A mentally-ill woman who kicked a pregnant woman in the stomach in an unprovoked attack has been jailed for two and a half years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man who kicked his former partner in the face during an attack and told her that “tonight was her execution” has been jailed for five years.

A man who repeatedly rammed a garda patrol car at the conclusion of a high-speed chase has been jailed for four years.

A burglar who assaulted a 74-year-old man and his 40-year-old daughter in his efforts to escape from their house has been jailed for three years.

A man who left obscene and threatening messages on his ex-girlfriend's phone before beating her up believed he was still in love with her at the time, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.