A 26-year-old Dublin man has appeared in court charged with attacking a mother of three - who remains in a serious condition at Beaumont Hospital.

A young Dublin man who viciously assaulted an ex-girlfriend in his car after a night drinking has been remanded in custody with consent to bail to allow him to attend for drug treatment.

A young Dublin man will be sentenced at a later date for viciously assaulting an ex-girlfriend in his car after a night's drinking.