A man who made a hoax 999 call to say there had been a shooting at a pub in order to divert Gardaí who were trying to remove him from his ex-partner's home has been jailed for 15 months.

Two lanes of Dublin's M50 motorway have re-opened after Dublin City Fire Brigade dealt with a large container fire.

Gardaí remain at the scene of a large- scale fight in the Finglas area of Dublin last night.

Five units of the Dublin fire brigade have been dealing with a fire at a pub on Amiens Street on Dublin's northside overnight.

The Dublin fire brigade has been battling a major blaze at a factory in the docklands overnight.