A man who was extradited from Australia to face charges in connection with a seizure of almost €50,000 worth of cannabis in Dublin in 2005, has been remanded in custody pending trial.

A 19-year-old Limerick man, who was at the centre of a collapsed murder trial, has been jailed for four months for public order offences outside the city's courthouse.

The 19-year-old Limerick man at the centre of a collapsed murder trial walked free from a court again today, after a judge imposed a suspended sentence for two public order offences.