74-year-old man charged in connection with killing of M15 spy is granted bail
A 74 year old man accused of withholding information connected to the killing of Denis Donaldson has been granted bail by the Special Criminal Court. Mr...
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High Court should refuse extradition request because of Brexit, lawyers submit
A man's extradition to the UK on sexual assault charges should be refused because of the Brexit vote, a lawyer has told the High Court. The case concerns a...
Cork man's conviction for seriously assaulting wife is overturned
A Cork man given eight years for seriously assaulting his wife, who refused to give evidence against him at trial, is set to be released from prison following...
Dutch skipper of former "Atlantic Dawn" fails in appeal against conviction for breaching fishing regulations
The Dutch skipper of one of the world's largest fishing trawlers, who was found guilty of breaching EU fishing regulations in Irish seas, has lost an appeal...
Application to jail father of family who illegally moved in to council house
An application to jail the father of a family that illegally moved into a vacant local authority house in Co Longford for alleged contempt of court orders has...
74-year-old man charged with withholding information over killing of MI5 agent
A 74 year old man has appeared at the Special Criminal Court accused of withholding information in relation to the killing of Denis Donaldson. Mr Donaldson, a...
Murderer who claims he accidentally shot man has appeal dismissed
A convicted murder who claimed he accidentally shot the man he blamed for his brother's suicide has lost an appeal against conviction. Michael Collins (34),...
Man repeatedly stabbed girlfriend in the face
A man who stabbed his girlfriend repeatedly in the face after wrongly accusing her of cheating on him has been jailed for six and a half years. Constantin...
Jail for father-of-five who had shotgun
A father-of-five has been given a three-year sentence with the final 18 months suspended for possession of a sawn-off shotgun. Sam Power (31) of Cushlawn...
Retired D4 guesthouse owner jailed for historic abuse of niece
A retired guesthouse owner has been jailed for 18 months for the sexual molestation of his 11-year-old niece when she visited from America. John Prior (68)...
IRA accused breached bail conditions at Wolfe Tone event, court rules
A Dublin man accused of IRA membership was in breach of his bail conditions when he spoke at a recent commemoration for Wolfe Tone with another man also...
Jail for IRA man caught with assault rifles in Slane
A Donegal man has been jailed for seven and half years for possession of assault rifles and ammunition. Shane Rowan (39), who appeared at the Special Criminal...
High Court rejects extradition request for French woman alleged to have abducted her own son
The High Court has rejected a request to extradite a mother to France to face an allegation that she abducted her own son. The French woman, who cannot be...
Judge's failure to respond "Yes" to jury question leads to murder retrial
The Court of Appeal has ordered that a man be retried for one of two murders, after finding that the trial judge in one of his trials, should have simply said...
Sentence cut for attempted cash van robbery
A man jailed for the attempted robbery of a cash-in-transit van has had his prison sentence cut on appeal. Joseph Warren (32), of Belclare Crescent, Ballymun,...
Would-be robber shouted "shoot him" to armed accomplice during jewellery shop raid
Two men involved in the attempted robbery of a jewellery shop in which a shot was discharged above the shopkeeper's head have had appeals against the severity...
14-year jail sentence for man who tried to murder former partner
(Pictured: Ms Rose Kenny. Credit: Collins) A 50-year-old man who launched a "vicious" knife attack on a woman he was in a relationship with 15 years...
Double murderer fails in appeal
A double murderer whose detention and interrogation went “beyond the pale”, according to his lawyers, has lost an appeal against conviction. Gary Howard (28),...
Donegal man pleads guilty to possession of AK47-type rifles
A Donegal man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin to the possession of assault rifles and ammunition. Shane Rowan (39) also admitted...
Great-granddad received "chilling" text messages during garda detention
A great-grandfather received “direct, explicit and chilling” text messages during his garda questioning about a consignment of cocaine that had been...
DPP to appeal Pearse McAuley's 12-year sentence for attacking estranged wife
Prosecutors will argue in November that a man's 12 year prison sentence for attacking his estranged wife was “unduly lenient”. Pearse McAuley (50),with an...
Self-proclaimed "whistle-blower" found guilty of harassing garda
(Pictured: Sean Carraher. Credit: Collins) A man claiming to be a “whistle-blower” has been convicted of harassing a sergeant by posting online messages...
Longford man was in "dire financial circumstances" when he allowed IED construction at his home
A Longford man in "dire financial circumstances" who facilitated the construction of an improvised explosive device at his home has been sentenced by the...
High Court to hear arguments on potential consequences of Brexit for extradition cases
The High Court will hear arguments on the potential consequences of the UK's decision to leave the European Union later this month in the context of...
Paedophile jailed for abusing his daughter
A man who sexually abused his daughter nearly every day for ten years has been sentenced to eight years with one suspended. The Central Criminal Court heard...
Man appeals 9-year sentence for sexually abusing two family members
A 62-year-old man jailed for sexually abusing two young female members of his family must wait to hear the outcome of his sentence appeal. The Dublin man, who...
Ruling on dangerous driving causing death trial overturned
A Circuit Court judge's ruling that a man was unfit to be tried for dangerous driving causing death and serious injury has been overturned by the Court of...
Assault rifle accused faces additional charge
A Donegal man who was charged with possession of firearms and IRA membership before the Special Criminal Court in March has been additionally charged with...
Harassment accused considers himself "whistleblower", trial hears
(Pictured: Accused Mr Sean Carraher. Credit: Collins) A man who allegedly harassed a sergeant by posting messages online considers himself a “whistle-blower”...
Charge of harassment dropped against garda who was committed to Central Mental Hospital
(Pictured: Garda Donal Maguire. Photo: Collins) By Declan Brennan and Sonya McLean A new charge of harassment has been dropped against a garda who was...
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