Boy B
Murder of Ana Kriegel, Sexual assault (accomplice to aggravated sexual assault)
Appeal withdrawn; conviction upheld; 15 years' detention with review after 8 years
Prison: 180 months
Boy B, now 18, withdrew his appeal against his conviction for the May 2018 murder of 14-year-old Ana Kriegel in Lucan. Originally convicted at age 13 alongside Boy A, he was sentenced to 15 years' detention with a review after 8 years. The
Leitrim Observer
John Murphy — Clontarf, Dublin
Possession for sale or supply of cannabis
Jailed for 6 and a half years (backdated to October 4, 2021)
Prison: 78 months
John Murphy, a 62-year-old retired Garda Superintendent, was sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis resin worth €259,120 found at his home in Clontarf on September 29, 2021. Murphy had
Leitrim Observer
Karol Zawadski — Pairc Beag Liscara, Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim
Drug driving at Gortinty, Carrick-on-Shannon on May 10, 2021, Speeding at Gortinty, Carrick-on-Shannon on May 10, 2021
Fined €350 and banned from driving for one year
Fine: €350 • Driving ban: 12 months
Karol Zawadski (36) pleaded not guilty to drug driving after being stopped for speeding at Gortinty, Carrick-on-Shannon on May 10, 2021. A roadside oral fluid sample tested positive for cannabis, leading to arrest and a subsequent blood tes
Leitrim Observer
Jonathan Dowdall — Navan Road, Cabra, Dublin 7
Facilitating the murder of David Byrne, Participating in or contributing to activity intending to or being reckless as to whether such participation or contribution could facilitate the commission of a serious offence by a criminal organisation
Sentencing hearing ongoing; being assessed for Witness Protection Program
Jonathan Dowdall, a former Sinn Féin councillor, pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in February 2016 by making a hotel room available to the Hutch gang. He has made a statement to gardaí implicatin
Leitrim Observer
Patrick Dowdall — Navan Road, Cabra, Dublin 7
Facilitating the murder of David Byrne, Participating in or contributing to activity intending to or being reckless as to whether such participation or contribution could facilitate the commission of a serious offence by a criminal organisation
Sentencing hearing ongoing; being assessed for Witness Protection Program
Patrick Dowdall (65) pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder of David Byrne by booking room 2104 at the Regency Hotel using his credit card on February 4, 2016, and subsequently passing key cards to a known member of the Hutch criminal or
Leitrim Observer
Gerry Hutch — Not specified in article
Murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel, Dublin in 2016
Adjourned to next Monday (October 10, 2022) - trial to resume but not expected to begin proper
The trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch for the 2016 murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel was adjourned for one week after the defence indicated that 'very significant additional evidence' had resulted in a fundamental reappraisal of defe
Leitrim Observer
Paul Murphy — Cabra Road, Dublin
Providing a motor vehicle to a criminal organisation, with knowledge or recklessness as to whether actions could facilitate a serious offence
Adjourned to next Monday (October 10, 2022) - trial to proceed with related defendants
Paul Murphy, 60, is due to stand trial alongside Gerry Hutch and Jason Bonney for providing a motor vehicle to a criminal organisation. The trial was adjourned for one week due to substantial new evidence being served in the related murder
Leitrim Observer
Jason Bonney — Druimnagh Woods, Portmarnock, Dublin
Providing a motor vehicle to a criminal organisation, with knowledge or recklessness as to whether actions could facilitate a serious offence
Adjourned to next Monday (October 10, 2022) - trial to proceed with related defendants
Jason Bonney, 50, is due to stand trial alongside Gerry Hutch and Paul Murphy for providing a motor vehicle to a criminal organisation. The trial was adjourned for one week due to substantial new evidence being served in the related murder
Leitrim Observer
Jonathan Dowdall — Navan Road, Dublin
Murder charge (relating to David Byrne death)
Murder charge dismissed; became state witness
Jonathan Dowdall, 44, had his murder charge dismissed after indicating his willingness to become a state witness in the trial of Gerry Hutch and others related to the 2016 death of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel.
Leitrim Observer
Matthew Nolan — Tattenabuddagh Lane, Cooneen, Co. Fermanagh
Attempted murder (2 counts), Threat to kill police officers, Criminal damage (3 counts), Driving when unfit through drink or drugs, Using a motor vehicle without insurance, Driving while disqualified, Failing to stop after an accident, Failing to remain at the scene of an accident, Failing to report an accident, Failing to provide specimen, Dangerous driving
Remanded in custody to appear on October 24, 2022
Matthew Nolan, 25, from Co. Fermanagh was remanded in custody after being charged with attempted murder and related offences. The incident allegedly occurred when police attended an address in the Tattenabuddagh Lane area near Fivemiletown
Leitrim Observer
Callum Taylor — Jacobswell, Ballinaglera, Co Leitrim
Driving with no insurance, Drink driving, No driving licence, Failing to produce driving licence, Failing to produce insurance
€250 fine on drink driving charge; 3 months suspended for 1 year on no insurance charge; 2 year driving ban for drink driving; 6 year driving ban for no insurance charge
Fine: €250 • Prison: 3 months • Driving ban: 72 months
Callum Taylor, 29, a father-of-three from Ballinaglera, pleaded guilty to driving with no insurance, drink driving, and no driving licence on July 11, 2020 at Acres, Drumshanbo. This was his fourth conviction for driving with no insurance,
Leitrim Observer
Corina Short — 28 Carra Road, Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh
Having no insurance, Having no driving licence, Failure to produce insurance, Failure to produce driving licence
Fined €350 for no insurance and €150 for no driving licence; disqualified from driving for two years
Fine: €500 • Driving ban: 24 months
Corina Short was fined a total of €500 for driving without insurance and a valid driving licence following a minor road traffic collision on September 7, 2021. She failed to produce the required documents within 10 days as promised and subs
Leitrim Observer
Shane McDonnell — Tullyroghanagh, The Plains, Boyle, Co Roscommon
Criminal damage to property (glass panel on front door)
Convicted and conditional discharge under Probation Act section 1(2); compensation of €500 paid into court; good behaviour bond for 12 months
Shane McDonnell damaged a glass panel on a front door belonging to John Kearns at a christening party on October 17, 2021, when he had consumed too much alcohol. The defendant paid compensation of €500 into court for the €200 damage, with t
Leitrim Observer
Sebastian Cobala — Ardancuain, Dromod, Co Leitrim
Driving with no insurance, Failing to produce insurance
Fined €250, no driving ban imposed
Fine: €250
Sebastian Cobala, a 22-year-old Polish national working as an apprentice cabinet maker, was detected driving with no insurance at River Meadow, Dromod on March 12. He pleaded guilty and was fined €250, with no driving ban imposed due to spe
Leitrim Observer
Barry Keane — Goshen, Edgeworthstown, Longford
Aggravated burglary (Section 13) - burglary with a knife at 25 Weavers Hall, Longford on June 3, 2022
Returned for trial at Longford Circuit Court on October 4, 2022. Bail conditions maintained. Alibi warning issued.
Barry Keane (39) of Edgeworthstown was sent forward for trial on a charge of aggravated burglary with a knife at 25 Weavers Hall, Longford on June 3, 2022. The Book of Evidence was served on the defendant, and he was released on existing ba
Longford Leader
Donna McDermott — St Michaels Road, Longford, Longford
Aggravated burglary (Section 13) - burglary with a knife at 25 Weavers Hall, Longford on June 3, 2022
Returned for trial at Longford Circuit Court on October 4, 2022. Bail conditions maintained. Alibi warning issued.
Donna McDermott (37) of Longford was sent forward for trial on a charge of aggravated burglary with a knife at 25 Weavers Hall, Longford on June 3, 2022. The Book of Evidence was served on the defendant, and she was released on existing bai
Longford Leader
Donna McDermott — St Michaels Road, Longford, Longford
Engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour at Palace Crescent, Ardnacassa, Longford on April 4, 2021
Adjourned until after Circuit Court hearing on the aggravated burglary charge
Donna McDermott faces a public order charge of engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour at Palace Crescent, Ardnacassa on April 4, 2021. The matter was adjourned pending the outcome of the Circuit Court proceedings for the aggravated b
Longford Leader
Barry Keane — Goshen, Edgeworthstown, Longford
Trespassing at Park Road, Longford (May 12 - June 11, 2022), Handling stolen property at Park Road, Longford (May 12 - June 11, 2022), Theft of chocolate bars worth €4.50 from Dealz Market Square, Longford on May 9, 2022, Possession of cannabis herb at Annaly Park, Longford on January 13, 2021
Adjourned to October 25, 2022 to allow defendant to conclude matters before the Circuit Court
Barry Keane faces multiple charges including trespassing and handling stolen property (a keg of beer) at Park Road, theft of chocolate bars from a market, and cannabis possession. A Garda search of a vacant property at Park Road found a sto
Longford Leader
Cindy Duignan — 31 Ardnacassa Avenue, Longford
Assault at Penneys retail outlet, Longford Shopping Centre on March 16
Application to lift curfew refused. Curfew (10pm to 8am) remains in place. No change to conditions.
