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The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2024-10-14 · Dublin
The jury for Brendan Mullin's trial, where he faces 15 charges including stealing over €500,000 from Bank of Ireland Private Bank and related deception and false invoicing claims, was discharged after a juror disclosed a familial connection to Mullin. Mullin, 60, has pleaded not guilty to all counts. Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the case until a new jury is empanelled tomorrow morning. The trial was scheduled to open in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on the day of the discharge.
2022-05-31 · Wicklow
The jury in the multi‑million euro theft trial of former solicitor Michael Lynn was informed that it could return a majority verdict if it could not reach unanimity. After deliberating for just under ten hours, Judge Martin Nolan announced that a majority verdict would be accepted provided at least ten jurors agreed. The jury continued for another twenty minutes before being dismissed for the night, with a return to court scheduled for 2 p.m. tomorrow. Mr Lynn, aged 53 and residing at Millbrook Court, Red Cross, Co Wicklow, faces 21 counts of theft relating to the alleged theft of approximately €27 million from seven financial institutions between 23 October 2006 and 20 April 2007. The unnamed accused pleaded not guilty.
2022-05-31 · Dublin
David Morrissey, 29, of Glendale Meadow, Leixlip, was found guilty of causing the death of 19‑year‑old cyclist Harry Boland on 18 April 2018. The incident occurred at the junction of Greenfield Park and Stillorgan Road near RTÉ, where Boland was riding in the north‑bound cycle lane with a red light. Morrissey, driving a large DAF truck, turned left after the light turned green and Boland ended up under the truck, sustaining fatal injuries. The jury, after 3 h 35 m of deliberation, returned a 10‑to‑2 verdict. The prosecution argued Boland was visible from the cab, aided by wide‑angle mirrors, while the defence claimed the driver did not see him and that a blind spot was very small. The case was adjourned for sentencing on 20 June, with Morrissey remanded on continuing bail. David Morrissey pleaded not guilty.
2018-06-19 · Tipperary
In the trial of independent TD Michael Lowry, the jury heard that Lowry denied at a prior hearing that he had deliberately hidden a 2002 commission payment of £248,624 (€372,000) from his auditors. The State alleges that Lowry arranged for the payment to be made to a third party in the Isle of Man, so it did not appear in Garuda Ltd's 2002 accounts and was not declared as income. The accounts were later falsified in 2007 to show the payment as received in 2006. Lowry testified that the sum was a director's loan repayment, not a salary, and that he corrected the accounts in 2006 after discovering the omission. The appeals commission found insufficient evidence to treat the €372,000 as an emolument, reducing the tax assessment to nil for both Lowry and Garuda. The case continues before Judge Martin Nolan without a jury. Td Michael Lowry pleaded not guilty.
2017-12-01 · Dublin
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, a 48‑year‑old man pleaded not guilty to one count of sexually assaulting a woman during a massage session on 24 January 2015. The prosecution alleged that he removed her underwear, touched her vagina, kissed her bare bottom and claimed he "just couldn't help himself." Defence counsel Tara Burns SC argued that the accused was a qualified sports massage therapist, misrepresented himself as a physiotherapist to Gardaí, and that the victim's evidence was inconsistent and "unbelievable." She highlighted that the victim could not explain the duration or movement of the alleged assault and questioned the plausibility of her subsequent actions. The prosecution, led by Maurice Coffey BL, maintained that the victim was emotionally affected, that the accused had a dominant position, and urged a guilty verdict. The trial continues under Judge Karen O'Connor's charge to the jury.
2017-11-29 · Dublin
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 48‑year‑old massage therapist was tried for a single count of sexual assault. The accused allegedly removed a client's underwear, touched her vagina, kissed her bare bottom and claimed he "just couldn't help himself." The client, who had visited the therapist's practice for sports injuries, testified that she had been treated for neck and shoulder problems and had attended the clinic four or five times. She described the session in detail, noting that she had removed her top, bra and trousers while lying face down, and that the therapist massaged her lower back before placing a hand on her vagina. She said she objected, the therapist removed his hand, but later kissed her bottom and made further remarks. The case remains before Judge Karen O'Connor and a jury. The unnamed 48-year-old pleaded not guilty.
2017-05-23 · Dublin
In the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the trial of Solidarity TD Paul Murphy and six other men for allegedly falsely imprisoning former Tanaiste Joan Burton and adviser Karen O'Connell during a 2014 anti‑water protest has progressed to day 18. A female juror was absent, and Judge Melanie Greally discharged her, allowing the jury to continue with 11 members—seven men and four women. The defendants, including Paul Murphy (34), Michael Murphy (53), Kieran Mahon (39), Frank Donaghy (71), Ken Purcell (50), Michael Banks (46) and Scott Masterson (34), deny the charges. They are accused of restricting Burton and O'Connell's liberty by holding them in a Garda car and later a Garda jeep for up to three hours near Fortunestown Road, Jobstown, Tallaght, after the women attended a local graduation ceremony. The trial remains ongoing.
2016-03-10 · Tipperary
The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court adjourned the case of Independent TD Michael Lowry, 60, for mention until April 6. Lowry, of Glenreigh, Holycross, Co. Tipperary, faces charges of filing incorrect tax returns in 2003 and 2007. He was excused from court today. Prosecutor Grainne O'Neill noted the adjournment had been delayed by pending High Court judicial review, with final orders due April 5. Judge Melanie Greally adjourned the case and excused Lowry's attendance for the next hearing. The case originated in Thurles District Court in 2014 and was later transferred to Dublin.