A drug addict who violently shook his 11-week-old son leaving him permanently blind and brain damaged has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

A 28-year-old man who refused to give gardaí any details about the heroin valued at more than €1m found in his car has been jailed for 10 years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A young Skerries alcoholic who broke into an aviary and killed 12 "unusual and exotic display birds" by pulling their heads off has been given a three-year sentence by Judge Patricia Ryan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.