"Help help please": girl (16) tells trial she texted friend during alleged rape
A teenage girl who claimed she was raped by a schoolmate two years ago texted her friend “help help please” during the alleged incident, a court has heard....
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Jail for man caught with bales of criminal proceeds cash
A Dublin man caught in possession of €350,000 in criminal proceeds has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Glen Byrne (40) of Citywest,...
Homeless man issued threatening note in "bizarre" attempt to get cash
A homeless man handed a threatening note into a shop demanding €22,000 in a “impulsive, bizarre and outlandish” attempt to get money, a court has heard....
Man who robbed pizzeria with chainsaw-wielding accomplice avoids jail
By Isabel Hayes and Fiona Ferguson A man who robbed a pizzeria with a chainsaw-wielding accomplice has avoided a custodial sentence. Craig Dempsey (25)...
"Talented footballer" jailed over violent disorder at Finglas pub
A Dublin father described as a talented footballer has been jailed for 16 months for his role in a violent disorder between two groups at a pub. Dublin...
Murderer fails in appeal brought 15 years ago after conviction
A Limerick man jailed for life 15 years ago has lost an appeal against his conviction for murder. Gerard Hayes (53), with a last address at Deercourt, John...
IRA membership conviction quashed over refusal to view file linked to "belief evidence"
A man has had his conviction for IRA membership quashed after a non-jury court refused to view an intelligence file grounding a senior garda’s “belief...
Suspended sentence over child porn
A Dublin man whose use of child pornography was detected by Australian investigators has received a suspended jail sentence. Philip Nolan (30) of Ambervale...
Rapist jailed again for failing to notify gardai of address
A convicted rapist who was jailed three years ago for failing to notify gardaí of his change of address has been imprisoned again for the same offence. Gerard...
Criminals withdraw appeals after being reminded of court's "full powers"
Two criminals withdrew appeals against the severity of their prison sentences today, after the Court of Appeal reminded their lawyers of the court’s power to...
Trial date set for IRA accused
A Monaghan man accused of IRA membership will face trial at the Special Criminal Court in January 2019. James Joseph Cassidy (53), of Tullycollive,...
€100k surety approved for fugitive solicitor granted bail on appeal
(File Picture: Mr Michael Lynn. Credit: Collins) A court has approved an independent surety of €100,000 in order for former solicitor Michael Lynn to take up...
Third re-trial of childminder accused of causing serious harm to baby collapses
(Pictured: Ms Sandra Higgins. Credit: Collins) The third re-trial of a Cavan child-minder accused of causing serious harm to a baby has collapsed at Dublin...
Wallace believes there was "orchestrated campaign" against McCabe
(Pictured: Mick Wallace TD. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham Dail Deputy Mick Wallace has told the Charleton tribunal that he believes there was an...
Non-jury court considers verdict in "IRA inquiry" trial
Three judges have retired to consider their verdict following the Special Criminal Court trial of five people, following the bugging of a Dublin house where...
Melanie McCarthy murderer has conviction upheld on appeal
(File Picture: Daniel McDonnell. Credit: Collins) A man who wrote letters apparently bragging about his involvement in the murder of Melanie McCarthy McNamara...
"Family man" jailed for his part in kneecapping
A ‘family man’ has been sentenced to six years in prison for his part in a kneecapping, but has had two years suspended on publicly disassociating himself...
"Predator" father (78) jailed for repeated rape of daughter
By Sonya McLean and Fiona Ferguson A 78-year-old man who regularly raped his daughter while her mother was at work has been jailed for four years. The now...
Asylum seeker jailed for raping former girlfriend
An asylum seeker has been jailed for five years for raping his former girlfriend. The 25-year-old man, who cannot be named in order to protect the victim's...
Revenue at loss of €5k over failure to disclose commission, Lowry trial hears
(Pictured: Mr Michael Lowry TD. Credit: Collins) A jury has heard that Revenue was at a loss of €5,541 when a company owned by Independent TD Michael Lowry...
Legal argument in trial of childminder accused of causing serious harm to baby
(Pictured: Ms Sandra Higgins. Credit: Collins) The retrial of a Cavan child-minder accused of causing serious harm to a 10-month-old baby has continued in...
Indo editor denies telling colleague that McCabe was "a paedophile"
(Pictured: Mr Fionnan Sheahan. Credit: Collins) by Gerard Cunningham The editor of the Irish Independent Fionnan Sheahan has said he never told a former...
Infant had brain haemorrhages, bruising, detached retinas and rib fractures, trial hears
(Pictured: Ms Sandra Higgins. Credit: Collins) A medical expert has told the trial of a Cavan child-minder accused of causing serious harm to a baby that in...
Dublin man pleads guilty to having handgun and silencer
A Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing a Beretta handgun and silencer in Dublin last year. Andrew O’Keeffe (28), from...
Childminder goes on trial accused of causing serious harm to baby
(Pictured: Ms Sandra Higgins. Credit: Collins) The retrial of a Cavan child-minder accused of causing serious harm to a 10-month-old baby has opened at Dublin...
Court upholds nurse's conviction for murdering mother
A 39-year-old nurse sentenced to life in prison for murdering her mother on Christmas Eve has lost an appeal against her conviction. Greta Dudko admitted...
"Gilly" agreed to hold €200k in cannabis to pay off electricity bill
A Polish mechanic who agreed to hold €200,000 of cannabis at his rented home in order to pay off an electricity bill has been jailed for four years. Jakub...
Abuser whose rape conviction was overturned will not face third retrial
A man whose conviction for raping the bother of two sisters he admitted abusing in the 1990s was overturned following a successful appeal will not face a...
Journalist "floored" by allegations against McCabe
(Pictured: Mr Michael Clifford. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham Journalist Michael Clifford has said that he was given the impression by former garda...
Suspended sentence for man who attacked and threatened to kill wife "too lenient", court finds
A man who assaulted his wife and threatened to kill her and their four children has been sent to jail after the Court of Appeal found his wholly suspended...
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