Cindy Duignan (37), a single mother, sought to have her 10pm-8am curfew lifted to allow her to bring her children to sports training and to care for her ill father. The court heard arguments that the curfew was harshly punitive. Judge Owens
Longford Leader
Teresa Dinnegan — 5 Springlawn, Longford
Assault at Penneys retail outlet, Longford Shopping Centre on March 16
Sign-on conditions varied from three days per week to one day per week.
Teresa Dinnegan (35), sister of Cindy Duignan, sought to reduce her sign-on reporting days from three to one per week. Her solicitor argued the reduced reporting requirement was necessary. Judge Owens granted the variation.
Longford Leader
David Nevin — 8 Camlin Meadows, Longford
Assault (producing a clawhammer), Violent disorder at St Mel's College (April 12, 2021), Possession of stolen property (shoes worth €370), Possession of cannabis (June 23, 2022), Shouting and roaring at gardaí, Spitting at garda patrol car
5 months prison for violent disorder (consecutive); 4 months prison for Harbour View incident (suspended for 12 months subject to probation supervision). All other charges taken into consideration.
Prison: 9 months
David Nevin, a teenager, pleaded guilty to multiple charges including violent disorder at St Mel's College in April 2021 (part of a seven-person gang attack), possession of stolen shoes, and drug-related offences in June 2022. He had been h
Longford Leader
Christopher Thompson — 10 Marian Villas, Ballymahon, Longford
Driving without insurance, Driving without a driver's licence, Driving with excess cannabis in his system
Adjourned to December 13, 2022 for probation report and further enquiries into insurance status
Christopher Thompson (35) pleaded guilty to driving without insurance, without a driver's licence, and with excess cannabis in his system after being stopped on Mostrim Road, Ballymahon on February 16, 2020. An oral fluid sample tested posi
Longford Leader
Ben Curry — Fossa, Mounttemple, Moat, Westmeath
Breach of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, Entering Five Star Pizza with a knife, Threatening to use unlawful violence
Adjourned to September 20, 2022 for preparation of book of evidence. Defendant signed up-to-date bail bond.
Ben Curry (22) was charged with breach of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act following an incident on May 1, 2022 at Five Star Pizza on Main Street, Longford, where he allegedly entered with a knife and threatened to use unlawful violen
Longford Leader
Ismaeil Abdelkhalik — 23 Derravarra, Mullingar, Westmeath
Section 92 breach of the Trademark Act (33 European Arrest Warrants)
Bail refused. Remanded in custody. Adjourned to August 11 for preparation of Book of Evidence. Defendant to appear before Mullingar District Court by video link.
Ismaeil Abdelkhalik (65), a Norwegian and Egyptian citizen living in Birmingham, was arrested at Dublin Airport on 33 European Arrest Warrants relating to counterfeit trademark breaches. The defendant had previously spent two months in cust
Longford Leader
Tim Gilchrist Jr — Mavis Bank, Newrath, Waterford
Possession of cocaine with intent to supply, Involvement in €8.4M drugs seizure at Abbeyshrule aerodrome
Remanded in custody - bail denied
Tim Gilchrist Jr (54) was arrested in a Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau swoop that resulted in the seizure of €8.4M worth of cocaine at Abbeyshrule aerodrome in Longford. He appeared at a special sitting of Mullingar Distric
Longford Leader
Michal Luczak — Primrose Avenue, Jigginstown, Naas, Kildare
Possession of cocaine with intent to supply, Involvement in €8.4M drugs seizure at Abbeyshrule aerodrome
Remanded in custody - bail denied
Michal Luczak (41) was arrested in the same Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau operation that seized €8.4M worth of cocaine at Abbeyshrule aerodrome. He appeared at a special sitting of Mullingar District Court on Sunday where
Longford Leader
Tim Gilchrist Jr — Mavis Bank, Newrath, Waterford
Possession of cocaine, Possession with intent to supply
Remanded in custody to Mullingar District Court on August 11 via video link
Tim Gilchrist Jr was arrested following a Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau operation at Abbeyshrule Aerodrome, Longford on August 4, 2022. He was charged with possession of cocaine and possession with intent to supply followi
Longford Leader
Michal Luczak — Primrose Avenue, Jigginstown, Naas, Kildare
Possession of cocaine, Possession with intent to supply
Bail refused; remanded in custody to Mullingar District Court on August 11 via video link
Michal Luczak was arrested following a Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau operation at Abbeyshrule Aerodrome, Longford on August 4, 2022. He was charged with possession of cocaine and possession with intent to supply. His solic
Longford Leader
Willie Joyce — 5 The Hollows, Longford
Committing an affray
Bound to keep the peace for 12 months on own bond of €100
Willie Joyce was charged with committing an affray by threatening to use violence on John Robertson on April 12, 2021 at Farnagh, Longford. He pleaded guilty and agreed to enter a peace bond. He was bound to keep the peace for 12 months and
Longford Leader
Helen Joyce — 5 The Hollows, Longford
Committing an affray
Bound to keep the peace for 12 months on own bond of €100
Helen Joyce was charged with committing an affray by threatening to use violence on John Robertson on April 12, 2021 at Farnagh, Longford. She pleaded guilty and agreed to enter a peace bond. She was bound to keep the peace for 12 months an
Longford Leader
Lisa Joyce — 5 The Hollows, Longford
Committing an affray
Bound to keep the peace for 12 months on own bond of €100
Lisa Joyce was charged with committing an affray by threatening to use violence on John Robertson on April 12, 2021 at Farnagh, Longford. She pleaded guilty and agreed to enter a peace bond. She was bound to keep the peace for 12 months and
Longford Leader
Joe Stokes — 51 Springlawn, Longford
Threatening and abusive behaviour, Failing to comply with directions of a Garda, Possession of cocaine
Fined €150 for threatening and abusive behaviour, fined €200 for failing to comply with Garda directions. Cocaine possession charge taken into consideration.
Fine: €350
Joe Stokes (32) of Longford pleaded guilty to two public order offences and cocaine possession. Gardaí responded to reports of suspicious behaviour in Springlawn; when directed to leave the area, Stokes returned and became aggressive and ab
Longford Leader
Vincent Johnson — 79 St Mel's Road, Longford
Driving without a driving licence, Driving without insurance
Bound to peace €250, disqualified from driving for 15 years
Driving ban: 180 months
Vincent Johnson (62) was caught driving without a licence or insurance on St Mel's Road, Longford on July 3rd. He was already disqualified from driving for 10 years and has 35 previous convictions, many for road traffic offences. Despite hi
Longford Leader
Michael Nevin — 12 Glebe View, Longford
Breach of community service order, Breach of Section 3 of the Non Fatal Offence Against the Person Act
Adjourned to September 6, 2022. Judge warned that failure to attend will result in bench warrant being issued. Defendant has completed 190 hours of 240 hour community service order.
