A serial possessor of child pornography who continued to view images of underage girls after being investigated by gardaí has been jailed for five years.

The best friend of a man murdered in a suspected drug-related execution and who was also beaten up at his funeral has been jailed for four years by Judge Yvonne Murphy.

A man has been jailed for 15 years in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his part in holding four people hostage for up to two hours.