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(File Picture: Aaron Brady. Photo: Collins) Garda killer Aaron Brady, who showed "contempt" for his capital murder trial by secretly recording a garda interview with a potentially key witness, has had his three-year sentence increased following a successful appeal by the State. Lawyers for the Direc
The High Court has refused to surrender a Limerick man to authorities in Greece, where he is wanted on human trafficking charges, after his lawyers objected to extradition on the basis of conditions in the prison system there. Barristers for Jeremiah O’Brien (56), who is alleged to have attempted to
By Fiona Ferguson A man who told gardai he had raped his 14-year-old step-daughter “to boost her confidence” has been jailed for seven years. The now 20-year-old woman told the Central Criminal Court she felt she had no option but leave home to find peace and safety and had to leave school early to
By Isabel Hayes and Eimear Dodd A man who drugged his daughter and her friends during a sleepover, before raping one of the girls during a purported game of hide and seek in the woods, has been jailed for 15 years and a half years. When the 47-year-old father's phone was seized by gardaí, they found
By Sonya McLean and Claire Henry A woman who was the victim of childhood abuse has described the actions of her husband, who repeatedly raped and abused their daughter, as “a betrayal beyond words”. “You knew all of this and you still made my fear come true,” the woman said, turning to speak directl
A man who raped and abused his stepdaughter starting from when she was aged six has been refused permission to withdraw his guilty pleas and jailed for eleven and a half years. The now 55-year-old man had pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, one of attempted rape and seven of sexual assault on date
A now-21-year-old man who orally raped, sexually assaulted and attempted to rape a girl when they were both 17 has had his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal. The man had argued that his conviction was unsafe because the victim did not convey to him that she was not consenting. His barristers
A dangerous driver who gave gardai the "middle finger" and hit speeds of around 170km/h on the M1, before acting “extremely aggressively” on arrest, has failed in his bid to overturn his conviction. The appeal court heard that Cornelius Kaiser (47) refused to give a sample to gardai after weaving in
A man who sexually abused his deceased friend’s 12-year-old daughter and tried to rape her on her birthday has been jailed for nine years. The 51-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of the victim, was convicted of sample counts of attempted rape, sexual assault and sexual expl
(File Picture: Mr Justice Tony Hunt. Photo: Collins) A judge has spoken out against the toxic masculinity of social media "influencers" after imposing a six-year prison sentence on a man who was 19 when he raped a 14-year-old girl. The defendant, who is now aged 21, pleaded guilty at the Central Cri
A north African doctor has been jailed for 10 years for the rape, coercive control and assault of his wife over a three-year period. The 46-year-old man pleaded guilty to charges of assault causing harm but had denied two charges of rape and one of coercive control. He was convicted of these charges
(Photo: Tracey Jessop outside the Criminal Courts of Justice today Photo: Collins) By Declan Brennan and Isabel Hayes A victim of marital rape has described how she had to defend her reputation against “false allegations to Tusla and the guards”. Tracey Jessop made her comments as part of her victim
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(File Picture: Aaron Brady. Photo: Collins) Garda killer Aaron Brady, who showed "contempt" for his capital murder trial by secretly recording a garda interview with a potentially key witness, has had his three-year sentence increased following a successful appeal by the State....
The High Court has refused to surrender a Limerick man to authorities in Greece, where he is wanted on human trafficking charges, after his lawyers objected to extradition on the basis of conditions in the prison system there. Barristers for Jeremiah O’Brien (56), who is...
By Fiona Ferguson A man who told gardai he had raped his 14-year-old step-daughter “to boost her confidence” has been jailed for seven years. The now 20-year-old woman told the Central Criminal Court she felt she had no option but leave home to find peace and safety and had to...
A Dutch national's application to stand as an independent surety for a man awaiting trial on drugs conspiracy charges has been rejected by the Special Criminal Court. The court heard that Sadaf Piroozram (52) offered to lodge €30,000 for Ali Ghasemi Mazidi (50), who is charged...
A childminder has pleaded not guilty to intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to a ten-month-old baby at her home in Cavan town on 28 March 2012. Sandra Higgins, aged 34, of The Beeches, Drumgola Wood, Cavan told gardai during interview in April 2012 that the infant...