A former Garda sergeant was this morning jailed for two years for soliciting a woman to find a child for him for sex and for possession of child pornography.
Kieran O'Halloran (41), from Five Oakes in Drogheda, had pleaded guilty to the charges in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Judge Frank O'Donnell imposed a three-year sentence on the charge of soliciting. The final year was suspended.
He also imposed an 18 months sentence for possession of pornography and ordered him to comply with 20 years of post-release supervision.