'Little people grow up to be bigger and stronger': jail for man who abused boy in 1980s
A man who indecently assaulted an eight-year old boy in the 1980s has been jailed for one year. The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said of his...
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Woman blew stolen company cash on luxury holidays and shopping trips
A woman who stole more than €20,000 from her company social club and company credit card spent the money on luxury holidays and shopping trips, a Dublin court...
Grandad who was 'brawn' in violent gang who claimed to be dissidents is jailed
A grandfather acting as the "brawn" in a gang who claimed to be dissident republicans and who beat a businessman so severely that he asked to be shot to end...
'Racketeering gang' member jailed for aggravated burglary of escort flat
A Romanian man has been jailed for five years for his role in the aggravated burglary of the premises of two women working as escorts. Ioan Galben (38) told...
Man 'heavily involved in organised crime' to be sentenced over submachine gun find
A man known to gardai as being "heavily involved in organised crime" and who was linked through DNA evidence to a submachine gun found in the passenger...
All-Ireland club champ gets book of evidence over ATM thefts
Books of evidence have been served at the Special Criminal Court on five men including a former All-Ireland club champion, who are charged in relation to the...
'Border Fox' O'Hare dispenses with legal team
(Pictured: Dessie O'Hare. Collins) Former INLA man Dessie O'Hare, who was known as "The Border Fox", has dismissed his lawyers ahead of an appeal against the...
Pair convicted of brutal dissident murder close appeals
(Pictured: Sharif Kelly. Credit: Collins) The Court of Appeal has reserved judgement in the case of two men attempting to overturn their convictions for...
€850k fine after ship yard worker killed
By Declan Brennan Brion Hoban A shipping company whose breach of health and safety laws resulted in a fatal workplace accident in which an experienced welder...
Joanne Hayes seeks to void findings of Kerry Babies tribunal
Joanne Hayes, the woman who was wrongly accused of murdering an infant over 35 years ago, wants the High Court to declare that all findings of wrongdoing made...
Murder accused-turned-witness 'tarnished', State accepts
A barrister acting for the DPP in a murder conviction appeal has ‘fully accepted’ that the State’s chief witness in the trial was ‘tarnished’. However, Paul...
Convicted dissident murderer 'caught red-handed', barrister agrees
(Pictured: Edward McGrath. Credit: Collins) The barrister for one of the men bidding to overturn a conviction for murdering a dissident republican has agreed...
Bid to halt Lunney trial fails
(Pictured: Mr Justice Tony Hunt. Credit: Collins) A bid to halt the trial of four men accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings...
Pair bid to overturn convictions for brutal murder of dissident republican
(File Picture: Sharif Kelly. Credit: Collins) Two men are bidding to overturn their convictions for the "callous, brutal and premeditated murder" of dissident...
Bid to halt extradition on charge of attempted murder of PSNI officer fails
A man accused of trying to murder a PSNI officer has lost his appeal against extradition to the North, where he faces trial and a possible life sentence....
Judge rules publican must remain in prison over contempt
A businessman is to remain Mountjoy Prison over his failure to comply with orders to stay away from two properties in Co Monaghan. An order directing that...
Strokestown Three in 'flagrant, deliberate and contrived breach' of court orders
(Pictured: Mr Michael Anthony McGann. Credit: Collins) The High Court has ruled that three men jailed for contempt must remain in Mountjoy Prison until they...
Publican remanded to prison faces punitive sentence for contempt
A High Court judge has remanded a businessman to Mountjoy Prison over his repeated failure to comply with orders to stay away from two properties in Co...
Planning permission quashed for 660 new homes near Battle of Boyne site
The High Court has quashed An Bord Pleanala's decision to grant planning permission for a development that included over 660 new homes close to the site of...
Jail for convicted stalker who sexually assaulted wife
A homeless man who forced his wife to go to a wooded area with him before sexually assaulting her has been jailed for three and a half years. The 42-year-old...
Strokestown three to remain in prison
(Pictured: Mr Michael Anthony McGann. Credit: Collins) Three men are to remain in Mountjoy prison after they again refused to give undertakings to stay away...
'Little people grow up to be bigger and stronger', abuse victim tells attacker
A survivor who was indecently assaulted as a child addressed his attacker in court today and told him: “Little people grow up to be bigger and stronger”. The...
Convicted IRA man brings appeal
A Dublin man found guilty of IRA membership has appealed against his conviction to the Court of Appeal. Conor Metcalfe (30), with an address at Monastery Park...
Third man jailed after refusing to stay away from Strokestown farm
A third man has been jailed after he refused to give undertakings to stay away from a County Roscommon farm, which was the scene of a controversial eviction...
Tinder match put stolen €10k in Malawian woman's account
A Malawian national whose bank account was used to deposit €10,000 in stolen funds has received a fully suspended sentence. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court...
Lunney accused complains DNA evidence was 'planted' on van that went on fire
One of the four men accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) director Kevin Lunney has complained to the garda ombudsman...
Wind farm action admitted to Strategic Planning list
A challenge has been brought against An Bord Pleanala's refusal to grant planning permission for a connector linking a wind farm to the national power grid....
Strokestown Two to remain in prison after refusing to give undertakings
(Pictured: Mr Michael Anthony McGann. Credit: Collins) Two men must remain in prison after they refused to give undertakings to stay away from a Co Roscommon...
Pair remanded in custody over failure to vacate Strokestown farm
(Pictured: Mr Michael Anthony McGann. Credit: Collins) Two men have been remanded in custody to a Dublin prison over their failure to comply with High Court...
Drunk driver has until New Year to pay €20k fine
The Court of Appeal has given a drink driver until New Year’s Eve to pay a €20,000 fine, as part of his sentence for dangerous driving causing serious bodily...
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