Court dismisses assertion that prosecutors "ambushed" murder accused
The Court of Appeal has upheld a murder conviction and rejected allegations that the Director of Public Prosecutions engaged in prosecutorial misconduct...
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Law Society junior VP seeks judicial review over overcharging finding
A County Mayo solicitor and junior Vice President of the Law Society has initiated High Court judicial review proceedings challenging findings of overcharging...
Would-be burglar opened door to gardai, court hears
A man with 116 previous convictions, including 17 for burglary, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to trespass with intent to commit an offence...
Sligo men to stand trial accused of IRA membership
Two men from County Sligo have been sent forward for trial at the Special Criminal Court on charges of membership of an unlawful organisation. Damhan...
"Vulnerable" man sexually exploited teen girl he met online
A 36-year-old man from Donegal pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to sexually exploiting a 15-year-old girl he met on a youth mental health...
Dubliner "went crazy" in nightclub attack, court hears
A 22-year-old Dublin man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting two cousins at the Wright nightclub in Swords in February 2015. Patrick...
High Court orders extradition of man over alleged blackmail of UK farmer
The High Court has ordered the extradition of a 31-year-old man from Sligo to the United Kingdom to face trial on charges of blackmail, conspiracy to commit...
Solicitor jailed for stealing €260k from clients has prison sentence halved on appeal
A former solicitor from Castlebar, County Mayo, has had her prison sentence reduced from twelve to six months following a successful appeal. Jacqueline...
Alleged prostitution trafficking victim underwent "voodoo process", jury hears
A woman has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on charges relating to the alleged trafficking of a young Nigerian woman into Ireland for the...
Alleged burglar may have escaped Circuit Court trial had he not "skipped the country”
Edward Hanrahan faced the Court of Appeal in January 2017 following the dismissal of his judicial review proceedings in the High Court. Originally charged...
Killer's lawyers ask for sentence of no more than four years
William Gilsenan, aged 24, appeared for sentencing at the Central Criminal Court following his December conviction for manslaughter in the death of Edward...
Former solicitor appeals 12-month jail sentence for stealing €260k from clients
A former solicitor from Castlebar, County Mayo, has appealed a 12-month jail sentence imposed for stealing €260,000 from clients. Jacqueline Durcan pleaded...
Leitrim man jailed for rape and sexual abuse of boy
A man from Carrigallen, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment following his conviction for the sexual abuse of a boy in his...
Murder conviction for escalated punishment shooting upheld
The Court of Appeal has upheld a murder conviction against a County Tyrone man for his role in a fatal shooting in Donegal in 2008. Martin Kelly, aged 42 and...
Man convicted of kidnapping mother of his children
A man has been convicted of kidnapping the mother of his children at the Central Criminal Court following a two-week trial. The jury returned a guilty verdict...
Appeal lawyer accuses DPP of "ambushing" murder accused and "offering" manslaughter pleas
An appeal against a murder conviction has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal following claims that prosecutors engaged in improper conduct during trial...
Jury begins deliberating in trial of man accused of raping former partner
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberating in the trial of a man accused of raping his former partner from Longford following her alleged...
Alleged rape and kidnap victim did not appear distressed, witness tells trial
A witness has testified at the Central Criminal Court that an alleged kidnapping and rape victim did not appear distressed when she visited her home on the...
Man who put explosive on bus and made bomb threats during Queen's visit is jailed for 8.5 years
A man from Drumlish, County Longford, has been sentenced to eight and a half years imprisonment following his conviction by the Special Criminal Court on...
Witness tells trial of opening door in early hours to find woman in "very distressed state"
A Longford man has pleaded not guilty to charges including rape, false imprisonment, breaching a barring order, and assault causing harm at the Central...
Gadai changed nappies and cooked dinner for children during alleged kidnap, trial hears
A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard how gardaí were obliged to prepare meals and change nappies for multiple children after their mother was...
Inquiry finds obstetrician guilty of poor professional performance
A Medical Council inquiry has found Dr Andrea Hermann guilty of poor professional performance on 17 counts and professional misconduct on three counts. Dr...
Pizza outlet robber moved to Mayo to escape "negative influences", court hears
A man who pleaded guilty to robbing an Apache Pizza outlet in Tallaght in September 2015 appeared before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Craig Dempsey, aged...
Ex-solicitor jailed for theft from clients
A former solicitor from County Mayo has been sentenced to one year in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing €260,000 from her clients between...
Convicted killer threatened witness in case
Michael Kinsella, aged 24, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after admitting he intimidated a witness in a...
"Significant risk" to public after alleged occupation of building housing council water lab, court told
The High Court has heard that orders directing the vacation of a Letterkenny building housing Donegal County Council's water testing laboratory have not been...
"This is for the Queen of blood and war of Iraq": court hears of bomb threats during Queen's visit
The Special Criminal Court heard evidence on 30 November 2016 regarding bomb threats and an incendiary device discovered during a state visit by Queen...
Man who had sex with 16-year-old when he was 19 is sentenced
A Co Mayo man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty plea to the defilement of a 16-year-old girl in...
Dispute leads to concern over meat plant workers
A dispute over the ownership and operation of a meat processing plant in Lifford, County Donegal, has left fifty-five workers unable to return to their jobs....
Man who facilitated "bogus marriages" jailed for two months
A 34-year-old Mauritian man has been sentenced to two months in custody at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to three counts of...
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