A man who rammed a patrol car in a stolen 4x4, injuring two gardaí, has been sentenced to eight years in prison, with the final two years suspended.

A rapist who fled from the North and failed to inform gardaí he had entered the State before going on the run again has been given a four-month sentence.

A bench warrant has been issued by a court in Dublin for the arrest of a convicted rapist who fled from the North and failed to inform gardaí that he had entered the State.