A repeat offender who stole over a thousand euro worth of alcohol and groceries from the same Dublin shop has withdrawn an appeal against the severity of his 15-month jail term, after a judge called his offending “prolific”.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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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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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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by Paul Neilan A High Court judge has upheld a disciplinary tribunal finding against suspended Roscommon solicitor Declan O’Callaghan regarding professional misconduct over his handling of a 2006 land transfer in Mayo. However, while the co
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(File Picture: Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Lawyers representing Stephen Silver, who is serving a 40-year sentence for the capital murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan, have said they are unable to advance an appeal against his convicti
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(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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A Brazilian man who rented out properties across rural Ireland under false pretences and used them as brothels had almost €800k in various bank accounts and was found with child abuse material on his phone when arrested at Dublin Airport, a
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(Pictured L-R: PJ Sweeney, Martin O'Toole, Paul Beirne. Photo: Collins) One of three men jailed for taking part in a “barbarous” vigilante attack on security personnel guarding a repossessed farmhouse in Roscommon shouted “you are denying m
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