A Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court today to IRA membership last year.

A Dublin man already charged with IRA membership was further charged with extortion at the Special Criminal Court today.

A Dublin man arrested following a garda investigation in to the activities of dissident republicans has appeared before the Special Criminal Court charged with membership of the IRA.

A man whose family have had to leave their home due to threats from drug dealers who claim he owes them €1,500 has been given a four-year sentence for storing €700,000 cannabis resin in his bedroom.

Gardaí have seized €750,000 worth of cannabis in north Dublin, they said today.