Widower of murdered mum Sylvia Roche Kelly has damages action against the State struck out
The High Court has struck out a damages action brought by Lorcan Roche Kelly against the State following the murder of his wife, Sylvia Roche Kelly, in...
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"Career Criminal" ambushed garda car transporting a prisoner and helped him escape
A man has pleaded guilty to facilitating the escape of a prisoner from lawful custody in Ballyfermot on March 6, 2012. Lee King, aged 27, was part of a group...
"Spectacular breakthrough" led to DNA discovery, Grangegorman murders trial hears
A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard that DNA evidence from two women found dead at sheltered accommodation in Grangegorman in 1997 was discovered...
Man who murdered pregnant ex-girlfriend must wait to hear outcome of conviction appeal
A man convicted of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend is awaiting the outcome of his appeal against conviction in the Court of Appeal. Stephen Cahoon,...
Man who sexually assaulted teenager at Dublin airport ordered to undergo full psychiatric assessment
A 51-year-old man from Letterkenny, County Donegal, has been remanded in custody for sentencing following his guilty plea to sexual assault at Dublin Airport...
Former circus worker who tried to rob the GPO gets four-year sentence
A 36-year-old man from Ballinrobe, County Mayo, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment, with the final twelve months suspended, following a series of...
Dublin father avoids jail for €12K cannabis possession after making "excellent progress"
A Dublin man has avoided a custodial sentence after pleading guilty to possessing cannabis valued at approximately €12,000 at his home in Kilmore West,...
Former apprentice butcher stole €49,000 in takings on Christmas Eve
A former apprentice butcher pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing €49,204 from McArdle Meats in Charlestown Shopping Centre, Finglas, on...
Garda whistleblower brings High Court challenge against internal disciplinary process
A member of An Garda Síochána stationed in County Donegal has initiated High Court proceedings challenging disciplinary investigations into allegations of...
Donegal chiropractor has five-year sentence for violent burglary reduced to two on appeal
A Letterkenny chiropractor has had his sentence for burglary reduced on appeal. Kevin Ginty, aged 47, pleaded guilty to burgling the home of a woman with whom...
Pensioner who sexually assaulted two young girls fails in sentence appeal
A 70-year-old man from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan has failed in his appeal against sentences for sexually assaulting two young girls. Peter Clarke pleaded...
Man to stand trial next year charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two young girls
A 51-year-old man was remanded on bail at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court ahead of trial next year on charges relating to alleged sexual offences against two...
Pair jailed for their roles in robbery and stabbing of bus passenger and attack on taxi driver
Two men have been convicted and sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for their involvement in a series of violent offences. Dylan Smith, aged 22, and...
Mayo man loses dangerous driving causing serious harm sentence appeal but has driving ban reduced
A Mayo man has failed in his appeal against a six-year prison sentence imposed for dangerous driving that caused serious injury to his front seat passenger,...
Garda to stand trial twice next year accused of harassing women
A garda is to face two separate trials at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court next year on allegations of harassing women. Garda Donal Maguire, aged 38, is charged...
"Depravity amounting to torture": Appeal Court finds eight-year sentence for raping neighbour's daughter too lenient
The Court of Appeal has determined that an eight-year prison sentence imposed on a Roscommon man convicted of raping his neighbour's daughter was unduly...
Convicted sex offender sentenced to two years for failing to inform gardaí of his new address
A man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for breaching sex offender notification requirements. Ian Bissett, aged...
Man avoids jail term for having over €100,000 worth of heroin
A Sligo man has received a five-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possession of heroin worth over €100,000 with intent to supply....
Man who forged learner driver permit jailed
Aaron Dunne, aged 21, of Grangeview Road, Clondalkin, Dublin, has been sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court...
High Court orders extradition of two convicted murderers but puts stay on surrender
The High Court in Dublin has ordered the extradition of two convicted murderers to the United Kingdom, though a stay has been placed on their surrender...
Drunk driver who caused death of young father has sentence reduced by two years on appeal
A man from Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, has had his sentence reduced by two years following an appeal against his conviction for dangerous driving causing...
Lithuanian jailed for six years for having cannabis "grow house" fails in appeal
A Lithuanian national has failed in his appeal against a six-year custodial sentence imposed for cannabis cultivation offences in Donegal. Andrias Gruodis,...
Drugs mule who transported €400k in cannabis has sentenced reduced by three years
A man from Killeshandra in County Cavan has had his sentence reduced by three years following a successful appeal at the Court of Appeal. Malachy Boyle, aged...
Couple's bankruptcy set aside in first application of its kind
The High Court has annulled the bankruptcy of a couple from Knocknaveigh, Virginia, County Cavan, in what represents the first application of its kind since...
Galway man acquitted of charge of raping Sligo woman
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has acquitted a Galway man charged with raping a woman in Sligo in December 2010. The man had pleaded not guilty to the...
Extradition case against convicted murderer on the run here adjourned
The High Court has adjourned extradition proceedings against two convicted murderers until November 18th. Anthony Craig, aged 66, was convicted of murder in...
Man already serving life sentence for murder gets 12 years for shotgun possession
A man already serving a life sentence for murder has received an additional 12-year sentence for firearms offences at the Central Criminal Court. Darren...
Man who attacked his former partner leaving her permanently disfigured fails in Supreme Court bid
A man originally from Sligo has failed in his bid to have his conviction appeal heard by the Supreme Court following an attack on his former partner in Dublin...
Drug addict suffered severe injuries and cut power to 4,000 homes while trying to steal electrical wiring
A 26-year-old man born in Sligo pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to trespassing with intent to commit an offence at an ESB substation on the...
Community Service for man who told garda he would "bite her face off" and slammed her in to shop front
An Offaly man was sentenced to 240 hours community service at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction for assaulting a garda in Tullamore on 12...
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