A man has won his Supreme Court appeal over his conviction for burglary involving assault because he was charged with a different offence from that about which he was questioned and cautioned.

An addict who has been "in and out of jail for the last 13 years" has been given a seven years sentence by Judge Frank O'Donnell for burglary and possessing shotgun ammunition and drugs.

SEVEN men and two women, alleged to have blockaded bin lorries during protests against waste charges in Dublin, face jail or a fine when they appear before the High Court today.

A man whose brother was shot dead by his own INLA associates a year ago has been further remanded in custody for sentence on a charge of conspiring to threaten a factory forman.