25 cases — 24 from Courts News Ireland, 1 from local newspapers.
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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 thre
(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 t
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 gard
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 decis
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
A repeat offender who stole over a thousand euro worth of alcohol and groceries from the same Dublin shop has withdrawn an appeal against the severity of his 15-month jail term, after a judge called h
(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’
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 des
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 aris
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 se
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
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
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 Athlo
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 Crim
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
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
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-
(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 t
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, w
(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 for
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
(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 Tri
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 s
(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