Violent convicted stalker sexually assaulted wife in woods
A homeless man forced his wife to go to a wooded area with him before sexually assaulting her, the Central Criminal Court has heard. The 42-year-old man, who...
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Businessman's dissident ordeal so bad he asked to be shot
A businessman was beaten and threatened so badly by a dissident republican gang that he asked to be shot to end his ordeal, the Special Criminal Court has...
Woman who staged murder victim's suicide charged with 33 new offences while on suspended sentence
A woman serving a suspended sentence for staging a murder victim's suicide has been sent back to jail after a judge heard she has been charged with 33 new...
'Demon possessed' teen sees jail for savage knife attack
(Pictured: Jordan Ennis. Credit: Collins) By Brion Hoban and Declan Brennan A judge has jailed a man who was a teenager when he carried out a “savage” knife...
Getaway driver who used own car to aid murder of innocent dad is jailed
A getaway driver who used his own car to aid a gangland-style hit on a loving father with no involvement in crime has been jailed for six years at the Central...
Lunney trial should be halted due to Graham Dwyer mobile data case, defence say
(Pictured: Defence Counsel Mr Michael O'Higgins SC. Credit: Collins) Lawyers for one of the men accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Quinn Industrial...
Getaway driver to be sentenced for role in murder of innocent family man
A getaway driver involved in a gangland-style hit on a loving father who had no involvement in crime will be sentenced tomorrow at the Central Criminal Court....
Son who killed mother shouts at prosecutor during sentence hearing
A son, whose conviction for murdering his mother was overturned by the Supreme Court, will be sentenced for her manslaughter in February, almost a decade...
Property magnate Jim Mansfield Jnr 'didn't write', alleged victim tells trial
(Pictured: Mr Jim Mansfield Jnr. Credit: Collins) Property magnate Jim Mansfield Jnr "didn't write", a longtime employee of the businessman has told a Special...
Arsonist fails in appeal against sentence for setting fire to detective's home
An arsonist has lost his appeal against his sentence for setting fire to the home of a detective involved in charging him with murder two decades earlier. The...
Loved-up addict jailed for 8 years over crime spree
A recovering addict who said he relapsed into drug abuse after he “fell in love” with another user has being jailed for eight years for going on a crime spree...
Haulier 'couldn't say no' to storing handgun ammo
A haulier has been jailed for two years after a court heard he was given no choice but to hold onto 198 rounds of ammunition. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court...
Husband withdraws marital rape appeal after warning from court
A man jailed for raping his wife twice in one night has withdrawn his appeal against sentence, after being given a reminder of Supreme Court case law in the...
Bench warrant issued for woman who staged suicide of murder victim
A bench warrant has been issued for a Sligo woman, who staged the suicide of a murder victim, after she breached the terms of her suspended sentence. Janice...
Formula 1 engineer loses appeal over attack and false imprisonment of landlord (81)
A Formula 1 engineer has lost his appeal against his nine-year jail term for attacking his 81-year-old landlord, tying him up and leaving him in a locked room...
'No remorse' for gruesome murder of disabled man stabbed 183 times
Adam Muldoon was "the light in any room", his sister said today in a powerful statement to the Central Criminal Court in which she pointed out that the man...
Judge orders arrest of occupiers of Strokestown eviction farm
(Pictured: Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds. Credit: Collins) A High Court judge has ordered the arrest of any person found in occupation of a Co Roscommon farm...
Jim Mansfield Jnr arranged meetings with IRA to help get back property, key witness tells trial
(Pictured: Mr Jim Mansfield Jnr. Credit: Collins) Jim Mansfield Jnr arranged meetings with the New IRA and the INLA, who were to "assist" in getting back...
Trial over failed hit on James Gately concludes
There is no evidence that a man accused of burning out a car allegedly used by a gunman in a failed hit on James Gately had any knowledge of the attempted...
Environmentalist seeks to halt tree-felling
(File Picture: Mr Peter Sweetman. Collins) Environmental activist Peter Sweetman has brought a High Court challenge against a decision allowing trees to be...
Gately accused was 'man who pulled the trigger', State tells trial
There is "no other conclusion" but that accused Caolan Smyth was the man who "pulled the trigger" in the attempted murder of James Gately, the State has told...
Victim of unprovoked pub assault awarded €231k
The High Court has awarded €231,000 in damages to a man who suffered severe "life changing injuries" following an unprovoked assault in a pub. Mr Justice...
All-Ireland champ and co-accused hit with total of 38 new charges
Five men including a former All-Ireland club champion, who are charged in relation to the theft and attempted theft of ATMS in Cavan and Monaghan last year,...
Strokestown farm remains occupied in defiance of orders, High Court hears
Several persons occupying a County Roscommon farm, which was the scene of a controversial eviction in 2018, remain on the property, the High Court has heard....
Murderer loses appeal brought on 'audacious' point
A murderer, who ran into the arms of a garda shortly after the killing, has lost his ‘audacious’ appeal against conviction, in what the State’s barrister...
Challenges by Kevin Lunney accused may delay trial
The trial of four men accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) director Kevin Lunney may not go ahead in January due to...
Drunk, uninsured driver to pay €20k fine after leaving cyclists with life-changing injuries
The Court of Appeal has added a €20,000 fine to the sentence of an uninsured driver who crashed his car into two cyclists while four times over the drink...
Anyone occupying Strokestown farm likely to be jailed, judge warns
(Pictured: Mr Michael Anthony McGann. Credit: Collins) A High Court judge has said that any person occupying a Co Roscommon farm – that was the scene of a...
Jury finds Nolan guilty of murdering mum-of-two Amanda Carroll
(Pictured: Amanda Carroll and Sean Nolan) A Central Criminal Court jury has found an electrician guilty of murdering his partner of four months, whom he...
Amanda Carroll murder trial jury to deliberate for fifth day
A jury will consider its verdict for a fifth day in the trial of a man accused of murdering his partner by strangling her in her bedroom after a "binge"...
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