A young Dublin man has been jailed for eight years for possessing €137,000 of heroin and cocaine.

A South Dublin teenage boy, who shot himself in the hand while taking part in target practice with an illegal air rifle which fires lead pellets, has re-admitted to bail pending sentence.

A south Dublin teenage boy, who shot himself in the hand while taking part in target practice with an illegal air rifle which fires lead pellets, has been remanded on bail pending sentence.

Two 16-year-old boys arrested in connection with the shooting of a Garda sergeant last week are to face trial in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, a judge ruled today.