Convicted child rapist sentenced for 'shocking' rapes of girl
A man has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court in January 2021 for multiple rape offences committed against a child in...
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Abuser has sentence cut for 1970s offences
A man convicted of sexually abusing a child in County Mayo during the summer of 1978 has had his prison sentence reduced on appeal. The Court of Appeal found...
Hitman who gunned down Kinahan target found guilty of attempted murder
A man from County Meath has been found guilty of attempted murder in connection with a shooting attack on a drugs cartel target in Dublin in May 2017. The...
Kevin Lunney trial adjourned over Covid numbers
The trial of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Kevin Lunney, a Quinn Industrial Holdings executive, has been adjourned by the Special Criminal...
'Badge of honour': the ensnarement of a garda murderer
Aaron Brady, from Crossmaglen in County Armagh, was convicted of the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe following a trial at the Central...
Irish man wanted in US after child abuse police sting gets bail
A 45-year-old man from Crossmolina, County Mayo, wanted by United States authorities on foot of an arrest warrant, was granted bail by the High Court on 16...
'Little people grow up to be bigger and stronger': jail for man who abused boy in 1980s
A man has been jailed for one year at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to indecently assaulting a child in Dublin in the 1980s. Thomas...
Grandad who was 'brawn' in violent gang who claimed to be dissidents is jailed
A man has been jailed by the Special Criminal Court for his role in a violent extortion attack on a Mayo businessman in County Louth in 2017. Anthony Finglas,...
Woman blew stolen company cash on luxury holidays and shopping trips
A woman from Kiltoom, County Roscommon, has pleaded guilty to theft and forgery offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Nicola Henry, aged 32, admitted...
'Racketeering gang' member jailed for aggravated burglary of escort flat
A 38-year-old Romanian man has been sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his role in an aggravated burglary...
All-Ireland club champ gets book of evidence over ATM thefts
Five men, including a former All-Ireland club footballer, have had books of evidence served at the Special Criminal Court in relation to alleged thefts and...
Bid to halt Lunney trial fails
Four men charged with falsely imprisoning and assaulting Kevin Lunney, a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings, have had their pre-trial adjournment...
Bid to halt extradition on charge of attempted murder of PSNI officer fails
A Dublin man's legal challenge against extradition to Northern Ireland on an attempted murder charge has been rejected by the Court of Appeal. The 29-year-old...
Judge rules publican must remain in prison over contempt
A businessman must remain in Mountjoy Prison after a High Court judge found him in contempt of court orders relating to two properties in County Monaghan....
Strokestown Three in 'flagrant, deliberate and contrived breach' of court orders
Three men remain in custody at Mountjoy Prison following a High Court ruling that they must stay detained indefinitely until they comply with orders to vacate...
Publican remanded to prison faces punitive sentence for contempt
A Monaghan businessman has been remanded in custody to Mountjoy Prison by the High Court following his arrest by gardaí on allegations of repeatedly breaching...
Jail for convicted stalker who sexually assaulted wife
A man in his early forties has been imprisoned for three and a half years following his conviction on sexual assault and assault charges at the Central...
Strokestown three to remain in prison
Three men remain imprisoned in Mountjoy following their refusal to comply with High Court orders at a hearing last week. Michael Anthony McGann, Colm Granahan...
'Little people grow up to be bigger and stronger', abuse victim tells attacker
A man appeared before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to indecently assaulting a child in Dublin between 1982 and 1985. Thomas Deegan,...
Third man jailed after refusing to stay away from Strokestown farm
A man from Ballina, County Mayo, has been committed to Mountjoy Prison by Justice Leonie Reynolds after declining to provide undertakings to stay away from a...
Strokestown Two to remain in prison after refusing to give undertakings
Two men remain in custody at Mountjoy Prison after refusing to give undertakings to vacate a farm at Falsk, Strokestown, County Roscommon. Michael Anthony...
Tinder match put stolen €10k in Malawian woman's account
A 23-year-old Malawian national with an address in Charlestown, Dublin, received a fully suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after her bank...
Lunney accused complains DNA evidence was 'planted' on van that went on fire
Four men accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney appeared before the Special Criminal Court on 26...
Wind farm action admitted to Strategic Planning list
A High Court challenge brought by Coolberrin Wind Farm Ltd against An Bord Pleanála's refusal of planning permission for a grid connector in County Monaghan...
Pair remanded in custody over failure to vacate Strokestown farm
Two men have been remanded in custody following their failure to comply with High Court orders to vacate a farm at Falsk, Strokestown, County Roscommon....
Drunk driver has until New Year to pay €20k fine
A man from Geevagh, County Sligo, has been given until the end of this year to pay a €20,000 fine following an appeal decision at the Court of Appeal. Muiris...
Violent convicted stalker sexually assaulted wife in woods
A man with convictions for stalking and harassment of former partners was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court in Castlebar, County Mayo, of sexually...
Businessman's dissident ordeal so bad he asked to be shot
A Co Down man has pleaded guilty to demanding money with menaces from a Mayo businessman in Omeath, Co Louth, in December 2017. Anthony Finglas, aged 49,...
Woman who staged murder victim's suicide charged with 33 new offences while on suspended sentence
A woman with a last address in Finisklin, Sligo, has been returned to prison after breaching the conditions of a suspended sentence imposed by the Central...
Getaway driver who used own car to aid murder of innocent dad is jailed
Eric Shorthall, a 23-year-old from Ballyfermot in Dublin, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for his role as getaway...
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