State "cleansed" jury of people from Cabra, Ballymun & Finglas, appeal lawyers claim
The Court of Appeal heard submissions today regarding an appeal against conviction brought by a Ballymun man sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment for his...
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Deceased's DNA found on murder accused's belongings, trial hears
A murder trial has heard that the dead man’s DNA was found on the bloodstained watch and sock of a man accused of murdering him in Athlone two years ago. The...
Athlone murder trial hears driving license evidence
A witness in a murder trial has been shown an identification card bearing his name, address and date of birth, but a different photograph. Tomas Strugacz was...
Convicted killer gets 2.5 year jail sentence for armed robbery
By Conor Gallagher and Isabel Hayes A convicted killer who robbed a post office while armed with an axe has been sentenced to four years, with the final 18...
Athlone murder trial continues in legal argument
The trial of two men charged with murdering a 23-year-old by beating him unconscious and leaving him to drown in the River Shannon has continued in the...
Murderer who claims he accidentally shot man he blamed for brother's suicide appeals conviction
A convicted murder who claimed he accidentally shot the man he blamed for his brother's suicide and poisoning of his father's dogs has moved to appeal his...
Witness agrees he did not tell gardai what he told trial until "pulled for murder"
One of the main State witnesses in a murder trial has agreed that he didn’t tell gardai anything he had told the trial until they had pulled him for murder....
Witness tells trial he saw men beat Patryk Krupa and drag him in to river
A witness has told a murder trial that he saw two men drag the deceased out of a car, beat and kick him for 15 minutes before dragging him to the River...
54-year-old agreed to transport medication to pay off debt, court hears
A man who agreed to transport boxes of prescription medication in order to pay off a drug debt will be sentenced next June. Alan McDermott (54) was caught...
Donegal man jailed for three years for raping teenager when he was aged 15
By Declan Brennan and Jennifer Ryan A Donegal man has been jailed for three years for the rape of a 14-year-old girl at a teenage disco when he was 15 years...
Deceased drowned while incapacitated from violent assault, jury hears
(Pictured: State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy. Photo: Collins) A jury has heard that the deceased in a murder case drowned in the Shannon while...
DPP's appeal against nightclub glass attack sentence raises "substantial issues"
The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on whether to return a young, first-time offender to jail for a nightclub glass assault, following an “undue...
Bank not entitled to summary judgement against well-known doctor, court rules
The High Court has ruled AIB Mortgage Bank is not entitled to summary judgement for the balance of a €1.65m loan against well known Dr Samuel Van Eeden and...
Murder trial hears mother's description of viewing son's body after it was pulled from Shannon
A murder trial has heard a mother’s description of viewing her son’s bruised and injured body hours after it was pulled from the Shannon almost two years ago....
Suspended sentence for man who sexually assaulted niece
By Jennifer Ryan and Conor Gallagher An IT worker and father of three has received a non-custodial sentence for sexually assaulting his niece 24 years ago....
Pregnant girlfriend found deceased's body in Shannon, murder trial hears
A woman became emotional in Central Criminal Court today, as she described finding her boyfriend’s body in the Shannon while she was pregnant. Malwina...
Athlone murder trial jury view CCTV footage
CCTV footage has been shown in the trial of two men charged with murdering a 23-year-old by beating him unconscious and leaving him to drown in the Shannon....
Homeless family sue South Dublin County Council
A homeless family have launched a High Court action over South Dublin County Council refusing them priority status for the allocation of housing. The action...
Father likely suffered beating before he was shot, murder trial hears
(Pictured: State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy. Photo: Collins) A father whose body was dumped in a ditch on the remote lane where he lived was probably...
Athlone man given "absolutely savage" beating and left to drown, murder trial jury told
Two men have gone on trial accused of murdering a 23-year-old man in Co Roscommon almost two years ago by giving him ‘an absolutely savage beating’ and...
Murder trial hears deceased's son describe last day with father
(Pictured: Accused men Matthew Gralton (L) and Ross Allen (R). Photo: Collins) The son of a man who was allegedly gunned down by assassins described his last...
Pair plead guilty to explosives offences
Two men have pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to explosives offences today. Paul Dodd (29) of St Matthews Park, Ballymahon, Co Longford, pleaded...
Deceased worried about men hanging around his home, Offaly murder trial hears
(Pictured: Accused Mr Matthew Gralton. Photo: Collins) A man who was shot dead on a country lane was worried about men in dark clothes hanging out near his...
Father-of-three may avoid jail for having stolen tractor
(Pictured: Jim Duffy. Photo: Collins) A married father of three who was caught with a stolen tractor may be ordered to carry out community service instead of...
"Dublin assassins" murdered man who found drugs stash on country lane, prosecution tells jury
Dublin assassins murdered a man living alone on a country lane because he found a €30,000 stash of drugs belonging to a criminal gang, a prosecution barrister...
Interconnector challenge opens
A group opposed to the proposed erection of 300 pylons as part of the North-South electricity interconnector has brought a High Court action aimed at halting...
Community service for former nurse who assaulted his partner
A former nurse who assaulted his partner after a row at a Christmas market must complete 150 hours of community service within two years. James Butler (38) of...
Hearing of man seeking to withdraw guilty to murder plea continues
A man applying to withdraw his guilty murder plea on grounds that he was suffering from panic attacks at the time was not sophisticated enough to lie about...
Burglar appeals conviction on grounds that DNA sample should have been destroyed after 12 months
A man jailed for an aggravated burglary has moved to appeal his conviction on grounds that a retention of his DNA sample beyond 12 months and before he was...
Six month jail term for man who assaulted partner "unduly lenient"
A man who imprisoned his partner and was “sharpening knives at the end of the bed” while gardaí were outside, has been told his six month jail term was...
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