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Cavan · November 17, 2020

Lunney trial should be halted due to Graham Dwyer mobile data case, defence say

A defence counsel for one of four men charged with the false imprisonment and assault of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney has applied for the...

Castlebar · November 16, 2020

Son who killed mother shouts at prosecutor during sentence hearing

A County Mayo man whose murder conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court appeared for sentence hearing at the Central Criminal Court in November 2020...

Convoy · November 16, 2020

Getaway driver to be sentenced for role in murder of innocent family man

Eric Shorthall, aged 23 from Ballyfermot in Dublin, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for his role as getaway driver...

Convoy · November 13, 2020

Property magnate Jim Mansfield Jnr 'didn't write', alleged victim tells trial

A witness at the Special Criminal Court has testified that property magnate Jim Mansfield Jnr could not have written a note allegedly used during an alleged...

Mayo · November 10, 2020

Husband withdraws marital rape appeal after warning from court

A man imprisoned for two counts of anal rape against his wife has withdrawn his appeal against his nine-year sentence following guidance from the Court of...

Ballyshannon · November 09, 2020

Bench warrant issued for woman who staged suicide of murder victim

A bench warrant has been issued at the Central Criminal Court for a Sligo woman who breached the conditions of her suspended sentence. Janice Brady, aged 29,...

Sligo · November 06, 2020

Formula 1 engineer loses appeal over attack and false imprisonment of landlord (81)

A Formula 1 engineer's appeal against a nine-year prison sentence for attacking and falsely imprisoning his elderly landlord has been dismissed by the Court...

Convoy · November 06, 2020

Jim Mansfield Jnr arranged meetings with IRA to help get back property, key witness tells trial

A key witness in the Witness Protection Programme has told the Special Criminal Court that Jim Mansfield Jnr arranged meetings with the New IRA and INLA to...

Ballina · November 06, 2020 Also covered in Strokestown

Judge orders arrest of occupiers of Strokestown eviction farm

Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds of the High Court has ordered the arrest of any person found in occupation of a farm at Falsk, Strokestown in County Roscommon. The...

Convoy · November 05, 2020

Trial over failed hit on James Gately concludes

A trial concerning an alleged attempt to obstruct justice following a shooting in Dublin has concluded at the Special Criminal Court. Gary McAreavey, aged 53,...

Cavan · November 05, 2020

Environmentalist seeks to halt tree-felling

Environmental activist Peter Sweetman has initiated High Court judicial review proceedings against the Forestry Appeals Committee's decision to grant a...

Convoy · November 03, 2020

Gately accused was 'man who pulled the trigger', State tells trial

The State has told the Special Criminal Court that Caolan Smyth was the man who "pulled the trigger" in the attempted murder of James Gately at a filling...

Castleblayney · November 03, 2020 Also covered in Virginia

All-Ireland champ and co-accused hit with total of 38 new charges

Five men, including a former All-Ireland club footballer, have been charged with a combined 38 new offences at the Special Criminal Court relating to alleged...

Strokestown · November 03, 2020

Strokestown farm remains occupied in defiance of orders, High Court hears

The High Court in Dublin has heard that a farm at Falsk, Strokestown in County Roscommon remains occupied in breach of court orders granted to KBC Bank. The...

Cavan · November 02, 2020

Challenges by Kevin Lunney accused may delay trial

Four men facing charges of false imprisonment and assault in connection with an incident involving Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney are...

Strokestown · October 30, 2020

Anyone occupying Strokestown farm likely to be jailed, judge warns

A High Court judge has warned that any person occupying a farm at Falsk, Strokestown, Co Roscommon after 6pm on Sunday is likely to face imprisonment for...

Boyle · October 30, 2020 Also covered in Geevagh

Drunk, uninsured driver to pay €20k fine after leaving cyclists with life-changing injuries

The Court of Appeal has imposed a €20,000 fine on a man convicted of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm after he collided with two cyclists while...

Donegal · October 27, 2020

Date set for Jasmine McMonagle murder trial

A trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering a Donegal woman. Richard Burke, aged 28, of Forest Park in Killygordon, is charged with the murder of...

Boyle · October 20, 2020 Also covered in Geevagh

Drunk, uninsured driver left cyclists with life-changing injuries

A 31-year-old man from Geevagh, County Sligo has had his sentence referred for review by the Court of Appeal after being convicted of dangerous driving...

Sligo · October 19, 2020

Formula 1 engineer appeals against sentence for 'life threatening' attack on landlord (81)

Stefan Schaufler, a 53-year-old engineer formerly employed in Formula 1, has appealed his sentence at the Court of Appeal for an attack on his 81-year-old...

Roscommon · October 19, 2020

Woman can't sue former Lotto operator over alleged negligent advice

The High Court has dismissed an application by a Roscommon woman to pursue proceedings against the former operator of the National Lottery over alleged...

Monaghan · October 19, 2020

Rapist foster father has sentence cut after comments on sentence remission

Richard Moloney, a foster father from County Tipperary, has had his twelve-year prison sentence reduced to ten-and-a-half years following an appeal court...

Longford · October 16, 2020

Man alleged to have armed himself with Pit bull called 'Buster' avoids jail

A man from Longford who pleaded guilty to resisting arrest following an incident in Dublin in 2016 has received a four-month suspended sentence at Dublin...

Sligo · October 15, 2020

Provisional liquidators appointed to Pamela Scott operators

The High Court has appointed provisional liquidators to two fashion retail companies that operated thirteen Pamela Scott stores across Ireland. Arzac...

Cavan · October 14, 2020

Aaron Brady sentenced to 40 years

At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on 14 October 2020, Aaron Brady, aged 29 and resident of New Road in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, received a life...

Cavan · October 14, 2020

Driver who killed motorcyclist after changing lanes avoids jail

John Tierney, aged 53, of Rockhouse, Gowna, County Cavan, received a fully suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to...

Cavan · October 14, 2020

Garda Adrian Donohue murder: victim impact statements in full

At the Central Criminal Court, victim impact statements were read concerning the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohue, who died during an armed robbery at...

Letterkenny · October 12, 2020 Also covered in Milford

Man fights extradition to North on charge of attempted murder of PSNI officer

A Dublin man has pursued legal challenges against his extradition to Northern Ireland on a charge of attempted murder of a Police Service of Northern Ireland...

Monaghan · October 12, 2020

'Duped' student avoids jail for mule account scam

A 25-year-old student has received a fully suspended 12-month sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for money laundering. Jonathan Angbalu pleaded guilty...

Convoy · October 09, 2020

Alleged gunman in James Gately murder bid goes on trial

A 28-year-old man from County Meath has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of James Gately at a Dublin filling station in May 2017. Caolan Smyth has...

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