A Balbriggan resident who attempted to fraudulently withdraw €7,000 from a Swords Credit Union account after a suspicious lodgment was made has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Wicklow cocaine addict who drank tea with a Chinese woman after terrorising her at knifepoint in her apartment will be sentenced later byJudge Tony Hunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Lithuanian man has been acquitted by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of killing a compatriot by stabbing him after they spent the day drinking and playing chess.

A homeless heroin addict who swapped his pony and trap for a stolen car has been given a three-year sentence by Judge Frank O’Donnell at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A woman with schizophrenia who attacked a garda with a ten inch kitchen knife has been jailed for two years by Judge McDonagh at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A south city UCD dropout who was found transporting over €20,000 worth of "ecstasy" tablets in a borrowed car "as a favour" is to be assessed for community service in lieu of three years imprisonment.

A jury in the trial of a Chinese national accused of the double murder of a student couple in Dublin two years ago has been shown video footage of the accused being interviewed by gardaí in custody.