Co. Cavan • 25 court reports
Cases and rulings mentioning Ballyconnell from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
A Cavan man has pleaded guilty to murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father at the family home in January 2025. Danny Heyneman was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court this afternoon, where prosecution senior counsel Gerardine Small said the defendant could
A Cavan man who is accused of murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father will go on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin in April. Danny Heyneman (32), with an address at Kilnavart, Ballyconnell in Co Cavan, is charged with the murder of Annie Heyneman and
By Isabel Hayes and Sonya McLean A Brazilian brothel-keeper who ran a network across rural Ireland and was caught with almost €800k in various bank accounts as well as child abuse material has been jailed for nine years. Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro (54) was arrested by investigating
A Brazilian man who rented out properties across rural Ireland under false pretences and used them as brothels had almost €800k in various bank accounts and was found with child abuse material on his phone when arrested at Dublin Airport, a court has heard. Two of the brothels we
A mother-of-three has been jailed for eight years for stabbing her one-time lover to death in a motiveless attack during a "chaotic" and drunken evening. Mr Justice Paul McDermott at the Central Criminal Court said Nicola Brennan (33) had no reason to stab Juris Viktorovs to deat
A 33-year-old mother of three with 49 previous convictions who stabbed her former lover to death during a "chaotic" period in her life wants to reenter society as a better person, her barrister has told the Central Criminal Court. Colman Cody SC told the court that his client, Ni
A woman whose trial for the murder of her former lover ended in a jury disagreement has pleaded guilty to his manslaughter today at the Central Criminal Court. The Director of Public Prosecutions accepted Nicola Brennan's plea that she unlawfully killed but did not murder Juris V
A woman who denies murdering her former lover broke down in tears this afternoon when a jury failed to agree a verdict following her month-long trial at the Central Criminal Court. The jury of eight men and four women had spent seven hours and 33 minutes considering their verdict
The jury in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her former lover following a day of heavy drinking will continue their deliberations on Monday. Nicola Brennan denies murdering her housemate, Juris Viktorovs, by stabbing him once in the chest. The jury panel of eight men and
A jury has begun considering their verdict in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her former lover following a day of heavy drinking. Nicola Brennan denies murdering Juris Viktorovs by stabbing him once in the chest. Her lawyer has urged the jury to find her not guilty, tel
A woman accused of stabbing her former lover to death after a day of heavy drinking had no motive to kill and had no animus towards the deceased, her defence barrister has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court. Colman Cody SC told the jury of eight men and four women that the
The only eye witness to come to court in the trial of a woman accused of stabbing her housemate to death during a "drunken" and "chaotic" event is unclear in her recollection and cannot be relied upon, a barrister has told the Central Criminal Court. Defence counsel Colman Cody S
A woman on trial accused of murdering her housemate told gardai that she previously had a "fling" with the deceased but denied that he died after "a fit of jealousy and rage". Nicola Brennan (33), who repeatedly denied killing Juris Viktorovs (36), first told gardai that her new
A murder trial witness today told the Central Criminal Court that when he asked the accused about the fatal stabbing, she told him you "couldn't call it stabbed" and that it was "only that deep". Paul Troy said that the accused woman Nicola Brennan also told him that the official
A woman who told a murder trial that she witnessed her boyfriend being stabbed by the accused woman has accepted that there was a "dramatic change" in her memory over the course of a series of statements she made to gardai about the killing. Brenda Kane has told the Central Crimi
A woman has described to a murder trial jury how her partner collapsed after he was stabbed by their housemate in their own bedroom. Nicola Brennan (33), of no fixed abode, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of her housemate, Latvian native Juris Viktorovs (36), at Shillelagh,
A 33-year-old woman accused of murder is alleged to have stabbed her housemate in the chest after her boyfriend went to his room to ask for a cigarette, a jury has heard. Nicola Brennan, of no fixed abode, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Juris Viktorovs (36) at Shillelagh
A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of a woman accused of the murder of a man in Co Wicklow last year. Nicola Brennan (33) of no fixed abode but who is originally from Co Carlow, is accused of the murder of Juris Viktorovs (36) at his home in Shil
(Pictured: Sean Quinn) by Aodhan O'Faolain Former billionaire Sean Quinn said he could not attend today at a High Court hearing aimed at preventing him from "trespassing" on lands owned by the group of companies that he set up. In a letter emailed to the court Mr Quinn said that
(File Picture: Sean Quinn. Photo: Collins) Two companies that were once part of the Quinn Group have launched High Court proceedings against former billionaire businessman and group founder Sean Quinn. The action has been brought by Mannok Cement Limited and Mannok Build Ltd, who