The case of three men who were involved in a scam of passing unroadworthy vehicles at an NCT test centre has been adjourned after one of them became unwell when the judge sentenced him.

Three former National Car Test employees and another man have appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for certificates of road-worthiness.

A Dublin man who was renting an apartment for the sole purpose of preparing heroin for sale has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after he also was caught with a loaded semiautomatic pistol in a nightclub.

LAST season’s FAI Cup winners Dundalk take a step into the unknown tonight when they travel to face Croatian side FC Varteks in the UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg — which kicks-off at 7pm Irish time Irish time.