Five people were injured in two separate hit-and-run incidents, gardaí said today.

They carry out hit-and-run attacks on police and extort money from businesses.

This hit-and-run tactic also appears tobe part of SoundExchange standard operating procedure.

A man from Belfast died early yesterday morning following a hit-and-run accident.

The tribunal has since found that Mr Barron was a hit-and-run victim.