A father of two who transported almost €34,000 worth of cocaine and 249 rounds of viable ammunition almost six years ago has been jailed for four years.

Seven Lithuanians have appeared in court charged with a series of offences linked to organised crime.

Gardaí are investigating after a 24-year-old man was found dead in his cell in a Dublin prison, it was confirmed today.

A murder trial which heard allegations of witness intimidation dramatically collapsed at the Central Criminal Court today when the Director of Public Prosecutions entered a nolle prosecqui.