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Convoy · March 11, 2016

54-year-old man from small community jailed for abusing 14-year-old girl he knew all her life

A 54-year-old Donegal man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl has been given a five year sentence. Fergus Carson, of The Green, Main Street in Convoy,...

Donegal · March 11, 2016

Man charged with possession of assault rifles and ammo at out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court

A Donegal man has been charged with possession of assault rifles and ammunition at an out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court. Shane Rowan (39), of...

Lack · March 09, 2016

Teen who attacked two gardai remanded on bail

(Pictured: Dylan Thomas. Photo: Collins) A teenager who attacked and injured two gardaí has been remanded on bail pending sentence next June. Dylan Thomas...

Lack · March 07, 2016

Murder accused should be allowed renege on guilty plea because of panic attacks, judge told

A judge has been told that he should not have allowed a murder accused to change his plea from not guilty to guilty because he was suffering from panic...

Carney · March 03, 2016

Rapist "wise" to withdraw appeal against seven-year jail term

A man jailed for seven years for raping a woman in her home four years ago was “wise” to withdraw his appeal this morning, according to the Court of Appeal....

Carney · March 01, 2016

DPP appeals finding that rape accused is unfit to stand trial

A man with intellectual disabilities who was charged with rape but found unfit to be tried must wait to hear the outcome of an appeal against that finding....

Carndonagh · February 29, 2016

Donegal man to stand trial accused of murdering his parents

A man accused of murdering his parents in Donegal will be tried in June. Julian Cuddihy (43), of Churchtown, Carndonagh, Co Donegal is charged with the murder...

Carney · February 29, 2016

Wicklow man who murdered French juggler loses appeal against life sentence

A Wicklow man jailed for life for the murder of a French musician and juggler in Bray seven years ago has had an appeal against his conviction dismissed....

Donegal Town · February 26, 2016

21-year-old man acquitted of Donegal rape

A man has been acquitted at the Central Criminal Court of raping a woman during a night out in Donegal when they were both 18. The now 21-year-old accused had...

Convoy · February 26, 2016

Suspicions of off-duty garda led to €1.3 million cannabis bust

A father and son caught in possession of cannabis worth €1.3 million, after an off-duty garda became suspicious of a lorry driver looking for a bogus address,...

Lack · February 26, 2016

Slab Murphy jailed for 18 months on tax evasion charges

(Pictured: Thomas "Slab" Murphy. Photo: Collins) Prominent republican Thomas "Slab" Murphy has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion estimated...

Donegal Town · February 25, 2016

Rape trial jury to resume deliberations

The jury in the trial of a man accused of raping a woman during a night out in Donegal when they were both 18 will resume deliberations tomorrow. The now 21...

Carney · February 24, 2016 Also covered in Donegal Town

Consensual sexual contact “not a blank cheque” to force sex on someone, trial jury told

Consensual sexual contact with someone was “not a blank cheque” to force sex on them, the jury in a rape trial has been told. The trial of the 22-year-old...

Tubbercurry · February 24, 2016

Does the media have a constitutional right to publish material, which overrides a jury verdict of defamation?

In this determination (McDonagh v Sunday World) the Supreme Court granted McDonagh leave to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal, which overturned a...

Donegal Town · February 23, 2016

Rape accused told gardai he was "very very sorry", trial hears

A Donegal man on trial for raping a girl in an alleyway during a night out told gardaí he was “very very sorry” for his actions. During interview shortly...

Carney · February 23, 2016

7 Extraordinary Exonerations

In Ireland you hear the term “miscarriage of justice” and it probably conjures up images of Daniel Day-Lewis as Gerry Conlon in the movie In the Name of the...

Lack · February 22, 2016

Wexford man has sentence tripled over "biggest cannabis growing facility” ever found in Ireland

Prison sentences imposed on two men for their respective roles in the “biggest cannabis growing facility” ever found in Ireland, were “unduly lenient”, the...

Donegal Town · February 19, 2016

Woman denies making rape allegation in response to being "mocked"

A woman has denied making an allegation of rape because she was being mocked by her friends, a trial has heard. The woman was allegedly raped by an...

Donegal Town · February 18, 2016

Complainant tells trial medical examination was "nearly worse" than alleged rape

A woman who was allegedly raped as a teenager during a night out has told a jury that the subsequent medical examination was nearly worse than the alleged...

Roscommon · February 18, 2016

Roscommon man who stabbed his mother to death is committed to Central Mental Hospital

A Roscommon man, who stabbed his mother to death and was found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity, has been committed to the Central Mental...

Lack · February 18, 2016

Indian national loses appeal against sentence for sexual assault at flat-viewing

A man who went to view a student's room advertised on daft.ie and sexually assaulted her when she let him in, has lost an appeal against sentence. Indian...

Roscommon · February 17, 2016

Roscommon man who stabbed his mother to death found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

A Roscommon man who stabbed his mother to death has been found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity. Paul Henry (29) with an address at Ardsallagh,...

Roscommon · February 16, 2016

Mother was "prepared to sacrifice her own happiness and her marriage" for son who killed her, jury told

Lawyers for a Roscommon man who stabbed his mother to death have told a jury that it is a "very sad case" as this "was obviously a loving mother who loved her...

Cavan · February 16, 2016

Man who admitted role in killing Adil Essalhi to be sentenced in April

A man who admitted his part in a killing in which the victim was stabbed more than 50 times will be sentenced in April. Michael Kinsella, 22, with addresses...

Roscommon · February 16, 2016

Jury hears that man who stabbed his mother to death did not have capacity to form intent

A forensic psychiatrist has told a jury that a Roscommon man who stabbed his mother to death "did not have the capacity to form intent because of his mental...

Castlebar · February 16, 2016

5 Notorious Irish Murder Cases

There’s no nastier business than murder, nothing more callous or terrifying. Murder is pervasive; it exists in every society and permeates every generation....

Roscommon · February 15, 2016

Man stabbed mother to death month after he was released from mental health hospital

A Roscommon man stabbed his mother to death the month after he was released from a mental health hospital, a jury has heard. Paul Henry (29) with an address...

Roscommon · February 15, 2016

Newspaper fined €75k over pre-trial coverage of serial killer's case

(Pictured: Mark Nash. Photo: Collins) The Sunday World has been given one month to pay €75,000 for contempt of court after it called serial killer Mark Nash a...

Carney · February 15, 2016

Court dismisses miscarriage of justice bid by man who murdered Dublin grandmother

(File Picture: Timothy Rattigan. Photo: Collins) A man jailed for life for the shooting of a 65-year-old grandmother in Tallaght 12 years ago, has lost an...

Donagh · February 12, 2016

Cork man whose attack left victim needing emergency brain surgery has jail sentence halved on appeal

A Cork man jailed for a headbutt assault, which lead to doctors telling the victim's wife to “prepare for the worst”, has had his sentence cut on appeal. Kris...

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