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Cavan · November 19, 2019

Accused seen with slain Real IRA leader Alan Ryan, trial hears

At the Special Criminal Court, Detective gardaí provided evidence that Ray Kennedy, aged 40, of Blanchardstown, Dublin, was observed in the company of Alan...

Sligo · November 18, 2019

Addict guilty of murdering talented Sligo musician after three trials

Keith Brady, a 32-year-old man from Cartron Estate in Sligo, has been convicted of murder at the Central Criminal Court following a protracted legal process...

Carrick-On-Shannon · November 15, 2019

Speeding, over-the-limit driver left friend in vegetative state

A 23-year-old man from Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to 40 months imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for dangerous driving...

Sligo · November 14, 2019

Man appeals conviction for raping two women

A man convicted of raping two women in Sligo town has launched an appeal against his conviction at the Court of Appeal. Clement Limen, aged 47, of North...

Sligo · November 14, 2019

Murder accused had heroin delivered to victim's home, jury told

A man accused of murdering a musician in County Sligo has heard prosecution counsel argue that his actions before and after the alleged killing demonstrate...

Convoy · November 14, 2019

"I had a bit of craic with D last night": trial hears of secret recording during Kinahan investigation

The Special Criminal Court in Dublin has heard covert recordings from vehicles bugged by gardaí during their investigation into the Kinahan organised crime...

Ballymote · November 13, 2019

Murder accused admitted stabbing popular local musician

Keith Brady, aged 32, of Cartron Estate in Sligo, stands charged with murder following the death of a local musician at New Apartments on Holborn Street in...

Monaghan · November 13, 2019

12-year prison sentence for man who raped foster daughter

A man has been sentenced to twelve years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction on charges of rape, oral rape, and sexual...

Leitrim · November 12, 2019

Jury convicts two men of raping woman who "blacked out" at party

Two Leitrim men have been convicted by jury of serious sexual offences following an 11-day trial at the Central Criminal Court. The jury of nine men and three...

Sligo · November 12, 2019

Garda denies fabricating evidence against murder accused

At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, a garda inspector has denied allegations that he fabricated evidence against a Sligo man charged with murder....

Donegal · November 12, 2019

Senior garda engaged in "deliberate and unmitigated" cover-up, "whistleblower" tells tribunal

A garda whistleblower has concluded three weeks of testimony before an ongoing tribunal, maintaining that a former assistant garda commissioner orchestrated a...

Cavan · November 11, 2019

On the run abuser caught and sent to jail

A man convicted of sexually assaulting a young child has been remanded in custody at the Central Criminal Court following his apprehension. The 24-year-old...

Castleblayney · November 11, 2019

Rapist has sentence increased following DPP appeal

A man from Castleblayney, County Monaghan, has had his rape sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following a challenge brought by the Director of Public...

Leitrim · November 08, 2019

Rape accused told gardai he was being "set up"

Two men from Leitrim have pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to charges of rape arising from an alleged incident in a flat in the county in...

Leitrim · November 08, 2019

Rape accused didn't care if victim wasn't consenting, State tells jury

Two men from Leitrim pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to charges of rape following an alleged incident at a flat in the county in 2017. The...

Mayo · November 08, 2019

Executive ordered to repay monies to liquidated security firm

The High Court has ordered James Farrell, chief operations officer of a liquidated security firm, to repay €62,000 to Business Mobile Security Services Ltd....

Cavan · November 08, 2019

IRA accused sent text to victim's wife's phone minutes before he was shot dead, trial hears

The Special Criminal Court has heard evidence during an ongoing trial concerning the fatal shooting of dissident republican Peter Butterly in March 2013....

Leitrim · November 07, 2019

Rape accused said "he might go down and chance a blowjob", witness tells trial

Two Leitrim men have pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to charges of rape and oral rape following an alleged incident at a flat in a Co Leitrim...

Sligo · November 07, 2019

Musician's blood on knives found in home, trial hears

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that blood matching a musician found stabbed to death in his Sligo home was present on two knives recovered...

Leitrim · November 07, 2019

Rape complainant initially alleged three men were involved, trial hears

At the Central Criminal Court, a trial heard that a woman alleging rape initially described three men as being involved in the assault. The complainant told...

Castlefinn · November 07, 2019

10 years for "extreme" sexual abuse of cousin

A man has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction on twenty-four counts of indecent assault. Thomas...

Charlestown · November 07, 2019

IRA trial enters legal argument on "Dwyer" phone data point

At the Special Criminal Court, proceedings in a trial concerning two men charged with membership of an unlawful organisation have entered a phase of legal...

Letterkenny · November 06, 2019

Two men guilty of raping "blind drunk" student

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has convicted two men of raping a woman in County Donegal in February 2015. Boakye Osei, aged 29, of Tooban, Burnfoot,...

Leitrim · November 06, 2019

Complainant tells trial of receiving "soz" snapchat from rape accused

At the Central Criminal Court, a woman has given evidence of alleged sexual assaults following a party in a County Leitrim flat in 2017. The complainant told...

Cavan · November 06, 2019

Peter Butterly shooting an "IRA operation", State's witness tells trial

A witness in the Special Criminal Court has testified that the shooting of dissident republican Peter Butterly in Gormanston, County Meath on 6 March 2013 was...

Sligo · November 06, 2019

Murder accused tells victim's brother he is "deeply ashamed"

A 32-year-old man charged with murder at the Central Criminal Court has expressed remorse through his legal counsel. Keith Brady of Cartron Estate, Sligo,...

Sligo · November 05, 2019

Judge warns jurors not to be "Poirot or Sherlock Holmes"

A judge at the Central Criminal Court has warned jurors at a murder trial not to conduct independent investigations into the case. Mr Justice Alexander Owens...

Sligo · November 04, 2019

State rejects accused's manslaughter plea

A 32-year-old man from Cartron Estate in Sligo entered a plea of not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of another Sligo...

Donegal · November 04, 2019

State has failed to prove rape complainant did not consent, lawyers for accused say

Two men accused of raping a college student in County Donegal in February 2015 are on trial at the Central Criminal Court. The defendants, aged 29 and 33 and...

Cavan · November 01, 2019

Six years for man who violently threatened, trapped and attacked ex in hotel room

A man from Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan has been sentenced to six years imprisonment following his conviction for serious offences against his former...

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