The trial of five anti-war protesters accused of criminally damaging a US aeroplane at Shannon Airport has reached its closing stages at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

All evidence has now been heard in the trial of five anti-war protesters accused of criminally damaging a US airplane at Shannon Airport.

One of the five antiwar protesters accused of criminally damaging a US aeroplane at Shannon Airport has told a jury that she "had a pretty good idea" that she might be arrested.

One of the five anti-war protesters accused of criminally damaging a US aeroplane at Shannon Airport has told a jury she honestly believed that her actions saved lives.

A computer technician who had what gardaí described as "the vilest and most horrendous ever" images of child porn has been jailed for three years by Judge Miriam Reynolds at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A father-of-three who had nearly 1000 vile and horrific child porn images on his home computer has been jailed for three years.

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 computer technician who had what gardaí described as "the vilest and most horrendous ever" images of child porn has been remanded in custody for sentence by Judge Miriam Reynolds at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Two men defrauded Eagle Star Insurance of almost €30,000 by falsely claiming a BMW car was stolen and obtained another €25,000 for the same car by selling it on, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

A 21-year-old man whose heavily-intoxicated and cocaine-fuelled dangerous driving caused the death of three young men has been jailed for eight years by Judge Miriam Reynolds at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man who downloaded child pornography from the internet out of what he claimed was curiosity, has been remanded on bail for sentence early next year.

Two young north Dublin men have been found not guilty of the manslaughter of another man following a 21st birthday party. One of them was convicted of assault.

A woman on trial for the murder of her eight-year-old son was a "misdiagnosed schizophrenic" and could have recovered "if she had been listened to", a murder trial jury heard today.

The brother of a 30 year-old woman on trial for the murder of her eight year-old son today told how it was "inconceivable" to think that his sister would harm any of her three sons.

An elderly woman who called to the house of a 30-year-old Waterford woman shortly after she had strangled and suffocated her eight-year-old son said she thought the mother of three was going to "do away with herself".