Man paid €50 to store €320k worth of drugs
By Brion Hoban and Sonya McLean A father-of-three who agreed to store over €320,000 of illegal drugs in his bedroom in exchange for payment of €50 has been...
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Disgraced politician's son gets community service for lighting firework in Coppers
(Pictured: Oliver Callely. Credit: Collins) By Declan Brennan and Michelle O'Keeffe The son of disgraced former politician Ivor Callely has been ordered to...
Patricia O'Connor trial jury expected to begin deliberations on Monday
(Pictured: Mr Justice Paul McDermott. Credit: Collins) A jury is expected to begin deliberations on Monday in the trial of a 35-year-old man accused of...
Adrian Donohoe accused said he was laundering diesel at time, trial hears
(Pictured: Mr Aaron Brady. Credit: Collins) A labourer who denies the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe has said he was loading waste from...
Murder accused disguised herself as grandmother in 'charade', prosecution say
(Pictured: Ms Stephanie O'Connor. Credit: Collins) A 22-year-old woman entered into "a charade" by disguising herself as her grandmother to create "an...
'You're going to pay for this': supporters of convicted rapists shout at victim in court
Two Leitrim men have been jailed for seven years for raping a woman who had blacked out at a house party. After the sentence was handed down this morning,...
Adrian Donohoe accused on bail and under curfew at time of shooting, trial hears
(Pictured: Mr Aaron Brady. Credit: Collins) The man accused of the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was on bail and under curfew at the time...
Strokestown eviction family face jail as bank takes action
KBC bank is seeking committal orders against members of a Co Roscommon family over their alleged failure to comply with a High Court order to vacate a farm...
Youth to be sentenced for fatal stabbing after judge says grieving family need "finality"
A youth whose sentencing for a fatal stabbing has been delayed while he undergoes brain surgery will be sentenced next month after the judge said she the...
Men to be extradited for alleged attempted murder of PSNI officer
(Pictured: Mr Justice Donald Binchy. Credit: Collins) Two Dublin men are to be extradited to Northern Ireland for the alleged attempted murder of a PSNI...
'I lost my childhood', victim abused by adopted father tells court
By Declan Brennan & Brion Hoban A man who was sexually assaulted by his adopted father has said he lost his childhood because of the attacks. The 57-year-old...
"I thought he was coming to kill me because I had seen too much": witness breaks down at capital murder trial
(Pictured: Witness Ms Bernadette McShane. Credit: Collins) A credit union volunteer broke down crying today as she told a murder trial of the moment she...
"I'm going to kill you, I'm going to f¨¨king shoot you": garda tells capital murder trial of confrontation with armed raiders
A former detective garda feared for his life when an armed robber pointed a gun at him and shouted: "I'm going to kill you, I'm going to fucking shoot you,"...
Woman who innocently received video is prosecuted for possession of child porn
A woman prosecuted for possession of child pornography after she failed to completely delete a two minute video sent to her on WhatsApp has received a...
Deviant serial killer John Shaw, Ireland's longest serving prisoner, to get temporary release
(Pictured: Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan. Credit: Collins) The Minister for Justice has accepted a recommendation that the State’s longest serving...
Forestry fraudster gets an extra two years in jail
(Pictured: Garret Hevey. Credit: Collins) A fraudster who sold the same two forests in Co Roscommon “over and over again” to unsuspecting investors has been...
Judge "runs out of patience" with father and son over obstruction of windfarm
A High Court judge has warned a father and son that they face being jailed and their machinery seized if they persist in obstructing an access route being...
"Until the UK is gone, it’s in": judge says extradition application must be dealt with as before
(Pictured: Mr Justice Donald Binchy. Credit: Collins) A High Court judge has said he will deliver his judgement on the proposed extradition of two men to...
Jail for Foxrock man who distributed child abuse video
(Pictured: Kevin Maguire. Credit: Collins) A man who was caught in possession of over 4,300 images of child pornography and distributed a video of child...
"Excuse of ignorance" not open to former inspector jailed for tax offences
By Brion Hoban and Sonya McLean A former tax inspector has been jailed for two years after a judge said “the excuses of ignorance or incompetence” were not...
Suspended sentence for drunk driver who crashed into nurse was "too lenient"
A drunk driver who narrowly missed six oncoming cars before crashing into a nurse on Christmas Eve, has been sent to jail after his fully suspended sentence...
"This was done for money, nothing else": garda murdered for base motive, prosecution tell jury
(Pictured: Mr Aaron Brady. Credit: Collins) A garda was murdered during a "slick, highly organised" operation carried out for a "base criminal motive", a...
Two years for man who sexually assaulted woman with special needs
By Brion Hoban & Fiona Ferguson A Mayo man who sexually assaulted a woman with special needs in his home has been given a three-year sentence with the final...
Trial date set for man accused of murdering his mother
A man will go on trial at the Central Criminal Court in November charged with murdering his mother. Celyn Eadon (26) is charged with murdering his 46-year-old...
First conviction for female genital mutilation sees married couple jailed
(Pictured: Detective Chief Superintendent Declan Daly, of the Garda National Protective Services Bureau, speaking to the media outside court today. Credit:...
"Serious criminal" used vulnerable girl (17) to store gun and ammo
A serious criminal used a vulnerable 17-year-old girl to store a gun and live ammunition, a court has heard. When gardaí went to the home of Tia Byrne in...
Murder plotter scolded co-accused in secret recording
A court has heard that a Dublin man awaiting sentence for plotting to murder Gary Hanley scolded one of his co-accused, telling him he had "fucked up" on the...
Garda feared for life and fired shot after "hit team" member drove at him
A garda feared for his life and that of a man he was restraining on the ground when a member of a "hit team" drove his jeep straight towards them, the Special...
"After all these years of being told to keep my mouth shut, the truth is finally coming out": victim commended for reporting historic rape and abuse
(Pictured: Mr Justice Michael White. Credit: Collins) A Central Criminal Court judge has commended the bravery of a woman in coming forward to report being...
Woman raped by two men says attacks ruined her life
A woman raped by two men after she blacked out drunk at a house party has said the attacks ruined her life and shattered her trust in people. Last November, a...
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