Murder accused told gardai there was a body in his wardrobe
A man accused of murder appeared at the Central Criminal Court on October 10th after voluntarily presenting himself to gardaí with information about a body....
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Trial of Regency Hotel getaway drivers 'unfair', appeal court told
The Court of Appeal examined arguments on 8 October challenging the convictions of Jason Bonney and Paul Murphy, who were found guilty at the Special Criminal...
Mental Health Week events across Leitrim this week, free training on strategic planning Oct 15
World Mental Health Week runs Oct 7–11 with a Connect Café in Ballinamore (Tue 10:30am), a talk on children's mental health in Manorhamilton (Tue 6:30pm), and...
Jury sworn-in for Dublin murder trial
A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of a 38-year-old man accused of murdering Sean McCarthy. The accused, with an address in...
Piggery worker had just 18 days holidays over six years
A farm worker in County Cavan has been awarded nearly €14,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission following a ruling that his former employer failed to...
Mum-of-three who stabbed former lover to death wants to reenter society, lawyers tell court
A 33-year-old woman convicted of manslaughter appeared before the Central Criminal Court on Monday seeking to demonstrate her capacity for rehabilitation...
Exams supervisor fails in silage risk mileage claim
A Leaving Certificate supervisor from Monaghan has failed in a claim before the Workplace Relations Commission seeking over €1,600 in mileage expenses from...
Free strategic planning training for community groups, October 15
Leitrim PPN is running a free online workshop on October 15 to help community groups develop strategic plans. Also: Mental Health Week events across Leitrim...
Nominate yourself for Leitrim County Council SPC committees, 10 seats available
Leitrim PPN is calling for nominations from member groups to fill 10 seats across four Strategic Policy Committees. SPCs have been restructured for 2024 with...
Free funding application training closes for registration Sept 17
Last chance to register for PPN's free online training on securing funding (Sept 17, 10am-12pm). Plus: Leitrim PPN Plenary confirmed for November 14 in...
Free funding application training for Leitrim groups, September 17
Leitrim PPN is hosting free online training on applying for funding on September 17 (10am-12pm). Plus: register your Sustainable Development Goals Week events...
Free PPN training on funding applications (Sept 17) and strategic planning (Oct 15)
Leitrim community groups can access free online training sessions starting September 17th covering funding applications, strategic planning, and volunteer...
Eight years for man who raped woman as she slept beside newborn baby
A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment following his conviction for rape at the Central Criminal Court. Shaun O'Donnell, originally...
Legal aid for man accused of disposing of teen's body parts
A man charged in connection with the disposal of body parts of murdered teenager Keane Mulready-Woods has been granted legal aid by the Special Criminal...
Nine years for man who raped teenage niece (15) in car
A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for the rape of his 15-year-old niece...
Ex-Olympic swim coach Derry O'Rourke (78) gets 10 years for rape of teenage girl
A former Olympic swimming coach has been convicted and sentenced to ten years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the rape and sexual assault of a...
Man accused of disposing of murdered teen's body parts to face Special Criminal Court trial
A Dublin man is to stand trial before the Special Criminal Court in connection with the death of teenager Keane Mulready Woods. Stephen Carberry, aged 46 and...
'The most barbaric violations of human rights': Strokestown eviction vigilantes to remain in jail
Three men have had their convictions upheld by the Court of Appeal following a vigilante attack on security personnel at a repossessed farmhouse near...
Teen offender who hit 100km/h going wrong way down Dame St is jailed
An 18-year-old man from Rathmullan, County Donegal, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal...
Sligo B&B owner (67) raped guest
A 67-year-old Sligo bed-and-breakfast proprietor has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years imprisonment, with the final eighteen months suspended,...
Woman tells court of 'brutalisation' at hands of ex-Olympic swim coach
A man has been convicted at the Central Criminal Court of raping and sexually assaulting a schoolgirl in Cavan during the late 1980s. Derry O'Rourke, aged 78,...
Family of 'savagely slaughtered' Valerie French call for change in law
James Kilroy was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court today following his conviction for the murder of his wife, Valerie French, at...
Free training for community groups in Sept–Nov, Heritage Week registrations open
Leitrim PPN is offering free online training to member groups this autumn—fill in your training needs by the deadline. National Heritage Week runs 17–25...
Jury unanimously convicts Valerie French Kilroy's husband of murder, rejecting insanity defence
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has unanimously convicted James Kilroy of murdering his wife Valerie French Kilroy at their home in Kilbree Lower,...
Former Seminarian has jail term increased for repeated rape of young cousin
The Court of Appeal has increased the prison sentence of a former seminarian from five to seven years following a determination that his original term was...
Murder trial jury may consider if cannabis-induced psychosis qualifies as mental disorder for insanity verdict
A jury at the Central Criminal Court is considering whether cannabis-induced psychosis constitutes a mental disorder that could support an insanity defence in...
'Highly unlikely' that murder accused husband was intoxicated from cannabis, jury told
At the Central Criminal Court, two toxicologists have given evidence that it is "highly unlikely" a man accused of murdering his wife was intoxicated from...
79-year-old jailed for seven years for sexual abuse of granddaughters
A 79-year-old Dublin man has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for sexually abusing his two granddaughters over a...
Man accused of murdering wife was suffering 'acute and transient psychotic disorder', jury told
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that a Westport man accused of killing his wife was experiencing acute and transient psychotic disorder at...
Drug-induced psychosis does not qualify for insanity verdict, ex-CMH director tells murder trial
A former clinical director of the Central Mental Hospital has told the Central Criminal Court that drug-induced psychosis does not constitute a mental...
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