Retired teacher (77) to face historic abuse charge
The High Court has ordered the extradition of a 77-year-old retired teacher to the UK to face a single charge of indecently assaulting a student forty years...
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Singer Tommy Fleming awarded damages over TV station's copyright breach
(Pictured: Mr Tommy Fleming. Credit: Collins) A High Court judge has found that singer Tommy Fleming suffered "a serious setback" following illegal broadcasts...
High Court to decide on extradition of man wanted in connection with murder of NI prison officer
The High Court is expected to decide in October whether to extradite a 40-year-old Belfast man wanted in Northern Ireland to face prosecution in connection...
Garda tells Tribunal she never received "instruction" to inform Commissioner's Office that allegation was false
(Pictured: Inspector Karen Duffy. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham A garda officer has told the Charleton tribunal that she was never directed to inform...
Cawley found guilty of "wanton, savage" double murder of elderly brothers
A 30-year-old Mayo man has been sentenced to life in prison for the double murder of two elderly brothers with special needs in their Mayo home. He had...
Non-jury court to deliver verdict in trial of IRA accused arrested in connection with murder of NI prison officer
(Pictured: Mr Vincent Banks. Credit: Collins) Judges at the Special Criminal Court trial of a Dublin man accused of IRA membership will deliver a verdict next...
Two wanted over attempted murder of PSNI officer granted leave to seek judicial review
Two Dublin men wanted in Northern Ireland on charges including the attempted murder of a PSNI officer have been granted leave to apply for judicial review....
Jail for serial phone thief
By Brion Hoban A man who took part in the robbery of five phones over a five-day period in five stores around the country has been jailed for 20 months....
Jury have to consider whether double murder accused had mental disorder
A jury has begun deliberations in a double murder trial, where they must consider if the accused had a mental disorder that diminished his responsibility for...
Men wanted on charge of attempted murder of PSNI officer seek garda records
Two men wanted in Northern Ireland on charges including the attempted murder of a PSNI officer have launched High Court challenges over an alleged failure by...
Pro boxer who took part in "explosion of violence” outside Coppers gets Probation Act
(Pictured: Jamie Kavanagh. Credit: Collins) By Declan Brennan and Fiona Ferguson A professional boxer who assaulted a nightclub bouncer has been left without...
Whistleblower bullied and called a "rat", barrister tells tribunal
(Pictured: Sergeant Maurice McCabe. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham Garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe was the subject of "hostility and enmity"...
Mayo man took decision to kill elderly brothers in "acts of extreme violence", State tells jury
A prosecutor has told a double murder trial that the accused had made a decision to kill two elderly brothers in acts of extreme violence. However, the...
71-year-old woman to be extradited on charge of assisting in rape of her daughter
A 71-year-old woman who had difficulty “staying wide awake” during High Court proceedings is to be surrendered to the UK where she faces charges of allegedly...
Intoxication led Mayo man to extremely violent acts, psychiatrist tells murder trial
A forensic psychiatrist for the State has told a Mayo man's murder trial that he was voluntarily intoxicated, leading him to act in ‘an extremely impulsive...
Whistleblower forced to "retreat to garda station" after confrontation with accuser's family
(Pictured: Sergeant Maurice McCabe. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham Garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe was forced to retreat into his garda...
Murder accused did not have mental disorders in law, forensic psychiatrist tells trial
A forensic psychiatrist for the State has told a Mayo man's murder trial that although he had personality disorders when he killed two elderly brothers with...
Stolen cash transferred by pizza delivery man was part of €2.8m online fraud
A Pakistani pizza delivery man who transferred €5,000 of stolen money out of Ireland has received a partially suspended sentence. Atif Saeed (29) told gardai...
"Real risk" man wanted in connection with NI prison officer murder would face "inhumane treatment"
The barrister for a 40-year-old Belfast man wanted in Northern Ireland to face prosecution in connection with the murder of prison officer David Black has...
Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe no longer trusts anybody, tribunal hears
(Pictured: Sergeant Maurice McCabe. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe no longer trusted anybody after a complaint of...
Car was used in murder of NI prison officer, prosecution say
(Pictured: Mr Vincent Banks. Credit: Collins) A man calling himself Paul McCann bought a Toyota Camry which the prosecution at the Special Criminal Court...
Mental disorders diminished killer's responsibility, psychiatrist tells trial
A psychiatrist has told a murder trial that the killer had three mental disorders, which diminished his responsibility, when he attacked two elderly brothers...
"The extreme of violence": murder accused told gardai he poured boiling water over disabled pensioner’s genitals
A Mayo man said he poured boiling water over a disabled pensioner’s genitals and beat the victim’s elderly brother in his bed because he thought that, as they...
"Ms D" tells Charleton tribunal of meeting with crime journalist
(File Picture: Journalist Paul Williams. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham The young woman who made sex abuse allegations against Sgt Maurice McCabe has...
Parents of Natalie McGuinness tell court they will never recover from her loss
(Pictured: Natalie's sister Jodie McGuinness leaves court after reading a victim impact statement today. Credit: Collins) The parents of a 23-year-old Sligo...
Incompetence and not “something sinister” led to false McCabe allegation, tribunal told
(Pictured: Sergeant Maurice McCabe. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham A senior Tusla manager has told the Charleton Tribunal that it was incompetence and...
Man to be sentenced over serial iPhone theft
By Brion Hoban A man who took part in the robbery of five phones over a five-day period in five stores around the country will be sentenced later this month....
Mayo resident stole €11k worth of equipment from takeaway
A Mayo resident who has admitted theft of over €11,000 of equipment from a Castlebar takeaway will be sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in November....
Social worker tells tribunal she received "sanitised version" of McCabe file
(Pictured: Tribunal Chairman Mr Justice Peter Charleton. Credit: Collins) Gerard Cunningham A social worker with Tusla who was asked to review a file on garda...
Man accused of murdering elderly brothers posed as doctor in pub, trial hears
A Mayo man killed two elderly brothers in their home just hours after telling strangers in a pub that he was a doctor, who would carry out autopsies on any...
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