Two English men who transported cocaine and heroin valued at €2.6m into Ireland in secret compartments in a van have been sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Wicklow man has been jailed for 11 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court for raping a young female neighbour over a long period of time.

A drunk driver who broke a red light and smashed into another car leaving a Zimbabwean refugee needing 24-hour supervision for the rest of her life has been jailed for 18 months by Judge Michael White at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A drink driver broke a red light and smashed into another car leaving a Zimbabwean refugee needing 24-hour supervision for the rest of her life, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

A man serving a 10 year sentence for his role in an aborted bank raid during which a detective was shot dead has been jailed for two years for attempted fraud.