The eldest brother of convicted killers, Charlotte and Linda Mulhall, has been jailed for robbing two shops at knifepoint for money for food for his children and the children of his jailed sister Linda.

The eldest brother of the Mulhall sisters who killed their mother’s boyfriend has been jailed for five years for robbing two prostitutes in Dublin apartments.

An international stenography company employed by An tSeirbhis Chuirte was criticised at the Central Criminal Court today by Mr Justice Paul Carney who said it should apologise to prisoners awaiting sentence.