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Longford · November 25, 2014

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...

Leitrim · November 18, 2014

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 proceedings have been stayed pending a Supreme...

Drumshanbo · November 17, 2014 Also covered in Carrick-on-Shannon

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...

Ballybofey · November 14, 2014 Also covered in Letterkenny

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,...

Cavan · November 13, 2014

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...

Virginia · November 10, 2014

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...

Sligo · November 04, 2014

Galway man acquitted of charge of raping Sligo woman

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has acquitted a Galway man charged with raping a woman in Sligo in December 2010. The man had pleaded not guilty to the...

Leitrim · November 04, 2014

Extradition case against convicted murderer on the run here adjourned

The High Court has adjourned extradition proceedings against two convicted murderers pending a referral to the Supreme Court on constitutional grounds....

Monaghan · November 03, 2014

Man already serving life sentence for murder gets 12 years for shotgun possession

Darren Wynne, a 21-year-old from Athy in County Kildare, has been sentenced to an additional 12 years for firearms offences at the Central Criminal Court, to...

Sligo · October 29, 2014

Man who attacked his former partner leaving her permanently disfigured fails in Supreme Court bid

A man originally from Sligo has failed in his bid to have his conviction appeal heard by the Supreme Court following an attack on his former partner in Dublin...

Sligo · October 24, 2014

Drug addict suffered severe injuries and cut power to 4,000 homes while trying to steal electrical wiring

A 26-year-old man born in Sligo pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to trespassing with intent to commit an offence at an ESB substation on the...

Cavan · October 24, 2014

Community Service for man who told garda he would "bite her face off" and slammed her in to shop front

An Offaly man was sentenced to 240 hours community service at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction for assaulting a garda in Tullamore on 12...

Donegal · October 22, 2014

Man charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two young girls expected to indicate how he will plead in December

A 51-year-old man charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two young girls appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his committal from the...

Bundoran · October 21, 2014

Garda accused of harassing a woman brought before court after arrest on warrant

A garda has been remanded in custody at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after being arrested on a bench warrant for failing to appear at a scheduled hearing....

Bundoran · October 20, 2014

Bench warrant for garda accused of harassing women

A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a garda accused of harassment following his failure to appear at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Garda Donal...

Cavan · October 16, 2014

Court appearance for man accused of tax offences and threatening to kill garda

A 49-year-old man from Ballyjamesduff, Cavan was remanded in custody at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his arrest on two outstanding warrants....

Cavan · October 13, 2014

Man who killed elderly bachelor in psychiatric unit jailed for eight years

Ian Harman, aged 50 from Carrickallen near Cootehill in County Cavan, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment for the manslaughter of Michael Treanor,...

Leitrim · October 07, 2014

Convicted Murderer who escaped from English prison and fled here given leave to appeal extradition

A 66-year-old man convicted of murder in England in 1973 has secured the right to challenge his extradition to the United Kingdom through an appeal to the...

Westport · October 07, 2014

Sanjeev Chada given two life sentences for murdering his sons

A man from County Carlow has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his two young sons in County Mayo in July 2013. Sanjeev Chada pleaded...

Cavan · October 06, 2014

Elderly victim's family say legal system favoured the defendant

Ian Harman, aged 50, from Carrickallen near Cootehill in County Cavan, was sentenced to eight years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court in October 2014...

Leitrim · September 12, 2014

Murderer who escaped from English prison and fled here to seek to appeal extradition decision

A man convicted of murder in England in 1973 appeared before the High Court in connection with extradition proceedings. Anthony Craig, aged 66, had escaped...

Leitrim · August 02, 2014

Murderer who escaped from English prison and fled here to be extradited back to UK

A 66-year-old man convicted of murder in England will face extradition to the United Kingdom following a High Court ruling delivered on 2 August 2014. Anthony...

Monaghan · July 31, 2014

Two sentenced for Co. Kildare manslaughter

Two men have been sentenced for their role in a fatal shooting in County Kildare in April 2013. At the Central Criminal Court, Quentin Monaghan and James...

Mayo · July 30, 2014

Quarry operating near "sensitive sites" loses challenge over environmental assessment

A quarry operator in County Mayo has failed in a High Court challenge against a requirement to conduct an environmental impact assessment for an extension of...

Monaghan · July 25, 2014

Man wanted in North over spate of alleged farm burglaries voluntarily surrenders

A 41-year-old man from Tullyallen, Drogheda has voluntarily surrendered to Northern Irish authorities following his arrest here in June on a European Arrest...

Sligo · July 24, 2014

Six dissidents jailed for bombing offences secure release from prison

Six individuals convicted of bombing offences in England during the late 1990s and early 2000s have been released from Portlaoise Prison following High Court...

Monaghan · July 22, 2014

Two to be sentenced next week for manslaughter

At the Central Criminal Court, three men have faced sentencing for their roles in a fatal shooting in County Kildare in April 2013. Darren Wynne, aged 21 of...

Monaghan · July 22, 2014

Kildare man jailed for life for shotgun murder of best friend

Darren Wynne, aged twenty-one from Ballyroe in County Kildare, has been sentenced to life imprisonment following his conviction for the murder of Jamie...

Charlestown · July 22, 2014

Swords District Court round-up

At Swords District Court, a 29-year-old PhD Science student from Ashbourne was found guilty of attempting to drive while under the influence of alcohol on...

Cavan · July 18, 2014

Man on trial for murdering pensioner in psychiatric unit pleads guilty to manslaughter

A man accused of murdering an elderly patient at Cavan General Hospital has pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court. Ian Harman, aged...

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