A sum of €58,000 was mistakenly lodged in a man’s AIB account and, by the time the bank came looking for it back, the money was gone.

A man who was caught stealing freshly delivered beer kegs from outside two public houses and loading them into a van wanted his curfew lifted for the weekend to pursue plans of a romantic nature.

Two young parents who attacked and attempted to rob Australian tourists in order to fund their drug habits have each received two-year suspended sentences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A YOUNG man, who replied to an officer that he had friends in low places when he was asked if he was threatening a member of An Garda Síochána, was yesterday jailed for three months.

KILDARE COUNTY will run special bus services to Belfield tonight for spectators wanting to see their historic first match in the FAI Carlsberg Cup against UCD (7.45pm).