A Vietnamese man who converted a rented house into a cannabis growing factory has been given a suspended sentence on condition that he leave the country immediately.

A cannabis user who held a stash of cocaine to raise money for a down payment on an engagement ring has had his sentence adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

SERIAL sex offender James Lombard was caught yesterday in Carrigaline, Co Cork, where he was walking down the street in the mid-afternoon.