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.

A man who claims he was assaulted by two gardaí in Co Meath has told Trim Circuit Court he thought he was going to lose his life during the incident.

A Meath man employed with the Revenue Service is to be sentenced for sending disturbing text messages to his supervisor in which he threatened to rape women.