Michael Nevin was brought before the court for breach of a community service order after failing to attend required sessions. The probation officer reported he had not attended any appointments since May 24. Judge Owens adjourned the matter
Longford Leader
A yoga student banned for life from his teacher’s studio after an “outburst” about his opposition to celebrating Christmas last year has lost his claim for religious discrimination. Enniscrone, Co Sligo man Peter McKeon had pursued a compla
Courts News Ireland
by Paul Neilan A High Court judge has asked for people to come forward with information about an allegation that a senior garda shared a photograph taken inside a courtroom of a whistleblower and three people who were accompanying him. Any
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Mr Jonathan Gill. Photo: Collins) A bail hearing for Jonathan Gill, who is wanted in Northern Ireland to face charges relating to the murder of gangland criminal Robbie Lawlor, has been adjourned to allow his lawyers time to go t
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Jonathan Gill. Photo: Collins) The proposed extradition of Jonathan Gill, who is wanted in Northern Ireland in connection with the murder of gangland criminal Robbie Lawlor, could impact his right to a fair trial, his lawyers hav
Courts News Ireland
A bail application for Jonathan Gill, who is wanted in Northern Ireland in connection with the murder of gangland criminal Robbie Lawlor, has been adjourned to allow his legal team to make a second application for senior counsel in the case
Courts News Ireland
by Fiona Magennis A Dutch national who offered a €30,000 surety for an Iranian man accused of conspiring to import almost €60 million worth of cocaine into Ireland has told the Special Criminal Court that all she knew about the allegations
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 G
Courts News Ireland
A service station firm has been ordered to pay €1,250 to a cash office worker let go because of the shift to card payments. The worker, Eve Kilcoyne, secured the sum as compensation for breaches of the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 and the Ter
Courts News Ireland
A former Army officer who argued he should have started his new job at a county council higher up the pay scale has lost a claim for alleged unpaid salary. Daniel McChrystal, a former captain in the Defence Forces, told an employment tribun
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Jonathan Gill. Photo: Collins) The proposed evidence against Jonathan Gill, who is wanted in Northern Ireland in connection with the murder of gangland criminal Robbie Lawlor, would not be admissible under EU law, his barrister h
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Andrew Cash Senior (L) & Mary Cash (R). Photo: Collins) A father who was a "cog" in a criminal enterprise to obtain a fake passport for his on-the-run son has been jailed for two years, while his "exceptional" daughter-in-law has
Courts News Ireland
Two men arrested in cannabis grow houses which contained a combined total of €415,000 of the drug, have been jailed for a combined nine years. Aloyzas Bukantus (45) of Church Street, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, pleaded guilty at Galway Cir
Courts News Ireland
A hearing date for the proposed extradition of Jonathan Gill, who is wanted in Northern Ireland in connection with the murder of gangland criminal Robbie Lawlor in Belfast six years ago, is expected to be set by the High Court on Friday. Mr
Courts News Ireland
A salesman who submitted it was “humiliating” to be paid less than a younger colleague after 22 years of “loyal and committed” service has won €106,000 in an equality ruling against a Co Donegal hair salon supplier. In making the award, the
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Defendant Aaron Brady. Photo: Collins) A Ryanair cabin crew member has told a court how her sense of safety and peace has been “completely shattered” and how she had to resign from the job she loved after she was sexually assault
Courts News Ireland
A native Irish speaker who bludgeoned his grandfather to death outside his home in the Donegal Gaeltacht continues to suffer from a mental disorder and has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital for treatment. A Central Criminal Cour
Courts News Ireland
A 49-year-old man charged with the murder of former senior Sinn Fein official Denis Donaldson, who was shot dead at an isolated Donegal cottage 20 years ago after he was exposed as an MI5 informant, has been remanded in custody until June,
Courts News Ireland
A 49-year-old man has been charged at the Special Criminal Court with the murder of Denis Donaldson, a former member of the Provisional IRA and senior Sinn Fein official who was exposed as an MI5 informant months before he was shot dead in
Courts News Ireland
A native Irish speaker who used a granite stone and a cement block while bludgeoning his grandfather to death outside his home in the Donegal Gaeltacht has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity by the majority verdict of a C
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Defence Counsel Mr Michael Bowman SC. Photo: Collins) Lawyers for a Donegal man who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering his grandfather have reminded a jury that a "just and humane society" seeks not to
Courts News Ireland
A judge has responded to a plea to consider the sporting achievements of an athlete caught with over €80,000 in drugs by remanding him in custody and telling his counsel: “I don’t care if he was running from here to Donegal for charity.” Th
Courts News Ireland
A murder accused who suffered serious sexual abuse at the hands of school caretaker Michael Ferry told doctors that the paedophile's release from prison had caused him to "spiral" and become obsessed with protecting people from further atta
Courts News Ireland
A native Irish speaker described to gardai how he "smacked" a granite stone off his 78-year-old grandfather's head outside his home in the Donegal Gaeltacht before using a cement block to "finish it off", a Central Criminal Court jury has h
Courts News Ireland
A qualified accountant who a judge found was “clearly a good person brought down by greed” has been jailed for two years after stealing €1.4m from KPMG. David Craddock (42) of Dalgan Road, Shrule, Co Mayo, pleaded guilty at Galway Circuit C
Courts News Ireland
A 39-year-old man has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering his grandfather in the Donegal Gaeltacht over two years ago. A prosecuting barrister told the trial of Derek Mulligan today that the accused was the victim of serio
Courts News Ireland
A cancer patient who claimed her employer of 20 years cut her hours because it no longer wanted her as the “face” of the business after she was treated for a facial tumour has won €20,000 for disability discrimination. The worker, Nancy Doh
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Stephen Silver, who shot and murdered Garda Colm Horkan after taking the garda's own service gun from its holster, has appealed his conviction claiming that the State's psychiatric evidence con
Courts News Ireland
A self-employed carpenter has been disqualified from driving for two years after gardai pulled him over in south Dublin and noticed he had glassy eyes and his speech was slurred. Eduard Hupalov (39), with an address at the Cavan Crystal Hot
Courts News Ireland
A judge has said that convicted rapist and murderer Patrick Rea, who sexually abused his cousin almost 40 years ago, is a “very dangerous man” and will require close monitoring if he is ever released from custody. Rea (55) is currently serv
Courts News Ireland
An "unfortunate situation" has led to the discharge of a jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his friend in circumstances of "almost indescribable savagery". Liam O'Leary (33) had pleaded not guilty to the murder of 58-year-old J
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: John Edward McNicholl (L) & Seamus Christopher O’Kane (R). Photo: Collins) The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to extradite two men to Northern Ireland for offences related to the murder of an RUC officer 50 years ago, find
Courts News Ireland
A then-teenager who attacked another youth with a broken claw hammer during a violent brawl outside a school has had his sentencing hearing adjourned at Castlebar Circuit Court. Taylor Moran (23) of McDermott Street, Ballina, pleaded guilty
Courts News Ireland
A couple in the west of Ireland has been sentenced for multiple counts of child neglect after a court heard details of squalid, filthy conditions endured by their two young autistic children. The 40-year-old father was jailed for 18 months
Courts News Ireland
A murder accused told gardai that he was acting in self-defence when he "smashed" his flat mate's face with a glass and "gouged his eye out" after the deceased told him "you are dying tonight" and came at him with a knife. The defendant Lia
Courts News Ireland
A witness has denied seeing a neighbour who was killed in an "almost indescribably savage" way moments earlier "beating the s**t out" of the man accused of his murder using a metal pole. Declan Forde today gave evidence in the trial of Liam
Courts News Ireland
The occupant of an apartment where a man died in "almost indescribably savage" circumstances has told a murder trial of how she and her son "fled" for their lives after the accused barged into her home and told her he needed sex. Joanna For
Courts News Ireland
An "incredibly kind" man died in circumstances of "almost indescribable savagery" involving serious violence, having had one eye removed from its socket and a knife inserted in his anus, a barrister has told a jury at the Central Criminal C
Courts News Ireland
A 33-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to a murder alleged to have occurred at a Fr Peter McVerry Trust housing unit two years ago. Mr Justice Paul McDermott swore a jury of nine men and three women to hear the trial of Liam O'Leary, whic
Courts News Ireland
A young Carlow woman may be ordered to carry out community service in lieu of a 16 month jail term for money laundering after her bank account was used in order to facilitate a large social welfare fraud. Carlow Circuit Criminal Court heard
Courts News Ireland
by Paul Neilan A High Court judge has emphasised the important' role the media plays, after the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) opted to exclude reporters from a hearing relating to a senior garda's disclosure that gun holsters used by
Courts News Ireland
A senator "intervened" to see if a promotion for an Inland Fisheries employee who was to be a “key witness” in a garda probe into alleged fraud in the organisation could be blocked, its ousted former CEO has said. Francis O’Donnell, who was
Courts News Ireland
The daughter of a woman killed tragically by a delivery truck outside a supermarket in Co Mayo has said she holds no ill will' towards the driver. Mrs Maureen Hopkins (76) of Rosmoney, Carrowholly, Westport, died after she was hit by a lorr
Courts News Ireland
