'Solitary and sad' man killed 88-year-old mother by setting fire to Donegal home
A man has been convicted of unlawfully killing his 88-year-old mother by arson at their shared home in Coolvoy, Doochary, County Donegal on 12 April 2022....
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Violent burglar has jail term increased for hatchet attack
A 40-year-old man from Leitrim Street, Cork City, has had his prison sentence increased by two years following an appeal by the Director of Public...
Liquidator's case against Edenmore Meats over €2.7m debts is resolved
A High Court action brought by the liquidator of Edenmore Meats seeking to hold the company's directors personally liable for approximately €2.7m in debts has...
Notorious criminal Gerard Mackin fails in crime cash sentence appeal
Gerard Mackin, with a former address in Limerick, has been unsuccessful in challenging his sentence for money laundering before the Court of Appeal. The...
Leitrim PPN celebrates 10 years at plenary this Thursday 9 May
Join the PPN Plenary in Mohill (7–9pm) to mark a decade of community voice in local decision-making. Hear from community policing, road safety, GAA health...
Protestor who reversed truck into gates of Russian Embassy cleared of dangerous driving by jury
A man from Ballinamore, Co Leitrim has been acquitted of dangerous driving following an incident at the Russian Embassy in Dublin two years ago. Desmond...
Council worker wins €45k for pregnancy-related dismissal
A Donegal County Council employee has been awarded €45,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission for discriminatory dismissal related to her pregnancy. The...
Man whose surrender to Scotland was refused on humanitarian grounds to be extradited after new request
A 24-year-old man from Co Sligo is to be extradited to Scotland following a reassessment of his case by the High Court. The respondent faces charges in...
'Age is just a number': rapist who went on the run after plying girl (16) with drink is jailed
A man has been sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for the rape of a teenager in Roscommon....
Fraudster jailed for role in €160k scam on finance companies
A man from Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty...
Jury verdict 'like black cloud being lifted', abuse survivor tells court
A man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for sexual assault. Paul O'Brien, aged 47, of...
Leitrim PPN Members E-Bulletin – 22nd April, 2024
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'Public Revelation': High Court battles over the Stardust Inquests
The High Court has examined competing legal arguments concerning the scope of verdicts available to the jury in the resumed inquest into the deaths of 48...
Simeon Burke has public order conviction over court 'melee' quashed
A barrister from Castlebar has had his public order conviction overturned on appeal. Simeon Burke, aged 25, was convicted in July 2023 at Dublin District...
'Ripped apart': victim tells court that trial was as bad as abuse
A 52-year-old man from Longford has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment following his conviction on 52 counts of sexual assault at the Central Criminal...
11.5 years for father who 'poisoned' daughter's youth with years of rape and abuse
A man from Strokestown, County Roscommon, has been sentenced to eleven and a half years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction on...
Exams supervisor says 'cross country' routes risked getting stuck in 'silage traffic'
A Leaving Certificate supervisor has brought a complaint before the Workplace Relations Commission against the State Examinations Commission over mileage...
Pair admit to assisting the IRA
Two men from County Cavan have pleaded guilty to assisting the IRA at the Special Criminal Court. Desmond Smith, aged 64, of Kilnavara Crescent, and Stephen...
Gemma O'Doherty tells court any attempt to jail her for alleged contempt would be 'outrageous'
Activist Gemma O'Doherty appeared before the High Court on Wednesday following her arrest by An Garda Síochána on an application alleging contempt of court....
12 years for 'monster' who raped and abused two girls
A 59-year-old man has been sentenced to twelve years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty pleas to twelve counts of sexual offences...
Leitrim PPN Plenary on May 9 celebrates 10 years, seeks input on strategic plan
Join community groups at Canon Donohoe Hall in Mohill on Thursday 9 May (7–9 pm) for networking, presentations, and finger food. PPN wants your feedback on...
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Rapist's conviction for repeatedly attacking teenage school girl is upheld
A Donegal man's conviction for the repeated rape of a teenage girl has been upheld by the Court of Appeal following a full dismissal of his grounds of...
Start-up founders allegedly told 'didn’t have enough diversity' fail in claim against EI for second time
Three business founders from Longford have had their discrimination claim against Enterprise Ireland dismissed by the Workplace Relations Commission for a...
Man who beheaded wife to remain in Central Mental Hospital
A man convicted of killing his wife in Finglas, Dublin in 2021 has been returned to the Central Mental Hospital for continued treatment. Diego Costa Silva,...
'Pillar of community' who left musician neighbour with multiple broken bones after brutal attack to remain in jail
A 65-year-old man from Castleblayney Road, Crossmaglen, County Armagh, has failed in his appeal against conviction and sentence for assault causing harm. The...
Shillelagh attacker has prison term more than doubled
A Longford man's prison sentence for a pub assault has been substantially increased by the Court of Appeal. Edward Stokes, aged 33, of Ferriskill, Granard,...
'Fall Guy' jailed for 'disastrous' role in 'murky' north-south plant leasing scam
A 66-year-old man from Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison following his guilty plea to deception offences at...
62-year-old admits killing his mother in house fire
A 62-year-old man from Donegal has pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of his mother by arson at the Central Criminal Court. Geunter Lohse admitted to the...
Payments under Brexit scrappage scheme for trawlers do not replace statutory redundancy, WRC rules
The Workplace Relations Commission has determined that compensation paid under the State's Brexit scrappage scheme does not satisfy statutory redundancy...
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