A son of Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has been spared a criminal conviction and a possible sentence for stealing a box of Desperados beer.

A convicted murderer, who escaped from a Wicklow prison six years ago, has been handed over to the governor of Shelton Abbey Prison in Arklow to serve out the remainder of his life sentence.

The Central Criminal Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of an escaped murderer, who has been located by police in London.