Dozens of sexually explicit messages and images were sent by a man to his former partner even though he was on bail on a related matter.

A man told his ‘hysterical’ 13-year-old nephew after he had pummelled the boy’s father he was sorry that he had to see it, “but the fat pig bastard had it coming to him”.

A mother of seven and her eldest son could be spending Christmas behind bars after “complete mayhem” broke out at a district court yesterday.

A man who was caught with property stolen during a number of house burglaries in Co Louth in the boot of his car has been given four-year sentence for this offence, as well as for two burglaries and criminal damage.

An elderly bachelor has been jailed for five years for the sexual abuse of four of his nephews and one of his nieces 20 years ago.