A three-man "hit for hire team", which included an Afghan war veteran, were planning to kill a member of the Hutch family before they were intercepted by gardaí just 250 metres from the "intended target's" home in Dublin's north inner city, the Special Criminal Court was told today.

Gardaí have found 13-year-old Mirabela Ciuciu safe and well.

Gardaí are appealing for the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a 13-year-old girl who is missing in Dublin.

A Galway couple who bought a house in Dublin as an investment, have decided to give it back to the building society.