Ireland is on track for its first rise in road fatalities in eight years if current trends continue, gardaí have warned.

Lawyers for a Dublin man who was jailed for five years for IRA membership were not notified of parts of the belief evidence of a garda Chief Superintendant that helped convict him, the Court of Criminal Appeal has heard.

COMMUNITIES determined to drive out drugs are making 10 calls a day to an anonymous tip-off line about dealers in their area.