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Virginia · August 03, 2021

Kevin Lunney subjected to 'ordeal of callous brutality and gratuitous violence', prosecution say

At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on 3 August 2021, prosecutors outlined their case against four accused men charged in connection with the abduction...

Donegal · July 30, 2021

Man who abused and filmed step-daughter with spy camera has jail sentence reduced

A Dublin man has had his jail sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal after challenging a conviction for sexually abusing his step-daughter and recording her...

Donegal · July 30, 2021

IRA man who threatened accident victim to withdraw claim loses appeal

A Dublin man has lost his appeal against conviction for membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army. The Court of Appeal...

Cavan · July 30, 2021

Man imprisoned, attacked teen with dumbbell during four-day 'reign of terror'

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment, with the final two years suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction...

Cavan · July 29, 2021

Judge asks if defence suggesting gardai engaged in 'hanky panky' by 'planting' DNA

At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, the presiding judge questioned whether defence counsel was suggesting gardaí engaged in misconduct by planting DNA...

Cavan · July 29, 2021

Four-day 'reign of terror' saw teen attacked, falsely imprisoned and sexually assaulted

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to eleven years imprisonment, with the final two years suspended, following his conviction for a sustained assault on a...

Cavan · July 29, 2021

€870k in drug money stashed at rural property

A Dublin man has been sentenced to four years imprisonment following a money-laundering conviction at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Jonathon O'Connor, aged...

Cavan · July 29, 2021

'An unprecedented abuse': Rapist Murray gets 16 further years for death threats against lawyers

Michael Murray, formerly of Killiney in Dublin, has been sentenced to an additional 16 years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for a sustained...

Cavan · July 28, 2021

Van allegedly used in Lunney abduction was parked unlocked on street, trial hears

At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, evidence was heard that a Renault Kangoo van allegedly used in the abduction of Cavan businessman Kevin Lunney was...

Cavan · July 27, 2021

Couple who reversed into off-duty garda and made false claim avoid jail

A husband and wife from Watermint Court, Royal Canal Park, Ashtown, have received fully suspended sentences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading...

Cavan · July 27, 2021

Judges reject defence bid to adjourn Lunney trial

The Special Criminal Court has rejected two defence applications in the trial of four men charged with the abduction and assault of Quinn Industrial Holdings...

Longford · July 26, 2021

Gangland criminal Wayne Whelan ran business with man who conspired to murder him

Four men have been sentenced to a combined 33 years imprisonment following convictions related to a conspiracy to murder Wayne Whelan, a criminal figure with...

Cavan · July 26, 2021

Defective batteries sparked fire that destroyed van allegedly used in Lunney abduction, trial hears

Detective Sergeant Jim McDevitt of Cavan Garda Station gave evidence at the Special Criminal Court concerning evidence in the trial of three men charged in...

Cavan · July 23, 2021

DNA matching that of both Kevin Lunney and accused found in van, trial told

A forensic scientist told the Special Criminal Court that DNA matching Kevin Lunney and one of the accused men was found in a Renault Kangoo van examined in...

Carrickmacross · July 23, 2021

Eight years for killing vulnerable pensioner by setting fire to home

At the Central Criminal Court, a 21-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment for the manslaughter of a pensioner in Carrickmacross, County...

Roscommon · July 23, 2021

'Sick sexual abuser' (75) jailed for rape of partner's daughter

A 75-year-old man from Ballyfarnon, County Roscommon, has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court for...

Virginia · July 22, 2021

Lunney accused replied 'no comment' in inference interviews

At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, one of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney has been heard...

Letterkenny · July 21, 2021 Also covered in Lifford, Raphoe

Man who twice attacked neighbour's home and tried to escape by swimming to Tyrone has jail sentence doubled

A man from Raphoe in County Donegal has had his prison sentence doubled by the Court of Appeal following two attacks on his neighbour's home and an assault...

Cavan · July 21, 2021

Cyril McGuinness was 'like a crazy bastard', Lunney accused told gardai

Luke O'Reilly, one of four men charged in connection with the abduction of businessman Kevin Lunney, described Cyril McGuinness as "like a big crazy bastard"...

Killala · July 21, 2021

'Flagrant' contempt of witness who booked holiday to Ayia Napa sees him jailed and fined

A 20-year-old plasterer from Killala, County Cork, has been sentenced to two months imprisonment and fined €1,000 at the Central Criminal Court for contempt...

Monaghan · July 21, 2021

Sheriff challenges mandatory retirement age

A Sheriff from County Monaghan has initiated High Court proceedings seeking to overturn the mandatory retirement age requirement that would require him to...

Cavan · July 20, 2021

'Forensic Casebook' found in home of Lunney accused, trial hears

The Special Criminal Court heard evidence on Tuesday that a forensic investigation textbook was discovered during a garda search of an accused man's Dublin...

Rathmullan · July 19, 2021

Men accused of Mulready-Woods murder get date for non jury trial

Two men have been scheduled to stand trial at the Special Criminal Court in April 2022 on a charge of murdering teenager Keane Mulready-Woods. Paul Crosby,...

Longford · July 19, 2021

Former Dublin hurler has conditions of robbery sentence altered

A man convicted of robbing a post office in Co Longford has had the conditions of his sentence varied by the Court of Appeal. Alan Coyne (46) of Ballinaree...

Cavan · July 19, 2021

Van allegedly used in Lunney abduction came from UK, trial hears

A Renault Kangoo van allegedly used in the abduction of businessman Kevin Lunney may have been brought to Ireland from the United Kingdom shortly before the...

Letterkenny · July 16, 2021

Woman to be sentenced for role in taxi hijack

A 24-year-old woman from Letterkenny, County Donegal, will be sentenced in November following her guilty plea to unlawful seizure of a vehicle at Dublin...

Killala · July 16, 2021

'Blatant' contempt of witness who went to Ayia Napa instead of giving evidence sees him jailed

At the Central Criminal Court, Darragh O'Connor of Deermount, Deerpark, Cork was sentenced to two months imprisonment for contempt of court. Justice David...

Cavan · July 16, 2021

Lunney prosecution 'highly likely' to close case next week

The Special Criminal Court has heard that prosecution evidence in the trial of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings director...

Cavan · July 15, 2021

Barrister in Lunney trial complains judge is 'rubbishing' defence case

During the trial of four men accused of abducting businessman Kevin Lunney at Ballinagh, County Cavan in September 2019, defence counsel Michael O'Higgins SC...

Cavan · July 15, 2021

Kevin Lunney suffered 'extreme pain', trial hears

A medical examination of Kevin Lunney, director of Quinn Industrial Holdings, revealed extensive injuries sustained during an abduction and assault on...

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