Three men have been jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for an unprovoked assault on a a couple celebrating their engagement.

A Wexford man accused of orally raping and sexually assaulting his former partner told gardaí that he had been beaten up by the woman on at least one occasion and claimed that she was “good with the hands” when angered.

A Chinese national spent half an hour in the Royal Canal on a freezing winter night after being pushed down a steep incline into the water by three teenage thugs who had attempted to rob him.

A Cork man has been jailed for six years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court for raping and sexually abusing nine young girls over a 14 year period.