A young homeless man who set fire to a hostel bathroom and threatened a fellow occupant has been remanded in prison by Judge Desmond Hogan until accommodation is found for him.

The closing stages have been reached in the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of a former Christian Brother for indecently assaulting a boy during a group holiday to Co Clare in ther 1980s.

A former Christian Brother has told the indecent assault trial of a member of the order that he had disagreement with the accused over his relationship with young people.

A Christian Brother who took a group of disadvantaged boys on holidays to Co Clare has gone on trial charged with indecently assaulting one of them.

A Westmeath man who raped a woman in a Longford pub carpark after a heavy drinking bout combined with 'ecstasy' and cannabis has been jailed for six years by Mr Justice Paul Carney.

A former Dublin City Council worker who was forced from his home after the appearance of a newspaper report on his arrest for child-pornography possession has been given a suspended sentence.

A man who threatened a garda while on bail for possessing cocaine valued over €20,000 of has been given a five year sentence by Judge Tony Hunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man who repeatedly raped a married Polish woman in the grounds of a west Dublin church and school has been jailed for 12 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.

A stage hand has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for collecting takings from prostitutes working in a city centre brothel two years ago.

The final inmate in a group of six who took part in a St. Stephen's Day riot at St Patrick's Institution in which four prison officers were injured has received a three-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A convicted gunman has been jailed for seven years by Judge Patricia Ryan for a nonfatal drive-by shooting at two of his neighbours in Ballymun in 2005.

A homeless heroin addict who swapped his pony and trap for a stolen car has been given a three-year sentence by Judge Frank O’Donnell at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A convicted gunman has been found guilty by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury of a nonfatal drive-by shooting at two of his neighbours in Ballymun two years ago.

Two Ballymun men have told a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury they were "blessed to be alive" after running for their lives as they were shot at from a car outside their home.

The trial of a Ballymun man charged in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting has opened at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A 49-year-old Kerry resident whose wife reported him to gardaí after finding child pornography on his computer has been given a three-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

An alcoholic mother who kicked a pregnant garda in the stomach in 2003 has been given a two years prison sentence by Judge Michael White at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A convicted sex offender who carried out a "serial type of abuse" on two young brothers 15 years ago has been jailed for four years by Judge Miriam Reynolds at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A 28-year-old man found with over €1 million worth of cannabis has been jailed for eight years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A 53-year-old Englishman who imported over a €1m worth of cannabis into the country has been jailed for 10 years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A former AIB executive, youth soccer coach and scout leader who filmed young boys in sexual poses has been jailed for two and a half years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A youth who pleaded guilty to destroying Victorian gravestone monuments dating from 1835 at Glasnevin Cemetery to the value of €100,000 has been remanded on continuing bail until sentencing on April 18, 2005.

A teenager who sexually assaulted the young daughter of his foster family on several occasions over a three-year period has been jailed for four years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man charged with rape who has discharged his legal team and is defending himself, has told a jury he has been set up by gardaí because he "made a laugh of them" in a trial in 2000.

A youth involved in a 170km/h car race in which a priest and two other youths were killed on the M50 has been jailed for two years by Judge Desmond Hogan at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A 24-year-old Co Wicklow man has been acquitted of the manslaughter of his sister’s boyfriend at a family wedding in 2000.

A 29-year-old man died from respiratory distress caused by head injuries he received from a "mild punch", Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard on the second day of a manslaughter trial.

A 29-year-old man died six days after hitting his head on the ground after receiving a punch from his girlfriend’s brother, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

A 36-year-old security guard who had a relationship with a 13-year-old girl and fathered her child has been jailed for two years by Judge Des Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

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 man violently attacked a teenage girl on the Nitelink bus during an extremely psychiatric episode following a breakdown suffered at a Tony Quinn seminar, a court has heard.