The partner of a Limerick man who was shot dead along with another woman in his home has told a trial one of the accused arrived at her house the day of the killings to offer his condolences but that he “seemed agitated”.

A man has been found guilty of the defilement of a child with whom he claimed he was in an arranged marriage.

A 58-year-old Dublin man who was jailed for 10 years for possessing cannabis and ecstasy valued at over €200,000 has had his sentence reduced by four years on appeal.

A mother of two who cut the shoulder blade of a pregnant woman with a broken bottle over some “imagined grievance” has been given a two year suspended sentence.

A DUBLIN man who robbed a bookmakers armed with a replica gun and who stole two pizzas and a Chinese meal has been given a two-year suspended sentence.

Three Mountjoy Prison inmates have received consecutive sentences for their roles in a riot that caused a five hour lock-down and left prison officers with broken teeth.

A man who stabbed a 14-year-old boy following a domestic dispute has been jailed for three years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A drug addict has been sentenced to 12 years for trying to rob a 94-year-old man and robbing a Iranian tourist with a scissors.

A forensic scientist has told a Central Criminal Court jury that DNA found in the bedroom of a woman who alleges she was raped and sexually assaulted by a neighbour matches that of the accused man.

The “waterboy” for a highly sophisticated cannabis growing operation has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man who smashed his cousin’s teeth with a wine bottle after a New Year’s Eve party before he struck him a second time on the back of the head has received a three-year sentence with 18 months suspended.

An arsonist who assaulted three prison officers with a kettle after he was reprimanded is to be sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A "feisty" postmistress roared at two armed raiders to get out, causing them to flee, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

A sports coach who had sex with a 14-year-old girl he was training has been given a three-year sentence by Judge Patricia Ryan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A forecourt attendant who stole nearly €50,000 from a transport company through credit card fraud at the garage where he worked for 28 years has been given a four-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A cocaine-addicted father-of-one who robbed a bookmaker's armed with a small samurai sword has been sentenced to five years in prison by Judge Katherine Delahunt.

A seriously ill drug addict whose concealed syringe pricked two gardaí attempting to arrest her has received a two-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A father of one who robbed the shop across the road from his own home in "one of the silliest" crimes to watch on CCTV footage has been sentenced to four years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Waterford man currently serving 10 years for raping a girl has been jailed for a further eight years for sexually assaulting her seven-year-old sister.

A former postman who became a drug dealer in order to fund his lifestyle after moving out of home has received a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Lucan man who held up three shops within an hour and a half, during which he put a gun to one shop assistant's head, has been given a five-year sentence.

A former civil servant who downloaded child pornographic images described as "amongst the worst that have ever come before the courts" has been given a two-year suspended sentence.

A former Scottish cocaine addict who punched a DART commuter has been given a two-and-a-half-year sentence and banned from re-entering Ireland for a further seven years after his release.

A former postman who turned drug dealer in order to fund his lifestyle after moving out of home has had his sentence adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A father who agreed to sell more than €10,000 worth of cannabis to try to raise a deposit for a flat so that he could get custody of his daughter has been jailed by Judge Desmond Hogan.

A "career burglar" who tried to break into the home of an elderly charity worker while he was on temporary release from prison has been given a three year sentence at Dublin Circuit criminal Court.

A man has denied in evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he threw missiles at gardaí during the Love Ulster parade riots in the city centre two years ago.

A Co Laois man who raped a female over a four year period will be sentenced in March at the Central Criminal Court.

Drug-addicted identical twin brothers who hid their faces with tea towels "like Eastern women" when they robbed €42 worth of Easter Eggs on April Fool’s Day last year have been given suspended sentences.

A Mayo man who was described during his trial as a "Satan worshipper" has been given a nine year prison sentence for of kidnapping a teenage girl and raping her in his bedroom three years ago.

A father of three who punctured the lung of "an innocent young man" after stabbing him in "a deliberate and brutal way" has been jailed for five years by Judge Frank O'Donnell at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Three young men who attacked gardaí with a sword and a car battery and bit, kicked and punched them to try and obstruct an arrest have been sentenced to two and three year prison terms by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A serial rapist who sexually attacked a woman just five months after his release in 2004 from a 10-year rape sentence has been jailed for life by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court today.

The sentencing of a former civil servant who downloaded child pornographic images has been adjourned to allow him apply for Health Service Executive funding for psychotherapy treatment at The Granada Institute.

A former civil servant who downloaded child pornographic images described as "amongst the worst that have ever come before the courts" will be jailed unless he begins attending the Granada Institute.

A teenager who set fire to his drinking companion and burned him "to the bone" has been sentenced to 11 years by Judge Frank O’Donnell at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A heroin addict who was found carrying €24,000 worth of stolen jewellery and €2,700 in cash in a sock has had his sentence adjourned by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A South African who imported almost €20,000 worth of cocaine into Dublin contained within 35 capsules he swallowed in Sao Paolo in the days preceding his flight to Ireland, has been jailed for four years.

A homeless man who falsely accused his friend of robbing him at syringe point so he could claim extra dole from social welfare, has received an 18-month suspended sentence.

The jury in the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of a woman accused of abandoning her baby outside a pub in which the child’s father was drinking has been discharged.

A man who was forced into acting as a drug courier by his former "best friend" has been jailed for six years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possession of heroin valued at €120,000.

A County Tipperary GAA coach has been convicted by a jury of sexually abusing three young girls sexually during football and hurling training sessions at a national school.