Mother-of-four died of shotgun injury to the chest, jury hears
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard on Wednesday that a Cavan mother of four died from a shotgun injury to the chest. Patricia Kierans, aged...
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Jury foreman in double murder trial excused after telling the court he is to take garda assessment test
At the Central Criminal Court, the jury foreman in the trial of Mark Nash, accused of murdering two women in 1997, was excused from duty after disclosing his...
Jury in trial of Cavan man accused of murdering his wife told CCTV footage shows her last movements
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has been presented with CCTV footage in the trial of Oliver Kierans, aged 57, from Drumbannon, Bailieborough, County...
Murder accused told gardai in interview that he turned a gun on himself, trial hears
The Central Criminal Court in Dublin has heard evidence in the trial of Oliver Kierans, aged 57, of Drumbannon in Bailieborough, County Cavan, who has pleaded...
Dublin man found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter of archaeologist
A Dublin man has been convicted of manslaughter but acquitted of murder following a five-day trial at the Central Criminal Court. Kevin Moran, aged 30, was...
Man accused of murdering his wife "said a prayer" after she was shot, jury hears
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence in the trial of a fifty-seven-year-old man from Bailieborough, County Cavan, who has pleaded not...
Trial of Cavan man accused of murdering his wife set to resume on Monday
The trial of a Cavan man charged with murder resumed at the Central Criminal Court on Friday with legal arguments. Oliver Kierans, aged 57, of Drumbannon in...
Jury sent home for weekend in trial of man charged with murder of archaeologist
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been discharged for the weekend in the trial of a man accused of murdering archaeologist Emmett Connolly. Kevin...
Man whose neighbour allowed him to rape her five-year-old daughter has sentenced increased by six years
A man from Roscommon has been sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment following a Court of Appeal determination that his original eight-year sentence was...
Archaeologist was stabbed 17 times, murder trial hears
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that archaeologist Emmett Connolly sustained 17 stab wounds during an incident at a house in Cootehill,...
Man avoids jail for stealing €1,000 worth of hair care products from salon
Andrew Larkin, aged 31 of Phibsboro Road, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to burglary committed on 23 April 2013. Garda evidence...
Man brings appeal against acquittal for murdering his mother in "very unusual" case
A man from Roscommon has brought an appeal against his acquittal on grounds of insanity for the death of his mother in 2011. The 29-year-old had pleaded not...
Body of Patricia Kierans found by gardai in bedroom at family home, trial hears
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury heard that gardaí discovered the body of Patricia Kierans at her family home in Drumbannon, Bailieboro, County Cavan, on...
Man accused of murdering archaeologist told gardai he stabbed deceased in a "rage"
A man charged with murdering an archaeologist has been presented to the Central Criminal Court with evidence of his changing accounts to gardai following the...
Man accused of murdering his wife aimed shotgun at garda, trial hears
A barman has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court that the accused man aimed a sawn-off shotgun at a garda on the day his wife went missing. Oliver...
Dublin man goes on trial charged with murder of archaeologist
A Dublin man has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with the murder of Emmett Connolly at a house in Cootehill, County Cavan on 29 September...
Cavan man accused of murdering his wife appeared "depressed" in the days leading up to her death
At the Central Criminal Court, a murder trial heard that a fifty-seven-year-old man from Bailieboro in Cavan appeared depressed in the days before his wife's...
Cavan man was involved in "siege" at pub the same day he is alleged to have shot his wife, jury hears
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard that Oliver Kierans, aged 57, of Drumbannon, Bailieboro in Cavan, was involved in a siege at a public house on...
Cavan man goes on trial accused of murdering his wife
A Cavan man was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court on charges relating to the death of his wife in 2013. Oliver Kierans, aged 57, of Drumbannon,...
Young Australian avoids jail after trying to ram gardaí during chase
Adam O'Mara, aged 20 and resident in County Louth, received a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a high-speed pursuit on the N1...
Businessman's challenge against NAMA and IBRC set aside
The High Court has set aside a previous decision permitting judicial review proceedings brought by a Mayo property developer against the National Asset...
College student avoids jail for unprovoked assault on girl in nightclub
A 19-year-old college student from Charlemont has received a suspended sentence for assaulting a girl in a Temple Bar nightclub. The defendant pleaded guilty...
Man who called garda "Free State c***", assaulted him and “took a hold” of his pistol loses appeal bid
Pat Barry, aged 57, of St Bridget's Terrace, Bundoran, Co Donegal, has lost his appeal against conviction in the Court of Appeal. Barry was found guilty by...
Cavan resident pleads guilty to threatening CAB officer
A 49-year-old resident of Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan has pleaded guilty to threatening a Criminal Assets Bureau officer and submitting a false tax return....
Car dealer fined €25k for breach of court orders
A Co Longford car dealer has been fined €25,000 by the High Court for breaching court orders made in favour of the Revenue. Mr Justice Sean Ryan declined to...
Lithuanian men jailed for extortion and making threats to kill
Two Lithuanian men have been sentenced to four years in prison with the final two years suspended at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following their conviction...
"Highly qualified" carpenter spared jail over heroin find
A 32-year-old carpenter from Longford has avoided a custodial sentence following his admission to permitting the supply of heroin within his vehicle. Robert...
Surveillance gardai give evidence in absence of public in non-jury court trial
Eight Dublin men appeared before the Special Criminal Court on 29 January 2015, charged with membership of an illegal organisation on 29 March 2013. All have...
Man accused of 1997 double murder warned a garda who approached him to stay away or he would kill her, jury hears
Mark Nash (42) pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the murder of two women, Sylvia Shields and Mary Callanan, who died between 6 and 7 March...
Roscommon man pleads guilty to manslaughter of mum-of-two
A 23-year-old man from Mount Prospect in Roscommon has pleaded guilty to manslaughter before the Central Criminal Court. Ray Gralton was arraigned on Monday...
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