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Courts Reporting Scheme2026-02-24

Repeat offender hit same Aldi store seven times

A repeat offender who stole over a thousand euro worth of alcohol and groceries from the same Dublin shop has withdrawn an appeal against the severity of his 15-month jail term, after a judge called his offending “prolific”. Owen Maughan (4

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High Court2026-01-23

High Court censures solicitor for acting for both sides in land deal

by Paul Neilan Suspended Roscommon solicitor Declan O'Callaghan has been formally censured at the High Court on foot of an application made by the Law Society over an upheld finding of misconduct arising out of a 2006 Mayo land deal. Last N

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Central Criminal Court2026-01-16

Pair 'preyed on' and sexually assaulted teenage girls

By Sonya McLean and Fiona Ferguson A pair of Slovakian nationals who "preyed on" and sexually assaulted two teenage girls on a disused railway line in County Mayo after plying them with alcohol and separating them from their friends, have b

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Court of Appeal2025-04-10

Strokestown eviction vigilante fails in appeal against 15-year sentence

(File Picture: PJ Sweeney. Photo: Collins) One of three men who took part in a “brutal and savage” vigilante attack on security workers guarding a repossessed farmhouse in Roscommon which involved forcing a man to eat dog faeces has lost an

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