A case of mistaken identity which sparked a “riot” in a Tallaght housing estate has lead to prison terms and suspended sentences being imposed on a group of young men.

A man who came off drugs twice and helped many others combat their addictions has been given a seven-and-half-years sentence for having heroin worth almost €200,000.

A father of three who came from a "volatile and dysfunctional family" has been given a suspended sentence by Judge Patricia Ryan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for threatening to infect gardaí with Hepatitis C.

A heroin addict who was found carrying €24,000 worth of stolen jewellery and €2,700 in cash in a sock has had his sentence adjourned by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.