Co. Monaghan • 39 court reports
Cases and rulings mentioning Carrickmacross from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
A Nigerian woman who falsely claimed she had been trafficked into Ireland and forced to work as a prostitute has been jailed. “The gardaí put many hours into investigating the crime in an attempt to rescue other potential victims. Such false claims of rape are a disservice to rap
A murder accused told gardaí that he “pushed” and “hit” his partner during an argument after he claimed he found her having a party with her brother and another “tall guy” hours before she was found stabbed to death in her home, a trial has heard. During his first interview with
The High Court has made orders winding up a company involved in the running of the Nuremore Hotel in Co Monaghan, which owes Revenue over €680,000 in unpaid taxes. At the High Court on Monday, Mr Justice Conor Dignam appointed experienced insolvency practitioner Mr Declan de Lacy
A housemate of garda killer Aaron Brady was treated as a hostile witness today in the trial of a man accused of the robbery at Lordship Credit Union during which Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was murdered, telling the Special Criminal Court that he did not see the accused and Br
One of three Monaghan brothers who were part of a notorious cross-Border gang that stole an "eye-watering" amount of money from ATMS has failed in an appeal against his jail sentence. The three had all pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court last year to being part of a gang
A worker has secured an order for a redundancy payment worth around €3,000 against a company promoting Irish residency visas to international property investors after it “unexpectedly” shut down last year. Brian McCarthy’s claim for statutory redundancy under the Redundancy Payme
By Stephen Bourke A firm promoting Irish property investments under the government’s cash-for-visas scheme has been ordered to pay a former employee €12,400 after failing to give him his salary for four months. Dauquan Zhang said his former employer had, however, submitted paysli
Three Monaghan brothers who were part of a destructive ATM cross-Border gang that stole an "eye-watering" amount of money have received combined jail sentences of 19-and-a-half years at the Special Criminal Court today. The three had all pleaded guilty to being part of a gang tha
A serial conman who, according to a senior judge, had “twisted the knife” into his victims when he duped them out of almost €150,000, has had his jail sentence increased after a successful appeal by the State. Michael McGauley (49) was jailed for three years after pleading guilty
(Pictured: Stephen Duffy. Photo: Collins) There were emotional scenes at the Special Criminal Court today as three brothers who were part of a cross-Border ATM theft gang that stole almost €800k were remanded in custody ahead of sentencing. The three have all pleaded guilty to be
by Peter Doyle A serial conman who fabricated tales of woe to dupe almost €150,000 from several individuals had “twisted the knife” by playing with the emotions on his victims, a senior judge said today. Ms Justice Una Ní Raifeartaigh was commenting after details of offences comm
A 21-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for killing a vulnerable pensioner by setting fire to his home five years ago. Aaron McDonagh (21), of no fixed abode, had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 61-year-old Gerry Marron on March 21, 2016. He was 16 at the time. Mc
The brother of a "trusting, gentle" and vulnerable pensioner, who was killed after a teenager with an intellectual disability set fire to his home in Co Monaghan, has described the "agony" of arriving at the scene only to stand "helplessly" on the roadside as his sibling "burned
A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for killing a Monaghan man by setting fire to his house five years ago. Aaron McDonagh had originally been charged with the murder of 61-year-old Gerry Marron at St Macartans Villas, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan on March 21, 201
A businessman is to remain in Mountjoy Prison after he declined to purge his contempt over his failure to comply with a High Court order to stay away from two properties in Co Monaghan. Fergal Deery has now spent almost eight weeks, including the Christmas and New Year's holidays
A businessman is to remain Mountjoy Prison over his failure to comply with orders to stay away from two properties in Co Monaghan. An order directing that Fergal Deery be brought before the court to answer his contempt was made last March. Mr Deery breached orders made by the Hig
A High Court judge has remanded a businessman to Mountjoy Prison over his repeated failure to comply with orders to stay away from two properties in Co Monaghan. An order directing that Fergal Deery be brought before the court to answer his contempt was made last March. Mr Deery
The High Court has extended the bankruptcy of County Monaghan farmer John Hoey, whose cattle were shot by members of the defence Forces in 2016, to a period of eight years. The decision by Ms Justice Teresa Pilkington means that Mr Hoey, from Carrickmacross, will not emerge from
The High Court has ruled that the bankruptcy of a Monaghan farmer, whose cattle were shot dead by members of the defence Forces in 2016, should be extended. In a judgement published this week, Ms Justice Teresa Pilkington ruled the bankruptcy of Mr John Hoey, from Carrickmacross,
A judge has directed that a businessman be arrested by gardai and brought before the High Court over his alleged failure to comply with orders to stay away from two properties in Co Monaghan. Mr Justice Senan Allen made the ruling in respect of Mr Fergal Deery, who is alleged to