by Paul Neilan The acting head of the Garda National Technical Bureau, who has raised concerns that defective' gun-holsters used by armed gardaí could lead to accidental deaths, is challenging a decision by the Workplace Relations Commissio
Courts News Ireland
The former chief executive of Inland Fisheries Ireland has said he made a statement to gardaí that he was “being blackmailed” by a sitting senator in a bid to force him to reinstate a suspended senior employee. Francis O’Donnell is pursuing
Courts News Ireland
A mentally ill Brazilian man followed a young woman around Dublin Airport and sexually assaulted her by sniffing her hair, hugging and kissing her, a court has heard. Rogerio Afonso (56) was not taking his anti-psychotic medication and had
Courts News Ireland
The ex-CEO of Inland Fisheries Ireland has alleged he was subjected to “intimidation and threats” from its former chairman after he suspended the man’s brother. In complaints against Inland Fisheries Ireland under the Protected Disclosures
Courts News Ireland
By Sonya McLean A man who claimed he had been blackmailed into admitting to the sexual abuse of his little sister more than 60 years ago has been jailed for three years. Sean Monaghan (79) of The Harbour, Marketpoint, Mullingar, Co. Westmea
Courts News Ireland
Healthcare workers from Zimbabwe who said they were left “begging” from relatives and living in "freezing" accommodation after paying thousands in fees to secure jobs in Ireland which never materialised have won orders for a whole year’s wa
Courts News Ireland
by Fiona Magennis A former scout leader who raped his young cousin and 10 years later sexually assaulted her two teenage sisters has argued that an anonymous letter claiming to be from a juror sent to his solicitor renders his convictions u
Courts News Ireland
An aero-nautical engineer who damaged telecommunications masts at ten sites across Mayo and Galway was experiencing an acute psychotic episode caused by schizophrenia, a court has heard. Adrian Behan (44) has been found not guilty by reason
Courts News Ireland
A young Carlow woman will be sentenced next week for money laundering after her bank account was used in order to facilitate a large social welfare fraud. Carlow Circuit Criminal Court heard that Dion Timmons (23) was approached in college
Courts News Ireland
The trial has begun of a Co Mayo man caught destroying GPS cables as part of a spate of vandalism offences at substations and telecom masts across two counties. Adrian Behan (44) pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to 33 offences carri
Courts News Ireland
The shooter in a "meticulously planned" murder of a much-loved and vulnerable victim has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge. Mr Justice Paul McDermott at the Central Criminal Court today sai
Courts News Ireland
A repeat offender who stole over a thousand euro worth of alcohol and groceries from the same Dublin shop has withdrawn an appeal against the severity of his 15-month jail term, after a judge called his offending “prolific”. Owen Maughan (4
Courts News Ireland
by Fiona Magennis A criminal who raped and sexually assaulted his younger sister for seven years from when she was 11 is seeking to overturn his conviction, arguing that the trial judge was wrong to instruct the jury that the defendant’s si
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Survivors Christopher, Amanda, Jessica and Helen Farrell pictured outside court this afternoon. Photo: Collins) By Niamh O'Donoghue and Eimear Dodd A now 70-year-old man who sexually abused five of his children, locking them in a
Courts News Ireland
A man whose dog savagely mauled a woman, leaving her with life-changing injuries, has been jailed for four years for this and separate offences, including assaulting two gardaí. David Barrett (41) of Ballymacredmond, Knockmore, Co Mayo, ple
Courts News Ireland
A now 72-year-old man who sexually abused three of his siblings for years in a “house of horrors” has had eight-year sentence cut by 18 months following a successful appeal. Lawyers for Gerry Harte had argued that the “double imposition” of
Courts News Ireland
A hearing date has been set for appeals by Alan Vial and Nikita Burns, who were convicted of murdering Robert Robin' Wilkin before his body went over some of Europe's tallest cliffs at Sliabh Liag in Donegal. Vial and Burns, who were living
Courts News Ireland
A Mayo man who hit his brother over the head with a shovel, knocking him unconscious, will be sentenced later pending the outcome of other cases in a protracted family dispute. PJ Higgins (47) pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to his b
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Sisters Tara, Chloe and Claire outside the CCJ after "wolf in sheep's clothing" Christopher Fitzsimons was jailed. Photo: Collins) A "wolf in sheep's clothing" who raped two of his partner’s younger sisters and abused another ove
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Mr Joseph Lawlor. Photo: Collins) A Dublin man committed a "callous act of violence that ended another's life" when he stabbed his friend to death and should be found guilty of his murder, a barrister has told a jury at the C
Courts News Ireland
By Declan Brennan A Donegal man who was on bail for defilement of a child when he sexually assaulted his partner's best friend while she slept on a sofa in his home has been jailed for seven years. Richard Walsh (32) of Lisminton, Ballintra
Courts News Ireland
A 35-year-old criminal was “crack crazy” when he shot a father-of-two twice in the face at the door of his own home in Dublin, a court has heard. Robert Sheridan (45) was fatally wounded when he answered the door of his house at Poppintree
Courts News Ireland
A man who defiled a teenager – having sex with her in his car after bringing her for a “spin” – has been jailed for a year and a half. The 25-year-old Donegal man, who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of the victim, was originally c
Courts News Ireland
A woman who was regularly raped by her brother-in-law has said the abuse meant that she never got the chance to grow into the person she was meant to be and she is now constantly fighting to stay alive. Eunan Merritt (56) of Crossroads, Kil
Courts News Ireland
A 32-year-old man who was previously charged with directing a criminal gang has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to a series of lesser offences, including having cocaine for sale or supply and making threats to kill. Mark Salmon
Courts News Ireland
by Paul Neilan An Army corporal who has served on multiple overseas missions will take a case at the High Court alleging that he was "blocked" from a promotion to a specialist IT sergeant position despite being "the only person qualified to
Courts News Ireland
A Co Mayo man has been jailed for 11 and a half years for abusing five children over a period spanning almost two decades. David Langdon (61) of St Patrick’s Estate, Ballina, pleaded guilty days before his scheduled trial at Castlebar Circu
Courts News Ireland
By Eimear Dodd A violent offender put an Irish Rail ticket inspector in a headlock, punched him several times and threatened to have him killed after being asked to leave a train for drinking alcohol, a court has heard. Gerry Nevin (32) was
Courts News Ireland
The High Court has ruled that the case of a convicted sex offender wanted in Northern Ireland for an historic driving offence after he was released from prison on license is an “exceptional” one, as it rejected the State's application for l
Courts News Ireland
by Ryan Dunne A Dutch teacher who sold his house to provide an independent surety for a compatriot accused of conspiring to import close to €60 million worth of cocaine today told the Special Criminal Court that he didn't know what offence
Courts News Ireland
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 charge
Courts News Ireland
Tesco bosses made a “fatal” error by failing to search bins for a missing €20 note in an investigation that led to the sacking of a veteran 61-year-old worker who was the main breadwinner at home, a tribunal has found. A Workplace Relations
Courts News Ireland
A masked home invader who attacked and repeatedly raped his elderly, vulnerable neighbour who had returned to Ireland from the US to retire, causing her “life-altering” harm, has been jailed for 13 years. Shane Kelly (36) forced his way int
Courts News Ireland
A jobseeker who said he was subject to discrimination because he was asked about cutting his hair for a position at a local business organisation has failed to make out his equality claim. Defending the case earlier this year, the chairman
Courts News Ireland
By Isabel Hayes A man who subjected his partner to seven years of domestic violence, beatings, sexual assault and “mental torture” before absconding from the country has been jailed for eight years. Aspiring photographer Mark White (54) wou
Courts News Ireland
by Paul Neilan Suspended Roscommon solicitor Declan O'Callaghan has been formally censured at the High Court on foot of an application made by the Law Society over an upheld finding of misconduct arising out of a 2006 Mayo land deal. Last N
Courts News Ireland
by Fiona Magennis Lawyers for a man who sexually abused three of his siblings in a “house of horrors” have argued that the “double imposition” of consecutive sentences for offences against each victim was akin to “trying to get a litre of m
Courts News Ireland
By Fiona Ferguson A Leitrim barber has been jailed for eight years for the rape of a woman who was a guest in his home. Dilzar Hamad (40) of Oaklands, Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim, was convicted by a jury last year of rape on a date in Ja
Courts News Ireland
An attacker who travelled to Dublin City Centre with "a plan to hunt someone" before randomly plunging a knife through the neck of a grandmother who had come to see the Christmas lights has been jailed for 12 years. Gretta McCullough (64) w
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Trevor Bolger. Photo: Collins) A Dublin-based garda who carried out a “protracted assault” on his then wife – who also a member of the force – over 13 years ago has walked from court with a suspended sentence. Trevor Bolger (
Courts News Ireland
By Sonya McLean and Fiona Ferguson A pair of Slovakian nationals who "preyed on" and sexually assaulted two teenage girls on a disused railway line in County Mayo after plying them with alcohol and separating them from their friends, have b
Courts News Ireland
by Fiona Magennis A 33-year-old man, who claims a judge “denigrated” his case by referencing prosecution remarks referring to it as a “Bart Simpson” defence, has been granted bail pending his appeal against his conviction for defiling a chi
Courts News Ireland
A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder a father-of-two who was shot in the head and body at the front door of his home in Dublin eight years ago. Joseph Richards (34) was charged in 2024 with the murder of 45-year-old Robert Sheri
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Victim's sister Ms Sharon Lynn. Photo: Collins) By Niamh O’Donoghue and Declan Brennan An “infuriated” motorcyclist who killed his neighbour by punching him once to the head in an unprovoked attack has been jailed for six years.
