Michael Martin sentenced to 13 years in jail for attempt to abduct young girl

Update 1.40pm:Judge Keenan Johnson described the attempted abduction as “an attack on family life”, while investigating Garda Anne Marie Deegan said the children deserved high praise for their courage.

She said: "The children's bravery and courage has to be acknowledged, hugely…from the initial stages of identifying the car involved and pointing us in the right direction from the beginning, and being able to do positive identification in the garda station later."