A jury in the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing his sister 40 years ago have heard the man “vehemently” denied the allegations when interviewed by gardaí.

A WOMAN who pleaded guilty to keeping a brothel has received a €500 fine at a district court.

A man who stabbed a 14-year-old boy following a domestic dispute has been jailed for three years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A crack cocaine addict who carried out 16 house burglaries within a year in various city suburbs has been remanded in custody pending sentence by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.