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Sligo · November 16, 2017

"Don't say anything, they are trying to stitch us up": trial hears of murder accused's arrest

When a heroin addict and his sister were arrested on suspicion of murder the accused man shouted: "Don't say anything, they are trying to stitch us up," a...

Springfield · November 16, 2017

Sex offender jailed for defilement of boy he met through website

A Cavan sex offender has been jailed for five years for the sexual assault and defilement of a 14-year-old boy he met following contact through a website....

Sligo · November 15, 2017

Musician may have been too drunk to defend himself, murder trial hears

(File Picture: Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis. Credit: Collins) A musician who was stabbed to death in his own home may have been too drunk to...

Sligo · November 14, 2017

"A gentleman who wouldn't hurt a fly": murder trial hears how musician was found dead in his home

A banjo player described as a "gentleman who wouldn't hurt a fly" was found dead at his ransacked home with a knife on his chest and stab wounds to his neck,...

Carrigallen · November 14, 2017

Court upholds rapist's eight-year sentence

A Leitrim man who sexually abused and raped a boy in his community has had his eight year prison sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal. Damien Reilly (40),...

Sligo · November 14, 2017

Dissident leader to be sentenced over Royal visit explosion plot

(File Picture: Prince Charles. Credit: Collins) A dissident republican leader who plotted an explosion during the State visit of Britain’s Prince Charles two...

Sligo · November 13, 2017

Sligo bachelor died from two stab wounds to neck, murder trial hears

A bachelor died from two stab wounds to the neck while he was drunk in his own home, a barrister told a murder trial this afternoon. Paul Murray SC opened the...

Sligo · November 13, 2017

Sligo woman pleads guilty to impeding investigation into killing

A 33-year-old Sligo woman has pleaded guilty to impeding the apprehension of a man for a killing in the town. Janice Brady, of Maryville Hostel, Finisklin,...

Sligo · November 10, 2017

Former GAA coach and serial abuser jailed for indecently assaulting boys

A Sligo farmer has been jailed for seven years for dozens of indecent assaults on two young boys in the 1970s. Former Gaelic football coach Ronan McCormack...

Ballintober · November 08, 2017

Serial killer's appeal to continue in December

(Pictured: Mark Nash. Credit: Collins) The hearing of serial killer Mark Nash's appeal against his conviction for the “cold-case” killing of two women in...

Claremorris · November 07, 2017 Also covered in Castlebar

Teen who killed schoolboy is suffering up to 10 "seizure like episodes" per day, court hears

A teenage boy who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old in County Mayo on Christmas week is suffering from an epileptic type condition with seizure like episodes of...

Ballintober · November 07, 2017

Forensic scientists “put to the pin of their collar" during serial killer's trial, State tells appeal

(Pictured: Mark Nash. Credit: Collins) Scientists working for the State's Forensic Science Lab were "put to the pin of their collar" for allegedly trying "to...

Lack · November 07, 2017

Former international rugby ref resolves High Court action

Former international rugby referee David McHugh has resolved High Court proceedings he brought against the Irish Rugby Football Union over the governing...

Cavan · November 06, 2017

Pregnant shopkeeper overpowered would-be robber after he pointed blade at her stomach

A man held a blade to a pregnant woman's stomach during the botched robbery of a flower shop, a Dublin court has heard. Andrew Cash (26), of no fixed abode,...

Ballintober · November 06, 2017

Notorious serial killer Mark Nash opens appeal against conviction for Grangegorman murders

(Pictured: Mark Nash. Credit: Collins) Notorious serial killer Mark Nash has launched an appeal against his conviction for the “cold-case” killing of two...

Ballinrobe · November 02, 2017 Also covered in Castlebar

Man stole equipment from takeaway he had been running

By Fiona Ferguson and Jessica Magee A man who stole over €11,000 of equipment from a takeaway he had been running will be sentenced next month. Yasir Ali (29)...

Lack · November 02, 2017

Interviewing gardai should not have supervised murder suspect's cigarette breaks, lawyers submit

Lawyers for a Tipperary man have claimed gardaí who were interviewing him on suspicion of murder should not have supervised his cigarette breaks around the...

Lack · November 01, 2017

Former international rugby ref sues IRFU

Former international rugby referee David McHugh has launched High Court proceedings against the Irish Rugby Football Union over the governing body's decision...

Monaghan · October 31, 2017

How gardai bugged popular Dublin pub to catch Real IRA leader directing terrorism

Real IRA leader Seamus Mc Grane was bugged by the Gardai as he plotted in a well-known Dublin pub with another man to carry out an operation involving...

Convoy · October 31, 2017 Also covered in Lack

Court upholds man's conviction for sexual abuse of 14-year-old girl

A man jailed for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl, whose attitude in the witness box his lawyers claimed allegedly prevented him from fully confronting his...

Ballymahon · October 27, 2017

Cage fighter and accomplice who beat man and left him to drown in Shannon appeal murder convictions

A cage fighter and his accomplice in the murder of a 23-year-old beaten and left to drown in the river Shannon have moved to appeal their convictions....

Lack · October 27, 2017

Jail "inevitable" for garda detective who harassed State solicitor

(Pictured: Detective Garda Eve Doherty. Credit: Collins) A detective who was found guilty of harassing a State solicitor by sending her abusive letters and...

Lack · October 25, 2017

Community Service for motorist who drove in to elderly woman, causing multiple fractures

By Brion Hoban A woman who drove into an elderly lady in a car park causing her multiple fractures has been ordered to carry out community service. Sarah...

Lack · October 25, 2017

Absence of documents from McCabe file looks like "cover-up", Tusla worker tells tribunal

(Pictured: Sergeant Maurice McCabe. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham A Tusla social worker has told the Charleton tribunal that the absence of records...

Carney · October 24, 2017

Jury should not have visited refuse chute where man was thrown, murder appeal told

A Cork man found guilty of murdering a man he put in the refuse chute of an apartment complex has brought an appeal against his conviction arguing that the...

Carrigallen · October 23, 2017

"Trusted IRA member" jailed in connection with murder of NI prison officer

(Pictured: Vincent Banks. Credit: Collins) A "trusted" IRA member who purchased in a "surreptitious manner" the car used in the murder of a Northern Irish...

Cavan · October 23, 2017

Convicted killer who slashed fellow prisoner will not serve any extra jail time

A convicted killer who is serving a 15-year sentence for manslaughter will not serve additional time for slashing a fellow prisoner in the face. Judge Karen...

Buncrana · October 23, 2017 Also covered in Letterkenny

Tribunal hears of threats made against whistleblower's life

(Pictured: Garda Keith Harrison. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham The Charleton tribunal has heard details of threats made against the life of...

Glenties · October 20, 2017

Judge wants more information on strip searches in NI prison before extradition decision

A High Court judge is seeking further information on strip searches in a Northern Ireland prison before deciding whether to extradite a 40-year-old Belfast...

Mayo · October 19, 2017

Paedophile's trial should have been restarted when victim spat at him, lawyers say

Lawyers for a convicted paedophile have claimed his trial for raping a young boy in the 1990s should have been restarted when his victim spat at him in open...

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