A rugby player from New Zealand, who may have left a trainee accountant’s face permanently scarred from a glass attack at a popular Dublin hotel bar, has received a suspended sentence.

A woman who stole nearly €18,000 from her elderly mother’s account has been sentenced to nine months in prison after she failed to make realistic efforts to bring compensation to court.

Five Polish football supporters who got involved in a drink-fuelled row and shouted abuse at gardaí at Dublin Airport have been spared custodial sentences.

A 43-year-old homeless man arrested during an incident outside Government Buildings on Thursday has been remanded in custody for one week.