A Dublin woman who sued her father for damages for sexual assault she suffered between the age of two and 12 has been awarded €375,000 in the High Court.

Struck-off solicitor Thomas Byrne has been sent forward for trial accused of stealing approximately €52m in connection with mortgages taken out on more than 20 properties in Dublin.

Struck-off solicitor Thomas Byrne was charged today with stealing more than €2m from clients in connection with the purchase of an apartment building in Dublin.

A Polish man has received a two-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for smuggling 28,900 cigarettes worth over €9,000 into Ireland.