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Castleblayney · March 21, 2019

Monaghan man guilty of IRA membership

A 55-year-old mechanic from Castleblayney, County Monaghan, has been convicted of IRA membership by the Special Criminal Court. James Joseph Cassidy of...

Longford · March 20, 2019

Murder accused's situation like "Godfather III", defence team say

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard closing arguments concerning a fatal stabbing outside Longford Shopping Centre in November 2016. Rihards...

French Park · March 19, 2019

Pair ran €5m "Ponzi scheme" that duped forestry investors

Two Dublin men pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to charges relating to a fraudulent forestry investment scheme. Between January 2014 and...

Longford · March 15, 2019

Drug dealer described stabbing man three times, murder trial hears

A man accused of murder told gardaí during interview that he stabbed another man three times outside Longford Shopping Centre in November 2016 because initial...

Longford · March 14, 2019

Jury view footage of murder accused chasing deceased with knife

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has viewed CCTV footage showing the accused chasing the deceased while holding a knife shortly before the fatal stabbing....

Longford · March 13, 2019

Murder accused's sister-in-law thought lives were in danger, trial hears

A witness in a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has testified that she feared for her family's safety following repeated attacks on their apartment...

Longford · March 12, 2019

Deceased attacked murder accused with knuckle duster, partner tells trial

A man charged with murder at the Central Criminal Court has pleaded not guilty to the charge but guilty to manslaughter, a plea the State has rejected....

Longford · March 12, 2019

Murder accused told gardai he would "get the fella" who broke windows

A garda giving evidence at the Central Criminal Court murder trial in Dublin heard the accused man say he would "get the fella" responsible for smashing his...

Longford · March 11, 2019

Accused stabbed man to death outside shopping centre, trial hears

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard that the accused told gardaí he intended to "sort out" the deceased the night before the fatal stabbing...

Longford · March 11, 2019

Man goes on trial accused of Longford murder

A 26-year-old man proceeded to trial at the Central Criminal Court on charges of murdering another man in Longford in November 2016. Rihards Lavickis, with an...

Charlestown · March 11, 2019

Pair to be sentenced for their roles in dissident republican murder

Two men appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on 11 March 2019 for sentencing following their guilty pleas in a case arising from the March...

Monaghan · March 08, 2019

Attacker twice jailed for assault on ex threatened her on day of release

A man convicted of assaulting his former partner on two occasions has been sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a breach of a protection...

Enniskillen · March 08, 2019

Legal question over republican "on-the-run" letters in Downey extradition is finalised

A Dublin High Court judge has finalised the legal framework permitting John Downey to pursue an appeal against his extradition to Northern Ireland on charges...

Enniskillen · March 06, 2019

"On the run" letters may have been used to gather evidence against republicans

A High Court judge has granted leave to appeal in the case of a 67-year-old man arrested in Co Donegal and wanted by UK authorities in connection with the...

Enniskillen · March 06, 2019

Questions about historic role of Gardai in Downey case, lawyers say

A 67-year-old man facing extradition to Northern Ireland on charges related to the 1972 deaths of two Ulster Defence Regiment soldiers in Enniskillen has...

Sligo · March 04, 2019

"No idea where she is": warrant for woman granted bail despite DPP objections

A 29-year-old Sligo woman has been granted bail by the High Court despite objections from the Director of Public Prosecutions, following an arrest warrant...

Monaghan · March 01, 2019

Six years for robber who duped taxi driver into driving him to and from crime

A man has been sentenced to nine years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for a series of robberies committed across Dublin between March and...

Enniskillen · March 01, 2019

John Downey to be extradited over 1972 Enniskillen murder

A man arrested in County Donegal is to be extradited to Northern Ireland to face charges relating to a 1972 bombing in Enniskillen. The High Court has...

Strokestown · February 27, 2019

Farmer brings High Court action over Strokestown eviction

A farmer from near Strokestown in County Roscommon has initiated High Court proceedings against KBC Bank and several related parties following an attempted...

Convoy · February 22, 2019

Two-year jail term for violent burglar over gang attack too lenient, DPP argues

The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on whether to increase the sentence imposed on a man convicted of his role in a violent gang assault. Donal O'Hara...

Cavan · February 21, 2019

Conviction for murdering prostitute's guardian upheld

The Court of Appeal has upheld a murder conviction against a Polish national more than four years after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing...

Sligo · February 18, 2019

Two-year jail term for "man with much potential" who had sex with girl (14)

A 31-year-old man from County Sligo has been sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to three years imprisonment, with the final year suspended for twelve...

Ballisodare · February 18, 2019

Man who transported training mortar in child's backpack avoids jail

A 29-year-old man from Ballysodare in Sligo has received a fully suspended sentence following his conviction at the Special Criminal Court for assisting an...

Longford · February 13, 2019

Financial services company secures injunction against EBS

A financial services company has secured a High Court injunction preventing EBS from terminating an agency agreement to operate three of the building...

Ballinrobe · February 12, 2019

Trial of man accused of coercing woman into getting married collapses

The trial of a man accused of coercing a woman into marriage has been discontinued at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Yasir Ali, aged 31, of Lighthouse...

Longford · February 08, 2019

Judgement to be given next week in EBS dispute

A High Court judge will deliver judgment next week on an application for an interim injunction in a dispute between Betty Martin Financial Services Ltd and...

Charlestown · February 08, 2019

New IRA leader jailed for life

Kevin Braney, a 44-year-old man from Charlestown in County Mayo, has been sentenced to life imprisonment following his conviction for the murder of Peter...

Donegal · February 07, 2019

Court grants judgement of €159k against financial advisor

The High Court has granted a judgement of €159,000 against a financial advisor in relation to alleged misappropriation of investor funds. Ms Justice Leonie...

Bundoran · February 05, 2019

Accused knew of tank where body was found, Moonlight murder trial hears

A man accused of murdering a disc jockey known as Mr Moonlight knew of the existence of a tank where the victim's remains were discovered, the Central...

Bundoran · February 04, 2019

"Something wasn't right": Bobby Ryan's son tells trial of meeting Mary Lowry

At the Central Criminal Court, the son of Bobby Ryan told how he encountered Mary Lowry at her farm on the morning his father vanished in June 2011. Robert...

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