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Castlebar · October 14, 2015

Men found liable for Omagh bombing deny having any significant assets

Two men found liable in civil proceedings connected to the 1998 Omagh bombing appeared before the Master of the High Court in Dublin in October 2015 to...

Roscommon · October 13, 2015

Father-of-three jailed for sexual relationship with 14-year-old girl has prison sentence cut on appeal

A 35-year-old man from Roscommon has had his prison sentence reduced on appeal following his conviction for sexual offences against a child. He had pleaded...

Monaghan · October 12, 2015

Dublin man jailed for four years for holding €200k of cannabis in garden shed

A 48-year-old Dublin man has been sentenced to four years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to possession of cannabis...

Donegal · August 01, 2015

Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two girls rescheduled

A 51-year-old man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two young girls has had his trial rescheduled to June 2016 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court....

Mayo · July 31, 2015

Mayo resident jailed for 15 years for rape and sexual assault of his daughter

A Mayo man has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court on 23 counts of rape and sexual assault against...

Roscommon · July 30, 2015

Senior HSE Executive secures injunction preventing her transfer

A senior HSE executive has secured a High Court injunction preventing her transfer to an alternative role. Mr Justice Isabel Kennedy granted the orders sought...

Roscommon · July 29, 2015

State again turns down "highly suicidal" serial killer's prison transfer request

Mark Nash, convicted of murders committed in County Roscommon in 1997 and sentenced to life imprisonment for further killings in Dublin the following year,...

Roscommon · July 28, 2015

Prison transfer decision on serial killer due on Wednesday, court told

A High Court decision on Mark Nash's application to transfer to Arbour Hill prison was expected on Wednesday, the President of the High Court was informed....

Castleblayney · July 27, 2015

Garda killer seeks immediate release from prison

Michael McHugh, serving a sentence for the murder of Garda Sergeant Patrick Morrissey in 1985, initiated High Court proceedings in July 2015 seeking his...

Roscommon · July 24, 2015

Convicted double murderer Mark Nash stops eating and is hospitalised

Mark Nash, a serial killer serving multiple life sentences for murders committed in 1997, was hospitalised in July 2015 after prolonged refusal to eat, the...

Donegal · July 21, 2015

Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two young girls listed for next year

A man aged 51 has been remanded on continuing bail ahead of trial on charges relating to the alleged sexual abuse of two young girls. Dublin Circuit Criminal...

Carrickmacross · July 20, 2015

70-year-old man jailed for inviting two 12-year-olds to take part in sexual act loses appeal against conviction

A man from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan has failed in his appeal against conviction for sexual exploitation of two children. Peter Clarke, aged 70, was...

Cavan · July 17, 2015

Man who pretended to be journalist to extort money from elderly sex offender avoids jail

A man has received a suspended prison sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for extortion offences committed against an elderly victim in Foxrock, Dublin...

Roscommon · July 16, 2015

Father in Roscommon abuse case has suspended portion of his sentence doubled on appeal

A man from County Roscommon has had the suspended portion of his 14-year prison sentence doubled following an appeal to the Court of Appeal. The 57-year-old,...

Roscommon · July 16, 2015

Retired member of defence forces goes on trial accused of murdering prostitute over alleged blackmail

A retired member of the Defence Forces has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court accused of murdering a woman in Westmeath in February 2011. Jimmy...

Donegal · July 15, 2015

Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two young girls further adjourned

A man aged 51, who cannot be named for legal reasons, faced Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on a trial date that could not proceed. He is charged with 50 counts...

Longford · July 15, 2015

Burglar who received suspended sentence facing jail

Joseph Bates, aged 36, appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a guilty plea to burglary at Milltown Institute on Sandyford Road, Dublin on 21...

Buncrana · July 13, 2015

Prosecutors to argue in October that two-year jail term imposed on man whose dangerous driving killed 8 people was 'too lenient'

The Director of Public Prosecutions will argue before the Court of Appeal in October that a sentence imposed on a man convicted of dangerous driving causing...

Donegal · July 13, 2015

Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two girls adjourned until Wednesday

A trial involving charges of 50 sexual offences against two young girls has been adjourned until Wednesday at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The 51-year-old...

Manorhamilton · July 10, 2015

Tipperary man charged with IRA and explosives charges granted bail by the Special Criminal Court

A 22-year-old man from Clonmel, County Tipperary, has been granted bail by the Special Criminal Court ahead of trial scheduled for October. Dylan Cahill faces...

Carrickmacross · July 09, 2015 Also covered in Letterkenny

Teacher whose careless driving caused the death of a woman has balance of sentence suspended on appeal

A 28-year-old teacher from Letterkenny in County Donegal has had the balance of a 12-month prison sentence suspended following an appeal of his conviction for...

Roscommon · July 09, 2015

Senior HSE executive brings High Court action over purported move

A senior Health Service Executive manager has initiated High Court proceedings challenging her proposed reassignment to an alternative role. Ms Helen Earley,...

Cavan · July 02, 2015

Childminder to stand trial for second time accused of causing serious harm to baby

A childminder from Cavan is to stand trial for a second time at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court next May on a charge of intentionally or recklessly causing...

Claremorris · June 29, 2015

High Court challenge brought against planning permission extension for Mayo Windfarm

An environmental activist has initiated High Court proceedings challenging Mayo County Council's decision to extend planning permission for a twelve-turbine...

Ballymahon · June 26, 2015 Also covered in Granard

Two charged with IRA membership and explosives offences at out of hours Special Criminal Court

Two men appeared before an out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court on 26 June 2015, charged with membership of an unlawful organisation and...

Enniskillen · June 25, 2015

Jury fail to reach verdict in childminder trial

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a registered childminder charged with causing serious harm to a...

Cavan · June 25, 2015

Jury in childminder trial told it can return a majority verdict

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has been instructed that it may return a majority verdict in the trial of a registered childminder charged with...

Castlebar · June 25, 2015 Also covered in Charlestown, Tubbercurry

Four who got suspended sentences for verbally abusing and assaulting two off-duty gardaí are sent to jail after appeal

Four men convicted of assaulting two off-duty gardaí at Charlestown in June 2012 have been imprisoned following a successful appeal by the Director of Public...

Cavan · June 24, 2015

Jury to continue deliberating in trial of childminder accused of assaulting baby

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court adjourned its deliberations in the trial of a Cavan childminder accused of assaulting a ten-month-old baby. Sandra...

Cavan · June 23, 2015

Closing speeches in childminder trial

Closing speeches have been heard in the trial of a childminder charged with assaulting a baby at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Sandra Higgins, aged 34, of...

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