Jack Kavanagh tried to help his father engineer a lighter sentence for drug smuggling.

A sitting of Naas District Court heard lives were saved, and serious injuries were avoided after gardaí foiled an alleged arson attack.

The Drumlin-born criminal’s fate now hangs on an appeal against the decision his lawyer Jaime Campaner is expected to lodge in the coming days which will be ruled upon by more judges.

The UK issued an international arrest warrant earlier this year in respect of Liam Byrne and Jack Kavanagh, who are wanted on suspicion of firearms offences