Sentences totalling 20 years for pair who helped criminals murder Vinnie Ryan
Two Dublin men have been sentenced to a combined twenty years' imprisonment for their assistance in facilitating the murder of Vincent Ryan. Jeffrey Morrow,...
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Whereabouts of accused financial advisor unknown, court hears
Gardaí in Buncrana, Co Donegal have been unable to locate a financial advisor accused of misappropriating investor funds, the High Court heard on Tuesday....
Conviction for twice raping wife is upheld on appeal
A 40-year-old man from County Mayo has had his conviction for rape upheld following an appeal to the Court of Appeal. He was originally sentenced to nine...
Mother-of-seven gets suspended sentence for storing €192k in drugs
A 54-year-old woman from Dublin has received a fully suspended five-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for storing over €192,000 worth of drugs at...
Forestry scheme fraudsters jailed
Two men were jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 29 July 2019 following their convictions for defrauding over 140 foreign investors of approximately...
Mentally ill man who beat neighbour to death posted 2,000 bible videos on Youtube
A 32-year-old man from Sligo has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering his neighbour in February 2018. Richard McLaughlin, of The Laurels,...
"Mercy" asked for man who helped criminals murder Vinnie Ryan
At the Central Criminal Court in July 2019, two Dublin men admitted their pivotal roles in facilitating the murder of Vincent Ryan, who was shot dead near...
Nine years for man who used "kill floor" knife in manslaughter of poker opponent
A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of his housemate in Ballyjamesduff, County...
Strokestown eviction case to be heard in October
The High Court application by KBC Bank to evict a family from their home near Strokestown in County Roscommon will be heard on 10 October. Ms Justice Leonie...
Serial burglar avoids jail for stealing booze from Copper's
A 30-year-old man from Ballymun has received a two-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing twenty bottles of spirits valued at...
"Street justice" for man who slashed woman's face, court hears
Jason Kane, aged 24 of St Attracta Road, Cabra, Dublin, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment following his guilty plea to assault causing harm and...
"Nothing untoward" about judge commenting on knife crime, appeal court finds
Patrick McMorrow, aged 51, of Caltragh Crescent, Sligo, has failed in his appeal against a ten-year sentence imposed for a knife attack at the Crozon Inn in...
Strokestown eviction case won't be heard before end of term
A High Court application by KBC bank for an injunction requiring three siblings to vacate their family home near Strokestown in County Roscommon will not be...
"Human life is priceless": man who killed poker opponent with boning knife
A meat factory worker has been convicted of manslaughter following the death of his poker opponent outside their home in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan on New...
Man who beat neighbour to death with crowbar is committed to CMH
A 32-year-old man from Sligo has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital following a not guilty verdict by reason of insanity for the death of his...
Jury convicts man of "violent and frenzied" post office raid
A Dublin man has been convicted of armed robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a trial spanning ten days. Keith Murtagh, aged 34, was found...
"Violent and frenzied" robbery accused must be "desperately unlucky" if innocent, prosecution say
A man accused of armed robbery at a Dublin post office in January 2016 has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Keith Murtagh, aged 34, is...
"Unacceptable" that dangerous mentally ill man lived "just doors down", victim's parents tell court
A 32-year-old Sligo man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity for the fatal assault on his neighbour in February 2018. Richard McLaughlin, of The...
Man pleads not guilty to Sligo murder by reason of insanity
A 32-year-old man has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of a 20-year-old in Sligo in February 2018. The Central Criminal Court heard that...
Victim's terminally ill sister calls on State to prosecute "mastermind" behind murder
A terminally ill woman has made an urgent appeal for prosecution of a third individual she believes orchestrated the murder of her sister fourteen years...
Second man jailed for life for murdering mum-of-three Irene White
A 47-year-old man from Riverstown, County Louth was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 2019 after pleading guilty to murder at the Central Criminal Court....
Accused who "smashed man's head in with crowbar" meets insanity criteria, psychiatrist says
A consultant forensic psychiatrist has testified at the Central Criminal Court that a man accused of murder in Sligo meets the criteria for a special verdict...
Developer concerned about delays to €60m wind farm project
Two judicial review challenges against An Bord Pleanála's approval of a wind farm development have been admitted to the High Court's fast-track commercial...
Judge wants update from gardai over efforts to locate financial advisor
A High Court judge has requested an update from An Garda Síochána regarding efforts to locate a financial advisor accused of misappropriating investor funds...
Jail for man who "savagely" attacked partner after birthday binge
A man from Achill Road in Ballybrack, Dublin has been sentenced to 32 months imprisonment following his conviction for assaulting his former long-term...
Man who admitted stabbing poker opponent to death with "boning knife" is cleared of murder by jury
A meat factory worker was convicted of manslaughter but acquitted of murder at the Central Criminal Court following a trial in July 2019. Tomasz Paszkiewicz...
Story of killing "a very simple one", prosecution tell murder trial
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberations in the murder trial of a meat factory worker from Cavan. The accused, a 39-year-old, admits...
Downey to launch Supreme Court bid to halt extradition over 1972 murder
John Downey has lost a Court of Appeal challenge seeking to prevent his extradition to Northern Ireland in connection with the 1972 Enniskillen bombing. The...
Abuser's appeal over alleged jury pressure during bad weather is dismissed
A man convicted of indecently assaulting a young teenager in 1980 has had his appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Patrick Patton, aged 65, of Cashelard,...
Murder accused stabbed poker opponent after losing "all his money", trial hears
A 39-year-old meat factory worker has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter following the death of his housemate in Ballyjamesduff, County...
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