Car dealer fined €25k for breach of court orders
A Co Longford car dealer has been fined €25,000 by the High Court for breaching court orders made in favour of the Revenue. Mr Justice Sean Ryan declined to...
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Lithuanian men jailed for extortion and making threats to kill
Two Lithuanian men have been sentenced to four years in prison with the final two years suspended at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following their conviction...
"Highly qualified" carpenter spared jail over heroin find
A 32-year-old carpenter from Longford has avoided a custodial sentence following his admission to permitting the supply of heroin within his vehicle. Robert...
Surveillance gardai give evidence in absence of public in non-jury court trial
Eight Dublin men appeared before the Special Criminal Court on 29 January 2015, charged with membership of an illegal organisation on 29 March 2013. All have...
Man accused of 1997 double murder warned a garda who approached him to stay away or he would kill her, jury hears
Mark Nash (42) pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the murder of two women, Sylvia Shields and Mary Callanan, who died between 6 and 7 March...
Roscommon man pleads guilty to manslaughter of mum-of-two
A 23-year-old man from Mount Prospect in Roscommon has pleaded guilty to manslaughter before the Central Criminal Court. Ray Gralton was arraigned on Monday...
Widower of murdered mum Sylvia Roche Kelly has damages action against the State struck out
The High Court has struck out a damages action brought by Lorcan Roche Kelly against the State following the murder of his wife, Sylvia Roche Kelly, in...
"Career Criminal" ambushed garda car transporting a prisoner and helped him escape
A man has pleaded guilty to facilitating the escape of a prisoner from lawful custody in Ballyfermot on March 6, 2012. Lee King, aged 27, was part of a group...
"Spectacular breakthrough" led to DNA discovery, Grangegorman murders trial hears
A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard that DNA evidence from two women found dead at sheltered accommodation in Grangegorman in 1997 was discovered...
Man who murdered pregnant ex-girlfriend must wait to hear outcome of conviction appeal
A man convicted of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend is awaiting the outcome of his appeal against conviction in the Court of Appeal. Stephen Cahoon,...
Man who sexually assaulted teenager at Dublin airport ordered to undergo full psychiatric assessment
A 51-year-old man from Letterkenny, County Donegal, has been remanded in custody for sentencing following his guilty plea to sexual assault at Dublin Airport...
Former circus worker who tried to rob the GPO gets four-year sentence
A 36-year-old man from Ballinrobe, County Mayo, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment, with the final twelve months suspended, following a series of...
Dublin father avoids jail for €12K cannabis possession after making "excellent progress"
A Dublin man has avoided a custodial sentence after pleading guilty to possessing cannabis valued at approximately €12,000 at his home in Kilmore West,...
Former apprentice butcher stole €49,000 in takings on Christmas Eve
A former apprentice butcher pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing €49,204 from McArdle Meats in Charlestown Shopping Centre, Finglas, on...
Garda whistleblower brings High Court challenge against internal disciplinary process
A member of An Garda Síochána stationed in County Donegal has initiated High Court proceedings challenging disciplinary investigations into allegations of...
Donegal chiropractor has five-year sentence for violent burglary reduced to two on appeal
A Letterkenny chiropractor has had his sentence for burglary reduced on appeal. Kevin Ginty, aged 47, pleaded guilty to burgling the home of a woman with whom...
Pensioner who sexually assaulted two young girls fails in sentence appeal
A 70-year-old man from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan has failed in his appeal against sentences for sexually assaulting two young girls. Peter Clarke pleaded...
Man to stand trial next year charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two young girls
A 51-year-old man was remanded on bail at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court ahead of trial next year on charges relating to alleged sexual offences against two...
Pair jailed for their roles in robbery and stabbing of bus passenger and attack on taxi driver
Two men have been convicted and sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for their involvement in a series of violent offences. Dylan Smith, aged 22, and...
Mayo man loses dangerous driving causing serious harm sentence appeal but has driving ban reduced
A Mayo man has failed in his appeal against a six-year prison sentence imposed for dangerous driving that caused serious injury to his front seat passenger,...
Garda to stand trial twice next year accused of harassing women
A garda is to face two separate trials at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court next year on allegations of harassing women. Garda Donal Maguire, aged 38, is charged...
"Depravity amounting to torture": Appeal Court finds eight-year sentence for raping neighbour's daughter too lenient
The Court of Appeal has determined that an eight-year prison sentence imposed on a Roscommon man convicted of raping his neighbour's daughter was unduly...
Convicted sex offender sentenced to two years for failing to inform gardaí of his new address
A man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for breaching sex offender notification requirements. Ian Bissett, aged...
Man avoids jail term for having over €100,000 worth of heroin
A Sligo man has received a five-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possession of heroin worth over €100,000 with intent to supply....
Man who forged learner driver permit jailed
Aaron Dunne, aged 21, of Grangeview Road, Clondalkin, Dublin, has been sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court...
High Court orders extradition of two convicted murderers but puts stay on surrender
The High Court in Dublin has ordered the extradition of two convicted murderers to the United Kingdom, though a stay has been placed on their surrender...
Drunk driver who caused death of young father has sentence reduced by two years on appeal
A man from Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, has had his sentence reduced by two years following an appeal against his conviction for dangerous driving causing...
Lithuanian jailed for six years for having cannabis "grow house" fails in appeal
A Lithuanian national has failed in his appeal against a six-year custodial sentence imposed for cannabis cultivation offences in Donegal. Andrias Gruodis,...
Drugs mule who transported €400k in cannabis has sentenced reduced by three years
A man from Killeshandra in County Cavan has had his sentence reduced by three years following a successful appeal at the Court of Appeal. Malachy Boyle, aged...
Couple's bankruptcy set aside in first application of its kind
The High Court has annulled the bankruptcy of a couple from Knocknaveigh, Virginia, County Cavan, in what represents the first application of its kind since...
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