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Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2026-03-03

Supervisor in 'sophisticated' drug operation jailed for ten years

A man has been jailed for ten years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction for supervising a drug trafficking operation. Tomasz Zdechlikiewicz, aged 38 of Clongriffin, was found guilty of possessing 36 kilogrammes of cann

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Central Criminal Court2026-02-09

Dundon-McCarthy gunman gets 15 years for fatal shooting of Noel Campion

A man has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment following his guilty plea to offences connected with the fatal shooting of Noel Campion in Limerick city in April 2007. Darragh Quinlivan, aged 42, entered pleas to possession of a firearm w

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Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2025-12-18

Car thief stole six vehicles from own community within two months

James McMahon, aged 31, of Riversdale Road, Clondalkin, has been sentenced to six years and nine months imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with the final two years suspended. McMahon pleaded guilty to stealing six vehicles from

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Central Criminal Court2025-11-14

Serial rapist gets five years for attack on 18-year-old

A 37-year-old man from Castlefin, County Donegal, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court for the rape of an 18-year-old woman at an address in Convoy on 14 January 2018. Desmond Leitch was found guilty b

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Court of Appeal2025-11-10

Regency hotel getaway drivers fail in bid to overturn their convictions

The Court of Appeal has upheld convictions against two men who acted as getaway drivers during the fatal 2016 Regency Hotel attack in Dublin. Jason Bonney and Paul Murphy, both based in the greater Dublin area, were found guilty in April 20

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Central Criminal Court2025-10-21

Traveller feud resulted in 'vicious' afternoon stabbing on busy street

A man suffered life-threatening injuries when stabbed multiple times during an assault on Austin Friars Street in Mullingar on August 2nd, 2024, arising from an ongoing feud between Traveller families. The Central Criminal Court heard that

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Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2025-10-09

'Trusted lieutenant' in crime gang jailed for seven and a half years

Jordan Domican, aged 24, of Collinstown Grove, Clondalkin, Dublin, has been sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. He pleaded guilty to two counts of facilitating a criminal organisation between M

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