A 14-year-old boy, who was the driver of a stolen 4X4 which led gardaí on a high-speed traffic pursuit which ended when he crashed into another vehicle has been placed on supervised probation for 12 months.

A 13-year-old Dublin boy, who set fire to a schoolgirl’s hair and later led gardaí on a highly dangerous 40-minute traffic pursuit, was yesterday remanded in custody for a further week pending sentence.

A steel fabricator who spent up to €2,000 a week on drugs has been given an eight-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possession of a firearm and storing drugs to feed his cocaine and heroin habit.