A “skilful and careful predator” who sexually abused his daughter, cousin and young sister-in-law has been given a nine-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court by Judge Patrick McCartan.

A teenager who threw a sawn-off shotgun and a cartridge over a wall into a garden when he saw a member of An Garda Siochana is to be sentenced later at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A teenager who stashed over €14,000 worth of cocaine in his bedroom has had his sentencing adjourned for two weeks at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The “waterboy” for a highly sophisticated cannabis growing operation has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man who smashed his cousin’s teeth with a wine bottle after a New Year’s Eve party before he struck him a second time on the back of the head has received a three-year sentence with 18 months suspended.

The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Melissa Mahon has now heard all prosecution evidence in the case.

A father-of-three who was forced to pay off his drug debt by storing drugs in the family home has been given a ten-year jail sentence by Judge Desmond Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A convicted robber who snatched a handbag from a 75-year-old woman going to mass has been given a four year prison sentence.

A drug addict who returned to Ireland from Germany to face a charge of possessing cannabis valued €106,000, even though the case had previously been dropped, has received a seven year jail sentence.