Court archive
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2025-01-22 · Dublin
The trial of three men accused of raping a woman in Dublin and Wicklow in August 2019 continues at the Central Criminal Court. The accused, aged 34, 39, and 42, have all pleaded not guilty to a total of seven counts of rape, oral rape, and sexual assault. The 42-year-old second accused, with a Wicklow address, faces two counts of rape, allegedly…
2025-01-21 · Dublin
The trial of three men, aged 34 to 42, accused of raping and sexually assaulting a woman in Dublin and Wicklow on August 31, 2019, has heard evidence regarding WhatsApp messages and video clips. All three defendants have pleaded not guilty to a total of seven counts of rape, oral rape, and sexual assault, denying any wrongdoing. The jury viewed…
2025-01-20 · Dublin
A trial heard that gardai reviewed approximately 160 hours of CCTV footage during the investigation into the alleged rape and sexual assault of a woman by three men she met in a Dublin nightclub. The three accused men, aged 34 to 42 with addresses in Dublin and Wicklow, have pleaded not guilty to a total of seven counts of rape, oral rape, and…
2023-10-19 · Dublin
The trial of four Dublin men accused of raping and sexually assaulting a woman at her home in December 2018 has collapsed at the Central Criminal Court. All charges against the accused were dropped via a nolle prosequi after the complainant, who is undergoing psychiatric treatment, was deemed unable to continue giving evidence. The State's…
2023-10-13 · Dublin
A trial is ongoing before Mr Justice David Keane and a jury of six men and six women regarding allegations that four men raped and sexually assaulted a woman at her home in Dublin between December 8 and 9, 2018. Reporting restrictions apply to the identities of all participants. The complainant, now 24, testified that she was held down on her…
2023-10-07 · Dublin
Four men are currently on trial at the Central Criminal Court, presided over by Mr Justice David Keane, accused of raping and sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman at her home in December 2018. Reporting restrictions apply to the identities of all participants. The first accused, aged 25, has pleaded not guilty to oral rape and sexual assault.…
2023-05-08
A family sexual abuse trial is ongoing at the Central Criminal Court before Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring and a jury. Five defendants, comprising a 66-year-old man, his 63-year-old wife, and their three sons aged 38, 40, and 41, face 126 counts of alleged offences against four family members who were children at the time. The alleged incidents…
2023-05-04
The Central Criminal Court is currently hearing the trial of five accused individuals, including a 66-year-old man, his three sons aged 38, 40, and 41, and the 63-year-old wife of the first accused. They face over 100 counts of alleged rape, sexual assault, and other offences against four family members, who were children between September 1999…
2023-05-03
A husband, his wife, and their three sons are currently on trial at the Central Criminal Court, facing allegations of sexual offences and assaults against four members of their extended family. The first accused, aged 66, has pleaded not guilty to 25 charges, including two counts of anal rape of his granddaughter, and 21 charges against his…
2022-03-23
The Central Criminal Court trial of four men accused of raping a then 17-year-old girl in the midlands on December 27, 2016, continued before Justice Tara Burns and a jury. All four accused, who cannot be named, have pleaded not guilty to the primary charge of rape. The first accused (22) also faces charges of two counts of sexual assault and…
2022-03-22
The Central Criminal Court trial of four men accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in the midlands on December 27, 2016, continues before Justice Tara Burns and a jury. All four accused, aged between 22 and 24, have pleaded not guilty to the charges. The first accused (22) faces rape, two counts of sexual assault, and false imprisonment. The…
2022-03-16
The Central Criminal Court trial of four men accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in the midlands on December 27, 2016, heard evidence regarding conflicting statements made to gardaí. All four accused, aged between 17 and 19 at the time, have pleaded not guilty to rape and other charges. The prosecution alleges the complainant was driven to a…
2022-03-11 · Leitrim
The Court of Appeal heard appeals from two men in their twenties convicted of raping a woman at an address in Co Leitrim in 2017. The first accused, who pleaded guilty to rape, and the second accused, who pleaded not guilty to oral rape, were found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court in November 2019 and sentenced to seven years'…
2022-02-28
Four men are currently on trial at the Central Criminal Court, where they have all pleaded not guilty to charges including rape, sexual assault, and false imprisonment. The prosecution alleges that on December 27, 2016, the defendants, aged between 17 and 19, assaulted a 17-year-old complainant at various locations in the midlands. Counsel Lorcan…
2021-07-02
The Court of Appeal heard an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions against the directed acquittal of two men on a charge of IRA membership. The Special Criminal Court had ruled the 'belief evidence' of a Chief Superintendent inadmissible after Gardaí refused to disclose underlying files, citing State security. The trial judge found the…
2020-09-07 · Dublin
Two men are currently on trial in the Circuit Criminal Court, accused of indecently assaulting their younger brothers on dates up to 41 years ago. The first accused, a 55-year-old Meath man, pleaded not guilty to 35 sample counts of indecently assaulting his two younger brothers between 1979 and 1985. The second accused, a 50-year-old Dublin man,…
2019-11-12 · Leitrim
Two Leitrim men were convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court following an 11-day trial. The first accused was found guilty of rape, while the second accused was found guilty of oral rape by majority verdict. The jury failed to reach an agreement on the count of rape against the second man. Both defendants had pleaded not guilty to the…
2019-11-11
The rape trial of two men at the Central Criminal Court was adjourned after the jury reported being deadlocked. Ms Justice Eileen Creedon informed the nine-man and three-woman jury that they could return a majority verdict, requiring at least ten jurors to agree. The jury had deliberated for three hours and previously requested to hear the…
2019-11-08 · Leitrim
The Central Criminal Court trial of two men accused of raping a woman in a Leitrim flat in 2017 has entered jury deliberations. The first accused pleaded not guilty to rape, while the second accused pleaded not guilty to rape and oral rape. Prosecution counsel Eilis Brennan SC argued that the defendants did not care if the victim was consenting,…
2019-11-07
Two Leitrim men have pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to charges of rape and oral rape following an alleged incident at a flat in a Co Leitrim town in 2017. A witness told the trial that the first accused emerged from a bedroom and disclosed he had engaged in sexual activity with the woman, displaying scratches on his back. The…
2019-11-07 · Leitrim
At the Central Criminal Court, a trial heard that a woman alleging rape initially described three men as being involved in the assault. The complainant told the court she attended a party at a flat in a County Leitrim town in 2017 where she consumed alcohol. She stated she lost consciousness and awoke to find the first accused assaulting her. She…