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Roscommon · February 20, 2015

Jury read letter of retraction by man who previously gave gardai statement admitting to Grangegorman double murder

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been presented with a letter of retraction written by Mark Nash, a 42-year-old man from Dublin, who previously gave...

Bailieborough · February 20, 2015

Son of Cavan man accused of murdering his wife gives evidence at trial

A man from Bailieborough in Cavan has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife at their home in September 2013. Oliver Kierans, aged 57, faces charges of...

Donegal · February 20, 2015

Graham Dwyer's fantasy was to stab a woman while having sex with her, former partner tells murder trial

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard evidence on its 22nd day regarding Graham Dwyer, aged 42, who is charged with murdering Elaine O'Hara at...

Roscommon · February 19, 2015

Garda member in charge did not notice laceration to Mark Nash's head at time of arrest, jury hears

At the Central Criminal Court, a retired garda sergeant gave evidence in the trial of Mark Nash, who is accused of murdering two women in sheltered...

Cavan · February 19, 2015

Man accused of murdering his wife tells jury her death was an accident

A man accused of murdering his wife in County Cavan in 2013 has told the Central Criminal Court that her death was accidental. Oliver Kierans, aged 57, from...

Castlerea · February 19, 2015

Repossession proceedings brought by subprime lender struck out

The High Court has struck out repossession proceedings brought by Home Funding Corporation Ltd against a couple from Ballinagare, County Roscommon. Ms Justice...

Bailieborough · February 18, 2015

Mother-of-four died of shotgun injury to the chest, jury hears

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard on Wednesday that a Cavan mother of four died from a shotgun injury to the chest. Patricia Kierans, aged...

Roscommon · February 17, 2015

Jury foreman in double murder trial excused after telling the court he is to take garda assessment test

At the Central Criminal Court, the jury foreman in the trial of Mark Nash, accused of murdering two women in 1997, was excused from duty after disclosing his...

Bailieborough · February 17, 2015

Jury in trial of Cavan man accused of murdering his wife told CCTV footage shows her last movements

At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has been presented with CCTV footage in the trial of Oliver Kierans, aged 57, from Drumbannon, Bailieborough, County...

Bailieborough · February 17, 2015

Murder accused told gardai in interview that he turned a gun on himself, trial hears

The Central Criminal Court in Dublin has heard evidence in the trial of Oliver Kierans, aged 57, of Drumbannon in Bailieborough, County Cavan, who has pleaded...

Cavan · February 16, 2015

Dublin man found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter of archaeologist

A Dublin man has been convicted of manslaughter but acquitted of murder following a five-day trial at the Central Criminal Court. Kevin Moran, aged 30, was...

Bailieborough · February 16, 2015

Man accused of murdering his wife "said a prayer" after she was shot, jury hears

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence in the trial of a fifty-seven-year-old man from Bailieborough, County Cavan, who has pleaded not...

Bailieborough · February 13, 2015

Trial of Cavan man accused of murdering his wife set to resume on Monday

The trial of a Cavan man charged with murder resumed at the Central Criminal Court on Friday with legal arguments. Oliver Kierans, aged 57, of Drumbannon in...

Cavan · February 13, 2015

Jury sent home for weekend in trial of man charged with murder of archaeologist

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been discharged for the weekend in the trial of a man accused of murdering archaeologist Emmett Connolly. Kevin...

Roscommon · February 13, 2015

Man whose neighbour allowed him to rape her five-year-old daughter has sentenced increased by six years

A man from Roscommon has been sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment following a Court of Appeal determination that his original eight-year sentence was...

Cavan · February 12, 2015

Archaeologist was stabbed 17 times, murder trial hears

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that archaeologist Emmett Connolly sustained 17 stab wounds during an incident at a house in Cootehill,...

Charlestown · February 12, 2015

Man avoids jail for stealing €1,000 worth of hair care products from salon

Andrew Larkin, aged 31 of Phibsboro Road, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to burglary committed on 23 April 2013. Garda evidence...

Castlebar · February 11, 2015

Man brings appeal against acquittal for murdering his mother in "very unusual" case

A man from Roscommon has brought an appeal against his acquittal on grounds of insanity for the death of his mother in 2011. The 29-year-old had pleaded not...

Virginia · February 11, 2015

Body of Patricia Kierans found by gardai in bedroom at family home, trial hears

At the Central Criminal Court, a jury heard that gardaí discovered the body of Patricia Kierans at her family home in Drumbannon, Bailieboro, County Cavan, on...

Bailieborough · February 11, 2015

Man accused of murdering archaeologist told gardai he stabbed deceased in a "rage"

A man charged with murdering an archaeologist has been presented to the Central Criminal Court with evidence of his changing accounts to gardai following the...

Cavan · February 10, 2015

Man accused of murdering his wife aimed shotgun at garda, trial hears

A barman has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court that the accused man aimed a sawn-off shotgun at a garda on the day his wife went missing. Oliver...

Cavan · February 09, 2015

Dublin man goes on trial charged with murder of archaeologist

A Dublin man has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with the murder of Emmett Connolly at a house in Cootehill, County Cavan on 29 September...

Cavan · February 09, 2015

Cavan man accused of murdering his wife appeared "depressed" in the days leading up to her death

At the Central Criminal Court, a murder trial heard that a fifty-seven-year-old man from Bailieboro in Cavan appeared depressed in the days before his wife's...

Cavan · February 06, 2015

Cavan man was involved in "siege" at pub the same day he is alleged to have shot his wife, jury hears

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard that Oliver Kierans, aged 57, of Drumbannon, Bailieboro in Cavan, was involved in a siege at a public house on...

Cavan · February 06, 2015

Cavan man goes on trial accused of murdering his wife

A Cavan man was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court on charges relating to the death of his wife in 2013. Oliver Kierans, aged 57, of Drumbannon,...

Convoy · February 06, 2015

Young Australian avoids jail after trying to ram gardaí during chase

Adam O'Mara, aged 20 and resident in County Louth, received a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a high-speed pursuit on the N1...

Mayo · February 06, 2015

Businessman's challenge against NAMA and IBRC set aside

The High Court has set aside a previous decision permitting judicial review proceedings brought by a Mayo property developer against the National Asset...

Monaghan · February 04, 2015

College student avoids jail for unprovoked assault on girl in nightclub

A 19-year-old college student from Charlemont has received a suspended sentence for assaulting a girl in a Temple Bar nightclub. The defendant pleaded guilty...

Bundoran · February 02, 2015

Man who called garda "Free State c***", assaulted him and “took a hold” of his pistol loses appeal bid

Pat Barry, aged 57, of St Bridget's Terrace, Bundoran, Co Donegal, has lost his appeal against conviction in the Court of Appeal. Barry was found guilty by...

Cavan · February 02, 2015

Cavan resident pleads guilty to threatening CAB officer

A 49-year-old resident of Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan has pleaded guilty to threatening a Criminal Assets Bureau officer and submitting a false tax return....

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