A Kildare man tasked by senior criminal figures abroad to mind an “arsenal” of firearms and ammunition in the loft of a “fake” Dublin business premises has been sentenced to 11-and-a-half years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court.

A Limerick man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Mulhuddart, in Dublin.

A man has been found guilty of possessing €1.35m in heroin that gardaí failed to find during a raid on a Kildare house but that was later found stashed, along with cocaine and an assault rifle, in the base of a bed.

A 20-year-old man has been remanded on bail on a dangerous driving charge in connection with a Garda investigation into the suspected abduction of a 14-year-old youth in Finglas in Dublin.

Former international rugby referee David McHugh has launched High Court proceedings against the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) over the governing body's decision to dismiss from his employment.

Former Ireland Rugby player, Joy Neville, will become one of the first two women to referee a men’s international match later this month.

A man with cystic fibrosis has appeared in court in Dublin charged with the possession of a gun, ammunition and a stolen motorbike.

A father and two sons and another youth have been charged with the murder of Neil Reilly in Dublin.

A man has told a court that his neighbours say that they can’t help to pay a €63,000 bill he is facing from an ill-fated court case seeking to prevent a Traveller family moving into their area.

The Italian man charged with the murder of a well-known pro-life campaigner and religious writer told gardaí that he was guilty of the crime.

A 34-year-old Italian man replied “I am guilty” when he was charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a well known pro-life campaigner and religious writer at his Dublin home.

The State has been allowed 7 weeks to complete preparing a book of evidence in the case of a garda awaiting trial for allegedly possessing child porn images and movies.

The State has been allowed seven weeks to complete preparing a book of evidence in the case of a Garda awaiting trial for possessing child porn images and movies.

A 24 year old woman has appeared in court in Dublin accused of impeding a murder investigation.

A deaf man replied “I am sorry about him, it was an accident” when he was charged with killing a man who died after he was hit by a bus in Dublin City centre.

A deaf man has apologised for the death of a man who was hit by a bus following an alleged roadside altercation.

A 22-year-old man accused of stabbing a tourist at a Swedish House Mafia concert in the Phoenix Park in Dublin last Saturday was further remanded in custody today.

A father of one charged over a burglary at the home of Justice Minister Alan Shatter was served with a book of evidence yesterday and sent forward for trial.

A brother of model and TV presenter Glenda Gilson will face trial next month for cannabis possession and driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

A son of Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa, who is charged with assaulting his father, is to spend Christmas on remand in the Central Mental Hospital.

A Dublin man charged with falsely imprisoning murdered father-of-one Ciaran Noonan was granted free legal today before being further remanded in custody to appear again in the New Year.

A SON of Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa, who is charged with assaulting his father, was “not fit” to attend his court hearing yesterday as he is receiving “ongoing psychiatric treatment”.

A son of Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa, who is charged with assaulting his father, was “not fit” to attend his court hearing today as he is receiving “ongoing psychiatric treatment”.

A Dublin man charged with falsely imprisoning murdered father-of-one Ciaran Noonan was further remanded in custody today.

A SON of a Labour MEP who is charged with assaulting his father has been transferred to the Central Mental Hospital for treatment.

Charges against a 19-year-old have been brought to court after a homeless man's pet rabbit was thrown into the River Liffey.

A JUDGE has given gardaí more time to get directions from the Department of Public Prosecution in the case of a Dublin publican accused of threatening another to stop trading.

A mother of two, who stole an ambulance during an emergency call-out in Dublin in January, has been jailed for four months.

SCIENTISTS in University College Dublin are playing a key role in a genetic study which could help save the livelihoods of millions of African farmers.

A judge has ordered the arrest of a Ukrainian national accused of refusing to give gardaí a breath sample following his arrest on suspicion of drink driving.

Businessman Jim Kennedy is due back in court this morning after being charged with making corrupt payments to politicians.

FOUR former Fianna Fáil councillors and businessman Jim Kennedy are to face a criminal trial on charges of planning corruption related to the rezoning of lands in Carrickmines, Co Dublin, during the 1990s.

BUSINESSMAN and tax exile Jim Kennedy is to face 16 charges of making corrupt payments to politicians during the 1990s in return for their votes to rezone lands owned by one of his companies, Jackson Way Properties, at Carrickmines in south Dublin.

Four former Fianna Fáil politicians and a Gibraltar-based businessman tonight appeared in court in connection with a multimillion-euro land deal alleged to be corrupt.

Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with an incident in which guns were allegedly test fired in the back garden of a house in Dublin last week.

A 33-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a prisoner in Mountjoy last year.

A man has today been charged following an assault in Dublin which has left a 27-year-old Polish man fighting for his life.

Tomorrow's Munster-Scarlets Magner’s League fixture has been postponed following a 10am inspection today by officials from Munster Rugby and David McHugh from the IRFU referee department.

A third man has been charged this evening over a botched attempted armed robbery of a jewellery shop on Dawson Street, in Dublin city centre last Friday.

REALITY TV star Kerry Katona will face no further action following her arrest on suspicion of assaulting her accountant, police said yesterday.

Reality TV star Kerry Katona will face no further action following her arrest on suspicion of assaulting her accountant, police said today.

Troubled celebrity Kerry Katona is set to star in ‘Coronation Street’, it has emerged.