A serial possessor of child pornography who continued to view images of underage girls after being investigated by gardaí has been jailed for five years.

A schoolboy who denies crashing a stolen vehicle into a Garda Special Branch car which was escorting Taoiseach Brian Cowen, has been remanded on bail pending the preparation of a book of evidence.

A schoolboy could face trial before a Circuit Court judge and jury over an incident in which a Garda Special Branch car escorting Taoiseach Brian Cowen was struck by stolen vehicle.