A 16-year-old boy charged last week in relation to a drug seizure in Dublin worth €150,000 was today further remanded in custody after his mother failed to attend his bail hearing.

A 16-year-old boy was brought before the Children’s Court today charged in connection with a drugs seizure worth €150,000 in Dublin last weekend.

Gardaí in Dublin have arrested a 20-year-old man following a major ecstasy seizure in the west of the city last night.

A man from Clondalkin in West Dublin is undergoing surgery following a violent assault last night.