Technical evidence in tiger kidnap trial
The trial of a man accused of a €90,000 tiger kidnapping four years ago has continued with technical phone record evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court....
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Farmer's latest appeal in long-running dispute is dismissed
(Pictured: Mr Eugene Costello. Credit: Collins) The Court of Appeal has dismissed a farmer's appeal against injunctions restraining him from placing animals...
Sentence for having explosives and handgun is upheld
A 24-year-old man from County Tipperary has had his sentence upheld after appealing a conviction relating to the possession of explosives and a firearm. The...
Serial thief "unwittingly" driven to crime scene by taxi driver
A robber who tipped a taxi driver who had “unwittingly” driven him to and from the crime scene will be sentenced later for a spate of shop raids. The court...
Legal argument continues in tiger kidnapping trial
The trial of a man accused of a tiger kidnapping four years ago has continued with legal argument in the absence of the jury. Paschal Kelly (52) with an...
Man assaulted garda with glass bottle, causing permanent damage
A Dublin man who assaulted a garda with a glass bottle and caused permanent damage to his leg will be sentenced next week. Christopher Reilly (28) repeatedly...
Business owner spared jail for using fake documents to get mortgage
The owner of a debt recovery business who used fraudulent documents to obtain a €71,000 mortgage for his family home has been ordered to complete 240 hours of...
Retired taxi driver (78) who raped and abused daughters is jailed
(Pictured: Patrick Byrnes. Credit: Collins) By Sarah-Jane Murphy and Declan Brennan A retired taxi driver who sexually abused two of his daughters and raped...
Legal aid denied for man jailed over cannabis grow-house
A Polish man currently serving a prison sentence for a drugs offence has been refused legal aid for defending the Criminal Assets Bureau’s (CAB) claim that a...
Dublin bus driver guilty of careless driving causing death of cyclist
(Pictured: Osborn Irabor. Credit: Collins) A jury has found a driver with Dublin Bus guilty of careless driving causing the death of a cyclist on a winter's...
Three buses observed cutting fatal crash corner, expert tells trial
(Pictured: Mr Osborn Irabor. Credit: Collins) At least three Dublin Bus buses were observed cutting the corner of a junction where another bus fatally struck...
Court refuses to legally aid couple's defence of CAB claim over property and cash
A High Court judge has dismissed a Dublin couple's application for legal aid in their challenge against the Criminal Asset Bureau's claim that a house, an...
Provisional liquidator appointed to Vodka firm
The High Court has appointed a provisional liquidator to an Irish company involved in the manufacture, sale and distribution of a premium Russian Vodka. Ms...
Dublin bus driver goes on trial accused of causing death of cyclist
(Pictured: Mr Osborn Irabor. Credit: Collins) A driver for Dublin Bus has gone on trial charged with careless driving causing the death of a cyclist on a...
Disqualified driver nearly collided with walkers during chase
A disqualified driver who nearly collided with two women out for an evening walk as he sped away from a patrol car has lost a sentence appeal. Martin Maughan...
Man jailed for rape and "persistent sexual abuse" of stepdaughter
A man has been sentenced to ten years for the rape and “persistent sexual abuse” of his stepdaughter over a six-year period. Michael Moloney (40) of Sycamore...
Suspended sentence for farm labourer (86) who raped and abused children over 60 years ago
(Pictured: John Joe Kiernan. Credit: Collins) A former farm labourer has received an eight-year suspended sentence for the sexual abuse of two siblings and...
Tiger kidnapping trial continues in legal argument
The trial of a man accused of a €90,000 tiger kidnapping four years ago has continued with legal argument in the absence of the jury. Paschal Kelly (52) with...
Serial burglar replied "good" when told of garda call
By Fiona Ferguson and Brion Hoban A would-be burglar who told the occupants of the house he entered that someone was after him and replied "good" when they...
Revenue in bid to wind up Limerick FC
The High Court has adjourned an application by the Revenue Commissioners to wind up League of Ireland Premier Division side Limerick FC. Revenue's collector...
Woman who ran massage parlours believed "manual relief" was legal
By Brion Hoban A woman running massage parlours in Dublin in which clients received “manual relief” believed the sensual massages were legal, a court heard....
Eight-year jail sentence for man who tried to murder his four children
A man has been jailed for eight years for attempting to murder his four children, two of whom he thought he had succeeded in killing. The Central Criminal...
Legal argument in tiger kidnapping trial
The trial of a man accused of a tiger kidnapping four years ago has continued with legal argument in the absence of the jury. Paschal Kelly (52) with an...
Detective tells tiger kidnap trial of seeing man in ski mask
A detective has told a tiger kidnapping trial that he saw a car driven by a man in a “ski mask” near a postmistress's home a few hours after her abduction....
"Unbelievable courage” of siblings who reported sexual abuse suffered 60 years ago
A judge has praised the “unbelievable courage” of two siblings who went to gardaí last year to report sexual abuse they suffered 60 years ago. Mr Justice...
Three years for man who helped criminals murder Dublin barman
(Pictured: Martin Aylmer. Credit: Collins) A man who helped a criminal organisation murder a Dublin bar manager has been sentenced to three years nine months...
Man who claimed he was 'bullied out of home' by cannabis grower avoids jail
A Dublin father who told gardaí he had been bullied out of his home by a man who was using it to grow cannabis plants has received a suspended prison...
English-language student thought raiders would kill her
An Italian witness in a €90,000 tiger kidnapping trial has said she thought at one point the raiders were going to kill her. Gabriella Saisa said she had been...
Father jailed for murdering infant son seeks miscarriage of justice declaration over schizophrenia diagnosis
A man who murdered his infant son 17 years ago is seeking to have his conviction declared a miscarriage of justice on grounds that he was diagnosed with...
Pair jailed over armed pharmacy raid
Two Dublin men have been jailed for their part in an armed raid on a pharmacy. Brendan Raynor (30) of Tulip Court, Darndale and Dean Slattery (28) of...
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