Attempted murder accused pleads guilty to making threats to kill and harassment
A Roscommon man, charged with attempting to murder a woman in the county last year, has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill her and to harassing her over...
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Two-year jail sentence for teen who raped "good Samaritan" (16)
(Pictured: Bailey Laughlin. Credit: Collins) A 19-year old Donegal man who orally raped a young woman acting as a “good Samaritan” has been given a five year...
Man jailed for raping wife while daughter was upstairs
A Co Mayo resident convicted of anally raping his wife twice in one night has been jailed for nine years. The 39-year-old man, who cannot be identified to...
On-the-run accused pleads guilty to murdering dissident republican
A man who was arrested in Spain after he failed to show up at his trial in Dublin for the murder of Peter Butterly pleaded guilty this morning at the Special...
Couple sentenced for "Aladdin's cave" of stolen goods
A couple who were caught with “an Aladdin's cave” worth of stolen items in a Dublin hotel room have received a four year sentence with three suspended for...
"Take back your life; break the silence": survivor speaks as father is jailed for 18 years
(Pictured: Ms Sophia Murphy speaking outside court today. Credit: Collins) A former member of the Irish Defence Forces has been jailed for 18 years for the...
Teen found not guilty of raping schoolmate
A Donegal teenager has been acquitted of raping a schoolmate after they met at a takeaway in the early hours of March 18, 2016. The 19-year-old youth had...
Jail sentence upheld for man with history of "appalling violence" towards women
A Cork man who effectively tortured his pregnant ex-girlfriend by pouring boiling water over her, has had his eight year jail term for the false imprisonment...
Jury to begin deliberating in trial of teen accused of raping schoolmate
The jury in the trial of a Donegal teenager accused of raping a schoolmate is due to begin its deliberations tomorrow at the Central Criminal Court. The...
Closing stages of teen rape trial
The trial of a Donegal teenager accused of raping a schoolmate has reached its closing stages at the Central Criminal Court. The accused (19) has denied one...
GAA star avoids jail for second time over €300k theft
(Pictured: Mark Hehir. Credit: Collins) An underage football star who admitted stealing €300,000 from his employer to fund a gambling addiction has been...
Thief who told "blatant lies" fails in appeal over bid to change guilty plea
A man jailed for damaging equipment used to build a wind farm in rural Roscommon has lost an appeal over attempts to change his plea from guilty' to not...
Merger won't affect conditions of Liberty Insurance workers, court told
The terms and conditions of Liberty Insurance DAC's 400 Irish employees will not be affected by a proposed cross-border merger with a related Spanish entity,...
Complainant's injuries "not consistent with voluntary sexual encounter", prosecution tell jury
The jury in the trial of a teenager accused of raping a schoolmate in Co Donegal has been told that the complainant's injuries were not consistent with a...
Four sentenced to total of 53 years over "inhumane" €2m tiger kidnapping
(Pictured: Mark Farrelly, Christopher Corcoran, David Byrne and Niall Byrne. Credit: Collins) A judge has said that a family of four, who were the victims of...
Rape accused teen tells trial that girl gave "no indication" she didn't want sex
A teenager accused of raping a schoolmate in Co Donegal when they were both aged 16 has told a court the girl gave no “verbal or physical” indication that she...
States drops charge against childminder accused of causing serious harm to infant
(Pictured: Ms Sandra Higgins. Credit: Collins) The Director of Public Prosecutions will not pursue a fifth trial in the case of a Cavan child-minder who was...
Serial offender "foiled by bravery" of shop staff
A Carlow man whose attempt to rob a convenience store was “foiled by the bravery of the staff” will be sentenced next October. David Murphy (39), who had been...
Defence put alleged "inconsistencies" to investigating garda in rape trial
A garda who led an investigation into the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl by her schoolmate in Co Donegal two years ago has been questioned about alleged...
Investigator told DPP of "inconsistency" between complainant's account and CCTV footage, trial hears
A garda investigating the alleged rape of a teenage girl told the DPP about an inconsistency between CCTV footage and the complainant's account, a court has...
Drumm gets suspended sentence over illegal "Maple 10" loan scheme
(Pictured: David Drumm. Credit: Collins) David Drumm, the former CEO of Anglo Irish Bank, has received a fully suspended sentence of 15 months for his role in...
Alleged rape victim was "drunk but herself", trial hears
The trial of a teenager charged with raping a 16-year-old girl in Co Donegal has heard evidence that the girl was “drunk but still herself, not falling all...
Soap actor jailed for "predatory and callous" rape
(Pictured: Garrett Phillips. Credit: Collins) By Aoife Nic Ardghail and Jessica Magee A former Ros na Rún actor has been sentenced to six years in prison for...
€2m tiger kidnapping was "heinous and inhumane", victim tells court
(Pictured L-R: Mark Farrelly, Christopher Corcoran, David Byrne, Niall Byrne. Credit: Collins) A Securicor worker who was the victim of what he described as a...
Jury view CCTV footage of teens before and after alleged rape
The jury in the trial of a teenager accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Co Donegal has been shown CCTV footage of them both before and after the alleged...
Man randomly attacked neighbours after "three-day" bender
A man who was acting “out of character” when he randomly attacked his neighbours in their homes after “a three day bender” has been jailed. On December 17,...
Alleged rape victim (18) breaks down in cross-examination
An 18-year-old girl who was allegedly raped behind a building in a Co Donegal town has told a court she “closed her eyes and tried to think about something...
Owner of debt recovery business used fake documents to get mortgage
The owner of a debt recovery business has admitted he used fraudulent documents to obtain a €71,000 mortgage for his family home. Dublin Circuit Criminal...
Legal argument in trial of teen accused of raping girl (16)
The trial of a teenager accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Co Donegal has continued in legal argument today in the absence of the jury. The accused, now...
Teen goes on trial accused of raping girl (16)
The trial has begun of a teenager accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Co Donegal after St Patrick's Day celebrations two years ago. The accused, now aged...
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