Former Ireland swimmer and lifeguard avoids jail for child abuse videos
A former national swimmer and lifeguard who was caught with over a thousand child abuse videos has received a fully suspended sentence. Kevin Harty (32)...
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7.5 years for 'horrific' head stabbing that 'destroyed' victim's life
A 29-year-old man who stabbed a stranger in the head and "destroyed his life" by leaving him with a "horrific" brain injury and a lifelong disability, has...
School reopening actions to be telescoped
Several legal challenges to the government's decision not to reopen schools for pupils with special education needs are to proceed by way of telescoped...
Garda who caused death of mum-of-three to be jailed after successful appeal
A garda who received a suspended sentence for causing the death of a mother-of-three by dangerous driving is to be jailed after a successful appeal by the...
Taxi driver (60) jailed for sex attack on passenger
By Declan Brennan and Fiona Ferguson A taxi driver who sexually assaulted a late night passenger after she passed out in his car has been jailed for four...
Man left with lifelong disability after stranger stabbed him in head
A 29-year-old man stabbed a stranger in the head, leaving him with a significant brain injury and a lifelong disability, just hours after Limerick’s victory...
Norwegian applies to repudiate lease agreements
The Norwegian Airline group has applied to the High Court for orders repudiating over 30 leasing agreements for aircraft. The group's application was...
Family burnt out of home, threatened with execution over drug debt
(Pictured: Cillian Cullen. Credit: Collins) A man who provided his car as a means of escape for his older brother after a failed gunpoint robbery has received...
Covid halts non-jury Kevin Lunney trial again after 'meetings at higher level'
(Pictured: Mr Justice Tony Hunt. Credit: Collins) The trial of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) director Kevin...
Parents of special needs children take action over school closures
Several High Court challenges have been initiated against the government's decision not to reopen schools for pupils with special education needs. Some five...
Businessman remains in jail after declining to purge contempt
A businessman is to remain in Mountjoy Prison after he declined to purge his contempt over his failure to comply with a High Court order to stay away from two...
'A sorry reflection of modern Ireland': rape victim's father criticises lack of government support
The father of a young girl who was raped by her cousin has criticised the “chronic lack” of government funding for a charity that supports victims of child...
Bus driver appeals conviction for causing death of cyclist
(Pictured: Osborn Irabor. Credit: Collins) A bus driver whose careless driving caused the death of a cyclist has appealed his conviction, saying the trial...
Hitman to be sentenced for trying to murder 'Mago' Gately
A hitman found guilty of shooting drugs cartel target James Mago' Gately, who survived the attempt on his life, will be sentenced by the non-jury Special...
Rapist told gardai allegations were part of 'conspiracy' against him
A Munster man who raped his younger sister in their family home in the 1980's has been jailed for five years. The man (48), who cannot be named for legal...
Four to stand trial accused of trying to murder Wayne Whelan
Four men will go on trial in June charged with trying to murder Dublin man Wayne Whelan in a shooting in west Dublin over a year ago. Darren Henderson (30),...
Accused person not entitled to give version of events in custody
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a person charged with an offence is not automatically entitled to give their version of events to gardai in custody before...
Convicted child rapist sentenced for 'shocking' rapes of girl
A convicted child rapist who repeatedly raped a girl over the course of two years in a series a shocking' attacks has received a prison sentence of eight...
Man used ill father to withdraw cash from dead man's account
(Pictured: Wayne Fitzgerald. Collins) A man who used his ill father to withdraw over €9,000 from a dead man’s bank account has been given a suspended...
Teen who admitted murdering friend appeals life detention order
A teenager who pleaded guilty to murdering his friend by stabbing him to death will appeal the severity of the life sentence imposed on him. James Dwyer SC...
Man who admitted trying to murder wife is denied permission to bring new appeal
An Algerian man who admitted trying to murder his wife by beating her with a kettlebell after becoming resentful of her independence has claimed that he was...
Abuser has sentence cut for 1970s offences
A man who was jailed for sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy in the 1970s has had his seven year prison sentence cut on appeal. The trial court heard that the...
Hitman who gunned down Kinahan target found guilty of attempted murder
A hitman who gunned down Kinahan cartel target James Mago' Gately, who was shot five times but survived, has been found guilty of attempted murder by the...
Kevin Lunney trial adjourned over Covid numbers
(Pictured: Mr Justice Tony Hunt. Credit: Collins) The trial of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings executive Kevin Lunney...
'Badge of honour': the ensnarement of a garda murderer
(Pictured: Garda murderer Aaron Brady. Credit: Collins) On an afternoon in January 2013, Aaron Brady sat calmly on a roadside barrier as he gave detailed lies...
The Cover-up
(Pictured: Stephanie O'Connor. Credit: Collins) by Brian Kavanagh & Alison O'Riordan A Mocking Bird "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is...
Damage done by gun crime can't be ignored, judge remarks
A man known to gardai as being "heavily involved in organised crime" and who was linked through DNA evidence to a submachine gun has been jailed by the...
No register of specialist court intermediaries in Ireland, rape appeal hears
There is no register of Irish professionals qualified to work with children and people with intellectual disabilities when they are required to give evidence...
Teen who admitted murdering friend to be detained for life with review after 10 years
A teenager who pleaded guilty to murdering his friend who had called him a "rat" has been sentenced to detention for life with a review after ten years. The...
Irish man wanted in US after child abuse police sting gets bail
An Irish man wanted in the United States, where he was convicted of attempting to entice a child for indecent purposes after a police sting, was granted bail...
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