A man is due before Arklow District Court this morning charged in connection with the death of a Frenchman in Co Wicklow nearly two weeks ago.

A mechanic who fatally injured a student in a hit and run accident and later claimed someone else had been driving his car has been jailed for seven years and disqualified from driving for life.

A Wicklow man described as having "homosexual paedophilic tendencies" has been jailed for three years for sexually abusing young boys while managing a soccer club.