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Carrick-On-Shannon · July 08, 2022

Injunction over alleged trespass at Traveller housing scheme is extended

The High Court has extended an injunction preventing trespass and occupation at a bay within Shannonside View Traveller Group Housing Scheme in...

Enniskillen · July 07, 2022

Man kidnapped ex-wife for 24 hours and threatened to kill her

A man from County Meath has been sentenced to five years imprisonment following his conviction for falsely imprisoning and threatening to kill his former wife...

Mayo · June 30, 2022

'Architect' behind violent robbery and extortion of businessman withdrew from plan, appeal told

A man convicted of his role in a violent robbery and extortion of a Mayo businessman has appealed his conviction at the Court of Appeal, contending he had...

Castlebar · June 30, 2022 Also covered in Letterkenny

Missing evidence in landmark human trafficking trial, appeal told

A woman convicted of human trafficking, one of the first such convictions in the State, has appealed her conviction on grounds of missing evidence, the Court...

Sligo · June 30, 2022

Hotel manager awarded €50k for unfair dismissal

A former general manager of the Clayton Hotel in Sligo has been awarded €50,000 in compensation by the Workplace Relations Commission following a finding of...

Longford · June 28, 2022

GP in Derry signed Longford man's mask exemption cert, WRC hears

A Longford man has brought a discrimination complaint before the Workplace Relations Commission arising from an incident at a grocery shop in Longford Town on...

Foxford · June 27, 2022

Abuse survivor Sophia Murphy speaks of relief after father's 18-year sentence is upheld

A man formerly of Foxford, County Mayo, has had his 18-year prison sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal following his conviction for the systematic sexual...

Monaghan · June 27, 2022

Covid protocol failure akin to 'workplace assault', WRC rules

The Workplace Relations Commission has dismissed a complaint of unfair dismissal brought by a direct provision centre worker in Monaghan. The adjudicating...

Killala · June 24, 2022

'Rot in hell': survivor to 'vile paedophile' Michael Golden after he dies in prison

Michael Golden, aged 73, of Crosspatrick, Killala, County Mayo, was convicted unanimously by jury at the Central Criminal Court last month of seven counts of...

Ballymahon · June 24, 2022

'Sadistic' attacker who forced curtain pole into victim's back passage has jail term increased

Nathan Doherty, aged 24, from Legan in County Longford, has had his prison sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following a conviction for a serious...

Belmullet · June 23, 2022

Man alleged to have told Belmullet staff everyone was 'brainwashed' loses mask discrimination claim

A man has lost a discrimination claim brought against a Co Mayo hardware store after the Workplace Relations Commission found no evidence that his treatment...

Ballymahon · June 23, 2022

'Sadistic' attacker forced curtain pole into mother's lover, appeal court hears

Nathan Doherty, aged 24, from Legan in County Longford, appeared before the Court of Appeal on a sentence appeal brought by the Director of Public...

Granard · June 22, 2022

Farmer accused of stealing waste flour was unfairly dismissed, WRC rules

A farmer from County Cavan has been awarded €13,400 by the Workplace Relations Commission following a finding of unfair dismissal. Padraig Cunningham was...

Carrick-On-Shannon · June 22, 2022

Children 'terrified' as men in balaclavas cut open barrier and move caravans next door to creche

Leitrim County Council has obtained High Court orders against individuals it alleges unlawfully occupied part of the Shannonside View Traveller Group Housing...

Sligo · June 21, 2022

Three convicted of Real IRA weapons and explosives conspiracy seek damages

Three men from County Louth convicted of conspiracy to acquire explosives and weapons for the Real IRA are seeking damages in the High Court for a period of...

Longford · June 16, 2022

State 'abdicating' responsibilities by allowing UK prison transfer, mum of murdered boxer says

Tracey Tully, mother of murdered boxer Kevin Sheehy, brought a High Court challenge against the Minister for Justice's decision to permit Logan Jackson to...

Monaghan · June 16, 2022

Victim left with epilepsy after unprovoked attack in city centre

A man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison following a serious unprovoked assault in Dublin city centre. Daryl Cassells, aged 27 and of no...

Mayo · June 02, 2022

'I fear for my personal safety around this man': Landlord jailed for 'campaign of terror' against former tenant

A Mayo native has been sentenced to two years imprisonment, with sixteen months suspended, following his conviction for a sustained harassment campaign...

Sligo · June 01, 2022

Nine years for man (59) who twice raped woman after Tinder date

A 59-year-old man from Sligo has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction on charges arising from an...

Monaghan · June 01, 2022

Serial offender who posed as garda during 'vicious' robbery of teens gets seven years

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction for a series of violent offences...

Castlebar · May 27, 2022

Adjudicator ruled out calling gardai in Ammi Burke case

A Workplace Relations Commission adjudicating officer has dismissed an unfair dismissal complaint brought by Ammi Burke of Castlebar, Co Mayo, against Arthur...

Ballyshannon · May 25, 2022

Truck driver given suspended sentence for moving €900k in drugs is jailed after appeal

A 43-year-old truck driver from Ballyshannon, County Donegal, has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment by the Court of Appeal after his original...

Claremorris · May 24, 2022

Mayo solicitor admits stealing cash

A 68-year-old former solicitor from Claremorris, County Mayo, has been remanded on bail pending sentencing in November following his admission to four counts...

Ballyconnell · May 20, 2022

Sean Quinn allegedly "trespassing" on lands owned by his former companies, court hears

At the High Court on Friday, Mannok Cement Limited and Mannok Build Ltd sought an injunction to prevent Sean Quinn from trespassing on lands in Co Cavan,...

Ballyconnell · May 18, 2022

Mannok companies take action against Sean Quinn alleging trespass

Two Mannok companies have initiated High Court proceedings against Sean Quinn, alleging trespass on Swanlinbar Quarry in County Cavan. Mannok Cement Limited...

Donegal · May 10, 2022

Scammers diverted €71k retirement fund to money launderer's account

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, a 21-year-old student pleaded guilty to handling the proceeds of crime and money laundering following a fraud scheme in...

Monaghan · May 09, 2022

Agri-food plant extension opposed by estate owner

An estate owner in County Cavan has initiated High Court proceedings challenging An Bord Pleanála's approval of a planning extension for an agri-food...

French Park · May 06, 2022

Former priest and Irish Times columnist jailed for sexual abuse

A former priest and Irish Times columnist has been sentenced to four years imprisonment following conviction for multiple sexual assaults on a schoolboy in...

Mayo · May 06, 2022

Michael Lynn takes stand in multi-million euro theft trial

Michael Lynn, a former solicitor aged 53 from Red Cross, County Wicklow, gave evidence in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in the thirteenth week of his trial on...

Cavan · May 05, 2022

Environmental campaigner fails in challenge to weather mast at wind farm

An environmental campaigner has failed in a High Court challenge to overturn An Bord Pleanala's decision to permit a weather mast at a wind farm in Co Cavan....

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