have been seized by gardaí.

Gardaí have seized a large consignment of alleged counterfeit goods at Fairyhouse in Co Meath.

A counterfeit Apple iPhone charger bought from a small shop in Cork exploded in the socket shortly after it was plugged in to charge the phone and yesterday the man who sold it was fined €1,000 for breaches of the Trade Marks Act.