A mother-of-two, who began importing and supplying banned slimming tablets which carry serious health risks, has been spared a jail sentence.

A Dublin woman, who admitted unlawfully supplying potentially dangerous slimming tablets, must come up with proposals to pay €3,250 in legal costs, a judge has ordered.

A mother of two accused of supplying potentially dangerous slimming tablets by mail order and over the internet is to plead guilty, a court has heard.