A former nurse who knocked his partner unconscious after a row at a Christmas market must complete 150 hours of community service within two years.

A father-of-one who robbed a shop with two others because he was desperate for money “for the kid for Christmas” has avoided a jail term.

A troubled youth who committed a series of burglaries at his family home and their neighbour’s houses after being asked to leave by his adoptive parents has been given a five-year sentence.

A teenage boy spent years living on the streets of Dublin after he left home to escape from his alcoholic parents, a court heard today.