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 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.

Former soccer international Martin Lawlor appealed for leniency at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for a man caught transporting cocaine after he fell into drug addiction following the suicide of his best friend.

A convicted Louth sex offender has been jailed for six years for the manslaughter of a 57-year-old man whom he claimed sexually molested his girlfriend while they slept rough on a Dublin street.