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Sligo · April 02, 2014

Jury deliberating in Sligo murder trial

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has suspended deliberations in the trial of a 30-year-old man charged with murdering a pensioner in Sligo. Simon...

Sligo · April 01, 2014

Deputy State pathologist gives evidence in Sligo murder trial

The trial of a 30-year-old Sligo man accused of murdering a 67-year-old pensioner continued at the Central Criminal Court today. The accused has pleaded not...

Ballina · March 31, 2014

No retrial of doormen who had assault convictions overturned

The Court of Criminal Appeal has declined to order a retrial of two nightclub doormen whose assault convictions were previously quashed. Frankie Murphy, aged...

Sligo · March 31, 2014

Blood matching deceased’s found on candlestick holder, court hears

At the Central Criminal Court, a 30-year-old man from Sligo has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of a...

Sligo · March 28, 2014

Murder accused told gardai he hit and tied up pensioner

A 30-year-old man from Sligo has pleaded not guilty to murder but admitted manslaughter following the death of a 67-year-old pensioner in September 2012....

Sligo · March 27, 2014

Pensioner's injuries were “a horrendous sight to behold”

A 30-year-old man from Sligo has pleaded not guilty to murder but admitted manslaughter in connection with the death of a 67-year-old pensioner in September...

Sligo · March 26, 2014

Trial of man accused of murdering pensioner hears 999 call

A 30-year-old man from Sligo has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of a 67-year-old pensioner in September...

Sligo · March 25, 2014

Man on trial for murder of Sligo pensioner

A 30-year-old man from Sligo has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of a 67-year-old pensioner in September...

Sligo · March 24, 2014

Man admits Sligo manslaughter but denies murder

A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of a 30-year-old man from Sligo charged with murder. Simon McGinley of Connaughton Road...

Castlebar · March 18, 2014

Man jailed for life for raping four daughters fails in appeal

The Court of Criminal Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a life sentence imposed on a man convicted of raping four of his daughters over an 18-year...

Raphoe · March 11, 2014

Swords District Court round-up

At Swords District Court, a man from Raphoe, County Donegal, was convicted of criminal damage following a November 2012 incident at a property in Swords. The...

Carrigallen · March 11, 2014

Man charged in connection with murder of NI Prison Officer was photographed with man under surveillance

Vincent Banks, aged 44 and resident in Dublin 7, has pleaded not guilty to withholding information relating to the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer...

Carrickmacross · March 11, 2014

Man who caused the deaths of three people while drink-driving sent back to jail

A man convicted of dangerous driving causing death has been returned to prison following a successful appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions at the...

Sligo · March 10, 2014

Man who attacked former partner and disfigured her face fails in appeal

A man originally from Sligo has been unsuccessful in appealing his conviction for a serious assault on his former partner. Fergal McNulty (44) was sentenced...

Carrigallen · March 06, 2014

Leitrim County Councillor gives evidence at trial of man charged in connection with David Black murder

A Leitrim County Councillor has given evidence at the Special Criminal Court trial of Vincent Banks, who is charged with withholding information relating to...

Sligo · March 04, 2014

PSNI officers give evidence at trial of man charged in connection with David Black murder

PSNI officers have given evidence at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin in the trial of a man charged with withholding information relating to the November...

Convoy · March 03, 2014

Pensioner fails in appeal against IRA membership conviction

A 71-year-old Dublin man has lost his appeal against a conviction for IRA membership imposed by the Special Criminal Court in February 2011. Barry...

Carrigallen · February 28, 2014

Car used in murder of David Black was purchased by accused man, court will hear

A Dublin man has pleaded not guilty to withholding information relating to the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black at the Special Criminal...

Ballina · February 24, 2014

Two doormen have assault convictions overturned

The Court of Criminal Appeal has set aside the convictions of two nightclub doormen from Sligo and Co Mayo who were sentenced in 2011 for assault causing...

Cavan · February 17, 2014

Man jailed for life for murder of man who was guarding prostitutes

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for murder in County Cavan. Przemyslaw Trebacz, aged 35,...

Mayo · February 10, 2014

Dublin supporter told garda he would 'loaf the head off her' after day of drinking

A Dublin man pleaded guilty at Swords District Court to threatening and abusive behaviour following an incident at a public house on September 22nd, 2013....

Longford · February 10, 2014

Mass card salesman jailed for child porn possession begins appeal

A 53-year-old mass-card salesman from Longford has begun an appeal against his conviction for possession of child pornography at the Court of Criminal Appeal....

Ballymote · February 07, 2014 Also covered in Tubbercurry

Sinn Fein candidate wins High Court order lifting suspension from party

A Sinn Féin local election candidate from County Sligo has secured a High Court order lifting his indefinite suspension from the party. Edward McCarrick, 33,...

Castlebar · February 05, 2014

Man jailed for life for murdering his mother while high on drugs

A 22-year-old man from Castlebar, County Mayo has been sentenced to life imprisonment following his conviction for the murder of his mother at the Central...

Castlebar · February 05, 2014

Woman sues retired garda sergeant for damages over alleged rape

A woman from Castlebar, County Mayo, has initiated civil proceedings in the High Court seeking damages against a retired garda detective sergeant over...

Castlebar · February 04, 2014

Jury to begin deliberating in trial of man accused of murdering his mother

A jury at the Central Criminal Court will begin deliberating tomorrow in the case of a Castlebar man charged with murdering his mother. Celyn Eadon of...

Castlebar · February 03, 2014

Medical professionals disagree on mental disorder, murder trial hears

At the Central Criminal Court, three mental health professionals gave conflicting evidence in the murder trial of a man accused of killing his mother in...

Castlebar · January 31, 2014

Murder accused began using drugs at 10, trial hears

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence concerning a Castlebar man accused of fatally stabbing his mother. The accused, aged 22, of...

Castlebar · January 30, 2014

Murder accused said he was delusional when he killed his mother

A 22-year-old man from Castlebar has admitted manslaughter but denies murder in connection with the death of his mother at their home in Derrycrieve,...

Castlebar · January 29, 2014

Teenager told witness he was abducted by aliens, murder trial hears

A witness told the Central Criminal Court that a half-naked teenager arrived at his kitchen window in Castlebar on the morning of 9 March 2011, covered in...

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