Courts News Ireland
A woman who punched a 17-year-old attendant at a Pink concert at the Aviva Stadium after mistaking him for someone who had assaulted her husband has been convicted and fined €750. Sarah Callan (37), of Cabra View, Kingscourt, Co Cavan, plea
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Darren Redmond (L) Alan Harte (R). Photo: Collins) by Fiona Magennis Three men jailed for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have failed in a bid to have their convictions overturned at the
Courts News Ireland
A man who says he was asked if he was "willing to cut" his hair for a job at a local business organisation while he was out of work has accused it of discriminating against him on gender grounds in relation to access to employment. However,
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Shaun O'Donnell. Photo: Collins) A man who was jailed for eight years for raping a woman as she slept in bed beside her boyfriend and her newborn baby has failed in a bid to have his conviction overturned. Shaun O'Donnell (35
Courts News Ireland
A couple who subjected their children to years of “relentless, degrading” physical and emotional abuse and were caught when the victims handed secret recordings over to gardai have been jailed for a combined eight and a half years. Handing
Courts News Ireland
(Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring. Photo: Collins) A judge has noted that, in the last month alone, "two young men from good families with no previous convictions" have ended up serving prison sentences for sexual offences, as she jailed a young
Courts News Ireland
By Niamh O’Donoghue A man has been jailed for six and a half years for the rape of a woman while she was sleeping in her own home. Kevin McGovern (28) of Main Street, Castlefinn, Co Donegal was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of
Courts News Ireland
A veteran garda with severe asthma, who claims he was discriminated against when he was put back on the beat at the height of a winter Covid-19 surge in 2022, “grossly exaggerating” safety requirements, counsel for the State have argued. Ho
Courts News Ireland
By Claire Henry and Eimear Dodd A man who stripped the innocence' from his little sister when he sexually abused her over 20 years ago, has been jailed for three years. The Central Criminal Court heard that the now 41-year-old man pleaded g
Courts News Ireland
Two teenagers who fled their home to report parental abuse gave gardaí over 180 secret audio recordings of their parents hitting or screaming at them and their siblings, a court has heard. The six siblings were all taken into care after the
Courts News Ireland
A grandmother was walking through Dublin City Centre having just seen the switching on of the Christmas lights when randomly and "without warning" she was "struck violently from behind" with a seven-inch knife, which "passed through" the ba
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Survivor Ms Sinéad O'Neill. Photo: Collins) A criminal who assaulted, raped and coercively controlled his partner during a six-week relationship in which she endured “violence and extreme degradation”, will remain in prison after
Courts News Ireland
A hospital clerical worker has won over €58,000 for constructive dismissal after she was ordered to go into mediation with a colleague without being given a copy of the grievance he had made against her. Upholding a complaint by the worker,
Courts News Ireland
A woman who made a false allegation that she had been sexually assaulted by a prison officer escorting her on a hospital visits has been jailed for 21 months. Nicole Chambers (29) alleged the prison officer had assaulted her in a hospital c
Courts News Ireland
by Paul Neilan A teenage girl has been approved a payout of €700K after the HSE admitted liability in ante-natal care given to her mother at Mayo University Hospital in 2009 that left the child with "an array" of neuropsychological difficul
Courts News Ireland
A firefighter who accused a senior officer of bullying with snide remarks about his weight and driving ability and by instigating the removal of kit from his locker has won €15,000 for penalisation on safety grounds. Cian Donohoe, a shopkee
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) Ruth Lawrence, who a court heard found it funny that she murdered a man who said he would die for his friend, has been asked by the victim's family whether she is "laughing now" after being hand
Courts News Ireland
A man has been sentenced to one year in prison after gardai acting on a tip-off from Swiss authorities seized hundreds of images and videos of child abuse, including extreme pictures of children being bound with ropes and caged, from his ho
Courts News Ireland
A man who was jailed for sexually assaulting his younger cousin over a four-year period will be retried after the Court of Appeal overturned his conviction. The 29-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the complainant
Courts News Ireland
A Leitrim man who has worked as a carer has been jailed for six years for the repeated rape and sexual assault of his young niece over 40 years ago. Sean McDonald (62) of Tawneymachugh, Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim pleaded guilty at the Centra
Courts News Ireland
A money mule recruiter has received a consecutive 21-month prison sentence after a court found he was "up to his neck" in laundering €100,000 stolen as part of a series of invoice redirection scams. The court that when asked to explain the
Courts News Ireland
By Claire Henry and Isabel Hayes An 89-year-old “self-proclaimed pillar of society” has been jailed for three years for the historical sexual abuse of a five-year-old child. Pat Salmon, of Rockfield, Knock, Claremorris, Co Mayo, pleaded gui
Courts News Ireland
A serial rapist with previous convictions for stalking and attacking women has been sentenced to five years in prison for raping an 18-year-old woman, after a court heard that he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and a mild intellectual
Courts News Ireland
Care workers from Zimbabwe, who allege they paid thousands of euro each to a recruiter to secure work permits, have told a tribunal of living in "freezing" shared accommodation without pay after the jobs they were promised in Ireland failed
Courts News Ireland
by Paul Neilan A High Court judge has upheld a disciplinary tribunal finding against suspended Roscommon solicitor Declan O’Callaghan regarding professional misconduct over his handling of a 2006 land transfer in Mayo. However, while the co
Courts News Ireland
By Claire Henry An eighty-nine-year-old "self-proclaimed pillar of society”, will be sentenced next week for the historical sexual assault of a five-year-old child. The Central Criminal Court heard that Pat Salmon (89) of Rockfield, Knock,
Courts News Ireland
By Alison O'Riordan and Brian Kavanagh The text message was ominous. At 5.57pm on the evening of April 22, 2014, Eoin O'Connor typed a message to a family member which read: “have to go to the country, Woodlands in Ballyjamesduff, if anythi
Courts News Ireland
Heart Attack Just a few days into Ruth Lawrence's trial, which was being heard 11 years after the garda investigation began, prosecution counsel Michael O'Higgins SC told the judge in the absence of the jury that he had some "unexpected new
Courts News Ireland
By Declan Brennan A Donegal man who admitted sexually assaulting his partner's best friend while she slept on a sofa in his home has been remanded in custody for sentence next January. Richard Walsh (32) of Lisminton, Ballintra, Co Donegal
Courts News Ireland
by Paul Neilan A Co Galway farmer has been given High Court permission to challenge the residential' zoning of his lands' that incurs a tax which he submits is in breach of fair procedures and could result in him having to sell lands. Micha
Courts News Ireland
A Cavan resident who was previously jailed for handling 117 stolen high-end bicycles has been given a suspended sentence for laundering the cash associated with it. Dinas Bimbiras (50) of Maple Drive, Drumgola Wood, Cavan, Co Cavan, had pre
Courts News Ireland
By Eimear Dodd A man who sexually assaulted his friend after offering to walk her home "under the guise of being a gentleman" out has been jailed for four years. James Rafferty (21) of Gola, Scotstown, Co Monaghan, pleaded guilty at the Cen
Courts News Ireland
A man who stole over €34,000 in multiple thefts within a single week from a supermarket in County Mayo has an ‘egregious addiction’ to gambling, a court has heard. The thefts took place at Lidl, New Road, Westport before and after Christmas
Courts News Ireland
by Paul Neilan The High Court has ordered it appropriate to quash the use of a flawed fast-track process used to expedite a controversial International Protection Accommodation Service centre in Athlone but has put a stay on its final order
Courts News Ireland
The parents of two girls who were sexually assaulted by their ballet teacher in a costume storage room in County Mayo have appealed for children to be better protected against predators. Leighton Morrison (49) videoed himself sexually assau
Courts News Ireland
By Claire Henry A UK national has been jailed for his role in transporting just under half a million euros worth of cannabis from Thailand, destined for Donegal. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Jamie Kearns (22) of Arley, Coventry,
Courts News Ireland
A man sitting in his car outside a petrol station suffered serious head injuries after he was attacked by a ‘hit squad’ with a slash hook and a machete, a court has heard. The victim suffered skull crush fractures and lost nearly two litres
Courts News Ireland
A male ballet teacher who recorded himself sexually abusing two girls in a costume room during dance classes in County Mayo has been sentenced to eight years in prison, with 12 months suspended. Leighton Morrison (49) of Woodfield, Galway R
Courts News Ireland
A Mayo woman found with €62,000 of cannabis herb told gardaí she was holding the drugs under duress because of a drug debt. Bernadette Muldoon (40), of St Patrick’s estate, Ballina, pleaded guilty to possessing the drugs for sale or supply
Courts News Ireland
A woman who was sexually abused by a Jehovah’s Witnesses elder in County Mayo has told a court that he destroyed her childhood, adulthood, motherhood and her whole life. Jorge Paris (62) of Monastery Heath Court, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, was
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Darren Jackson. Photo: Collins) A former IT worker has been jailed for 15 months for two acts of animal cruelty linked to protests against asylum seeker accommodation, which saw two pigs having to be euthanised. In June 2024, sec
Courts News Ireland
A man has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of a pedestrian in her 70s outside a supermarket in Co Mayo last year. Maureen Hopkins, of Rosmoney, Carrowholly, Westport, died after she was struck by a lorry in the car park
Courts News Ireland
A young man has been jailed for three years for the violent robbery of an off-duty garda, who he repeatedly punched in full view of CCTV and left unconscious on the ground. Evan Ward (22) of Kempton Rise, Navan Road, Dublin 7, was with a ju
Courts News Ireland
A takeaway business accused of “violating and exploiting” a migrant worker for two years by putting him to work for up to 73 hours a week has been ordered to pay the man over €154,000 in compensation for multiple employment rights breaches.
