The jobless duo, who never worked and have had drink and drug problems since their early teens, appeared at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court for sentencing on Friday.

Noel Ryan (48) pleaded guilty to one count of hijacking a vehicle and one count of abduction of a child at Mountjoy Square, Dublin

A child has been located safe and well in Dublin city centre, after the car the five-month-old baby was in was hijacked