Leitrim community remembers‘ One sound man,’ following passing
William Joseph Joesph Higgins (Liam) was remembered as a great friend by those who knew him following his passing last week The death has occurred of William...
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Mohill Parish Holy Week ceremonies and Easter Sunday mass times announced
Holy Week begins Monday March 30 with extended masses and adoration across Mohill, Fenagh and Eslin. Easter Sunday masses are April 5 at 9am (Eslin), 10am...
'A very sad situation': couple together for decades in court over breach of protection order
A judge has described the case of a couple who had shared a life together for decades but found themselves in court at the later stage of their lives over the...
Native Irish speaker found not guilty of murdering grandfather by reason of insanity
A native Irish speaker who used a granite stone and a cement block while bludgeoning his grandfather to death outside his home in the Donegal Gaeltacht has...
'I don’t care if he was running from here to Donegal': judge remands athlete in custody over €80k drugs haul
A judge has responded to a plea to consider the sporting achievements of an athlete caught with over €80,000 in drugs by remanding him in custody and telling...
'Just and humane society' seeks not to punish those who are unwell, defence reminds murder trial jury
(File Picture: Defence Counsel Mr Michael Bowman SC. Photo: Collins) Lawyers for a Donegal man who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering...
Hurling dad ran at umpire 'swinging punches', court hears
(Pictured: Michael Kelly. Photo: Collins) A court has heard how there were already tensions on a GAA pitch during an underage hurling match, when the father...
UK teen who claimed she smuggled €520k in cannabis under duress had drug texts on phone
An English teenager, who claimed she was under duress when she smuggled over half a million euro in cannabis out of Thailand, had text messages on her phone...
Psychiatric patient believed man was 'shapeshifting demon', court hears
A psychiatric patient put another man on his ward in a chokehold and held him until he turned blue before hospital staff intervened to save his life, a court...
Murder accused told doctors that release of abuser Michael Ferry caused him to 'spiral'
A murder accused who suffered serious sexual abuse at the hands of school caretaker Michael Ferry told doctors that the paedophile's release from prison had...
Accountant jailed for stealing €1.4m from KPMG
A qualified accountant who a judge found was “clearly a good person brought down by greed” has been jailed for two years after stealing €1.4m from KPMG. David...
Native Irish speaker described how he 'smacked' grandfather's head with granite stone, cement block
A native Irish speaker described to gardai how he "smacked" a granite stone off his 78-year-old grandfather's head outside his home in the Donegal Gaeltacht...
Woman repeatedly raped as child says she 'refuses to remain silent anymore'
A woman who was repeatedly orally raped when she was a child has said she refuses to “remain silent” anymore about the abuse. Noel O'Neill (30) was convicted...
Man pleads not guilty to murdering grandfather in Donegal Gaeltacht
A 39-year-old man has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering his grandfather in the Donegal Gaeltacht over two years ago. A prosecuting...
Cancer patient who claimed employer no longer wanter her as 'face of business' wins €20k
A cancer patient who claimed her employer of 20 years cut her hours because it no longer wanted her as the “face” of the business after she was treated for a...
Father-of-two to serve sentence 'far from home' for role in €8.5m cannabis operation
By Eimear Dodd A father-of-two has been jailed for six years for his role in a “highly organised and sophisticated operation” which saw €8.5 million of...
Guyanese rapist's 'extraordinary' bid to overturn conviction is dismissed
The Court of Appeal has rejected the “extraordinary” claim put forward by a Guyanese sex offender, who had only been in Ireland for two weeks before he...
Carpenter had 'glassy eyes' when gardai pulled him over
A self-employed carpenter has been disqualified from driving for two years after gardai pulled him over in south Dublin and noticed he had glassy eyes and his...
Garda murderer claims psychiatric evidence contradicted legal test for insanity
(File Picture: Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Stephen Silver, who shot and murdered Garda Colm Horkan after taking the garda's own service gun from its...
'A very dangerous man': convicted murderer Rea sentenced for raping cousin
A judge has said that convicted rapist and murderer Patrick Rea, who sexually abused his cousin almost 40 years ago, is a “very dangerous man” and will...
'Unfortunate situation' sees jury dismissed in trial of man accused of 'indescribably savage' murder
An "unfortunate situation" has led to the discharge of a jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his friend in circumstances of "almost indescribable...
Prolific sex predator Harte further jailed for abusing young boys
(File Picture: Patrick Harte. Photo: Collins) Serial child abuser and former school principal Patrick Harte, who has been described by a judge as “a sexual...
Sacking of 'cocky' printer upheld
A printer who claimed he was put out of a job because he was plotted against after he called for a colleague's sacking over alleged “poor performance” and a...
Fugitives have 'no legitimate expectation of permanent immunity', court finds in upholding extradition over 1975 murder of RUC officer
(Pictured: John Edward McNicholl (L) & Seamus Christopher O’Kane (R). Photo: Collins) The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to extradite two men to...
'Grim' that 'real romance' ended in Ukrainian war vet trying to murder partner
It is "grim" that a Ukrainian war veteran who once had a "real romance" with his partner tried to murder her by stabbing her 15 times after developing an...
Parcel from South Africa contained €210k worth of cannabis
By Fiona Ferguson Gardai carried out a controlled delivery of a parcel of cannabis valued at over €210,000 after it was intercepted by customs, Dublin Circuit...
Murder accused said he gouged flatmate's eye out when he came at him with knife
A murder accused told gardai that he was acting in self-defence when he "smashed" his flat mate's face with a glass and "gouged his eye out" after the...
West of Ireland couple sentenced after children found living in squalor
A couple in the west of Ireland has been sentenced for multiple counts of child neglect after a court heard details of squalid, filthy conditions endured by...
'Important actor' in organised crime money laundering gets 7.5 years
An “important actor” in an organised crime money laundering operation within the State, who benefited from a €500,000 An Post smishing scam, has been jailed...
Man admits Mayo claw hammer attack
A then-teenager who attacked another youth with a broken claw hammer during a violent brawl outside a school has had his sentencing hearing adjourned at...
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