A Co Louth man has been jailed for three years for his role in a £151,000 insurance fraud conspiracy arising out of what was described as "a dramatic accident that never happened" in 1996.

A jury has found a Co Louth man guilty of involvement in a £151,000 insurance fraud conspiracy in 1996 and has acquitted a retired garda of the same charge arising out of what was called "a dramtic accident that never happened".

A professional motor assessor has told the Ir£151,000 fraud conspiracy trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that a Rover car he examined was never involved in a traffic accident.