A former drug addict who absconded to Australia seven years ago when due for sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for an attempted robbery which resulted in a garda leaving the force has been jailed.

A Lithuanian man has been acquitted by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of killing a compatriot by stabbing him after they spent the day drinking and playing chess.

Former All-Ireland winning footballer James McCartan today paid €10,000 to charity to avoid a criminal conviction for breaking the jaw of another footballer.

A GAA star appeared in court today charged with assaulting an opponent.