A man who regularly sexually abused his young niece after calling her his “special girl” has been sentenced to eight years at the Central Criminal Court.

The case of two youths, who allegedly robbed a group of teenagers at knifepoint and threatened to kill them, is too serious to be dealt with in the Children’s Court a judge has ruled.

A teenager, who took part in a gang attack on a Polish boy, who was repeatedly kicked and stamped on, has today given a six-month sentence by Judge Ann Ryan at the Dublin Children’s Court.

A teenager facing sentence over a spate of car break-ins and for a gang attack on a Polish boy, who was repeatedly kicked and stamped on, has been released on bail by the Dublin Children’s Court.

A teenager has been given a six month sentence for his role in a gang attack on a Polish boy, who was repeatedly kicked and stamped as he lay on the ground.