A youth has been served with a book of evidence and sent forward for trial for false imprisonment of a young couple during a burglary in north Dublin in April.

A teenager accused of holding woman hostage as her partner was brought away at knife-point and forced to get money, has been sent forward for trial to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A 16-year-old boy held a woman hostage as her partner was brought away at knife-point and forced to get money, a court heard today.

Two teenagers have appeared in court in Dublin charged in connection with a burglary on the northside of the city on Wednesday night.

Gardaí are investigating an aggravated burglary at Botanic Avenue in Dublin on Wednesday night.

Shoppers picking up the Arctic Monkeys’ new single from Oxfam in the UK could win “golden tickets” to see them in person.

Rush-hour motorists face traffic chaos today after severe thunderstorms flooded roads across the capital.

Two men who were injured while travelling in a hijacked car remained in a critical condition in hospital today.

A Chinese woman was punched and verbally abused on her way to work in south Belfast, it was claimed today.

THE Red Cross is preparing to pay out almost €5m to people who claimed special compensation after flooding last November.

Dublin City Council is asking people affected by flooding in the Botanic Avenue area of Drumcondra to go back to their houses today if possible.

PADDY O'Leary and his wife Gertie tried to be brave as objects bobbed about in nearly two feet of water in their ruined home on Botanic Avenue, Drumcondra. They have lived there for the past 35 years.

Motorists and commuters have been advised to allow extra time for travel this morning due to flooding in the midlands and eastern areas.

A teenager with with 78 previous convictions has been jailed by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for three years for his role in a Ir£37,500 robbery from a Securicor van during which the guard transferring the money was viciously assaulted.

A 16-year-old boy with 78 previous convictions and another youth robbed £37,500 punt from a Securicor van after viciously assaulting the guard transferring the money, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

Three men are being questioned by police in the North following a car hijack in Belfast city centre in the early hours of this morning.