A man facing charges of turning up armed with knives to cause damage at a neighbour’s house in November committed the same crimes last Wednesday night, it was alleged yesterday, as he applied to be released on bail.

A bank manager has been jailed for four years after he stole nearly €450,000 from customers to pay off a €3m debt he had run up from failed property investments.

A COUPLE who had sex in full view of rush-hour commuters on a DART carriage last year have each been sentenced to three months in prison.

A "shy" teenage thief, who stole a mobile phone from a pregnant lady may have cost her more than mere financial loss, a court was told today.