An Englishman, described as a "very big-time player", who was part of a €1.5m heroin deal between two criminal gangs on both sides of the Irish Sea has been jailed for 12 years by Judge Frank O’Donnell at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Gardaí in Dublin have arrested a 27-year-old man during an attempted robbery in the Palmerstown area of the city this morning.

Gardai in Dublin have launched a murder investigation after a 56-year-old man was shot dead at his home in the city last night.