Repeat offender hit same Aldi store seven times
A repeat offender who stole over a thousand euro worth of alcohol and groceries from the same Dublin shop has withdrawn an appeal against the severity of his...
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Criminal tries to overturn conviction for raping sister
by Fiona Magennis A criminal who raped and sexually assaulted his younger sister for seven years from when she was 11 is seeking to overturn his conviction,...
Sliabh Liag murderers get appeal date
A hearing date has been set for appeals by Alan Vial and Nikita Burns, who were convicted of murdering Robert Robin' Wilkin before his body went over some of...
Accused says conditions in Pearse St Garda station so poor they 'infringe his human rights'
A man accused of falsely imprisoning and strangling a woman has seen his bail revoked after refusing to wait at Pearse Street Garda Station to sign on,...
Care worker wins €21k for unfair dismissal, despite lack for evidence for maternity, whistleblowing claims
A care worker has won €21,000 for unfair dismissal despite failing to make out her case that she was “targeted” for dismissal, either for reporting her...
'House of Horrors' abuser has jail term reduced on appeal
A now 72-year-old man who sexually abused three of his siblings for years in a “house of horrors” has had eight-year sentence cut by 18 months following a...
'Truly shocking': 20 years for abuser who starved children and forced them to drink urine
(Pictured: Survivors Christopher, Amanda, Jessica and Helen Farrell pictured outside court this afternoon. Photo: Collins) By Niamh O'Donoghue and Eimear Dodd...
Pastor who embezzled €125k from own church has sentence cut on appeal
(Pictured: Ebenezer Oduntan. Photo: Collins) A former pastor who embezzled more than €125,000 from his own church has had his six-and-a-half-year prison...
Mayo man jailed over dog attack that left woman with life changing injuries
A man whose dog savagely mauled a woman, leaving her with life-changing injuries, has been jailed for four years for this and separate offences, including...
Mayo man hit brother with shovel in protracted family dispute
A Mayo man who hit his brother over the head with a shovel, knocking him unconscious, will be sentenced later pending the outcome of other cases in a...
Car salesman sacked over 'around the corner deal' wins €10k
A car salesman accused of theft for buying a customer’s trade-in for a higher price in an “around the corner” deal has won €10,000 for unfair dismissal. The...
Cycling Ireland events manager submitted false quotations for grant
(Pictured: Garry Nugent. Photo: Collins) A former events officer with Cycling Ireland who produced fake quotations submitted in an attempt to secure a sports...
'Wolf in sheep's clothing' gets 13 years for rape and abuse of partner's sisters
A man from Athlone has been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment following his conviction on 22 counts of rape and sexual assault. Christopher Fitzsimons, aged...
Man who defiled teen after taking her 'for a spin' is jailed
A man who defiled a teenager – having sex with her in his car after bringing her for a “spin” – has been jailed for a year and a half. The 25-year-old Donegal...
Finnish national who broke into house in 'shortcut' attempt avoids jail
A Finnish national who said he broke into a house because he was trying to find a shortcut after wading through a stream on a golf course has been given a...
'Crack crazy' shooter opened fired on dad-of-two at door of own home, court hears
A 35-year-old criminal was “crack crazy” when he shot a father-of-two twice in the face at the door of his own home in Dublin, a court has heard. Robert...
Meta and WhatsApp to challenge media watchdog's €12m levy
by Paul Neilan Meta and WhatsApp have been granted permission by the High Court to challenge what they say is a lack of transparency' in how Coimisiún na Meán...
Abuser was on bail for defilement of a child when he sexually assaulted partner's best friend
By Declan Brennan A Donegal man who was on bail for defilement of a child when he sexually assaulted his partner's best friend while she slept on a sofa in...
12 years for man who regularly raped sister-in-law
A woman who was regularly raped by her brother-in-law has said the abuse meant that she never got the chance to grow into the person she was meant to be and...
Killing a 'tragedy of almost Shakespearean proportions', defence tells murder trial jury
(File Picture: Mr Joseph Lawlor. Photo: Collins) A Dublin man committed a "callous act of violence that ended another's life" when he stabbed his friend to...
Pair jailed for disposal of dismembered remains of Keane Mulready Woods
Two criminals who showed "abhorrent inhumanity and disrespect" by helping dispose of the dismembered remains of murdered teenager Keane Mulready Woods have...
Man jailed for 19 years for rape and abuse of daughter from age of 3 fails in bid to overturn conviction
A Clare man who was jailed for 19 years for the rape and sexual abuse of his daughter beginning when she was just three years old has failed to convince the...
Criminal caught in middle of cannabis jelly factory is jailed
A criminal caught in the middle of a cannabis jelly manufacturing operation has been jailed for three and a half years. Judge Elma Sheahan was told today that...
Offender at 'high risk' of recidivism jailed for distributing child abuse material
An offender with a high risk of recidivism who was caught with and distributed videos of child sexual abuse has been jailed for two years and nine months....
Man who had been charged with directing criminal gang pleads to lesser charges
A 32-year-old man who was previously charged with directing a criminal gang has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to a series of lesser offences,...
Pair who tried to create fictitious identity for social welfare fraud to be assessed for community service
A man and his cousin took part in a “prolonged and unusual fraud” that began 11 years ago in an attempt to create a fictitious identity and claim social...
Ash Wednesday Feb 18, Lourdes pilgrimage May 30, Divine Mercy Conference Dublin
Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent on Feb 18. Bishop Paul Connell is leading a diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes May 30–June 4 from Knock (from €989). A...
Ash Wednesday Feb 18, Lourdes pilgrimage May 30, Knock concert March 5
Ash Wednesday mass kicks off Lent on Feb 18. Bishop Paul Connell leads a diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes May 30–June 4 from Knock Airport (from €989). Mohill...
Man and cousin in 'prolonged, unusual' social welfare fraud attempt beginning 11 years ago
A man and his cousin took part in a “prolonged and particularly unusual fraud” that began 11 years ago in an attempt to create a fictitious identity and claim...
Dundon-McCarthy gunman gets 15 years for fatal shooting of Noel Campion
A Dundon McCarthy gang gunman, who fatally shot Noel Campion 19 years ago "in cold blood" and was later deported back to Ireland having told multiple people...
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