Husband who beheaded wife found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
A man from Charlestown, County Mayo, has been found not guilty of murdering his wife by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court. The jury unanimously...
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Murder accused believed wife was 'possessed by serpent', psychiatrists tell jury
Two consultant psychiatrists have testified at the Central Criminal Court that a man accused of killing and decapacitating his wife was suffering from...
'Road to Damascus' criminal who provided car used in Christy Keane hit gets 6.5 years
A 45-year-old man from Donegal has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court for providing a vehicle used in an...
‘Sometimes you have to behead somebody', man accused of murdering wife told gardai
A 35-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his 33-year-old wife at their home in Charlestown Place, Finglas, on 4 November 2021. The Central...
Husband decapitated wife in Dublin apartment, murder trial hears
A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard allegations that Diego Costa Silva, aged 35, fatally attacked his wife at their apartment on Charlestown...
Brazilian man goes on trial accused of murdering wife
A 35-year-old Brazilian man pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court today to the murder of his wife at their home in Dublin in November 2021. Diego...
Banned for life driver in hit-and-run on off duty garda's car
A 39-year-old man with 174 previous convictions has been sentenced to 14 months imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for breaching conditions of a...
Ditch media takes action against local authorities over staff ethics registers
The High Court has granted Ditch Media Limited permission to pursue judicial review proceedings against Donegal and Wicklow County Councils over their...
Court hears of 'Road to Damascus' experience for Limerick criminal who provided car for Christy Keane hit
A 45-year-old man from Limerick has been remanded for sentencing by the Special Criminal Court following his guilty plea to making a vehicle available to an...
Leitrim PPN Members E-Bulletin – 26th February, 2024
Leitrim PPN News – latest funding, training opportunities, consultations, submissions & surveys, community news & what's on in Leitrim.
Woman raped and sexually abused by 'monster' grateful he has been exposed
A 59-year-old man has pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to twelve counts including rape, oral rape, and sexual assault committed against two...
Judge rules Gemma O'Doherty must appear before High Court to answer alleged contempt
Mr Justice Mark Sanfey has ruled that Gemma O'Doherty must appear before the High Court to answer allegations of contempt of court. The ruling followed a...
Ghanian fishermen say they are owed redundancy on top of decommissioning payout
Seven Ghanaian fishermen have brought claims before the Workplace Relations Commission alleging they are entitled to statutory redundancy payments in addition...
Man jailed for repeated sexual assaults on babysitter has jail term cut on appeal
A Roscommon man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl employed as a babysitter has had his sentence reduced on appeal. Michael King, aged...
Learn to pitch your project, explore home retrofitting grants this week
Leitrim community groups can access a Making Great Pitches course and attend a Home Retrofitting Information Event. Plus: new Local Economic Community Plan...
Jail for man who threatened to go to State pathologist's home armed with AK
A man with over 60 previous convictions has been sentenced to 18 months in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for making a series of hoax phone calls...
Application seeking Gemma O'Doherty's possible committal to prison for alleged contempt is adjourned
An application seeking Gemma O'Doherty's possible committal to prison for alleged contempt of court has been adjourned for one week by Mr Justice Mark Sanfey...
Priest and community group resolve action over access to Donegal beach
A community group and a Catholic priest have resolved High Court proceedings concerning public access to Castlegoland beach in County Donegal. Save our Beach...
Claims of ageist pay discrimination at top levels of Prison Service dismissed
Three senior officials in the Irish Prison Service have failed in equality claims at the Workplace Relations Commission, alleging they faced age...
Bank entitled to possession of late Sligo woman's home in 'Life Loan' case
The High Court has ruled that Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank is entitled to take possession of a rural property in Ballinfull, County Sligo, following the...
'Pillar' of community in bid to overturn conviction for brutal attack on musician
A man from Castleblayney Road in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, has appealed his 2022 conviction for assault causing harm following an attack on a musician...
'Fat' Freddie fails in bid to overturn murder conviction
A man serving a life sentence for the July 2016 murder of a Dublin business owner has failed in his appeal to overturn his conviction at the Court of Appeal....
March 1st deadline for PPN groups to submit governing documents
PPN registered groups must submit their governing documents by March 1st. Last chance to register for the 'Making Great Pitches and Presentations' course, and...
Man who repeatedly sexually assaulted teenage babysitter argues 5.5-year sentence too severe
A man from Boyle, County Roscommon, has appealed his five-and-a-half-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting a teenage babysitter over a nine-month...
'Paedophile predator' scout leader jailed for abusing boys
A 61-year-old former scout leader has been sentenced to six years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to three counts of...
Haulier locked in truck with bomb by IRA avoids jail for failing to remit €160k in VAT
A 75-year-old milk collection haulier from Castlederg, County Tyrone, has been handed a fully suspended five-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court...
Contempt of court action against Gemma O'Doherty adjourned
A contempt of court application against Gemma O'Doherty has been adjourned to February 12th following a hearing in the High Court. The motion, brought by Edel...
Banned, serial offending ex-GAA star jailed for causing serious harm to cyclist
A man from Letterkenny, County Donegal, has been sentenced to twenty-one months in prison following a dangerous driving conviction at Dublin Circuit Criminal...
Liquidator says Edenmore Meats directors should be made personally liable for €2.7m debts
The liquidator of Edenmore Meats Limited has applied to the High Court seeking orders to hold three former directors personally liable for company debts of...
PPN training on pitches and presentations coming in January
Leitrim PPN members can boost their skills at a free 'Making Great Pitches and Presentations' training session this month. The bulletin also covers the 2022...
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