A Dublin man who threatened others with a crutch during a violent fight which left another man dead has been sentenced for two and a half years, with the final year suspended.

A convicted drug dealer who is currently serving an 18-year jail term for possession of heroin worth €6.2m has been given a suspended sentence for his part in a fight in which a man was killed.

A compulsive gambler who stole €35,000 from the investment institution he worked for has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man who stabbed a schoolboy in an unprovoked attack and lacerated his liver has been sentenced to three years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.