A decision by inspectors investigating the collective redundancies of 460 Clerys’ workers to enter the offices of D2 Private Ltd was made legitimately and in the public interest following the “traumatic” redundancies, the High Court has been told.

A chronic alcoholic who was drinking four bottles of vodka daily, has received a six-year prison sentence for throwing scaffolding poles at gardaí during the 2006 Dublin city centre 'Love Ulster' riot.