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In a legal first, the Court of Appeal has overturned a decision to grant a miscarriage of justice certificate to a man who spent 14 months in prison before his IRA membership conviction was quashed. In delivering judgment today, Mr Justice Brian O’Moore said the granting of the certificate to Michae
(Pictured: Paul Murphy (L) and Jason Bonney (R) prior to their convictions for acting as getaway drivers following fatal gun attack Pic: Collins) By Fiona Magennis Two getaway drivers in the Regency Hotel attack, during which Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne was murdered, have failed to have their
(File Picture: Paul Murphy & Jason Bonney. Photo: Collins) Two getaway drivers in the Regency Hotel attack, during which Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne was murdered, have argued that the prison sentences imposed on them were too high. At the Court of Appeal this morning, barristers submitted that
By Sonya McLean A “thrill seeking” disqualified driver who led gardaí on two separate high speed chases within four months, including one which ended when his car flipped' on the M50, has been jailed for two years. Josh Killeen (19) of Glenshane Crescent, Tallaght, Dublin 24, pleaded guilty at Dubli
By Sonya McLean A supervisor' in a sophisticated drug operation has been jailed for ten years for his role in the trafficking of over €700,000 worth of cannabis. Tomasz Zdechlikiewicz (38) of Main Street, Clongriffin, was convicted, following a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal, of possession of 36 k
A Dundon McCarthy gang gunman, who fatally shot Noel Campion 19 years ago "in cold blood" and was later deported back to Ireland having told multiple people in the US – including a police officer – that he had killed a man, has been jailed for 15 years by the Central Criminal Court. The court heard
(Pictured: Darragh Quinlivan. Photo: Collins) An associate of the Dundon McCarthy gang who fatally shot Noel Campion 19 years ago told multiple people – including a police officer in the US – that he had killed a man, the Central Criminal Court was told this evening (FRI). The court heard during tod
A car thief who stole six vehicles from outside homes in his own community over a two-month period has been jailed for over four years. One of the cars stolen by James McMahon (31) was previously owned by the Lord Mayor of Dublin and, as such, carried a particularly unusual registration plate. A num
A serial rapist with previous convictions for stalking and attacking women has been sentenced to five years in prison for raping an 18-year-old woman, after a court heard that he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and a mild intellectual dysfunction. Mr Justice David Keane said that he had to tak
(File Picture: Paul Murphy and Jason Bonney. Credit: Collins) The Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions of two men found guilty of acting as getaway drivers in the Regency Hotel attack, during which Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne was killed. Jason Bonney (55) and Paul Murphy (64) were tried
by Alison O'Riordan Two men have been jailed for eight years and four years respectively for engaging in a feud between two Traveller families that resulted in a man being stabbed multiple times on a busy street in Mullingar on a summer afternoon, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. The Cent
A feud between two Traveller families resulted in a man being stabbed multiple times on a busy street in Mullingar on a summer afternoon, leaving him with life-threatening injuries, the Central Criminal Court heard today. The court also heard that the families involved have since engaged with the Tr
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In a legal first, the Court of Appeal has overturned a decision to grant a miscarriage of justice certificate to a man who spent 14 months in prison before his IRA membership conviction was quashed. In delivering judgment today, Mr Justice Brian O’Moore said the granting of the...
(Pictured: Paul Murphy (L) and Jason Bonney (R) prior to their convictions for acting as getaway drivers following fatal gun attack Pic: Collins) By Fiona Magennis Two getaway drivers in the Regency Hotel attack, during which Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne was murdered, have...
(File Picture: Paul Murphy & Jason Bonney. Photo: Collins) Two getaway drivers in the Regency Hotel attack, during which Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne was murdered, have argued that the prison sentences imposed on them were too high. At the Court of Appeal this morning,...
A 19-year-old man from Tallaght has been sentenced to two years in custody following two high-speed pursuits by gardaí within four months, including an incident in which his vehicle overturned on the M50. Josh Killeen pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two...
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 cannabis with intent to supply and...
A man has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court following his guilty plea to offences arising from the fatal shooting of Noel Campion in Limerick city in April 2007. Darragh Quinlivan, aged 42 and originally from Limerick but with an address in...
A 42-year-old man originally from Limerick City has pleaded guilty to participation in an organised criminal group and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life in connection with the fatal shooting of Noel Campion on April 26, 2007. Darragh Quinlivan, with an...
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 homes in his local community between...
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 by jury following a trial in which...
The Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions of Jason Bonney, aged 55, and Paul Murphy, aged 64, who were found guilty of acting as getaway drivers during the 2016 Regency Hotel attack in Dublin, in which Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne was killed. Mr Justice John Edwards...
Two men have been sentenced at the Central Criminal Court following a serious assault arising from a feud between Traveller families in Mullingar, Co Westmeath. Michael Nevin, aged 41, of Grange Heights, Mullingar, was sentenced to ten years imprisonment with the final two...
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 Anthony Dinnegan Jnr sustained serious...
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 May 9 and May 11, 2024. The court heard...
A former football manager and League of Ireland player has been sentenced to 13.5 years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following conviction on three drugs offences. Andrew Noonan, aged 45, of Redhills Park, Ellistown, County Kildare, was found guilty of...
A Moldovan national has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison following his conviction for drug trafficking at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Stefan Copiimulti, aged 42 and residing in Dublin 15, pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine worth €1.12 million with intent to...
A man described as middle management in a significant drug operation has been sentenced to seven years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Philip Lawless, aged 48 and from Leixlip, County Kildare, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis and cocaine worth over €3.18...
The Director of Public Prosecutions has appealed a High Court decision that upheld the Special Criminal Court's declaration that Michael Connolly, from County Louth, was a victim of miscarriage of justice. Mr Connolly had spent fourteen months in custody following conviction on...
Keith McCormick, aged 23, of addresses in Bluebell and Mulhuddart, Dublin, received a five-year and six-month custodial sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following guilty pleas to drug dealing, burglary, vehicle theft, and related offences committed between May 2020 and...
Keith McCormick, aged 23, of addresses in Dublin, appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on charges arising from a series of offences committed between September 2020 and May 2021. He pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply, burglary, unlawful use of a...
The Court of Appeal heard submissions on 8 October concerning the convictions of Jason Bonney and Paul Murphy, who were found guilty at the Special Criminal Court in 2022 of facilitating a murder at the Regency Hotel, Whitehall, Dublin on 5 February 2016. Their barristers...