An inquest heard yesterday of how a swim in the lakes of Killarney for two friends on a warm afternoon last summer ended in tragedy.

A Cavan cocaine addict who was found in possession of cannabis valued at over €1 million will be sentenced later by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A "hardworking family man" and cocaine addict who had his three-year-old son in the car with him when caught with a cache of the drug valued over €564,000 has been jailed for ten years by Judge Patricia Ryan.