Monaghan man to face trial next month after weapons cache discovery
A Monaghan man charged with IRA membership after gardai discovered a weapons cache will face trial at the non-jury Special Criminal Court next month. Jim...
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Grandad returned to burgle restaurant where he'd applied for job
A burglar who asked for a job in a fast food restaurant later returned to steal a bag of coins, a court has heard. James Byrne (45) left the premises after...
Major movie studios granted orders requiring internet providers block "illegal" streaming websites
Six major film and TV studios have secured High Court injunctions directing internet service providers to block websites involved in the illegal downloading...
Wayne Dundon opens appeal against conviction for Roy Collins murder
(Pictured: Wayne Dundon. Credit: Collins) Notorious Limerick criminal Wayne Dundon has opened an appeal against his conviction for the murder of innocent...
Man caught with firearm after going into “emotional tailspin” at death of “close friend” David Byrne
A man who went into an “emotional tailspin” at the death of his “close friend” David Byrne has been jailed for six years after being caught with a firearm in...
Jail term cut for man who attacked men after "on/off girlfriend” alleged rape
A man jailed for attacking two men in a hotel room after his “on/off girlfriend” alleged she had been raped, has had his jail term cut on appeal. Sean O'Dea...
Challenge to planning board's refusal of Wexford solar power plant
A High Court challenge has been brought against An Bord Pleanala's refusal to give the go ahead for a solar power generating facility in the South East. The...
Widow strangled before fire was set in her home, trial hears
(Pictured: Mr John Joseph Malone. Credit: Collins) A murder trial has heard that a widowed pensioner was subjected to head injuries and strangled before a...
Priest appeals conviction for indecent assault of schoolboy
A retired priest jailed for indecently assaulting a schoolboy in the 1970s must wait to hear the outcome of an appeal against his conviction. Tadhg O'Dalaigh...
Webster guilty of murdering Anne Shortall
(Pictured: Roy Webster. Credit: Collins) Anne Shortall's family should have been celebrating her birthday last Wednesday, instead they put flowers on her...
“Brazen, hard-nosed liar” serving life for murder has appeal dismissed
(Pictured: Sabrina Cummins. Credit: Collins) A woman jailed for life for murder, who was described as a “brazen, hard-nosed liar” by a judge, has lost an...
Former Ireland ice hockey player jailed for assault
By Declan Brennan and Isabel Hayes A former Ireland ice hockey player has been jailed for two years for assaulting two cousins in a nightclub, leaving them...
20 years for "evil and disgusting" man who raped and abused seven siblings
A farm labourer man who raped six children and molested a seventh in the same family has been jailed for 20 years. Michael McCarville (49) began abusing the...
Aer Lingus fined €250k over death of cargo driver
(Pictured: John Murray's wife Angela Murray speaking to media outside court today. Credit: Collins) Aer Lingus has been fined €250,000 for a health and safety...
Man who claimed to be on "drinking session" is jailed for IRA membership
A Cork man who told gardaí he had gone to Monaghan for “a drinking session” and did not know there was half-a-tonne of fertiliser in the van he was driving...
81-year-old artist "belted" serial criminal who targets pensioners during burglary, court hears
A serial burglar who regularly targets pensioners' homes has been sentenced to a total of 144 years in prison over the course of his criminal "career", a...
Undertakings given in respect of Donegal meat plant
The owner of a Co Donegal meat plant that has been occupied for several months after a bank appointed a receiver over the property, has told the High Court...
Notorious garda murderer threw keg at jeweller's window, court hears
A 70-year-old convicted garda murderer, who was originally sentenced to death before spending over 30 years in prison, has faced court on a criminal damage...
Court clears way for deportation of man allegedly linked to Islamic terrorism
The High Court has dismissed a challenge brought by a man with alleged links to Islamic terrorism against the State's bid to deport him. The man, who is aged...
Book of evidence for IRA accused
A book of evidence has been served on a Monaghan man accused of IRA membership today. James Joseph Cassidy (53), of Tullycollive, Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan...
Convicted burglar jailed for handling safe stolen from "Voice of Ireland" star
A convicted burglar who was caught handling a safe stolen from the home of a Voice of Ireland' talent show star after he dropped it from a third-floor balcony...
Murder accused broke down when wife confronted him about missing woman, trial hears
(Pictured: Mr Roy Webster. Credit: Collins) The man accused of murdering Anne Shortall told gardai that he hit her with a hammer and stashed her body in his...
Dublin bus drivers "rugby tackled" thief after he robbed woman at knife point, court hears
A father of two who used a knife “as a tool” to cut the straps of handbags he snatched from women during a robbery spree around Dublin city has been jailed...
Postal worker tells trial he believed he would never see family again
(Pictured: Mr Jonathan Gill. Credit: Collins) A postal worker has described how he believed he would never see his partner and baby again during a kidnapping...
Man with previous convictions for sexual assault and abduction of teen has "excessive" sentence cut for false imprisonment of girl (11)
A man jailed for falsely imprisoning an 11-year-old girl he "lifted" from a green area next to her home has had his 13 year jail term reduced to 11 on appeal....
Woman sought €5k from murder accused for abortion, jury hears
(Pictured: Mr Roy Webster. Credit: Collins) A woman wanted €5,000 from the man accused of her murder for an abortion, his trial heard at the Central Criminal...
Non-jury court finds men guilty of "brutal" murder of dissident republican
(Pictured: Sharif Kelly. Credit: Collins) Two Dublin men have been found guilty at the Special Criminal Court of the "callous, brutal and premeditated...
Cork man to be sentenced for IRA membership
An IRA member who told gardaí he had gone to Monaghan for “a drinking session” and did not know there was half-a-tonne of fertilizer in the van he was...
Families living in “appalling conditions” launch action against Wicklow County Council
Two families living in appalling conditions' on a site without basic services including running water have launched High Court actions over their alleged...
Safe from "Voice of Ireland" star's home dropped from third-floor balcony, court hears
A convicted burglar was caught handling a safe stolen from the home of a Voice of Ireland' talent show star after he dropped it from a third-floor balcony....
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