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Ballinagh · May 17, 2021 Also covered in Springfield

Man who arranged to meet dissident on day he was murdered is found guilty of disrupting investigation

A man who was previously acquitted by direction of IRA membership has been found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of disrupting the garda investigation...

Ballymote · May 13, 2021

Murder accused demonstrated how he strangled wife with both hands

Murder accused Rafal Karaczyn demonstrated to gardai how he strangled his wife with both hands after he asked her where she had been and she slapped him in...

Lack · May 13, 2021

Hearing to determine FBD Covid policy loses must finish within two weeks

The hearing to determine what level of losses are due to four publicans, who won test actions against FBD's failure to pay out on business disruption claims...

Ballymote · May 12, 2021

Wife told husband to 'never set foot' in home again, murder trial hears

Two days before Natalia Karaczyn's husband strangled her she told him he could "never set foot" in their home again and said he had no right to ask where she...

Sligo · May 11, 2021

Wife strangled by husband told him she wanted her own life, trial hears

A 30-year-old mother-of-three who was strangled to death by her husband told him in text messages that she wanted her own life and wanted him to leave her...

Lack · May 10, 2021

Man convicted of 'brutal' gun murder claims legal team failed to challenge evidence

A man who was found guilty of carrying out a "brutal and pre-meditated" gun murder has told the Court of Appeal that he did not give permission for his legal...

Carndonagh · May 10, 2021

Suspended sentence over handguns stashed in Henry Hoover

(Pictured: Stephen O'Connor. Credit: Collins) By Brion Hoban & Isabel Hayes A vulnerable man who agreed to hold two handguns stashed inside a Henry Hoover at...

Cootehill · May 07, 2021

Directors of foreign real estate company are jailed

By Brion Hoban & Fiona Ferguson Two directors of a real estate company who failed to give clients the proceeds of the sales of their homes outside the State...

Ballymote · May 07, 2021

Husband described lying down beside wife's body after strangling her, witness tells murder trial

(Pictured: Witness Ms Magdalena McMorrow. Credit: Collins) A murder accused described how he lay down beside his wife's body for "10 to 15 minutes" after he...

Monaghan · May 07, 2021

Gemma Greene launches second action against bail terms

(Pictured: Ms Gemma Greene. Credit: Collins) Dublin woman Gemma Greene, who is charged with dangerous driving following an alleged chase involving Garda...

Sligo · May 06, 2021

Husband strangled wife after she slept with other man, murder trial hears

A father-of-three strangled his wife when she arrived home in the early hours after having sexual intercourse with another man, the Central Criminal Court has...

Sligo · May 05, 2021

Jury sworn-in for trial of husband accused of murdering wife

A jury has been sworn-in to hear the trial of a Polish man who admits killing but denies the murder of his wife in Sligo three years ago. Rafal Karaczyn (35),...

Cavan · May 04, 2021

Pair made false injury claim after reversing into off-duty garda

A husband and wife falsely tried to claim they had been injured in a car accident after the husband reversed into an off-duty garda driving a van, a Dublin...

Monaghan · April 30, 2021

Rapist recorded part of his attack on woman in her own home

A man who attacked and raped a woman he met on Tinder in her own home has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. During the attack in the woman's home, Peter...

Lack · April 30, 2021

Man who began smoking €44k in 'free cannabis' avoids jail

A man who began smoking his way through €44,000 of cannabis he found in a parcel after the intended recipient failed to retrieve it has avoided a jail term....

Springfield · April 30, 2021

US businessman gets order over alleged theft of $1.8m in Bitcoin

A United States businessman who claims that over $1.8m worth of Bitcoin was stolen from him has secured an order from the High Court as part of his efforts to...

Lack · April 28, 2021

Teen murderer loses appeal against life with review sentence

(Pictured: Mr Justice Seamus Woulfe, who delivered judgement today. Credit: Collins) A teenager who pleaded guilty last year to murdering his friend Glen...

Lack · April 27, 2021

Man caught with 'depraved' video of him abusing child

A man who was caught with a video of himself molesting a child has been jailed for two and a half years. Gardaí secured a warrant to search the home of...

Springfield · April 27, 2021

Business graduate allowed bank account to be used by scammers

by Stephen Bourke A business graduate has received a fully suspended sentence for money-laundering after allowing his bank account to be used to handle over...

Convoy · April 26, 2021

Regency Hotel accused gets bail

One of three Dublin men accused of helping a crime gang murder David Byrne at the Regency Hotel five years ago has been granted bail by the Special Criminal...

Carney · April 26, 2021

'Evil' rapist McGee has more conditions attached to release

(File Picture: Barry McGee. Credit: Collins) A convicted rapist who raped and threatened to kill his two Australian victims in 2002 has had additional...

Greencastle · April 23, 2021

Jail for body-building supplier who dealt in illegal steroids

A business owner supplying supplements to the weight lifting community who had a side business dealing steroids has been jailed for 21 months. Robert Wynne...

Convoy · April 21, 2021

Regency Hotel accused may make bail if surety can be attached

One of three Dublin men accused of helping a crime gang murder David Byrne at the Regency Hotel five years ago may be granted bail if he can find an...

Donegal · April 21, 2021

Chinese national lived under false name for years

A Chinese national who lived under a false name for eight years after buying another person's birth certificate was “a model citizen in all but name”, a court...

Convoy · April 20, 2021

Three appear at night sitting of court charged in connection with Regency Hotel shooting

Three Dublin men have appeared before an out-of-hours sitting of the non-jury Special Criminal Court tonight charged with helping a crime gang murder David...

Lack · April 20, 2021

Scissor Sister Mulhall can challenge prison transfer

(File Picture: Charlotte Mulhall. Credit: Collins) The High Court has allowed convicted murderer Charlotte Mulhall permission to bring a challenge aimed at...

Donegal · April 19, 2021

Woman raped by friend in own home

A woman who was raped by her friend during an attack lasting 90 minutes in her own home has described how he “used and abused her” when she was vulnerable....

Lack · April 19, 2021

Abuser fails in appeal

by Seán McCárthaigh A Belfast man has lost an appeal against his conviction and six-and-a-half year jail sentence for the sexual assault of his godson and...

Lack · April 19, 2021

Teen kicked defenceless man to death in 'unprovoked murder'

A teenager who kicked a defenceless man to death in an "unprovoked murder" in a "dark lane" had been left by his mother with his abusive step-father before...

Roscommon · April 19, 2021

Violent robber who targeted escorts is jailed

A violent robber who attacked, tied-up and robbed an escort in her hotel room has been jailed for four years. Samuel Pop (27) took part in a robbery during...

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