Court archive
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2026-03-23 · Ballinasloe, Galway
Gary Stephens received a suspended four-month sentence after admitting assault causing harm to a garda in Ballinasloe. The court heard about his long Defence Forces career, rehabilitation after the incident, remorse and €7,000 payment offered to the injured officer.
2025-10-29
A retired Defence Forces member, aged 78, was sentenced to eight years in prison for raping a teenage babysitter, an incident that occurred in 1981. The victim, then about 13 or 14, was alone in the defendant's home while she was babysitting his children. He pleaded guilty to one count of rape at the Central Criminal Court. The judge described…
2025-01-17 · Portarlington, Laois
A 38‑year‑old Defence Forces member, Alan O'Connor of Acorn Downes, Newbridge, was found guilty of raping a friend of his partner, Siobhan Murphy, at a property in Portarlington on 17 June 2020. The victim, who had known the attacker for 15 years, testified that she was fully clothed when O'Connor entered her bed and forced himself upon her,…
2022-05-09 · Dublin
An Irish Defence Forces officer, whose name is withheld by the military court, is accused of sexual and physical assault by two serving female members of the Defence Forces. He also faces charges of indiscipline and disorderly conduct while under the influence of an intoxicant. The alleged offences occurred at McKee Barracks in Dublin in June…
2021-11-19 · Dundalk, Louth
The Special Criminal Court has ruled that international witnesses in the trial of Lisa Smith, a former Defence Forces member, may give evidence by video-link. Presiding judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt granted the prosecution's application, citing the current public health climate and the logistical difficulties of travel from Australia and the US. Ms…
2021-11-01 · Dundalk, Louth
In a Special Criminal Court hearing, the defence of former Defence Forces member Lisa Smith faced a massive volume of evidence. Ms Smith, 39, is charged under the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 for membership in ISIS from 28 October 2015 to 1 December 2019 and for financing terrorism by sending €800 via Western Union to a named…