A father of four has been jailed for three and half years after he left a woman needing life-saving surgery when he cut an artery in her arm with a blade.

Gardaí in Tallaght are investigating a shooting incident in which a 21-year-old man received gunshot wounds to his leg.

A married father-of-six who delivered nearly €1m of heroin to a Dublin criminal has been sentenced to eight years after his case had been adjourned to allow him attend his twins’ Christening.

Nine people were arrested after armed detectives swooped on a house in Tallaght in Dublin last night, it emerged today.