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A repeat offender who was on bail when he entered a Carlow pub armed with a clawhammer and threatened the owners that he would burn down their family home has been jailed for three years. Martin Lyons (31) of Springfield Park, Burrin Road, Carlow, pleaded guilty at Carlow Circuit Criminal Court to p
A woman who sent voice notes threatening to take a lump hammer to another woman's head and burn down the victim's mother's house during a row over an e-scooter has avoided a jail sentence. Theresa O'Reilly (34), of Alderwood Grove, Springfield, Tallaght, pleaded guilty to threatening to burn down th
A man who assaulted an Irish Rail worker after he refused to show his ticket will be sentenced later for this and burglary of a Carlow GAA club. William McCarthy (38) of Springfield Park, Carlow, pleaded guilty at Carlow Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting the ticket inspector on the Waterford/Heus
A man has admitted criminal damage and theft from a cigarette vending machine at a Carlow GAA clubhouse 18 months ago. William McCarthy (38) of Springfield Park, Carlow, pleaded guilty at Carlow Circuit Criminal Court to criminal damage of a wall and cigarette dispensing machine and theft of cigaret
A woman who smashed a protective Covid screen at a Tallaght pharmacy four years ago after being told her prescription was out of date has avoided jail, despite causing €1,000 worth of damage. Maria Mohan (36), of Belfry Green, Citywest, Dublin 24, pleaded guilty at Tallaght District Court to crimina
A court has heard how the victims of a man who sexually abused them in offending that began over 40 years ago were ignored when they tried to alert adults to the attacks, with one of the girls told her abuser was "just experimenting". Peter Doyle (68), who abused the girls when they were aged betwee
(File Picture: Sharif Kelly. Photo: Collins) A man jailed for life for the murder of dissident Republican Peter Butterly, who was killed in an "execution-style" killing over ten years ago, has failed in a bid to pursue his conviction appeal before the Supreme Court. Sharif Kelly (54), last of Pinewo
By Eimear Dodd A man who was a teenager when he repeatedly sexually abused a young girl over a two-year period almost 30 years ago has been jailed. Stephen Lane, now aged 52, was 14 when he started to sexually assault the girl, who was aged between five and seven years old at the time. The Central C
Gardaí found just under €335,000 worth of Xanax tablets in a secret, lead-lined compartment under the floor of a Renault van at Dublin Port last summer, a court has heard. The tablets, also known as Alprazolam, were discovered when gardaí pulled up the floor carpet of the van which arrived from Manc
A man who punched a stag party-goer in a Dublin nightclub over 15 years ago, leaving him with a fractured skull, has been given a suspended 18-month sentence. Sebastian Betlejewski (37) was extradited from his native Poland earlier this year in relation to the assault, which occurred in the then-nam
The co-accused of a man who died from injuries sustained in a violent prison cell attack last July has been sentenced to a two and half year prison term. Luke Yates (21) was before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to attempting to impede the arrest of Robert O'Connor (34) during a
(Pictured: Sharif Kelly. Photo: Collins) Two men convicted of the gun murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly have lost appeals against their convictions after the Court of Appeal was left “unimpressed” by their submissions. Sharif Kelly (51), last of Pinewood Green Road, Balbriggan, and Edwar
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A repeat offender who was on bail when he entered a Carlow pub armed with a clawhammer and threatened the owners that he would burn down their family home has been jailed for three years. Martin Lyons (31) of Springfield Park, Burrin Road, Carlow, pleaded guilty at Carlow...
The privacy rights of murderer Kevin Braney, the leader of the New IRA in Dublin, were not breached when gardaí used a surveillance device to listen in on him conversing with members of a criminal gang at a KFC restaurant, the Court of Appeal has found as it upheld his...
A woman who sent voice notes threatening to take a lump hammer to another woman's head and burn down the victim's mother's house during a row over an e-scooter has avoided a jail sentence. Theresa O'Reilly (34), of Alderwood Grove, Springfield, Tallaght, pleaded guilty to...
