A Chinese man who bribed a former Department of Justice employee to issue visa extensions to immigrant students in a "highly lucrative scam" has been jailed for two and a half years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A former Department of Justice employee has been jailed for 18 months for his role in a scam where visa extensions were issued to immigrant students in return for bribes.

A former Department of Justice employee and a Chinese national will be sentenced in March for their role in a scam where visa extensions were issued to immigrant students in return for bribes.