A Dublin jockey who punched a taxi-driver in the face and tried to gouge his eyes out is to be given community service in lieu of a jail sentence.

A nurse working at a Dublin hospital yesterday faced allegations relating to the possession of crystal meth, and of ordering Sudafed using the names of various colleagues.

A man has told a court he never gave permission to a woman to take over €102,000 from his bank account.

Gardaí are awaiting instructions from the DPP in the case of a woman who died from an overdose shortly after she was prevented from travelling to an assisted suicide clinic, Dublin Coroner’s Court heard.