Five water meter protesters have been given prison sentences by the High Court for breaching an order restraining them from coming within a 20m exclusion zone surrounding installation works.

The High Court has reserved judgment in the case of seven water charge protesters facing jail or a fine if found to be in contempt of court regarding the obstruction of water meter installation.

A man who was caught with €17,614 of cannabis after a sniffer dog identified his luggage as suspicious at Dublin Airport has been sentenced to five years in prison.

A bomb alert at a house in the Kilbarrack area of north Dublin this morning has been declared a false alarm.