Courts News Ireland
By Eimear Dodd A man who sexually abused his eight-year-old cousin while he was a teenager over a decade ago has been jailed for four years. The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to five counts of oral rape at an address in Sligo during the summer
Courts News Ireland
By Niamh O’Donoghue and Fiona Ferguson The sentencing of a garda who carried out a “protracted assault” on his then wife, who was also a member of the force, has been adjourned until the new year. Trevor Bolger (48), who was previously atta
Courts News Ireland
(Picture: Ruth Lawrence denies murdering Eoin O'Connor and Anthony Keegan Photo: Collins) By Alison O'Riordan Drug dealer Eoin O'Connor, whose body was found on a lake island over ten years ago, had sent a text message on the last day he wa
Courts News Ireland
(Picture: Ruth Lawrence denies the murders of Anthony Keegan (33) and Eoin O'Connor (32) Photo: Collins) by Alison O'Riordan A witness has told the trial of Ruth Lawrence, who is accused of shooting a drug dealer and working "as a unit" wit
Courts News Ireland
A Mayo man has avoided a jail sentence for sending malicious cards to a couple in the wake of the murder of Joe Deacy in Swinford eight years ago. Brendan Rowland (30), pleaded guilty to one count of harassment between December 2018 and Dec
Courts News Ireland
An elderly farmer who pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of a German national in County Mayo last year has been told to visit an optician and complete a pro-social driving test. Andrea Gornowicz was 58 years old when she w
Courts News Ireland
A driver who hit and killed a young man at a pedestrian crossing in Co Mayo – with the victim using his final moments to save his niece's life – has received a fully suspended sentence. James Moyles (33) of Mount Assumpta Terrace, Ballina,
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) A key witness has told a jury that he is "terrified" of double murder accused Ruth Lawrence, who he said carried around "a little black gun" and would put it down the back of her trousers. Ms
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Accused Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) Double murder accused Ruth Lawrence told a key witness that she had shot drug dealer Eoin O'Connor "but it went wrong", so her boyfriend "took over", the Central Criminal Court has he
Courts News Ireland
A yoga student who found himself banned for life from his teacher’s studio after an alleged “outburst” about his opposition to Christmas last year has accused her of discriminating against him on religious grounds. In her evidence however,
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Retired Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis. Photo: Collins) A Dublin man, whose decomposing body was found covered in coal sacks and tarpaulin on a lake island over a decade ago, died from two gunshot wounds to the head a
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: John Edward McNicholl (L) Seamus Christopher O'Kane (R). Photo: Collins) by Fiona Magennis Lawyers representing two men wanted in Northern Ireland to face charges relating to the murder of an RUC officer nearly 50 years ago have
Courts News Ireland
A dog handler has told a woman's double murder trial of the moment his specially trained German Shepherd gave him "an indication" at tarpaulin covered in undergrowth on a lake island where the decomposing bodies of two missing Dublin men wo
Courts News Ireland
Three men who targeted and "brutally" assaulted Tom Niland, a vulnerable pensioner who they beat to death in his own home, have been sentenced to a combined 43 years in prison. Sentencing the men today, Mr Justice Paul McDermott said the vi
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Accused Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) The families of two men who went missing before their bodies were found on a lake island over a decade ago have told the trial of the woman accused of their murder about their last co
Courts News Ireland
A man who viciously” assaulted his friend in front of his young daughter and threatened him with a hammer has been given a suspended sentence at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. Alex Masuku (34) pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and p
Courts News Ireland
Three remorseless' criminals who beat pensioner Tom Niland to death in his home to steal his money had a combined total of 106 previous convictions, a court has heard. One of the three, John Irving (31), had 57 convictions including those f
Courts News Ireland
A Mayo woman who was seriously injured when she was knocked down by a Bus Éireann van in Ballina last year has said she bears no grudge' to the driver. Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court heard that Ann Bourke (60) was briefly trapped under th
Courts News Ireland
An intensive care nurse at Mayo General Hospital who forged her own prescriptions when she became addicted to painkillers has been given a suspended sentence at Castlebar Circuit Court. Sinéad Donohoe (42) of Scrigg, Ballyhaunis, stole thre
Courts News Ireland
A convicted drug-dealer has been given a fully-suspended sentence after a court heard he had made a remarkable turnaround' in his life and had trained towards being an addiction counselor. Ernest Ashman (39) pleaded guilty to possessing alm
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) A woman who is accused of murdering two men asked about taking a boat out on Lough Sheelin – where the deceased's bodies were eventually found – the day before the men were last seen alive, a
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) by Alison O'Riordan A Dublin woman shot a drug dealer and worked "as a unit" with her boyfriend to kill him and another man, with their bodies later found "bound in rope, tape and covered in
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) A 45-year-old Dublin woman will go on trial tomorrow charged with the double murder of two men over a decade ago. Ruth Lawrence, who is originally from Clontarf, is accused of the murder of A
Courts News Ireland
Pictured: Judge Martin Nolan jailed the defendant after noting that his problems were "of his own creation". (Photo: Collins) By Sonya McLean A man who was caught transporting just under €500,000 worth of cannabis has been jailed for three
Courts News Ireland
A veteran garda with severe asthma claims he was discriminated against by being ordered back on the beat against his doctor’s instructions at the height of a winter Covid-19 surge in 2022. Garda Joseph Joyce, who has been on the force since
Courts News Ireland
A salesman from the Travelling Community who was left “disheartened” and quit after he said he overheard the managing director of his new job making remarks about ‘pikeys’ and ‘tinkers’ has secured €7,500 in compensation for discrimination
Courts News Ireland
Pictured: Alan Harte (43) is serving a 30-year sentence for the kidnap and torture of businessman Kevin Lunney (Photo: Collins) by Ryan Dunne One of the men jailed for the kidnapping and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin L
Courts News Ireland
by Ryan Dunne A Sligo B&B owner who raped a guest nearly 40 years his junior and claimed it was consensual has failed in an appeal against his conviction. “There is no reason to suppose that the jury did not faithfully apply the principles
Courts News Ireland
Picture: Mr Justice David Keane tells sexual offender he is extremely fortunate' DPP accepted sexual assault pleas By Eimear Dodd A judge has said a former member of the Irish Defence Forces is “extremely fortunate” that his guilty pleas to
Courts News Ireland
A disqualified driver with over 70 road traffic convictions has been jailed for five years for dangerous driving causing the death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant at the time. Galway Circuit Criminal Court heard that Frank Barrett (44)
Courts News Ireland
By Paul Neilan More than 70 asylum seekers staying at a controversial centre in Athlone have been offered alternative housing while the government prepares emergency legislation to fast-track refugee accommodation, the High Court has heard.
Courts News Ireland
by Fiona Magennis A rigid inflatable boat tried and failed to “rendezvous” with a ship off the south coast in an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of drugs into the country before a number of vehicles were intercepted by gardaí at Tragumn
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Sean Cullen. Photo: Collins) By Eimear Dodd and Isabel Hayes A vandal who caused over €60,000 worth of damage to train carriages and pepper-sprayed an Irish Rail employee has been given a four-year suspended sentence. Sentencing
Courts News Ireland
Five days into his trial for the unlawful killing of 73-year-old Tom Niland, who was beaten by three men and left to die in the rural home where he lived alone, John Irving this morning changed his plea to guilty. Irving (31) became the thi
Courts News Ireland
A 22-year-old assaulted an Irish Rail employee and caused over €60,000 worth of damage by graffitiing train carriages, a court has heard. Sean Cullen pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal damage and one of assault under Section 2 of the
Courts News Ireland
by Fiona Magennis A Sligo B&B owner who raped a guest nearly 40 years his junior and claimed it was consensual has appealed his conviction, claiming the trial judge should have addressed comments made in the prosecution’s closing speech whi
Courts News Ireland
A jury has viewed CCTV footage showing 73-year-old Tom Niland walking into a shop near his house in Sligo about two hours before it is alleged three men broke into his home and assaulted him, leaving him with injuries that caused his death
Courts News Ireland
Pensioner Tom Niland was so badly beaten during an alleged home invasion that his neighbours did not recognise him walking along the middle of the road covered in blood, wearing odd shoes and with his eyes swollen shut, a Central Criminal C
Courts News Ireland
A retired Donegal garda sergeant has been given High Court permission to challenge his former employers over their alleged failure to decide on an application to restore his Gaeltacht allowance, which he said affects his pension entitlement
Courts News Ireland
A 27-year-old Galway man with connections to "Scourge of Sligo" crime boss Barry Young has had his five-year prison sentence for money-laundering halved after appeal. At the Court of Appeal today, Mr Justice Michael MacGrath said that the s
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Michael Carter. Photo: Collins) A Donegal man has lost an appeal against his conviction for raping and sexually assaulting his daughter when she was a child, with the court finding that evidence of the victim's disclosure of the
Courts News Ireland
By Eimear Dodd and Claire Henry A violent rapist who was handed an 11-year sentence last month for harassing three female journalists has been told he will spend an extra ten months in prison. Mark McAnaw (53), previously of Letterkenny, Co
Courts News Ireland
A man whose four teeth were knocked out after he was hit with a pint glass outside a Mayo nightclub has been left with a dental bill of €11,000, a court has heard. Brazilian man Joao Hermino Sousa Correia (23) of Middletown, Manulla, Castle
Courts News Ireland
A man has admitted dangerous driving causing the death of another man on Lord Edward Street, Ballina, Co Mayo last year. Keith O’Brien (49) of Lowvalley, Crossmolina, Co Mayo, was arraigned at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court today before J
Courts News Ireland
A man has been convicted of defiling a child under the age of 17 at his home in Co Mayo six years ago. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the complainant, had pleaded not guilty to defilement on 15 July 2020. He was acq
