Son whose murder conviction was quashed admits to manslaughter of mother
Celyn Eadon, aged 29, of Derrycrieve, Islandeady, Castlebar, Co Mayo, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the manslaughter of his mother Noreen...
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Judge praises threat victim's 'kind and generous spirit'
Stuart McManus, aged 44, of Joyce Road, Drumcondra, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to making a threat to cause serious harm to a...
Drug-driver fails in bid to overturn conviction based on omission of word 'or' in legislation
A man from Longford has failed in his bid to overturn a drug-driving conviction at the Court of Appeal. Patrick Clyne was convicted by Longford District Court...
Suspended sentence for 'brutal onslaught' too lenient
A man from Tuam, County Rosemmon, must serve eighteen months in prison following a Court of Appeal decision that his original suspended sentence was unduly...
Debt collector fails in appeal against jail term for threat to kidnap
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a debt collector against an 18-month custodial sentence imposed for intimidation and harassment offences. Kevin...
Foster father seeks to have rape conviction overturned
A Tipperary man has pursued an appeal to overturn his rape conviction, with the Court of Appeal ultimately rejecting his challenge to the guilty verdict while...
Jail term cut for abuse of young girl
A man from Claremorris in County Mayo has had his prison sentence reduced following a successful appeal against its severity. Mark Walsh, now aged 32, was...
Suspended sentence for 'life-changing' one-punch attack too lenient
The Court of Appeal in Dublin has quashed a fully suspended sentence imposed on a man convicted of assault causing serious harm to a Defence Forces member....
Man accused of being armed with Pit bull named 'Buster' admits new charges
A 40-year-old man from Longford has pleaded guilty to two counts of resisting arrest at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Brian Farrell initially faced charges...
'Bite them Buster': gardai attacked by man with Pit bull, trial hears
A man is on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court accused of assaulting two gardai at Sallynoggin Road on 16 October 2016. The defendant, aged 40 and from...
All Ireland club champ gets bail on ATM theft charges
A man with three All Ireland Club Championship medals with Crossmaglen Rangers has been granted bail by the Special Criminal Court on charges relating to ATM...
Kevin Lunney accused challenges non-jury trial
Alan O'Brien, a 39-year-old Dublin resident, has initiated High Court judicial review proceedings to challenge the Director of Public Prosecutions' decision...
Three time All-Ireland club champ charged over ATM thefts
A 30-year-old man with three All-Ireland club championship medals has been charged with offences relating to ATM thefts across Cavan and Monaghan. Daniel...
Second home-schooled student brings action over calculated grades
A 17-year-old home-schooled student from outside Dublin has initiated judicial review proceedings against the Minister for Education over the refusal to award...
Bail for ATM theft accused
Four men have been granted bail by the Special Criminal Court following their appearance on charges relating to alleged ATM theft attempts across the border...
Brothers before non-jury court over attempted thefts of ATMs
Four men appeared before the Special Criminal Court on Tuesday charged with involvement in attempted ATM thefts across Cavan and Monaghan during 2019. Gerard...
'Monster' jailed for sex assaults on grandchildren
A 67-year-old Co Monaghan farmer has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment, with the final two years suspended, following his conviction for sexual...
Kevin Lunney accused fails in bid to have charges dismissed
A man accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney has failed in his application to have the charges...
Abuser secretly filmed step-daughter
A 50-year-old Dublin man has been sentenced to six years and nine months imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for sexually abusing his step-daughter...
Dublin dream destroyed by nightclub glassing
A man pleaded guilty to assault causing harm following an incident at a nightclub in Swords, Dublin in December 2017. The victim, then aged 19, sustained...
Judge orders inquiry into detention of Chilean student in Mountjoy
A High Court judge has ordered an inquiry into the detention of a 33-year-old Chilean student held in the Dochas Centre at Mountjoy Prison. Ms Estefany...
Farmer whose cattle were shot by defence forces has bankruptcy extended
The High Court has extended the bankruptcy of John Hoey, a farmer from Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, by eight years. Ms Justice Teresa Pilkington's...
Man who fled to UK is jailed over violent 2009 knife attack
A man from Dublin has been imprisoned for his involvement in a serious knife attack that occurred on Dame Street in April 2009. Patrick Carter pleaded guilty...
'Completely bizarre': crack addict attempted multiple thefts while holding chihuahua
A man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison following a series of attempted car thefts in a Dublin housing estate while under the influence...
Kevin Lunney accused to bid to have charges dismissed
Alan O'Brien, aged 39, with an address at Shelmalier Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, appeared before the Special Criminal Court on July 6th, 2020 to seek dismissal...
Court upholds sentencing of Queen's visit bomber
The Court of Appeal has upheld an eight-and-a-half year sentence imposed on a 70-year-old man convicted of placing an explosive device on a bus during Queen...
Murder, rape trials to be listed in courts across country in effort to clear backlog
The Central Criminal Court will resume jury trials from the end of August across multiple venues in an effort to address the significant backlog of cases...
Man jailed over illegal dumping brings action against waste company
A businessman from County Donegal who was imprisoned for nine weeks in 2019 over illegal dumping has initiated High Court proceedings against another waste...
Senior officer denies 'squandering' leads in Adrian Donohoe investigation
A retired detective inspector giving evidence at the Central Criminal Court rejected claims that the garda investigation into the murder of Detective Garda...
Seven-year sentence upheld for abuse of three sisters
A County Mayo man has failed in his appeal against a seven-year prison sentence imposed for the sexual abuse of three sisters over an eighteen-year period....
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