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 78-year-old priest who sexually abused several girls over a 25-year period has been given a four-year sentence by Judge Patrick McCartan who suspended all but 18 months that he must serve.

A Louth father who posted pictures and details of his estranged daughters on the internet has been jailed for two years by Judge Patrick McCarten who had barred him previously from contacting them.

A man who took €71,000 from the back an unlocked ATM machine has been given a three years sentence by Judge Patrick McCarten at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man accused of a cut-throat killing could have taken sleeping tablets or painkillers along with alcohol before he kicked and then stabbed an older man to death in Inchicore four years ago.

A South African woman with an "appallingly tragic background" who brought over €30,000 worth of cannabis into Ireland has received a four-year suspended sentence from Judge Patrick McCartan.