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Central Criminal Court2025-05-16

Man who claimed ailing mother (58) attacked him is convicted of murder

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has convicted a 39-year-old man of murdering his mother at her home in Sligo on May 1, 2023. The man had pleaded not guilty and claimed he acted in self-defence during an alleged attack. He also asserted

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Central Criminal Court2025-05-15

Jury to continue deliberating in matricide trial

A jury at the Central Criminal Court will resume deliberations tomorrow in the trial of Nigel Canavan, aged 39, who denies murdering his mother. The accused, with an address in Crossmolina, County Mayo, is charged with the death of Angela C

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High Court2025-03-11

Second WRC hearing grinds to halt after High Court application

The High Court has granted a second stay on Workplace Relations Commission proceedings within a fortnight, following an application by Vincent Maughan of Crossmolina, County Mayo. Mr Maughan, a former retained firefighter with Mayo County C

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