Co. Cavan • 27 stories • Since 05 Feb 2018 • Latest 17 Aug 2026
A former principal who stole €204,000 from his school for golf equipment and weekends away, has been sent to jail after his original suspended sentence was deemed too lenient. Finbarr Boyle (39), with an address in Ballybofey, Co Donegal, pleaded guilty to five counts of theft and two counts of forg
A mother of one has been sentenced to three years in prison for staging her housemate’s suicide in order to impede the prosecution of the man who strangled her. The judge took into account the fact that the accused was ‘one of life’s victims’ and in an abusive relationship with the killer at the tim
A mother of one will be sentenced tomorrow for staging her housemate’s suicide in order to impede the prosecution of her boyfriend for strangling her. Her barrister asked for leniency, reminding the judge that she was in an abusive relationship with the killer at the time. The killer himself was nev
A mother of one has been found guilty of staging her housemate’s suicide in order to impede the prosecution of her boyfriend, a convicted neo-nazi who had strangled her. The neo-nazi killer was never charged because his brain function is limited due to a traumatic injury sustained months later while
A jury has been given the option of reaching a majority verdict in the trial of a woman, charged with staging the suicide of the woman her boyfriend had strangled in order to impede his prosecution. The Central Criminal Court judge told the jury to consider whether the mushroom picker was under dure
A woman has been found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend following the death of a housemate at their residence in Kilnaleck, County Cavan, in June 2014. The 34-year-old accused admitted placing a cord around the neck of the deceased to simulate suicide, but pleaded not guilty to the charge of obstructing justice without reasonable excuse. The court heard that the…
The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a mother of one charged with staging the suicide of the woman her boyfriend had strangled in order to impede his prosecution. The Central Criminal Court judge concluded his charge this morning, having told the jury to consider whether the mushroom pick
A jury has been told to consider the defences of duress and reasonable excuse in the trial of a mother of one charged with impeding her boyfriend’s apprehension by staging the suicide of the woman he’d strangled. The judge today gave his charge to the Central Criminal Court jury on the sixth day of
A woman charged with impeding her abusive boyfriend’s prosecution by simulating the suicide of the woman he strangled would have found it difficult to defy him; she had been the victim of a violent crime in childhood and feared he would kill her too, a trial has heard. A psychiatrist gave the eviden
The suspect in a Cavan murder investigation is currently being spoon fed due to a traumatic brain injury sustained while trying to escape gardaí after violently hijacking a car months later, a jury has heard. The detail of why the suspect has not been charged came to light at the Central Criminal Co
A mushroom picker told gardaí that she was in fear for her life when she simulated the suicide of her housemate on the orders of her killer. The 34-year-old Latvian woman in on trial at the Central Criminal Court, charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man, knowing or believing h
A mushroom picker on trial accused of simulating the suicide of her housemate, told gardai that she had agreed to sign for a car loan for the deceased’s boyfriend but had backed out shortly before her death. The 34-year-old Latvian woman is on trial at the Central Criminal Court, charged with impedi
Airpacks Ltd — Airpacks Factory Kilnaleck Co. Cavan A82 T291. for : (1) for Provision of a 2-storey extension to the office building and the alterations to existi...
Martin McKiernan & Patrice Cahill — Kilderry Kilnaleck Co. Cavan. to revise a previously approved domestic garage under Planning Ref. No. 22234, replacing approved do...
Noel Leddy — 8 New Houses Kilnaleck Co Cavan. to retain extensions to front and rear of semi detached two storey dwelling house out buildings to r...
Gareth Henry & Clare O'Reilly — Kill Kilnaleck Co. Cavan A82 E0Y8. for 1) Change of use of existing detached domestic garage to dwelling, 2) Erection of single storey ...
Colin & Susanne Gordon — Tullyboy Kilnaleck Co. Cavan A82VX24. for RETENTION of (1) a single storey extension constructed to the rear of existing single storey dwe...
Ballymachugh Childcare Group Ltd — Omard Kilnaleck Co. Cavan A82YT50. for (1) a single storey prefabricated temporary accommodation unit to rear of existing childcare fac...
Paul and Tanea Sheils — Omard Kilnaleck Co. Cavan A82 YV1X. the erection of a detached garage for domestic use to the rear of existing dwellinghouse...
Aaron & Vanessa Galligan — Drumbarry Kilnaleck Co. Cavan. for a one and a half storey type dwelling house, detached domestic garage with covered carport adjoi...
