Presiding Judge of the Special Criminal Court, Mr Justice Tony Hunt, said he was reserving life sentences for those who organised or financed the crimes.

The estimated worth of the plants found was around €50,000.

These two men - aged 21 and 33 - have been charged with a number of offences.

The arrests come following increased Garda patrols to combat recent anti-social behaviour in the town

Follow up checks found that a bench warrant was in place for the driver, and two for the passenger.

Large crowds gathered on some streets in Dublin last night