Courts News Ireland
A pensioner sustained injuries during an alleged break-in at his rural Sligo home that were similar to those from a "head-on crash", a medical witness is to tell a Central Criminal Court jury. The trial also heard today that gardai discover
Courts News Ireland
A teenage boy was caught with child pornography when a hacker infected his laptop with malware in an attempt at sextortion, a court has heard. The accused, now aged 22, pleaded guilty during his trial earlier this year to possessing child p
Courts News Ireland
A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court to hear the trial of a 31-year-old man who denies the unlawful killing of 74-year-old Tom Niland in Sligo, where the accused is alleged to have entered the pensioner's home as a trespas
Courts News Ireland
A Spanish national has pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle a large quantity of drugs into Ireland. At the non-jury, three-judge Special Criminal Court today, Juan Antonio Gallardo Barroso (56), of no fixed address in Spain, was arraigne
Courts News Ireland
A man accused of sexual assault and defiling a child after a staff party in Co Mayo told gardaí that he assumed she was over 18, a court has heard. The man, now aged 33, has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault on a date between July 14 and
Courts News Ireland
A Mayo woman is to be sentenced next week for assaulting two gardaí at Claremorris Garda Station three years ago. Rosemary Sweeney (42), with an address at Bridge Street in Ballinrobe, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm to
Courts News Ireland
A man has been jailed for a year and four months for stabbing another man in the face, neck and stomach with a broken beer bottle after a row in Ballina, Co Mayo four years ago. Stephen Lawrence (23) of Cloonishlawn, Ballina, pleaded guilty
Courts News Ireland
The trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl at a staff party in Co Mayo five years ago has got underway. The 33-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault on a date bet
Courts News Ireland
A 24-year-old abbatoir worker has been jailed for two years for an unprovoked attack on two men that left one victim with tinnitus and permanent hearing loss. Gerry Norman, of Cluain na Rí, Ballina, Co Mayo, was sentenced to four years in p
Courts News Ireland
A bilingual barrister came to the rescue at the Special Criminal Court today when a "nervous" interpreter on his first day struggled to translate for a group of Spanish men charged with drug offences. The three-judge court was expecting to
Courts News Ireland
A serial arsonist who set fire to a car and the front door of a sleeping family's home he had damaged in another blaze 23 years earlier has been jailed for seven years. The family of five was only awakened by a neighbour who noticed the bla
Courts News Ireland
A man who pleaded guilty to harassing a woman and sharing intimate photos of her will be sentenced in Castlebar later this year. Daniel Humphreys (38) of McHale Road, Castlebar, admitted distributing or publishing an intimate image of a wom
Courts News Ireland
A man who stole a bottle of gin and some clothing before assaulting two people, including a garda, is to be sentenced in July at Castlebar Circuit Court. Bernard McDonagh (30) of Gortnafolla, Turlough, Castlebar, affirmed signed guilty plea
Courts News Ireland
A jury has been sworn in the trial of a man accused of sexual assault and defilement of a child in Co Mayo. The 33-year-old Mayo man pleaded not guilty at a sitting of Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to one count of sexually assaulting a f
Courts News Ireland
A migrant worker who accused the State of improperly denying him a local authority mortgage has said he will appeal the rejection of his discrimination claim. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has dismissed a complaint by Aloke Tiraw
Courts News Ireland
By Paul Neilan A High Court judge has said the government is obliged to provide alternative accommodation for "innocent" and "vulnerable" asylum seekers at risk of homelessness while legislation aimed at fast-tracking refugee accommodation
Courts News Ireland
An Arranmore Island co-operative worker who claimed she was forced out of her job, alleging its then-chairperson “slighted” her in public with a remark about “cute hoorism”, has failed in a constructive dismissal case. The Workplace Relatio
Courts News Ireland
By Paul Neilan Lawyers for the State have told the High Court that there is a "serious risk to the dignity and safety" of asylum seekers if the government is not allowed to use special powers to fast-track refugee accommodation. Aoife Carro
Courts News Ireland
By Fiona Magennis A 27-year-old Galway man, who had connections to crime boss Barry Young and sought his help collecting “old bills” is appealing the severity of his five-year sentence for money-laundering, arguing the term imposed was “dis
Courts News Ireland
A judge has denied legal aid for a third senior barrister to represent each of the Sliabh Liag murderers Alan Vial and Nikita Burns in their bid to overturn their convictions, noting he had to have “some regard to the public purse”. Vial an
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Garda Detective Trevor Bolger arriving at the Central Criminal Court today where he was accused of doing his "level best" to destroy his wife. (Photo: Collins) A garda detective has been described by his former wife as an "abuser
Courts News Ireland
Atlantic Technological University has been ordered to pay a lecturer more than 13 times what it claimed he was due for correcting student papers at the end of term last year. At the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), the college insisted
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured L-R: Victims Amanda Brunker, Deirdre Reynolds Nicola Tallant. Credit: Collins) By Claire Henry and Eimear Dodd A violent rapist with previous convictions for kidnapping who harassed three female Sunday World journalists with expli
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: John Edward McNicholl (L) and Seamus Christopher O'Kane (R). Photo: Collins) Two men in their 70s have been granted leave to appeal their court-ordered extradition to Northern Ireland, where they are wanted to face charges relati
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Defendant Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) The brother of a man who murdered their ailing 58-year-old mother in her own home has told the Central Criminal Court that "someone who should have protected" her had instead taken her lif
Courts News Ireland
Pictured: Jemima Burke at the High Court today (Photo: Collins) By Paul Neilan The State will not oppose the quashing of a public order conviction against Jemima Burke, a sister of teacher Enoch Burke, who today told the High Court her tria
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A jury has convicted a 39-year-old man of murder, rejecting his claim that he was provoked and defending himself from an attack by his ailing 58-year-old mother, whom he strangled and smothered to d
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Accused Mr Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A jury will return to the Central Criminal Court tomorrow to continue their deliberations in the trial of a man who denies murdering his mother by strangling and smothering her to death.
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Accused Mr Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A jury might regard as "bulls**t" the evidence of a man accused of murdering his mother that he acted in self-defence or was provoked into a total loss of self control when he caused her
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Accused Mr Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A man accused of murdering his mother has told his trial that she died in his presence during a "struggle" in which he defended himself after she attacked him with a knife, swung her hand
Courts News Ireland
A survivor contacted gardai to make a formal complaint after seeing the former scout leader who sexually abused him and two other boys almost 40 years ago being "lauded" on television. James Gilleran (70) – who has a previous conviction for
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Lawyers representing Stephen Silver, who is serving a 40-year sentence for the capital murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan, have said they are unable to advance an appeal against his convicti
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Accused Mr Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A man accused of murdering his mother told gardai that after finding the deceased lying on her back on her kitchen floor, he first phoned a friend and waited about 20 minutes before calli
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: State Pathologist Dr SallyAnne Collis. Photo: Collins) A 58-year-old woman whose son denies her murder had been smothered and strangled and had bruises to her face, torso and limbs, along with stab wounds to both her legs and
Courts News Ireland
A Donegal man who raped and sexually abused his daughter when she was a child has appealed his conviction, with his legal team arguing that a statement by the injured party’s aunt should not have been admitted into evidence. At the Court of
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Accused Mr Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A man accused of murdering his mother seemed nervous and evasive when he spoke to gardai shortly after her death, the Central Criminal Court has heard. Detective Garda James Conneely told
Courts News Ireland
A 22-year-old woman who has taken 19 bench warrants has been refused bail on a raft of charges after a judge said she was not satisfied the accused would turn up in court if released. Janelle Quinn, who is of no fixed abode but is currently
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Kevin McMenamin. Photo: Collins) An ex-Donegal GAA star with a history of driving offences, who was banned from the roads when he broke a red light in a lorry and ran over a cyclist – leaving the victim in a medically induced com
Courts News Ireland
By Fiona Magennis A criminal has appealed his conviction for raping, assaulting and coercively controlling a woman during a six-week relationship in which she endured “violence and extreme degradation”, arguing that his trial jury was preju
Courts News Ireland
A bookkeeper accused of murdering his mother told his then-wife that before her death, the deceased "went a bit mad", struck herself with a knife, swung her cane around and tried to pick a fight with him, a murder trial has heard. Nigel Can
Courts News Ireland
By Paul Neilan The Court of Appeal has upheld that a serving Garda and his wife must leave a house in Co Cavan after their bid to overturn a High Court order failed. The High Court had been told that businesswoman Sylvia Fox bought two hous
Courts News Ireland
It is the State's case that a mother who had a "glittering career" as a psychotherapist before she fell into the grip of alcoholism was strangled to death by her son in her home, a barrister has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court. Co
Courts News Ireland
A takeaway boss has been accused of “violating and exploiting” a migrant worker for two years by putting him to work for up to 73 hours a week and docking tens of thousands of euro from his wages to pay off €30,000 in alleged “recruitment f
Courts News Ireland
A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a 39-year-old man who denies murdering his mother in Sligo two years ago. Nigel Canavan with an address at Erris Gardens, Crossmolina, Co Mayo was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court today.
