Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two girls rescheduled
A 51-year-old man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two young girls has had his trial rescheduled to June 2016 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court....
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Mayo resident jailed for 15 years for rape and sexual assault of his daughter
A man from Mayo has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court on 23 counts of rape and sexual assault of...
Senior HSE Executive secures injunction preventing her transfer
A senior HSE executive has secured a High Court injunction preventing her transfer to an alternative role. Mr Justice Isabel Kennedy granted the orders sought...
State again turns down "highly suicidal" serial killer's prison transfer request
Mark Nash, convicted of murders committed in County Roscommon in 1997 and sentenced to life imprisonment for further killings in Dublin the following year,...
Prison transfer decision on serial killer due on Wednesday, court told
A High Court decision on Mark Nash's application to transfer to Arbour Hill prison was expected on Wednesday, the President of the High Court was informed....
Garda killer seeks immediate release from prison
Michael McHugh has initiated High Court proceedings seeking his immediate release from prison. McHugh was convicted in December 1985 of murdering Garda...
Convicted double murderer Mark Nash stops eating and is hospitalised
Mark Nash, a convicted double murderer, has been hospitalised following concerns about his health after ceasing food intake, the High Court was told on...
Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two young girls listed for next year
A man aged 51 has been remanded on continuing bail ahead of trial on charges relating to the alleged sexual abuse of two young girls. Dublin Circuit Criminal...
70-year-old man jailed for inviting two 12-year-olds to take part in sexual act loses appeal against conviction
A man from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan has failed in his appeal against conviction for sexual exploitation of two children. Peter Clarke, aged 70, was...
Man who pretended to be journalist to extort money from elderly sex offender avoids jail
A man has received a suspended prison sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for extortion offences committed against an elderly victim in Foxrock, Dublin...
Father in Roscommon abuse case has suspended portion of his sentence doubled on appeal
A man from County Roscommon has had the suspended portion of his 14-year prison sentence doubled on appeal. The 57-year-old, who cannot be identified for...
Retired member of defence forces goes on trial accused of murdering prostitute over alleged blackmail
A retired member of the Defence Forces has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court accused of murdering a woman in Westmeath in February 2011. Jimmy...
Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two young girls further adjourned
A man aged 51, who cannot be named for legal reasons, faced Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on a trial date that could not proceed. He is charged with 50 counts...
Burglar who received suspended sentence facing jail
Joseph Bates, aged 36, appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a guilty plea to burglary at Milltown Institute on Sandyford Road, Dublin on 21...
Prosecutors to argue in October that two-year jail term imposed on man whose dangerous driving killed 8 people was 'too lenient'
The Director of Public Prosecutions will argue before the Court of Appeal in October that a sentence imposed on a man convicted of dangerous driving causing...
Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two girls adjourned until Wednesday
A trial involving charges of 50 sexual offences against two young girls has been adjourned until Wednesday at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The 51-year-old...
Tipperary man charged with IRA and explosives charges granted bail by the Special Criminal Court
A 22-year-old man from Clonmel, County Tipperary, has been granted bail by the Special Criminal Court ahead of trial scheduled for October. Dylan Cahill faces...
Teacher whose careless driving caused the death of a woman has balance of sentence suspended on appeal
A 28-year-old teacher from Letterkenny in County Donegal has had the balance of a 12-month prison sentence suspended on appeal following a conviction for...
Senior HSE executive brings High Court action over purported move
A senior Health Service Executive manager has initiated High Court proceedings challenging her proposed reassignment to an alternative role. Ms Helen Earley,...
Childminder to stand trial for second time accused of causing serious harm to baby
A childminder from Cavan is to stand trial for a second time at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court next May on a charge of intentionally or recklessly causing...
High Court challenge brought against planning permission extension for Mayo Windfarm
An environmental activist has initiated High Court proceedings challenging Mayo County Council's decision to extend planning permission for a twelve-turbine...
Two charged with IRA membership and explosives offences at out of hours Special Criminal Court
Two men appeared before an out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court on 26 June 2015, charged with membership of an unlawful organisation and...
Jury fail to reach verdict in childminder trial
A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a registered childminder charged with causing serious harm to a...
Jury in childminder trial told it can return a majority verdict
A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has been instructed that it may return a majority verdict in the trial of a registered childminder charged with...
Four who got suspended sentences for verbally abusing and assaulting two off-duty gardaí are sent to jail after appeal
Four men convicted of assaulting two off-duty gardaí at Charlestown in June 2012 have been imprisoned following a successful appeal by the Director of Public...
Jury to continue deliberating in trial of childminder accused of assaulting baby
A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court adjourned its deliberations in the trial of a Cavan childminder accused of assaulting a ten-month-old baby. Sandra...
Closing speeches in childminder trial
Closing speeches have been heard in the trial of a childminder charged with assaulting a baby at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Sandra Higgins, aged 34, of...
Jury to begin deliberating in trial of childminder charged with assaulting baby
A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court will begin deliberating tomorrow in the trial of a childminder charged with assaulting a ten-month-old baby. Sandra...
DPP won't proceed with case against woman charged in connection with 1988 death of her father
The Director of Public Prosecutions has decided not to proceed with a prosecution against a woman from Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan who had been charged in...
Handwriting expert could not say when entry in childminding diary was altered
A garda handwriting expert has given evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in the trial of a childminder accused of assaulting a baby. Sandra Higgins,...
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