The judge told the defendant the fire was not only an attack on Gardaí but also on the local community.

The van was transporting a prisoner back to prison from Monaghan Circuit Court.

Judge John Aylmer said the move to the United States added years of delays and "undoubtedly" caused the McKenna family more stress.

He appeared in Court this week.

These offences resulted in more than €143,000 being taken over the eight year period.

A judge says the delay in sentencing a man for pinning a Carrickmacross cyclist against a stop sign with his car is "most unsatisfactory". 29

A man accused of an attempted abduction in a Carrickmacross supermarket will appear before the next sitting of Monaghan Circuit Court. 30-year-old Catalin

The sentencing of two cousins who led Gardaí on a cross-border chase in a stolen airport minibus has been adjourned to the new year.