A Meath resident accused of robbing more than €300,000 worth of tobacco products was told by gardaí that mobile phone traffic would link him to the armed robbery, a trial has heard.

A former soldier from Swords whose drug dealing plans were foiled by an eagle eyed garda has been given an 18-month suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A construction worker who told gardaí he found cocaine with a street value of €24,000 "while out walking" has been given a six-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.