The High Court has ordered the extradition of a Wicklow man to the US where he is facing charges for his alleged links to the Silk Road website.

Gardaí and health officials fear more drug-related deaths from a super-strong form of synthetic heroin after five deaths in the last three months.

A section of the internet’s “DarkNet” — believed to have huge levels of child pornography and other illegal activity among its content — has shut down just days after the FBI requested an alleged child pornographer be extradited from Ireland.