A grandmother who posted soiled underwear to a couple she had been harassing for years has been sentenced to three years in prison with the final two years suspended.

Two Chinese "bandits" have been given seven-year sentences for their "brutal and vicious" armed robbery on female fellow nationals in which they stabbed a garda who had helped foil their criminal escapade.

Two Chinese "bandits" have been given seven years sentences for their "brutal and vicious" armed robbery on female fellow-nationals in which they stabbed a garda who had helped foil their criminal escapade.

John Breslin