Lunney trial hears of movements of van allegedly used in abduction
(Pictured: Police Analyst Sarah Skedd. Photo: Collins) A car dealer paid €400 for a Renault Kangoo van that was seized later the same day by gardai...
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Bray Boxing Club murder trial hears of witness encounters with van
(Pictured: Accused Mr Gerard Cervi. Photo: Collins) The Bray Boxing Club murder trial has heard from a number of witnesses who encountered a van that the...
Lunney trial hears of alleged contact with Cyril McGuinness phone
(Pictured: Cyril McGuinness. Photo: Collins) The Special Criminal Court has been hearing evidence of contacts between mobile phones that the prosecution...
18-month sentence for ramming neighbour's home with car too lenient, State says
by Seán McCárthaigh The DPP has submitted that an 18-month jail sentence handed down to a Donegal man who caused €13,000 worth of damage after twice ramming...
Man who raped partner's teenage sister is jailed for eight years
A man who sexually abused two of his then partner's younger sisters several months apart has been jailed for eight years and nine months. Stephen Lynch (31)...
Contempt of court hearing in Cameron Blair related case is adjourned
A contempt of court hearing for two witnesses who went to Ayia Napa when they were due to give evidence in the trial of a teen who committed violent disorder...
Pair appeal sentences for 'vicious and savage' attack that left man with severe brain injury
by Seán McCárthaigh Two Dublin men who received lengthy prison terms for their role in a series of what a judge described as “vicious and savage” assaults...
Man who arranged to meet dissident at murder scene is jailed
(Pictured: Ray Kennedy. Credit: Collins) A man who had arranged to meet dissident republican Peter Butterly at the scene of his "execution-type" murder has...
Blood found in horse box in Kevin Lunney accused's yard, judges hear
(Pictured: Accused Mr Luke O'Reilly. Credit: Collins) A forensic scientist found blood inside a horse box in a yard belonging to one of the men accused of...
Teen who committed violent disorder at Cameron Blair murder scene now a 'pariah', court told
A teenage boy who committed violent disorder outside a house party where 20-year-old college student Cameron Blair was murdered has become "a pariah" in his...
Teen gets two years for brandishing knife at Cameron Blair murder scene
(Pictured: Scott O'Connor. Photo: Collins) A teenager who was "clearly threatening violence" when he brandished a knife outside a house party in Cork city...
Gardai devised 'extremely impressive" new ID method, Lunney trial hears
Gardai used an "extremely impressive" new method when tasked with identifying three of the men accused of abducting and assaulting businessman Kevin Lunney, a...
Ruling that MIBI does not have to compensate passenger in uninsured car is upheld
A High Court ruling that the body which compensates victims of uninsured and untraced drivers is not liable for injuries sustained by a man in a road traffic...
Lunney trial judges reject bid to exclude CCTV evidence
(Pictured: Presiding judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt. Credit: Collins) The Special Criminal Court will admit mobile phone and CCTV evidence gathered by gardai...
Father does not accept jury verdict that be abused daughter (9)
By Stephen Bourke A Dublin man has been jailed for three years and four months for sexually assaulting his then nine-year-old daughter as she shared his bed...
10 years for bloodied killer who walked into garda station
A man who was wearing blood-stained clothes and carrying a knife when he walked into a garda station and admitted to stabbing a fisherman 40 times after a row...
Man took part in rent deposit scam
A man who was part of a scam that defrauded six potential tenants out of almost €11,000 by getting deposits for an apartment he did not have permission to...
Senior member of 'transnational gang' gets seven years for money laundering
(Pictured: Jason Reed. Credit: Collins) A trusted, high level member of a transnational criminal gang who was caught with more than €350k in crime cash has...
Widow (78) targeted, followed and strangled in own home
A 47-year-old man has been jailed for life for the murder of an elderly Limerick woman, whom he "ruthlessly" targeted in the supermarket, followed and later...
Witness who travelled to Ayia Napa when he was due to give evidence will face trial for contempt
A witness who travelled to Ayia Napa when he was due to give evidence in the trial of a teenager accused of producing a knife at a house party where college...
Former League of Ireland footballer gets suspended sentence for drug dealing
A former League of Ireland footballer caught with over €45,000 of cocaine and other illegal drugs has received a fully suspended sentence. Adrian Bajgora (25)...
State using tactics 'characteristic of comedians and propagandists, Lunney trial told
(Pictured: Defence Counsel Mr Giollaiosa O'Lideadha SC. Credit: Collins) Tactics "characteristic of comedians and propagandists" are being used by the...
Jury fails to reach verdict again in man's third trial over baseball bat killing
A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a truck driver charged with murdering a 20-year-old with a baseball bat after he saw the deceased banging...
Exclusion of CCTV footage would be 'manifestly contrary to maintenance of social order', State tells Lunney trial
(Pictured: DPP Counsel Mr Sean Guerin SC. Credit: Collins) No criminal would ever again need to wear a balaclava if prosecutors were prevented from using CCTV...
Children had 'everything they wanted', father told gardai
A father accused of abusing and neglecting his children told gardaí that his kids “had everything they wanted”, a trial of six extended family members has...
Woman settles case after department changes legal aid criteria
A woman who wants to bring family law proceedings against her allegedly violent former partner has settled her High Court challenge over the Legal Aid board's...
Gardai operating 'de facto surveillance system' by using private CCTV, Lunney trial told
(Pictured: Defence Counsel Mr Michael O'Higgins SC. Credit: Collins) Gardai are breaching the privacy and constitutional rights of citizens by operating a "de...
'You have sentenced me to life in my own hellish prison': victim to rapist father
A woman who was orally raped and sexually abused by her father today addressed her abuser in court, telling him: “You have sentenced me to life in my own...
'Utterly lacking in merit': appeal brought by driver who left man with 'catastrophic brain injuries' is rejected
A motor racing enthusiast who was convicted of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm after he left a man with "catastrophic brain injuries" has lost...
Would-be ATM thief who almost caused massive explosion fails in appeal
by Seán McCárthaigh A would-be ATM thief who almost caused a massive explosion that could have killed him has lost his appeal against the severity of a...
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