A man who viciously attacked his former partner and mother of his two children, because he wanted to see his sons, has been jailed for two years.

A WOMAN and her three young children are being forced to leave their mould-infested home by night and sleep elsewhere due to health concerns linked to the condition of the flat.

A WOMAN living in a notorious inner city Dublin estate has been stabbed and others have been threatened with being burnt out of their homes if they attempt to stand up to a group of criminals openly selling class-A drugs in the area.

A 24-year-old man is expected to appear before the district court tomorrow charged in connection with the death of a father-of-six on Dublin’s southside, gardaí said.