JOHN DALY instilled fear and terror in Finglas throughout his short life.

A single father of six nominated by his children in a newspaper feature as the "ideal father", has been jailed for three years for possession of firearms found in his garden shed.

A teenager with with 78 previous convictions has been jailed by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for three years for his role in a Ir£37,500 robbery from a Securicor van during which the guard transferring the money was viciously assaulted.

A 16-year-old boy with 78 previous convictions and another youth robbed £37,500 punt from a Securicor van after viciously assaulting the guard transferring the money, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.