A young man who knocked a girl unconscious with a “ferocious dig in the face” after a name calling incident has been ordered to do community service in lieu of a prison sentence.

An eight-year-old girl told gardaí she thought her “daddy was going to die” when he was assaulted by an armed gang during an aggravated burglary in the family home, a court heard yesterday.

Four men have admitted being involved in an aggravated burglary while in possession of two guns and a machete at the rural home of a young family last year.

Two Dublin friends have avoided going to jail after they admitted taking part in a pub brawl which ended in a man losing his eye.

New charges, including false imprisonment and possession of firearms, have been filed against seven men accused of “terrorising” a family during an aggravated burglary last year.

Six of the seven men charged with carrying out an aggravated burglary at the home of a young family last month have again been remanded in custody following their latest court appearance.

A gang who broke into the house of a couple and their three daughters last week allegedly threatened to “shoot the small kids” before fleeing the scene with cash and jewellery, a court has heard.

Seven men with addresses in north Dublin have appeared in court in connection with an aggravated burglary in Co Tipperary last Thursday when a family was “terrorised” by an armed gang.

Gardaí in Dublin are investigating a shooting incident in Darndale.

A convicted murderer and a Louth man have been sentenced for stabbing two friends after a dispute over a disturbance from a house party.

A man in his 50s has been remanded in custody after an appearance in a Dublin court over a fatal shooting in Dublin last week.

A man in his 50s is due to appear before a sitting of Dublin District Court this afternoon, charged in relation to a fatal shooting in North Dublin last Wednesday.

TWO boys were in a serious condition yesterday after a fire engulfed their home in north Dublin.