The French authorities are seeking the extradition of a Dublin man in connection with alleged terrorism and weapons trafficking offences, the High Court heard today.

A former soldier who bit the ear of a garda who was trying to break up a fight has been sentenced to three years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A drug addict who told gardaí he was "sick of jabbing myself to death" has been jailed for 10 years by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possession of heroin valued €153,000.

A stay has been put on fixing a Circuit Court trial date for the former principal biochemist in the Blood Transfusion Service Board on charges relating to the infection of women with Hepatitis C.