A Dublin man who killed a stranger with garden shears because he thought he was the devil has pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court.

A garda investigation into the shooting dead of a man in Dublin’s Firhouse is still ongoing, an inquest heard today.

Carpenter Michael Leahy of Coolcrean Park, Killarney, Co Kerry, was today jailed for eight years at Cork Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to the charge of having cocaine for sale or supply to others on August 4, 2005.

The last words of a man who lay dying in his father’s arms after being fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife during a row were heard by a murder trial jury at the Central Criminal court today.

Two South Africans were arrested at Cork Airport and charged with importing €200,000 worth of cannabis resin into Ireland.