A man who fell out with his partner, then turned to her 10-year-old daughter for sex has been sentenced to 12 years, with three suspended.

A man who after falling out with his partner turned to her ten year old daughter for sex has been sentenced to 12 years with three suspended at the Central Criminal Court.

A Chinese man who delivered food and supplies to cannabis grow houses around the country has avoided jail on the understanding that he will be deported.

A burglar was arrested after the woman in the house he had broken into sat on his back and stopped him escaping, a court has heard.

A student who suffered brain injuries and required 41 stitches to the head after an assault on Grafton Street has told a court today that he does not want his attacker to go to prison.

A chronic alcoholic with 64 convictions has being given a suspended sentence after admitting calling in hoax bomb scares on his ex-girlfriend’s house.

A chronic alcoholic with 64 convictions has been given “one more chance” after he was caught calling in multiple hoax bomb scares on his ex-girlfriend’s house.

A Clondalkin man who was caught in possession of child pornography after leaving his mobile phone containing the images behind in a pub has been given community service instead of a prison term.

A Galway man who broke into the home of a mother-of-four and subjected her to a sustained sexual assault while her son slept in the next room has today been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

A man who was part of a group dressed in boiler suits that attempted to break into the home of a postmistress has been given a six year sentence.

A judge has ordered the deportation of a Polish man caught with €40,000 worth of cannabis to “absolve the taxpayer of a burden” in light of the country’s economic situation.

Two men who fired a gunshot through the living room window of a Drimnagh home before speeding off in a car have each been jailed for eight years.

A young Dublin man who stabbed a first year college student’s arm with a broken bottle leaving him with a permanent disability has been jailed for five years.

A Finglas man who walked into a house and stabbed a female acquaintance in the eye with keys after binge drinking on St Patrick’s Day has been jailed for three years.

A garda has revealed that a Galway man denied all of his sister’s sex abuse allegations and could not say why she would accuse him of rape.

A nurse who stole more than €30,000 in cheques from a dying patient she was caring for has escaped with a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Wicklow youth who blinded a nurse in one eye by throwing a egg at her from a passing car will carry out community service in lieu of three years jail time.

A drug addict who carried out three raids in premises in South Dublin has been given a nine-year sentence by Judge Frank O’Donnell at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Wicklow youth blinded a nurse in one eye by throwing a egg at her from a passing car, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

A Bank of Ireland computer specialist defrauded his employers out of over €40,000 by increasing the overdraft on his girlfriend’s account, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

A Dublin man who aimed a sawn-off rifle at unmarked gardaí has been jailed for seven years for possessing the gun which he claimed he had to give his neighbours "a fright".

A drug addict who hijacked a woman's car at gunpoint and refused to allow her take her handbag from it before he drove off, has been given a seven years sentence by Judge Katherine Delahunt.

A Cavan man described as "simple, naive and non-confrontational" has been given a three year suspended sentence by Judge Patricia Ryan for possession of cannabis resin valued over €1m.

A talented footballer and reformed cocaine addict who now lectures transition year students on the dangers of drugs has been readmitted to bail pending sentence on charges of possession of more than €34,000 of cocaine.

A Cavan cocaine addict who was found in possession of cannabis valued at over €1 million will be sentenced later by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Cavan man described as “non-confrontational” has been remanded on continuing bail for sentence later arising out of the seizure of cannabis resin valued over €1m last year.

An attic conversion contractor who stamped and kicked a man's head during a Malahide pub melee has been given a suspended sentence by Judge Frank O'Donnell.

An English man who was transporting a traditional Somali drug to the United States of America has been given a four years sentence by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A 25-year-old woman who attempted to smuggle cocaine valued at more than €300,000 into Ireland has been jailed for three years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man who caused severe injuries to two elderly pensioners while trying to rob their handbags will be sentenced by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on October 14.