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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 Harb
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 ha
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 t
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
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 re
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
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 R
(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 f
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 an
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
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 count
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 releas
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 r
(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
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.
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
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 s
(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