A 34-year-old man has pleaded guilty to facilitating a criminal organisation to import explosives, firearms and ammunition into the State

A sentencing hearing for Richard Treacy (36) of Downey St, Garryowen, heard on Monday that the house where the defendant lived with his partner and two children was purchased by another in 2014, and various renovation works were carried out over a number of years.

Jamie Moss, Meadowview, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, appeared before the three-judge, non-jury Special Criminal Court on Monday, where he pleaded guilty to two offences.

As prosecution counsel Tessa White BL began to speak, Ms Justice Karen O'Connor, presiding, became concerned that the Spanish interpreter was not translating what was being said.

The five appeared before Judge Alan Mitchell at Cloverhill District Court on Tuesday.

At the Special Criminal Court on Wednesday, Garda Daniel Sweeney gave evidence to prosecutor Fiona Murphy SC, that on May 7th, 2024, a drugs unit working undercover in Blanchardstown observed the defendant digging in the ground.

At the Special Criminal Court on Wednesday, legal representatives for McGovern said that Michael Staines solicitors wished to withdraw from the case, with the accused to now be represented by Wayne Kenny solicitors.

Ms Justice Karen O'Connor set the sentencing hearing for October 20th this year and ordered a probation report.

On May 29th last, when McGovern arrived in Dublin and was first brought before the court, Mr Callanan said he was reserving his position on the legality of the process and the jurisdiction of the non-jury court.

Det Superintendent Keith Halley told the three-judge court that Englishman Jamie Harbron was on the "lowest rung" in the criminal enterprise to transport the massive drugs haul across the Atlantic, into Europe.

Liverpool native David Hunter is one of three men to be found guilty of murdering dissident republican Michael Barr.

The Dubliner is expected to be back in Ireland imminently and was on a Defence Forces flight on Wednesday evening

The Special Criminal Court has refused bail for a man accused of conspiring to steal cars with Garda killer Aaron Brady, due to concerns that he might evade justice by leaving the country

Mario Angel Del Rio Sanz (45) of no fixed abode in Spain; Anuar Rahui Chairi (42) of Malaga in Spain; and Aleksander Milic (27) of Svetorgorska, Belgrade in Serbia, pleaded guilty to the charges.

Stephen Carberry (47) of Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4 and Glen Bride (31) of Mount Olive Park, Kilbarrick, Dublin 5 appeared briefly before the three-judge, non-jury court this morning

The guns were found to be in good condition and were successfully fired by a garda ballistics examiner, the detective said.

James Flynn, with an address in Ravensglen, Newry, Co Down was originally charged with a wider conspiracy to steal cars at various locations in the North East.

Nathan McDonnell (44) had encountered 'fierce financial difficulties' and racked up debts of €4 million

Saeid Hassani and Harold Estoesta were the last of a group of eight defendants charged in relation to the seizure to plead guilty

Tristan Sherry was beaten to death after he shot and killed gangland figure Jason Hennessy snr at a Christmas party

Two men have gone on trial at the Special Criminal Court, where they deny having the 2.2 tonnes of cocaine for sale or supply on board the Panamanian cargo ship in what was the largest such seizure in Irish history

The Co Kerry crime group are at the root of the biggest-ever seizure of crystal meth in the history of the State

The 2.25 tonnes of cocaine that was seized from the MV Matthew, a Panamanian-registered bulk carrier, has an estimated value of more than €157 million.

The men are charged with offences arising from the seizure of cocaine worth more than €157 million on the MV Matthew

The 2.25 tonnes of cocaine that was seized from the MV Matthew, a Panamanian-registered bulk carrier, has an estimated value of more than €157 million.

Thomas McConnell became the fourth person to be found guilty of the murder of Gareth Hutch in an ambush in Dublin over eight years ago

Ms Justice Melanie Greally, presiding, sitting with Judge Sarah Berkeley and Judge Grainne Malone on Tuesday granted an ex-parte application - where only one side is present in court - by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to try the four men at the non-jury court

Tristan Sherry and a second gunman entered Browne's Steakhouse in Blanchardstown on December 24th, 2023

The three-judge court heard that during a search of a home in Finglas in Dublin in February 2022, gardaí recovered a .223 calibre Remington AR-15 semi-automatic rifle along with a military grade sub-machine gun and ammunition.

The men are charged with offences arising from the seizure of 2.25 tonnes of cocaine on board the ship the MV Matthew.

Thomas 'Nicky' McConnell has become the fourth person to be found guilty of the murder of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch's nephew

Eight men have been charged after cocaine with an estimated value of more than €157 million was seized from the Panamanian cargo ship in Irish waters in September 2023.

Three men, including David Amah, are on trial accused of Tristan Sherry's murder.

Noah Musueni was faced with an 'unimaginable scene' when men entered the restaurant armed with guns, the Special Criminal Court was told

Mark Salmon is charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation

Over 16 years after innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan was shot dead in a case of mistaken identity, the notorious Limerick gangster who ordered the hit, John Dundon, has failed in a bid to overturn his murder conviction

Three men are currently on trial accused of Sherry's murder while three others, including Jason Hennessy Snr's son Brandon Hennessy, are on trial accused of violent disorder

Eric O'Driscoll (22) pleaded guilty earlier this year to possession of a .223 calibre Remington AR-15 semi-automatic rifle in circumstances giving rise to the reasonable inference that he did not have it for a lawful purpose.

Brandon Hennessy (21) is on trial accused of violent disorder during the incident in which both his father and Sherry lost their lives

David Amah (18), who denies Sherry's murder, said he was scared when Sherry came into the restaurant, shot James Hennessy snr and pointed the gun at him.

Three men are on trial at the three-judge, non-jury court accused of murdering Tristan Sherry at Browne's Steakhouse

The court has heard that Jason Hennessy snr and a group of about 30 people had gathered in Browne's for a party when Sherry and a second gunman arrived

Det Gda Dermot Sloan has been taking the Special Criminal Court through montages of CCTV footage from Browne's Steakhouse on December 24th last year