A man who assaulted an Irish Rail worker after he refused to show his ticket will be sentenced later for this and burglary of a Carlow GAA club. William McCarthy (38) of Springfield Park, Carlow, pleaded guilty at Carlow Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting the ticket inspector...
A man has admitted criminal damage and theft from a cigarette vending machine at a Carlow GAA clubhouse 18 months ago. William McCarthy (38) of Springfield Park, Carlow, pleaded guilty at Carlow Circuit Criminal Court to criminal damage of a wall and cigarette dispensing...
A woman who smashed a protective Covid screen at a Tallaght pharmacy four years ago after being told her prescription was out of date has avoided jail, despite causing €1,000 worth of damage. Maria Mohan (36), of Belfry Green, Citywest, Dublin 24, pleaded guilty at Tallaght...
Kevin Braney, aged 49, is appealing his conviction for the murder of Peter Butterly at the Special Criminal Court. The appeal, heard before a three-judge panel, centres on two main issues: the lawfulness of surveillance authorisation and the admissibility of evidence from an...
A man identified by gardaí as leader of the so-called New IRA is appealing his murder conviction at the Court of Appeal, with his legal team arguing the conviction was unsafe. Kevin Braney (49) was found guilty by the Special Criminal Court in February 2019 of the premeditated...
A court has heard how the victims of a man who sexually abused them in offending that began over 40 years ago were ignored when they tried to alert adults to the attacks, with one of the girls told her abuser was "just experimenting". Peter Doyle (68), who abused the girls when...
(File Picture: Sharif Kelly. Photo: Collins) A man jailed for life for the murder of dissident Republican Peter Butterly, who was killed in an "execution-style" killing over ten years ago, has failed in a bid to pursue his conviction appeal before the Supreme Court. Sharif...
By Eimear Dodd A man who was a teenager when he repeatedly sexually abused a young girl over a two-year period almost 30 years ago has been jailed. Stephen Lane, now aged 52, was 14 when he started to sexually assault the girl, who was aged between five and seven years old at...
Gardaí found just under €335,000 worth of Xanax tablets in a secret, lead-lined compartment under the floor of a Renault van at Dublin Port last summer, a court has heard. The tablets, also known as Alprazolam, were discovered when gardaí pulled up the floor carpet of the van...
A man who punched a stag party-goer in a Dublin nightclub over 15 years ago, leaving him with a fractured skull, has been given a suspended 18-month sentence. Sebastian Betlejewski (37) was extradited from his native Poland earlier this year in relation to the assault, which...
The co-accused of a man who died from injuries sustained in a violent prison cell attack last July has been sentenced to a two and half year prison term. Luke Yates (21) was before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to attempting to impede the arrest of Robert...
A man convicted of perverting the course of justice in connection with a 2013 dissident Republican murder has appealed his conviction at the Court of Appeal. Raymond Kennedy was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment in May 2022 after the Special Criminal Court found him...
(Pictured: Sharif Kelly. Photo: Collins) Two men convicted of the gun murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly have lost appeals against their convictions after the Court of Appeal was left “unimpressed” by their submissions. Sharif Kelly (51), last of Pinewood Green Road,...
A man has been sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment at the Special Criminal Court for perverting the course of justice during the investigation into a 2013 murder. Ray Kennedy, aged 40, was found guilty of destroying a mobile phone SIM card on the day Peter Butterly was...
Ray Kennedy, aged 41, of Blanchardstown in Dublin, has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice at the Special Criminal Court following his destruction of a mobile phone SIM card on 6 March 2013. The card was considered of significant evidential value to the Garda...
A man who was caught with child abuse material after gardaí secured a warrant to search his home following the detection of certain online conversations has been given a suspended sentence. Keelan Lanigan (30), who is currently homeless, co-operated with gardaí when they...
A man has been found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of disrupting the garda investigation into the murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly in 2013. Ray Kennedy, aged 41, from Blanchardstown, Dublin, was convicted of destroying a mobile phone SIM card on the day of...