A "menace" who viciously attacked a man after being caught trying to steal his motorbike has been sentenced to 10 years.

A young man who developed a cocaine addiction after becoming unemployed has been sentenced to seven years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for storing €34,060 of the drug.

A former chef who attempted to set fire to the home of his ex-wife while she was still inside has been given a three-year sentence by Judge Patricia Ryan.