A Dublin man who made hoax bomb calls which shut down a motorway, disrupted air traffic control and stopped 4,000 Intel staff going to work has been asked to carry out 200 hours community service.

21 year old Colin Hammond had been drinking and taking tablets with a friend who paid him 30 euro to make the calls because he didn't want to go to work at Intel in Leixlip the following morning.

Hammond of Bath Road, Balbriggan, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to making a false report, giving rise to apprehension for the safety of persons or property at Bath Road on January 13, 2015.

He made two 999 calls, claiming to be from Islamic State and saying there were bombs at Intel which would go off in 12 hours.