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Castlebar · February 05, 2014

Woman sues retired garda sergeant for damages over alleged rape

A woman from Castlebar, County Mayo, has initiated civil proceedings in the High Court seeking damages against a retired garda detective sergeant over...

Castlebar · February 04, 2014

Jury to begin deliberating in trial of man accused of murdering his mother

A jury at the Central Criminal Court will begin deliberating tomorrow in the case of a Castlebar man charged with murdering his mother. Celyn Eadon of...

Castlebar · February 03, 2014

Medical professionals disagree on mental disorder, murder trial hears

At the Central Criminal Court, three mental health professionals gave conflicting evidence in the murder trial of a man accused of killing his mother in...

Castlebar · January 31, 2014

Murder accused began using drugs at 10, trial hears

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence concerning a Castlebar man accused of fatally stabbing his mother. The accused, aged 22, of...

Castlebar · January 30, 2014

Murder accused said he was delusional when he killed his mother

A 22-year-old man from Castlebar has admitted manslaughter but denies murder in connection with the death of his mother at their home in Derrycrieve,...

Castlebar · January 29, 2014

Teenager told witness he was abducted by aliens, murder trial hears

A witness told the Central Criminal Court that a half-naked teenager arrived at his kitchen window in Castlebar on the morning of 9 March 2011, covered in...

Castlebar · January 29, 2014

Murder accused "completely changed" after childhood attack

At the Central Criminal Court, a 22-year-old man from Derrycrieve, Islandeady, Castlebar pleaded not guilty to murder but admitted manslaughter in connection...

Swinford · January 28, 2014

Hardy Buck to stand trial in May

A 30-year-old actor from Swinford, County Mayo has pleaded not guilty to two assault charges following an alleged incident at a Dublin public house in October...

Bailieborough · January 28, 2014

Charity worker told gardai he was a garda member and told them to 'f**k off'

A man from Bailieborough in County Cavan was convicted at Swords District Court following an incident outside a fast food shop in the early hours of 27...

Castlebar · January 27, 2014

Brother of murder accused gives evidence

A witness has testified at the Central Criminal Court regarding the death of a woman in County Mayo. The 19-year-old brother of the accused gave evidence via...

Carrickmacross · January 22, 2014

Judge’s illness may force appeal court to re-hear high-profile cases, including that of Anthony Lyons

A serious illness affecting a Court of Criminal Appeal judge has necessitated the re-hearing of several high-profile criminal cases. Chief Justice Susan...

Castlebar · January 20, 2014

Mayo man to stand trial for murdering his mother

A 22-year-old man from Castlebar is to stand trial at the Central Criminal Court following the death of his mother in March 2011. The defendant pleaded not...

Swinford · January 20, 2014

Hardy Buck to fight assault charge

Martin Maloney, a 30-year-old actor from Swinford, County Mayo, appeared at Dublin District Court to contest assault charges arising from an incident at a...

Castleblayney · January 07, 2014

Businessman charged over alleged €9 million diesel laundering operation

A 34-year-old businessman from Armagh has been charged in connection with an alleged diesel laundering operation worth approximately €9 million annually. The...

Border · December 20, 2013

Man who read statement threatening Irish in British Army acquitted of IRA membership

A man has been acquitted of IRA membership by the Special Criminal Court following a trial centred on a graveside oration he delivered in Limerick in January...

Cavan · December 18, 2013

Man convicted of Cavan murder

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has convicted Przemyslaw Trebacz of the murder of Costel Catalin Cretu in Co. Cavan. Trebacz, a 35-year-old Polish...

Carndonagh · December 17, 2013

Man who became abusive to gardai who took his beer avoids prison

A man from Donaghmede was convicted of using threatening and abusive behaviour towards gardai at a County Dublin beach in July 2013. Anthony O'Connor, aged...

Cavan · December 17, 2013

Cavan murder trial jury suspends deliberations for third night

The jury at the Central Criminal Court has adjourned deliberations for a third consecutive evening in the trial of a man charged with murder in County Cavan....

Castlebar · December 16, 2013

Man jailed for life for raping four daughters begins appeal

A man serving a life sentence for raping four of his daughters has launched an appeal against his sentence at the Court of Criminal Appeal. The 52-year-old...

Cavan · December 16, 2013

Deliberations in Cavan murder trial to resume tomorrow

The jury at the Central Criminal Court has adjourned deliberations in the trial of Przemyslaw Trebacz, a 35-year-old Polish national accused of murdering...

Cavan · December 13, 2013

Jury deliberating in Cavan murder trial

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has paused deliberations in the trial of a man accused of murder in County Cavan. Przemyslaw Trebacz, aged 35, of Bramble...

Cavan · December 12, 2013

Jury to begin deliberations in Cavan murder trial

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberations in the trial of a man accused of murder in County Cavan. Przemyslaw Trebacz, aged 35, of Bramble...

Longford · December 12, 2013

Pig-farmer Donal Connaughton granted bail pending appeal

Donal Connaughton, a pig farmer from Newtowncashel, County Longford, has been granted bail pending an appeal against his conviction. The Court of Criminal...

Cavan · December 11, 2013

Accused was to get €74,000 from mother’s will

A 35-year-old Polish national has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a Romanian man at an apartment in Cavan in October 2012. Przemyslaw Trebacz of...

Border · December 11, 2013

Wife of CIRA statement reader tells court gardai acknowledged husband was not in IRA

A man charged with membership of an unlawful organisation has denied the allegation at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Michael Kiely, aged 43, of...

Cavan · December 10, 2013

Accused told gardai stabbing was self-defence

A 35-year-old Polish national has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a Romanian man who was fatally stabbed at an apartment complex in Cavan in October 2012....

Swinford · December 09, 2013

Legal aid for Hardy Buck

An actor with an address in Swinford, County Mayo, was granted free legal aid at Dublin District Court today following an application based on his statement...

Cavan · December 06, 2013

Two witnesses will not give evidence in murder trial, court hears

A Polish national pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the murder of a Romanian man in Co. Cavan in October 2012. Przemyslaw Trebacz, aged 35,...

Border · December 06, 2013

Chief Superintendent believes CIRA statement reader was member of IRA

A Garda Chief Superintendent has given evidence to the Special Criminal Court that he held the belief Michael Kiely was a member of an unlawful organisation...

Cavan · December 05, 2013

Murder accused used phrase ‘Soviet attack’, court hears

At the Central Criminal Court, a 35-year-old Polish national pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 38-year-old Romanian man at Connolly Court in Cavan between...

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