Mark & Sarah Galligan — Mullacastle Kilnaleck Co Cavan. for a two storey dwelling with covered link to single storey domestic garage and car port new entran...
Priderock Boarding Cattery has been given the go-ahead to keep 12 timber shed buildings at their site in Kilnaleck. Each single-storey shed has a metal fenced outdoor area and is used to house animals as part of the boarding business.
Crosserlough GAA has been given the green light to build a new playing pitch at Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park in Kilnaleck, complete with floodlights, dugouts, goalposts and retaining walls. The project involves levelling the site, adding vehicle access, and installing fencing and associated facilities.
Cases and rulings mentioning Kilnaleck from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
A former school principal from Ballybofey, County Donegal, has been sent to prison following a Court of Appeal ruling that his original suspended sentence was unduly lenient. Finbarr Boyle, aged 39, pleaded guilty to five counts of theft and two counts of forgery relating to...
A 34-year-old woman has been sentenced to three years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for impeding the apprehension or prosecution of her housemate's killer. Egita Jaunmaize, of no fixed abode, was convicted of placing a cord around the neck of Antra Ozolina, a...
A woman has been convicted of impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend for murder by staging her housemate's death as suicide. The 34-year-old defendant, Egita Jaunmaize, was found guilty by majority verdict at the Central Criminal Court of assisting an offender following the...
A woman has been found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend following the death of a housemate at their residence in Kilnaleck, County Cavan, in June 2014. The 34-year-old accused admitted placing a cord around the neck of the...
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has been instructed that they may return a majority verdict in the trial of a woman charged with impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend for murder. The 34-year-old defendant is accused of staging the death of her 49-year-old housemate,...
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberating in the trial of a 34-year-old Latvian woman charged with impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend in connection with a death at Kilnaleck, County Cavan. The accused is charged with obstructing the apprehension or...
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been instructed to consider defences of duress and reasonable excuse in the trial of a 34-year-old woman charged with impeding the apprehension of her boyfriend in connection with a death in Kilnaleck, County Cavan. The accused is...
A trial at the Central Criminal Court heard evidence that a 34-year-old woman accused of impeding the prosecution of her partner in connection with a death would have had limited capacity to resist his control due to childhood trauma. A consultant forensic psychiatrist...
A 34-year-old Latvian woman is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with impeding the prosecution of a man suspected of murdering Antra Ozolina, a 49-year-old woman found dead at their shared home in Kilnaleck, County Cavan in June 2014. The accused is alleged to have...
A 34-year-old Latvian woman is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man in connection with the death of Antra Ozolina. The accused, Egita Jaunmaize, is alleged to have placed a cord around Ms Ozolina's neck to...
A 34-year-old woman from Latvia is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man in connection with the death of her housemate. The accused is alleged to have placed a cord around the neck of Antra Ozolina to simulate...
A daughter testified at the Central Criminal Court that her mother, a 49-year-old Latvian woman, was a contented and healthy person with no medical ailments. The trial concerns Egita Jaunmaize, aged 34, of no fixed abode, who has pleaded not guilty to impeding the apprehension...
A 34-year-old Latvian woman has pleaded not guilty to impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man in connection with a death in Co Cavan. The trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that Egita Jaunmaize is accused of placing a blue cord around the neck of Antra Ozolina...
A 34-year-old Latvian woman has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a person in connection with a death in Kilnaleck, Co Cavan, in June 2014. Egita Jaunmaize is accused of placing a cord around the neck of her...
A 34-year-old woman is set to stand trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man in connection with a death in Co. Cavan nearly four years ago. The accused is alleged to have placed a cord around the neck of a deceased...
A man from Ballyconnell, County Cavan, has had his prison sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following a review by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Pearse McAuley, aged 50, pleaded guilty to serious assault and false imprisonment of his estranged wife at their former...
The Director of Public Prosecutions will argue before the Court of Appeal in November that a 12-year prison sentence imposed on a man for attacking his estranged wife was "unduly lenient". Pearse McAuley, aged 50 and resident in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, pleaded guilty to serious...
Seven cases were heard at Balbriggan District Court. A 23-year-old man from Skerries pleaded guilty to hit-and-run offences following a rear-end collision on Selsekar Road in September 2013. Judge Dermot Dempsey convicted and fined him €400 for the collision offences and €100...