'Absolutely no way' loan would be sanctioned for use other than in agreement, trial hears
Michael Lynn, a former solicitor aged fifty-five from County Wicklow, continues his trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on charges of theft amounting to...
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Valerie French Kilroy murder trial collapses for second time
The murder trial of James Kilroy, accused of killing his wife Valerie French Kilroy at their home in Kilbree Lower, Westport, Co Mayo, has collapsed for a...
Murder accused was likely not under influence of cannabis - toxicologist
A clinical toxicologist has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court that a Westport man accused of murdering his wife was likely not under the influence...
James Kilroy suffered psychotic episode 18 years before he's alleged to have murdered wife, trial hears
At the Central Criminal Court, a forensic psychiatrist testified that James Kilroy experienced a psychotic episode in October 2001, some eighteen years before...
James Kilroy had 'substance-induced psychotic episode' when he killed wife, psychiatrist tells trial
At the Central Criminal Court, a consultant forensic psychiatrist testified that James Kilroy was suffering from a substance-induced psychotic episode when he...
Murder accused described 'waiting in long grass' for wife
At the Central Criminal Court, a man charged with murder at Kilbree Lower, Westport, Co Mayo has admitted killing his wife but pleaded not guilty by reason of...
Members of Burke family again removed from court during GSOC application
Two members of the Burke family were removed from the Court of Appeal by gardaí on 10 November after loudly protesting when the presiding judge muted Enoch...
Accused told psychiatrist he was 'on mission from God' to kill wife, jury hears
At the Central Criminal Court, a consultant psychiatrist disclosed that a man charged with murder had stated he was "on a mission from God to kill" his wife...
Gardai found murder accused husband naked in field, trial hears
A man on trial for murder told gardaí he had killed his wife after being found naked in a field near Westport, Co Mayo, the Central Criminal Court heard....
Senior BOI official rejects Michael Lynn's defence on loans as 'fairytale'
Michael Lynn, a 55-year-old from County Wicklow, is on trial in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court accused of stealing approximately €27 million from seven...
Jury shown knife husband said he used to kill wife
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has been presented with a bloodied and severely bent knife in connection with the death of Valerie French Kilroy at her...
Jury sworn-in for Valerie French Kilroy murder trial
A jury of seven women and five men has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of a man charged with the murder of his wife in County Mayo....
High Court grants protection to SCARP firm for first time
The High Court has granted protective orders to Bio Marine Ingredients Ireland Ltd, marking the first time such relief has been awarded to a company...
Senior employee at 'Rosary Priest' centre secures injunction
A senior employee at a spiritual centre dedicated to the late Fr Patrick Peyton has obtained a temporary High Court injunction preventing his employer from...
Notorious tiger kidnapper Paschal Kelly to remain in jail after appeal fails
Paschal Kelly, aged 57, with last known addresses in Cootehill, County Cavan, and Castlepollard, County Westmeath, has exhausted his conviction appeal...
Double murder accused Ruth Lawrence to stand trial next year
Ruth Lawrence, a 42-year-old woman originally from Dublin, faced trial at the Central Criminal Court on charges of murdering Anthony Keegan and Eoin O'Connor....
Enterprise Ireland told start-up they 'didn’t have enough diversity', founders allege
Three founders of a Longford-based start-up have brought discrimination complaints against Enterprise Ireland at the Workplace Relations Commission, alleging...
'Obsessed' double murderer Palani told gardai he would have continued to kill
Yousef Palani, aged 23, appeared at the Central Criminal Court for sentencing following guilty pleas to two murders in Sligo in April 2022. Palani admitted to...
'Unspeakable violence': Serial Killer Palani jailed for life
Yousef Palani, aged 23, of Markievicz Heights in Sligo, was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment on 23 October 2023 at the Central Criminal Court for the...
Inmate further jailed for attack on officer in women's prison
A 39-year-old woman from Granard, County Longford, has been sentenced to twelve months in prison following an assault on a prison officer at the Dochas Centre...
Teacher guilty of abusing her male student in 1980s
A woman has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy in the 1980s following a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Jacintha McSherry...
Pair jailed over rape and sex assault of woman in van launch appeals over incorrect phone evidence
Two men from County Longford have had their conviction appeals dismissed at the Court of Appeal following their trial for rape and sexual assault during the...
Jury to continue deliberating in trial of teacher accused of abusing her male student
A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court will resume deliberations tomorrow in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student decades...
Stardust worker tells inquest that doors were 'always locked'
At the ongoing inquest into the Stardust nightclub fire of February 1981, witnesses have testified that emergency exit doors were secured with chains and...
Jury continue deliberations in trial of teacher accused of abusing her male student
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has continued deliberations in the trial of a Donegal woman accused of indecently assaulting a male student nearly four...
'A case where danger lurks': closing speeches in trial of teacher accused of abusing her male student
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the jury has begun deliberations in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student nearly four...
Teacher who groomed and repeatedly raped teenager gets 8 years
A man aged 54 from Erry, Clara, County Offaly, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment following his conviction on charges of sexually abusing a...
Teacher takes stand and tells jury she never abused child
A teacher from Donegal Town has denied charges of indecent assault against a male student alleged to have occurred nearly four decades ago. The 63-year-old...
Terminally ill man and trainee priest brother jailed for rape of young cousin
Two brothers have been sentenced to a combined seven years imprisonment following their conviction for the sexual abuse of their cousin over a four-year...
Teacher told gardai that student fantasised about her, trial hears
A 63-year-old teacher from Donegal Town has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a male student in 1985 when she was a trainee educator...
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