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Castlebar · June 11, 2020

Child porn distributer was raped from age 4, court hears

The DPP has lost its appeal against the suspended sentence for the child pornography crimes of a 78-year-old Northern Irish native, who the court was told had...

Mayo · June 11, 2020

Adrian Donohoe accused said he'd 'murdered a cop in Ireland', witness tells trial

(Pictured: Accused Mr Aaron Brady. Credit: Collins) The man accused of murdering Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe admitted to murdering someone and said he had...

Castlebar · June 10, 2020 Also covered in Claremorris

Youth who killed teen he found in bedroom with sister is jailed for 5 years

A youth who killed another teenager after finding him in a bedroom with his sister has been jailed for five years. The now 20-year-old, who cannot be named...

Ballinagh · June 10, 2020 Also covered in Kilcogy

Trial date set for Kevin Lunney accused

Four men will stand trial at the Special Criminal Court next year charged with attacking and falsely imprisoning Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin...

Mayo · June 08, 2020

Man appeals sentence for abusing three sisters over 18-year period

A Mayo man has appealed the severity of his sentence for sexually abusing three sisters of a neighbouring family over an 18-year period. He lost his appeal...

Greencastle · June 03, 2020

Trial of man accused of dropping handgun at Stardust Memorial comes to close

The Special Criminal Court will deliver a verdict next month in the case of a man accused of dropping a loaded handgun during a chase through the Stardust...

Buncrana · June 03, 2020

Pair charged with involvement in attempted murder by McCarthy-Dundon gang

by Paul Neilan Two men appeared before the Special Criminal Court this afternoon charged with involvement in the attempted murder of Christy Keane by the...

Lack · May 29, 2020

Abuser loses appeal brought on grounds of jury bias

A 53-year-old man has lost an appeal against his conviction for sexually assaulting a teenage girl who was on a sleepover, on grounds of jury bias, in a case...

Lack · May 28, 2020

Mentally ill man living in 'appalling squalor'

The President of the High Court has made orders allowing the HSE detain and admit to a hospital for medical treatment a man whose life is at risk from...

Greencastle · May 27, 2020

Handgun accused nicknamed garda after 'Red Rock' character, trial hears

A detective has told the Special Criminal Court that he was on first-name terms with a man accused of possessing a loaded gun and that the accused had even...

Lack · May 26, 2020

Father to appeal conviction for genital mutilation of daughter

A father jailed for the genital mutilation of his daughter in what was the first case of its kind in Ireland is to appeal his conviction and sentence. The...

Greencastle · May 26, 2020

Lab contaminated forensic samples, firearms trial hears

A forensic science lab contaminated samples sent as part of the investigation into a man accused of having a loaded handgun and ammunition, the Special...

Lack · May 25, 2020

Gunman's conviction for shooting woman in neck is upheld

A Cork man has failed to overturn his conviction for shooting a young woman in the neck through the window of a house in the city four years ago. The Court of...

Carrickmacross · May 22, 2020

Bankruptcy extended for farmer who remains 'haunted' by shooting of cattle

The High Court has ruled that the bankruptcy of a Monaghan farmer, whose cattle were shot dead by members of the defence Forces in 2016, should be extended....

Letterkenny · May 22, 2020 Also covered in Springfield

8.5-year sentence upheld for attacker who left victim battling for life

A Dubliner who stabbed his friend 17 times with a scissors, leaving him needing two life-saving operations, has lost an appeal against the severity of his...

Castlebar · May 21, 2020 Also covered in Claremorris

Judge to hear evidence on whether young killer can be sent to prison

A judge will hear evidence from a doctor as to whether a young man with a serious brain condition can be sentenced to prison, three years after he was...

Greencastle · May 21, 2020

High-speed chase led to loaded handgun being dropped, trial hears

A court has heard details of a high-speed chase by gardaí of a man who allegedly dropped a loaded handgun and ammunition in a public park. The Special...

Greencastle · May 20, 2020

Loaded handgun dropped after chase through Stardust Memorial, trial to hear

A man dropped a bag containing a loaded handgun and ammunition as he was chased by gardai through the Stardust Memorial Park, the Special Criminal Court will...

Killala · May 19, 2020 Also covered in Ballina

Bankruptcy can't be annulled after discharge, judge finds

The High Court has dismissed a woman's application to annul the bankruptcy she claimed she was forced into after being overcharged on her mortgage by Bank of...

Cootehill · May 18, 2020

Child rapist to appeal 20-year sentence

A farm labourer, who raped six children and molested a seventh in the same family, has been given a November date to appeal his 20-year prison sentence....

Monaghan · May 15, 2020

Essex migrant deaths: territorial issue a 'red herring', State says

Lawyers for a Monaghan haulier, suspected of being "the ringleader" of an organised crime group who trafficked the 39 migrants found dead in a lorry container...

Lack · May 12, 2020

Elderly man seeks to halt trial on abuse charges

An elderly man accused of sexually abusing four of his nephews many years ago has brought a High Court challenge aimed at preventing his trial from going...

Mayo · May 08, 2020

Abuser fails in bid to overturn conviction for assaults on neighbouring sisters

A Mayo man has failed in a bid to have his conviction set aside for sexually abusing three sisters of a neighbouring family over an 18-year period. The man,...

Letterkenny · May 08, 2020 Also covered in Springfield

Sentence imposed on man who stabbed friend 17 times 'too severe', court hears

A Dubliner who stabbed his friend 17 times with a scissors, leaving him needing two life-saving operations, has brought an appeal against the severity of his...

Monaghan · May 07, 2020

Essex Migrant Deaths: warrant for NI man 'wholly unsatisfactory', court told

The warrant seeking the arrest and surrender of a Northern Irish man, who is alleged to have delivered the trailer in which 39 migrants were found dead in...

Castleblayney · May 07, 2020

Capital Murder trial hears of pursuit of fuel launderers

A jury has been watching CCTV footage from the night when a car was stolen before allegedly being used in a credit union robbery that resulted in Detective...

Cavan · May 06, 2020

Robber rumbled after DNA found on juicebox

A robber who was identified by gardaí after they found his DNA on a box of juice he drank shortly before the offence has been jailed for three years. Gareth...

Castleblayney · May 01, 2020

IRA man's conviction appeal is dismissed

(Pictured: James Joseph Cassidy (57). Credit: Collins) A Monaghan mechanic found guilty of IRA membership after a "booster tube" was found in a shed on his...

Mayo · April 30, 2020

Man in bid to overturn conviction for abusing three sisters

A Mayo man has moved to appeal his conviction for sexually abusing three sisters of a neighbouring family over an 18-year period. The man, who cannot be named...

Monaghan · April 30, 2020

Alleged 'ringleader' behind Essex migrant deaths is refused bail

A Monaghan haulier alleged to be "the ringleader" and "chief organiser" of an organised crime group who trafficked 39 migrants found dead in a lorry container...

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