Cage Fighter found guilty of beating man and leaving him to drown in Shannon
At the Central Criminal Court, a cage fighter and a second man have been convicted of murdering a 23-year-old Polish national in June 2014. Leszek Sychulec,...
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Athlone murder trial jury to resume deliberations
The jury in the trial of two men accused of murdering a 23-year-old man at the Central Criminal Court will resume deliberations on Friday morning. Leszek...
Judge tells murder trial jury it can reach alternative verdicts of manslaughter or assault
At the Central Criminal Court, the jury in the trial of two men charged with murdering a 23-year-old man in County Roscommon has been instructed that it may...
Judge charges jury in Athlone murder trial
The jury in the trial of two men charged with the murder of a 23-year-old in Athlone is expected to begin deliberating on Thursday. The Central Criminal Court...
Murder accused "pummelled" deceased and threw him in river, State tells jury
At the Central Criminal Court, the jury in a murder trial heard closing arguments concerning the death of a 23-year-old man in June 2014. Prosecutors alleged...
Vacant property allegedly taken over by people on housing list
Longford County Council has initiated High Court proceedings against a couple alleged to have occupied a vacant council property without authorisation. John...
State closes case in Athlone murder trial
The State has completed its case at the Central Criminal Court in the trial of two men accused of murdering a 23-year-old man in Athlone. Leszek Sychulec,...
Deceased's DNA found on murder accused's belongings, trial hears
The Central Criminal Court has heard DNA evidence linking a deceased man to items seized from one of two men on trial for his murder. Patryk Krupa, aged 23,...
Athlone murder trial hears driving license evidence
Evidence has been heard at the Central Criminal Court in relation to a driving licence found in the name of a witness in a murder trial. Tomas Strugacz...
State "cleansed" jury of people from Cabra, Ballymun & Finglas, appeal lawyers claim
The Court of Appeal heard submissions today regarding an appeal against conviction brought by a Ballymun man sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment for his...
Athlone murder trial continues in legal argument
The Central Criminal Court trial of two men accused of murdering a 23-year-old at Bogganfin, Athlone has continued with legal argument in the absence of the...
Witness agrees he did not tell gardai what he told trial until "pulled for murder"
A key prosecution witness in a Central Criminal Court murder trial conceded during cross-examination that he disclosed nothing to gardaí about the alleged...
Witness tells trial he saw men beat Patryk Krupa and drag him in to river
A witness has testified at the Central Criminal Court that he observed two men remove a 23-year-old from a vehicle, assault him for approximately 15 minutes,...
54-year-old agreed to transport medication to pay off debt, court hears
A 54-year-old man has pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to keeping a controlled substance for supply without authorisation. Alan McDermott of...
Donegal man jailed for three years for raping teenager when he was aged 15
A man from County Donegal has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for the rape of a 14-year-old girl at a youth disco in December 2010, when he was...
Deceased drowned while incapacitated from violent assault, jury hears
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury heard evidence that a 23-year-old man drowned in the Shannon River following a violent assault that left him...
Murder trial hears mother's description of viewing son's body after it was pulled from Shannon
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence concerning the death of a 23-year-old man recovered from the Shannon in June 2014. The...
Suspended sentence for man who sexually assaulted niece
A 40-year-old man from Dublin who has since relocated to Sligo received a suspended sentence at the Central Criminal Court for sexually assaulting his niece...
Pregnant girlfriend found deceased's body in Shannon, murder trial hears
A woman described finding her boyfriend's body in the Shannon River while pregnant, giving evidence at the Central Criminal Court in the trial of two men...
Father likely suffered beating before he was shot, murder trial hears
At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, the State pathologist gave evidence that a man found dead in a drain in Clara, County Offaly was probably beaten...
Athlone murder trial jury view CCTV footage
The Central Criminal Court heard evidence from CCTV footage during the trial of two men charged with murder in County Roscommon. Leszek Sychulec, aged 34, of...
Homeless family sue South Dublin County Council
A homeless family have initiated High Court proceedings against South Dublin County Council over its refusal to grant them priority status for housing...
Murder trial hears deceased's son describe last day with father
At the Central Criminal Court, the son of a deceased man gave evidence regarding his final hours with his father on December 29, 2013. Matthew Gralton, aged...
Athlone man given "absolutely savage" beating and left to drown, murder trial jury told
Two men appeared before the Central Criminal Court in April 2016 charged with the murder of a 23-year-old man in County Roscommon nearly two years earlier....
Pair plead guilty to explosives offences
Two men have pleaded guilty to explosives offences at the Special Criminal Court. Paul Dodd, aged 29, of St Matthews Park, Ballymahon, County Longford,...
Deceased worried about men hanging around his home, Offaly murder trial hears
A witness told the Central Criminal Court that Christy Daly, aged 47, expressed concern about men in dark clothing loitering near his home on the day he went...
"Dublin assassins" murdered man who found drugs stash on country lane, prosecution tells jury
At the Central Criminal Court, a prosecution barrister opened the trial of two men accused of murdering a 47-year-old man in Co Offaly in late 2013. The court...
Interconnector challenge opens
A group representing nearly 200 landowners in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath has initiated High Court judicial review proceedings challenging An Bord...
Burglar appeals conviction on grounds that DNA sample should have been destroyed after 12 months
A man imprisoned for aggravated burglary at Ballymahon, County Longford has appealed his conviction in the Court of Appeal on constitutional grounds. The...
Six month jail term for man who assaulted partner "unduly lenient"
A man from Buncrana, County Donegal, has had his sentence for assault and false imprisonment declared unduly lenient by the Court of Appeal. Brian McLaughlin,...
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