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Kevin McMenamin. Photo: Collins) A serial offending ex-Donegal GAA star who was banned from driving when he broke a red light and ran over a cyclist, causing injuries so severe she had to be placed into an induced coma, was r
Courts News Ireland
The Special Criminal Court has refused to grant bail to a man who is accused of conspiring to steal cars with garda killer Aaron Brady, due to concerns that he might evade justice by leaving the country. Ms Justice Karen O'Connor, presiding
Courts News Ireland
A detective inspector has told the Special Criminal Court that he is concerned about potential witness intimidation if a man accused of conspiring to steal cars with garda killer Aaron Brady is released on bail. In his objections to bail fo
Courts News Ireland
Paul Neilan The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by a group of commercial fishermen who argued that the State had a duty of care when granting access to mussel seed fishing zones in the State after Northern Ireland vessels "entirely coll
Courts News Ireland
A cocaine addict who said he was acting in self-defence when he shot dead a drug dealer with his own gun – before “trussing up” his body in a suitcase and preparing to dump it – has been jailed for eight years. Mr Justice Paul McDermott tod
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: PJ Sweeney. Photo: Collins) One of three men who took part in a “brutal and savage” vigilante attack on security workers guarding a repossessed farmhouse in Roscommon which involved forcing a man to eat dog faeces has lost an
Courts News Ireland
A Nigerian woman who falsely claimed she had been trafficked into Ireland and forced to work as a prostitute has been jailed. “The gardaí put many hours into investigating the crime in an attempt to rescue other potential victims. Such fals
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Survivor Ms Ciara Mangan. Photo: Collins) A 30-year-old woman who was subjected to “a predatory, violent rape” by a young man at a party when she was just 18 has said that her “healing is going to begin now” after her attacke
Courts News Ireland
A public servant who claimed she was being subjected to a “smear campaign” and objected to details of her commercial arrangement to manage a State property being disclosed under Freedom of Information law has lost a claim for constructive d
Courts News Ireland
By Paul Neilan The Supreme Court has refused to hear a 67-year-old man's appeal against an order that he be extradited to Northern Ireland to be tried for the murder of a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment over 45 years ago. James Donega
Courts News Ireland
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 Ri
Courts News Ireland
A truck driver who agreed to transport just over one million euro worth of cannabis in his vehicle on the ferry has been jailed for four and a half years. Gerard Doran (60) of Cornadarragh, Belturbet, Co Cavan pleaded guilty at Dublin Circu
Courts News Ireland
The sister of a man who was shot dead in a Dublin apartment has said she lived through a "nightmare" during a five-day search for her brother while his body lay wrapped in plastic in a suitcase inside his killer's wardrobe. At a sentencing
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: John Edward McNicholl (L) and Seamus Christopher O'Kane (R). Photo: Collins) Two men in their 70s will be surrendered to Northern Ireland to face charges relating to the murder of an RUC officer nearly 50 years ago after a court
Courts News Ireland
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
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Ms Ciara Kelleher. Photo: Collins) The Director of Public Prosecutions has decided not to run a third trial against a financial services manager who was accused of being part of an alleged €61m conspiracy to defraud investors in
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Darren Redmond (L) Alan Harte (R). Photo: Collins) Lawyers for the State have urged the Court of Appeal to uphold the convictions of three men jailed for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney,
Courts News Ireland
The High Court has put what is the second stay in two weeks on a Workplace Relations Commission hearing from proceeding, after a former fireman claimed he was prejudiced by the adjudicating officer who he argues should have recused herself
Courts News Ireland
A remote worker who said she was given the “impossible” task of relocating from Monaghan to Cork to comply with a return-to-office mandate was made redundant within six months, the WRC has been told. In a complaint under the Redundancy Paym
Courts News Ireland
A Donegal man who sexually abused two teenage girls more than 25 years ago, regularly creeping into one girl's bed in the night to rape her, has been jailed for 11 years. Andrew Robert John McElhinney (59) of Muntermellon, Hornhead, Dunfana
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Victim Robin Wilkin's sister Irene McAleer and brother David speaking outside court today. Photo: Collins) The sister of Robin Wilkin has said she feels overwhelmed by the lack of remorse shown by her brother's "cold, calculating
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Victims Amanda Brunker (L) & Nicola Tallant (R). Credit: Collins) By Claire Henry A rapist with previous convictions for kidnapping and violence against women harassed three female Sunday World journalists with explicit email
Courts News Ireland
Former lovers Alan Vial and Nikita Burns have both been found guilty of murdering 66-year-old Robert Robin' Wilkin, whose body was thrown over the cliffs at Sliabh Liag, one of Donegal's most popular tourist attractions. The jury of seven w
Courts News Ireland
Alan Vial and Nikita Burns had just beaten Robert ‘Robin’ Wilkin’s head in with a rock when they came up with their plan – to cast the body off Ireland’s tallest cliffs. They were pulled in on the Roshine Road near Killybegs where they spen
Courts News Ireland
A jury has asked for an explanation of the legal definition of joint enterprise as they consider the evidence in the trial of two former lovers accused of murdering a 66-year-old man, whose body was put over Ireland's tallest cliffs. The ju
Courts News Ireland
If either of two former lovers is not guilty of murdering 66-year-old Robert Robin' Wilkin, whose body was put over Ireland's tallest cliffs, they could be found guilty of impeding the prosecution of their co-accused by helping to destroy e
Courts News Ireland
A murder accused told gardaí that he “pushed” and “hit” his partner during an argument after he claimed he found her having a party with her brother and another “tall guy” hours before she was found stabbed to death in her home, a trial has
Courts News Ireland
A recidivist criminal who raped and sexually assaulted his younger sister over a seven-year period has been jailed for 12 years. Kyle Jinks (31) was convicted at the Central Criminal Court on 21 sample counts of rape and four sample counts
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Trial judge Mr Justice Paul McDermott. Photo: Collins) A jury has been warned that it could be dangerous to act on the testimony of a man who has blamed his former lover and co-accused for the murder of a 66-year-old man whose bo
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Gada Nicholas Keogh. Photo: Collins) Garda Nicholas Keogh, whose allegations of garda collusion in drug crime and subsequent bullying were found to be unjustified by the Disclosures Tribunal, has been granted permission by th
Courts News Ireland
A "smouldering resentment" exploded into violence in which a murder accused struck a 66-year-old man six or seven times on the head with a rock before putting him over Ireland's tallest cliffs, a barrister has told a jury at the Central Cri
Courts News Ireland
A barrister has described a murder accused as a "cynical liar" who is attempting to make fools of a jury by claiming that he did not lay a finger on 66-year-old Robert Robin' Wilkin, whose head was beaten in with a rock before his body was
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster. Photo: Collins) A 66-year-old man would not have died immediately from two skull fractures that the State alleges were inflicted with a rock before he was put off Ireland's tallest sea cliffs,
Courts News Ireland
The High Court has put a stay on the extradition of a 66-year-old man wanted in Northern Ireland to face trial for the murder of a part-time member of the Ulster Defence Regiment over 45 years ago. James Donegan of Bruce Manor, Arva in Co C
Courts News Ireland
A woman who was found in possession of a fake registration certificate for a caravan that had its identification number partly ground down has been spared jail. Margaret Doran (36) of Kimmage Manor, Kimmage, Dublin 6, pleaded guilty at Dubl
Courts News Ireland
The trial of Alan Vial and Nikita Burns, who deny murdering 66-year-old Robert Robin' Wilkin before his body was put over Ireland's tallest cliffs, has been adjourned for ten days to allow lawyers in the case to address an issue. Mr Justice
Courts News Ireland
(File Picture: Ms Ciara Kelleher. Photo: Collins) A jury has once again failed to reach a verdict in the second trial of a financial services manager accused of being part of an alleged conspiracy to defraud investors in Custom House Capita
Courts News Ireland
A murder accused who has claimed that it was his former lover and co-accused who beat 66-year-old Robert Robin' Wilkin to death with a rock – and that she helped put his body over Ireland's tallest cliffs – has denied lying in the hopes of
Courts News Ireland
A man accused of murdering a 66-year-old and putting his body over the cliffs at Sliabh Liag in Donegal has accepted he lied to gardai when he claimed the pensioner had sexually assaulted his co-accused, then 21-year-old Nikita Burns. Alan
Courts News Ireland
A man has taken the stand in his own defence to tell his murder trial that he was fighting with a pensioner – whose body was found in the waters beneath Sliabh Liag – when his former lover and co-accused hit the victim on the back of the he
Courts News Ireland
A geologist has told a murder trial that she used Google Street View to help identify the possible source of a bloodied rock that was allegedly used to fracture a pensioner's skull before his body went over the cliffs at Sliabh Liag in Done
Courts News Ireland
A "manipulative predator" who sexually abused a child while her parents were on holiday over 25 years ago has been jailed for two and a half years. Andrew Sankey (57) pleaded guilty to two counts of sexually assaulting the child at her home
Courts News Ireland
A hospital worker who was "hungover" when he unwittingly allowed his cousin to bring €360,000 worth of cannabis in his car before he smelled the drugs and realised what was happening has been given a suspended sentence. Daniel O’Neill (40)
Courts News Ireland
The brother of a woman accused of murdering a pensioner whose body went over Ireland's highest cliffs has told the Central Criminal Court that he was concerned his sister was not taking her medication and appeared to be drinking during the
Courts News Ireland
A migrant chef with no English was put to work for around €25 a day at a Chinese takeaway while working up to 73 hours a week to pay off an “illegal” €30,000 debt he took on as a “recruitment fee”, a tribunal has been told. The worker, Xiao
Courts News Ireland
A man accused of murdering a pensioner whose body was found at the foot of Ireland's tallest cliffs told gardai that the discovery was ironic, as the deceased "always wanted to be buried at sea". The accused man Alan Vial (39) also told gar
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured L-R: PJ Sweeney, Martin O'Toole, Paul Beirne. Photo: Collins) One of three men jailed for taking part in a “barbarous” vigilante attack on security personnel guarding a repossessed farmhouse in Roscommon shouted “you are denying m
Courts News Ireland
No cases match those filters. Try clearing one.