Notorious garda murderer sentenced for throwing keg at jeweller's window
A 70-year-old man has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment, with the balance suspended from June, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for criminal...
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Farmer who told repo men to strip naked and get into pen with agitated boar is sent to jail
A pig farmer from County Longford has been imprisoned following the dismissal of his appeal against conviction at the Court of Appeal. Donal Connaughton, aged...
"Well made and viable" IEDs found in car stopped by gardai, trial hears
The Special Criminal Court has heard evidence that two "very well-made" and "viable" improvised explosive devices were discovered in a vehicle stopped by...
13-year sentence for man who raped and sexually abused nieces
A 49-year-old man from Longford was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court in May 2017 following his guilty pleas to seven charges...
"Significant threat to women” has sentence for sexual exploitation cut on appeal
A man convicted of sexually exploiting a child online has had his sentence reduced on appeal at the Court of Appeal. The defendant, aged 23, with an address...
IRA accused forcibly removed from car after being stopped by gardai, trial hears
Gardaí forcibly removed a man from his vehicle during a roadside stop on the N52 in County Meath in December 2014, the Special Criminal Court heard. Michael...
Surveillance evidence in IRA trial
A trial at the Special Criminal Court has heard surveillance evidence relating to the movements of two vehicles through counties Westmeath and Louth on 16...
Louth IRA accused driving in convoy with man found with IEDs, trial hears
Michael Connolly, aged 44 and resident of Grange Drive in Dundalk, County Louth, has pleaded not guilty to membership of an unlawful organisation styling...
Sex abuse victim tells court she felt she lived life "in a prison"
A woman who endured sexual abuse as a child has described feeling imprisoned by the trauma throughout her life. The victim gave evidence at the Central...
Farmer who told repo men to get into pen with agitated boar alleges juror interference
A pig farmer from County Longford has appealed his conviction for false imprisonment and related offences, alleging interference with a juror during his...
"The fu**ing dregs decide not to finish it": former advisor to Joan Burton "not proud" of language during protest
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Karen O'Connell, a former special advisor to Labour TD Joan Burton, gave evidence in the trial of Solidarity TD Paul Murphy...
Pair have 20-year sentences for aggravated burglary reduced on appeal
Two Dublin men have had their sentences reduced on appeal following convictions for aggravated burglary at a rural Tipperary home in November 2013. Patrick...
87-year-old claims nephew spent over €130k for his own use
An 87-year-old man has initiated High Court proceedings in relation to allegations that his nephew withdrew over €130,000 from his bank account for personal...
Convicted sex offender to be sentenced for sexual abuse of four nieces
A man from Legan, County Longford, has been remanded in custody pending sentencing at the Central Criminal Court for the sexual abuse of four nieces over a...
Juror's google search collapses retrial of childminder
A retrial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has collapsed following a juror's internet research into a witness in the case. The jury had retired to consider...
Child's injuries indicated "non-accidental injury", retired paediatrician tells trial
A retired consultant paediatrician has told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that the pattern of injuries sustained by a ten-month-old child indicated...
Infant had “classic” symptoms of abusive head trauma, trial hears
A ten-month-old girl presented with injuries consistent with abusive head trauma when admitted to Temple Street Children's Hospital in Dublin in April 2012, a...
Convicted rapist jailed for punching former girlfriend
A 31-year-old man from Ballyshannon, County Donegal, has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment following his conviction for assaulting his former partner....
Child minder denied infant was “violently shaken” in her care, trial hears
A childminder accused of causing serious harm to a ten-month-old infant pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to the charge. Sandra Higgins,...
No jail for man who hijacked car after crashing
Patrick Fitzgerald, aged 40, of Glenties Park, Finglas, Dublin, has avoided a custodial sentence following an incident on River Road, Castleknock, County...
Child minder goes on trial accused of causing serious harm to infant
A childminder has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court charged with intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to a ten-month-old infant in...
Tipperary man pleads guilty to having pistol & pipe bombs
A 24-year-old man from Clonmel in County Tipperary has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing a firearm and explosive devices. Dylan...
Carpet company director admits to price-fixing
A director of a carpet company based in Charlestown, County Mayo, admitted at the Central Criminal Court to breaching competition law through a price-fixing...
London financial worker and student brother stole from charity bar
Two brothers from Belturbet, County Cavan, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing over €8,000 in cash while working as charity barmen at...
Extradition of company director to UK over £5m tax fraud postponed “on humanitarian grounds”
A construction company director from Roscommon has secured a four-week postponement of his extradition to the United Kingdom on humanitarian grounds. Thomas...
Court dismisses injunctions sought over golf course lands
The High Court has dismissed an application by a businessman seeking injunctions to regain control of a golf course property in County Wicklow from a...
Criminal with 156 convictions who used dog in violent robbery remanded on continuing bail
A 26-year-old man from Roscommon has pleaded guilty to his role in a violent robbery on Arran Quay in Dublin in June 2014. Patrick Conroy, with 156 previous...
Monaghan man to face trial next month after weapons cache discovery
A man from Monaghan has been remanded on bail pending trial at the Special Criminal Court following his arrest in connection with a significant weapons...
Challenge to planning board's refusal of Wexford solar power plant
A High Court challenge has been initiated by Highfield Solar Limited against An Bord Pleanála's refusal to approve a solar energy development near Killinick...
Webster guilty of murdering Anne Shortall
Roy Webster, aged 40 and from Ashbree in County Wicklow, was convicted of murder at the Central Criminal Court on 24 March 2017 following a unanimous jury...
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