A woman with “an astronomical” amount of previous convictions will not face extra jail time for trying to stab a garda with a syringe despite a prosecution appeal.

A man who harassed two former partners and threatened to harm them if they did not hand over cash has been given a six-year sentence, with two years suspended.

“Blue murder” on the streets of Bantry last year resulted in two men being jailed for 18 months yesterday.

A Kerry man who raped his ex-girlfriend as he “could not accept the relationship ending” has received a 10-year sentence with three suspended.

The driver of a car in which his passenger died following a collision with a garda patrol car has accepted at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he was over twice the alcohol limit and already had a criminal record for drink driving.