Young Dublin man jailed for string of offences
A masked man robbed a pharmacy at knifepoint minutes after he visited the store to ask about aftershave. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that because of...
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TD and protest group agree to end occupation of Dublin showhouse
(Pictured: TD Ruth Coppinger. Photo: Collins) A group protesting about the homeless crisis including TD Ruth Coppinger have agreed before the High Court to...
Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two girls rescheduled
By Nicola Donnelly and Aoife Nic Ardghail The trial of a man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two young girls will now take place in June next...
Mayo resident jailed for 15 years for rape and sexual assault of his daughter
By Aaron Rogan and Fiona Ferguson A Mayo resident who began sexually abusing his daughter when she was seven years old has been jailed for 15 years. The...
Senior HSE Executive secures injunction preventing her transfer
A senior executive with the HSE has secured a High Court injunction preventing her employer from transferring her to what she claims is a lesser role. In her...
State again turns down "highly suicidal" serial killer's prison transfer request
(Pictured: Mark Nash. Photo: Collins) The State has again turned down a request by convicted murderer Mark Nash to be transferred back to Arbour Hill prison....
Prison transfer decision on serial killer due on Wednesday, court told
(Pictured: Mark Nash. Photo: Collins) A decision on whether to allow convicted murderer Mark Nash's application to be transferred back to Arbour Hill prison...
Garda killer seeks immediate release from prison
A man who has spent decades behind bars for the murder of a Garda Sergeant has brought a High Court action which if successful would result in his immediate...
Court holds that Russian man was born in Ireland during Second World War
(Pictured: Mr Sergey Chesnokov. Photo: Collins) The High Court has found that a 74 year old Russian man was born in Dublin and is therefore entitled to have...
Convicted double murderer Mark Nash stops eating and is hospitalised
(Photo: Collins) CONVICTED double murderer Mark Nash has stopped eating food and has been hospitalised due to concerns about his health, the High Court has...
"Extraordinary" that former chairman is not on trial, Anglo jury told
(Pictured: Defence Counsel Mr Brendan Grehan SC. Photo: Collins) One of the most extraordinary features of the prosecution of three Anglo Irish Bank officials...
Two men jailed for attempted rape of a woman in a van have conviction appeals dismissed
Two men jailed for the attempted rape of a woman in a van, which had a mattress in the back, after she got separated from friends on a night out, have lost...
Young Wicklow man jailed over armed robberies of school children
A young Wicklow man has been jailed for his part in two armed robberies of school children. During one robbery Aaron Doyle punched a schoolboy in the face...
Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two young girls listed for next year
The trial of a man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two young girls has been listed to take place next May at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The...
70-year-old man jailed for inviting two 12-year-olds to take part in sexual act loses appeal against conviction
A 70-year-old bachelor jailed for inviting two 12-year-old girls to take part in a sexual act with him has lost an appeal against conviction. Peter Clarke...
Man who pretended to be journalist to extort money from elderly sex offender avoids jail
(Pictured: John Murphy. Photo: Collins) A Wexford man who pretended to be a journalist to extort money from an elderly sex offender by threatening to put his...
Father in Roscommon abuse case has suspended portion of his sentence doubled on appeal
The father from the Roscommon house of horrors' case ought to have had a greater proportion of his 14-year prison sentence suspended, the Court of Appeal has...
Retired member of defence forces goes on trial accused of murdering prostitute over alleged blackmail
(Pictured: Mr Jimmy Devaney. Photo: Collins) A retired member of the defence forces has gone on trial accused of murdering a woman in Westmeath four years...
Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two young girls further adjourned
The start of the trial of a man charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two young girls has been adjourned. The 51-year-old man, who cannot be...
Burglar who received suspended sentence facing jail
A Dublin man who previously received a suspended sentence for a burglary in Co. Longford may now be jailed for that offence after committing another burglary...
Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two girls adjourned until Wednesday
The trial of a man charged with 50 counts of sexual offences against two young girls has been adjourned until Wednesday at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The...
Prosecutors to argue in October that two-year jail term imposed on man whose dangerous driving killed 8 people was 'too lenient'
Prosecutors will argue in October that the four year sentence imposed on a man whose dangerous driving caused the death of eight people was too lenient. Shaun...
Tipperary man charged with IRA and explosives charges granted bail by the Special Criminal Court
A 22-year-old man from Clonmel, County Tipperary, has been granted bail by the Special Criminal Court ahead of trial scheduled for October. Dylan Cahill faces...
Man jailed for setting fire to former fiancee's house to get balance of sentence suspended following appeal
A man sentenced to three-and-a-half years imprisonment for setting fire to his former fiancee's house is to get the balance of his sentence suspended this...
Senior HSE executive brings High Court action over purported move
A senior Health Service Executive manager has initiated High Court proceedings challenging her proposed reassignment to an alternative role. Ms Helen Earley,...
Teacher whose careless driving caused the death of a woman has balance of sentence suspended on appeal
A 28-year-old teacher whose careless driving caused the death of a woman has had the balance of his 12 month prison sentence suspended on appeal on condition...
“Naive” burglar who travelled to scene on "promise of a job in the circus" has sentence cut on appeal
A “naive” burglar who took a bus to the scene on the “promise of working in a circus” according to his barrister has had his jail term cut on appeal. Moldovan...
Details of former Anglo Chairman's account changed after it was closed, trial hears
(Pictured: Ms Aoife Maguire. Photo: Collins) Several changes were made to the name and address details on the account of former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean...
Man who was a juvenile when he carried out violent disorder is not entitled to anonymity under the Children Act, judge orders
A judge has ordered that a man who was a juvenile when he assaulted three people during a pub brawl is not entitled to anonymity under the Children Act....
Suspended sentence for man who took off his belt to assault another man in nightclub
By Declan Conlon A man who took off his belt to assault another man in a Swords nightclub has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal...
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