An inquest into the death of a man murdered in Dundalk last Christmas has heard that his killer has since taken his own life.

A Dundalk man who was jailed for life for a murder in 1992 and released on licence was jailed for 10 years by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today for having a pistol and ammunition last year.

A Belfast man who rammed two garda vehicles to escape arrest near the border was sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today for having a loaded pistol.

A former Irish soldier was jailed for three and a half years by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today after he pleaded guilty to having a Glock semi-automatic pistol and 50 rounds of ammunition in Dunalk last year.