Farmer whose cattle were shot by defence forces has bankruptcy extended
The High Court has extended the bankruptcy of County Monaghan farmer John Hoey, whose cattle were shot by members of the defence Forces in 2016, to a period...
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Judge orders inquiry into detention of Chilean student in Mountjoy
A High Court judge has directed an inquiry into the ongoing detention of a 33-year-old Chilean woman who has been kept in solitary confinement in the female...
'Completely bizarre': crack addict attempted multiple thefts while holding chihuahua
A recovering drug addict has described as “completely bizarre and ridiculous” his multiple failed attempts to steal cars while high on crack and holding his...
Judge commends courage of woman for coming forward about father's sex abuse
A judge has commended a survivor of child sexual abuse for her “strength and courage” in coming forward to make a complaint against her father due to her...
Man (61) sexually assaulted woman while she slept in bed with her child
A man who says he does not remember sexually assaulting a woman sleeping in a bed with her young son at a mutual friend's home has been jailed for one year....
Murder, rape trials to be listed in courts across country in effort to clear backlog
(Pictured: Mr Justice Paul McDermott. Credit: Collins) By Michelle O’Keeffe Central Criminal Court trials will be listed for hearing in courts around the...
Man jailed over illegal dumping brings action against waste company
A Co Donegal businessman, who was last year jailed for nine weeks arising out of illegal dumping in the county, has brought a High Court action against...
Court upholds sentencing of Queen's visit bomber
(Pictured: Donal Billings. Credit: Collins) A pensioner, who put a bomb on a bus during Queen Elizabeth’s visit here, has lost an appeal against the severity...
Kevin Lunney accused to bid to have charges dismissed
A Dublin man will apply to the Special Criminal Court later this month to dismiss charges against him of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Quinn Industrial...
Man acquitted of having loaded handgun at Stardust Memorial
by Paul Neilan A man found not guilty of having a loaded handgun and 31 rounds of ammunition in a public park in Dublin "needs to take a long look" at...
Senior officer denies 'squandering' leads in Adrian Donohoe investigation
(Pictured: Retired Detective Inspector Pat Marry. Credit: Collins) A senior officer who oversaw part of the investigation into the murder of Detective Garda...
Seven-year sentence upheld for abuse of three sisters
A Mayo man has lost his appeal against the severity of his sentence for sexually abusing three sisters of a neighbouring family over an 18-year period. He had...
Judge urges brothers in Claddagh ring dispute to resolve matters
A High Court judge has urged a family whose firm sells and makes jewellery including the world-famous Claddagh rings to make renewed efforts to resolve their...
Woman has jail term increased for causing death of pedestrian during chase
A woman’s one-year jail term for dangerous driving causing the death of a pedestrian during a car chase has been increased to 18 months by the Court of...
Thief told how to 'beat the system' with debit card scam
A Portuguese national who “beat the system” to purchase items with debit cards without knowing their PINs has received a fully suspended sentence. Ricardo De...
HSE apologises, makes €4.6m payment to boy who suffered injuries at birth
The HSE has apologised and made a €4.6m interim payment to a boy who brought a High Court medical negligence claim over the circumstances of his birth at...
21-year-old avoids jail for stashing drugs in family home
(Pictured: Brandon Giltrap. Credit: Collins) A young man with no previous convictions has avoided a prison sentence after gardai found around €19,000 worth of...
Armed teen subjected woman to 'terrifying' ordeal
A teenager was armed with a screwdriver when he broke into a young woman's home while she was in bed and subjected her to a “terrifying” ordeal, a Dublin...
Garda's appeal over tribunal findings is dismissed
(Pictured: Garda Keith Harrison. Credit: Collins) The Court of Appeal has dismissed Garda Keith Harrison's bid to have findings made by the Disclosures...
Planning permission for 450 houses in north east quashed
The High Court has ruled that a developer cannot continue to defend a challenge against An Bord Pleanala's decision to allow 450 housing units be built in...
Woman wants to sue former lottery operator over alleged advice on €3.3m win
(File Picture: Mrs Mary Walsh. Credit: Collins) A woman who was taken to court by her stepson for a share in a €3.3m Lotto win wants to sue the former...
Man who was teenager when he had sex with underage girl avoids jail
A man who was a teenager when he had sex with an underage teenager he met online after lying to her about his age has received a fully suspended sentence. The...
12 months for truck driver who broke red light and fatally struck pedestrian
(Pictured: Prince Aibangbe. Credit: Collins) A judge has said there is a greater onus on truck drivers to take care at junctions and look out for cyclists and...
DPP appeals suspended sentence for 'protracted and brutal onslaught’
The DPP has appealed the ‘undue leniency’ of a Roscommon man’s suspended sentence for falsely imprisoning and attacking his ex-partner in her Donegal home....
Severely autistic man claimed penis abnormality drove him to seek naked pictures from boys
(Pictured: Mark Keogh. Credit: Collins) By Sonya McLean and Declan Brennan A severely autistic man who encouraged teenage boys to send him naked photographs...
DPP appeals driver's 12-month jail term for causing pedestrian's death
The Director of Public Prosecutions is to appeal the ‘undue leniency’ of a Louth woman’s three-year sentence for dangerous driving causing the death of a...
Truck driver broke red light and killed pedestrian (21)
(Pictured: Prince Aibangbe. Credit: Collins) A truck driver who broke a red light and caused the death of a 21-year-old pedestrian claimed he was unaware he...
Essex Migrant Deaths: High Court orders extradition of alleged Irish 'ringleader'
The alleged "ringleader" of an organised crime gang who is wanted to face manslaughter charges over the deaths of 39 migrants in a lorry container last year...
Driver alleged to have delivered Essex Migrant death trailer fails in bid to stop extradition
A man alleged to have delivered the trailer in which 39 migrants were found dead in Essex last year, has lost his latest challenge aimed at preventing his...
'True predator' who groomed and abused 14 children is jailed
A serial sexual abuser and “true predator” who groomed and abused teenage girls in his flat has been jailed for seven years. The Central Criminal Court heard...
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