Polish man who dropped television on murder victim's head is jailed for life
A Polish man who came to Ireland to find a better life instead met a tragic death, his brother said today after his killer was found guilty of murder....
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Skipper of one of world's largest trawlers appeals 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 moved to appeal...
Acceptance of contested allegation that man locked girlfriend in dog cage an error, appeal court finds
A mechanic whose prison sentence for assaulting his girlfriend incorporated an allegation that he locked her in a dog cage, has successfully appealed his...
Pair appeal convictions for abuse committed more than 40 years ago
Two men found guilty of sexual abuse committed more than 40 years ago, must wait to hear the outcome of their appeals against conviction. Francis McLoughlin...
Jury to continue deliberating in Donegal murder trial
A jury will return tomorrow to continue considering its verdict in the trial of a man accused of stabbing and beating an arthritic man to death in his own...
Notorious serial killer Mark Nash seeks damages over trial delay
(Pictured: Mark Nash. Credit: Collins) Convicted serial killer Mark Nash is seeking damages over the delay in prosecuting him for the Grangegorman murders,...
Murder accused freed after three years in custody
A Polish man was freed today after three years in custody when a trial judge ruled that there was not enough evidence to put him before a jury. Dariusz...
Jail for violent car-jacker
A man who carried out two violent car-jackings in one night has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. David Thomas (32) pulled Gerry Brown out of his...
Murder accused started drinking at age 14, trial hears
A man who is accused of murder when he was 19 years old had started drinking at the age of 14 after moving to Ireland from Poland, his trial has heard....
Former hotel manager jailed for rape
Clarification: The convicted man had worked at the hotel previously but was not in employment there at the time of the rape. A former Galway hotel manager has...
Murder accused made video confession, trial hears
A murder accused made a video confession after he heard his friend had been arrested for a killing he carried out, the Central Criminal Court heard today....
Suspended sentence for man who falsely imprisoned murder victim
A Polish national has avoided jail for the false imprisonment of a man who was eventually murdered. Symon Tarkowski (28) of Church Hill, Tullamore, Co Offaly...
Garda who harassed female colleague is committed to Central Mental Hospital
(Pictured: Garda Donal Maguire. Credit: Collins) A garda with early onset dementia who harassed a married female sergeant has been committed to the Central...
Murder accused has only "flashbacks" due to drink
A murder accused told gardai that he was drinking so much he could not remember what he did on the day his friend was beaten to death. Dariusz Weckowicz has...
Murder accused "100% sure" he didn't kill, trial hears
A man accused of murder told gardai he was "more than 100 per cent sure" he was not the killer, his trial has heard. Former Detective Sergeant Michael Carroll...
Accused told gardai he was "more than 100% sure" he wasn't killer
A man accused of murder told gardai he was "more than 100 per cent sure" he was not the killer, his trial has heard. Former Detective Sergeant Michael Carroll...
Pathologist tells murder trial of "highly unusual" injuries to deceased
A consultant pathologist with 28 years experience said she had never before seen the type of injuries discovered on a man found dead at his home in Donegal....
Deceased's DNA matched blood found on murder accused's clothes, trial hears
Blood found on the clothes and right shoe of a man accused of murder matches that of the dead man, a forensic expert told the Central Criminal Court today. Dr...
Lawyers for "largest facilitator of child porn in the world" attacking US Justice System, court told
Lawyers for an Irishman described by the FBI as the largest facilitator of child porn in the world' have launched a “wide ranging" attack on the US justice...
Father sexually abused daughter "nearly every day" for a decade
A young woman who was sexually abused by her father nearly every day for 10 years said she felt like an animal the day her father cornered her in a shed and...
Man jailed for life moves to appeal Cork murder conviction
A man jailed for life for the murder of Jonathan Duke in Bandon five years ago, has moved to appeal his conviction. Romanian national Ciprian Grozavu (42),...
Blood on ceiling of home, murder trial hears
There was blood on the ceiling in the room where a man was allegedly beaten to death in his own home, a murder trial has heard. Detective Garda Shane Curran...
Community service for dad caught with stole tractor
(Pictured: Jim Duffy. Photo: Collins) A married father of three who was caught with a stolen tractor has been ordered to carry out community service instead...
"Mild school banter" led to mum's harassment, court hears
A mother has avoided a jail term after she admitted harassing a former family friend for two months over some “mild school banter” between the women's young...
Donegal man who killed parents with axe is comitted to Central Mental Hospital
A man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia who attacked his parents with an axe has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin. Julian Cuddihy...
Murder accused got on knees to deny involvement in killing, witness tells jury
A man accused of murder got on his knees and swore that he wasn't involved in the killing when questioned by a friend of the deceased, a witness at the...
Man who attacked girlfriend disputes claim he locked her in "dog cage"
There was no enquiry into an allegation that a Meath man jailed for assaulting his girlfriend locked the woman in a dog cage, his lawyers have claimed at the...
Man charged at Special Criminal Court with possession of TNT near city centre garda station
A Dublin man has been charged at the Special Criminal Court with possession of over a kilogram of explosives. Patrick Brennan (52) was arrested Thursday...
Murder accused was "aggressive" on day of alleged killing, trial hears
A witness has told a murder trial that one of the accused was drunk and being aggressive on the day of the alleged killing. Przemyslaw Lyczek, from...
Garda found not guilty of harassing married colleague by reason of insanity
(Pictured: Garda Donal Maguire. Photo: Collins) A garda who harassed a married female sergeant by sending her a Valentine's Card, numerous emails and a friend...
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