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Lack · February 09, 2026

Man jailed for sexual assault on sleeping partner

A man who sexually assaulted his sleeping partner has been jailed for two and a half years. The 33-year-old man was convicted following a Central Criminal...

Lack · February 09, 2026

Woman who took to social media to express concern for man whose body she helped dump in quarry gets six years

A woman who helped dump a man's body in a quarry "like a piece of rubbish" and later went on social media to express concern for his wellbeing has been jailed...

Ballina · February 09, 2026 Also covered in Castlebar

Mayo man jailed for 11.5 years for sexual abuse of five girls

A Co Mayo man has been jailed for 11 and a half years for abusing five children over a period spanning almost two decades. David Langdon (61) of St Patrick’s...

Lack · February 09, 2026

16-year sentence for man who tried to murder partner after donning disguise and tagging her car

A man has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to murder his former partner after he armed himself with a knife, donned a disguise and followed her using...

Ballymahon · February 06, 2026 Also covered in Edgeworthstown

Violent offender put Irish Rail inspector in headlock and threatened to have him killed

By Eimear Dodd A violent offender put an Irish Rail ticket inspector in a headlock, punched him several times and threatened to have him killed after being...

Lack · February 06, 2026

Woman gets suspended sentence for being drunk and disruptive in A&E

A woman who was drunk and disruptive in the accident and emergency department at Tallaght University Hospital has been handed a suspended sentence. Kimberly...

Letterkenny · February 05, 2026

State denied permission to appeal extradition refusal for sex offender wanted on historic driving charge

The High Court has ruled that the case of a convicted sex offender wanted in Northern Ireland for an historic driving offence after he was released from...

Ballyconnell · February 04, 2026

Man to go on trial in April charged with murdering mother and attempting to murder father

A Cavan man who is accused of murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father will go on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin in April....

Ballyshannon · February 04, 2026

Violent offender called attack victim 'a dirty rapist', court hears

Two violent offenders will be sentenced later for their role in attacking a man and stealing from him after one of them claimed that the victim was “a dirty...

Enniskillen · February 04, 2026

Dutch teacher sold house to provide surety for alleged cocaine smuggler

by Ryan Dunne A Dutch teacher who sold his house to provide an independent surety for a compatriot accused of conspiring to import close to €60 million worth...

Keshcarrigan · February 04, 2026 Also covered in Kesh

'Be happy, be yourself': Leitrim community remembers legacy of unique character

Condolences flood in as the Kesh community remembers 'a character who will be missed in the village.' The death has occurred of Ricky O'Donnell of...

Lack · February 03, 2026

Recidivist criminal and nephew get combined 10 years for murder conspiracy

A recidivist criminal and his nephew have been sentenced to a combined total of ten years and nine months in prison for conspiring to murder a teenager who...

Castlebar · January 30, 2026

Veteran Tesco worker (61) wins €12k for sacking over missing €20

Tesco bosses made a “fatal” error by failing to search bins for a missing €20 note in an investigation that led to the sacking of a veteran 61-year-old worker...

Lack · January 27, 2026

Garda killer's sentence for witness interference too lenient, says DPP

(Picture: Aaron Brady is serving a life sentence with a minimum of 40 years for murdering Det Gda Adrian Donohoe Photo: Collins) by Fiona Magennis The...

Lack · January 26, 2026

Abuser jailed for indecent assault on niece over 30 years ago

A man who sexually abused his niece when she was a young child over 30 years ago has been jailed for two years. The court heard that the man would regularly...

Erris · January 26, 2026 Also covered in Belmullet

Jobseeker who alleged discrimination over question about haircut loses claim

A jobseeker who said he was subject to discrimination because he was asked about cutting his hair for a position at a local business organisation has failed...

Edgeworthstown · January 26, 2026

Masked home invader who repeatedly raped elderly neighbour gets 13 years

A masked home invader who attacked and repeatedly raped his elderly, vulnerable neighbour who had returned to Ireland from the US to retire, causing her...

Ballyhaunis · January 26, 2026

Prison for photographer who beat, sexually assaulted and mentally tortured partner

By Isabel Hayes A man who subjected his partner to seven years of domestic violence, beatings, sexual assault and “mental torture” before absconding from the...

Rathmullan · January 26, 2026

Criminal who moved teen's body parts was acting under instructions of 'highly volatile' Robbie Lawlor

A father-of-two with 86 previous convictions was acting under the instructions of "highly volatile and dangerous" criminal Robbie Lawlor when he drove a car...

Lack · January 26, 2026

Teen murder conspiracy pair to be sentenced

Two men have appeared before the Central Criminal Court, having pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder a teenage boy on Dublin’s southside in 2021. Stephen...

Roscommon · January 23, 2026 Also covered in Mayo

High Court censures solicitor for acting for both sides in land deal

A suspended Roscommon solicitor has been formally censured by the High Court following a misconduct finding relating to a 2006 Mayo land transaction. Declan...

Convoy · January 23, 2026

Dundon-McCarthy gang associate who fatally shot Noel Campion told multiple people he'd killed a man

(Pictured: Darragh Quinlivan. Photo: Collins) An associate of the Dundon McCarthy gang who fatally shot Noel Campion 19 years ago told multiple people –...

Castleblayney · January 20, 2026

'House of Horrors' abuser claims eight year sentence was disproportionate

by Fiona Magennis Lawyers for a man who sexually abused three of his siblings in a “house of horrors” have argued that the “double imposition” of consecutive...

Lack · January 20, 2026

Abuser (79) who told daughter they had 'special love' is jailed for seven years

By Fiona Ferguson and Sonya McLean A man who sexually abused his daughter during her childhood, telling her that they had “a special love” her mother would be...

Mohill · January 20, 2026

Mohill Parish bulletin 2026-01-20: weekly mass times and confessions

Regular weekday masses continue Monday to Friday at 10am with rosary after. Weekend confessions available Saturdays at 7pm in Mohill. Eucharistic Adoration...

Carrick-On-Shannon · January 19, 2026

Rapist attacked guest in bathroom of his home

By Fiona Ferguson A Leitrim barber has been jailed for eight years for the rape of a woman who was a guest in his home. Dilzar Hamad (40) of Oaklands, Carrick...

Carndonagh · January 19, 2026 Also covered in Westport

'Hunter' who plunged knife through grandmother's neck in random city centre attack gets 12 years

An attacker who travelled to Dublin City Centre with "a plan to hunt someone" before randomly plunging a knife through the neck of a grandmother who had come...

Carney · January 19, 2026

'Simply no basis' for murderer's claim that his life sentence was overturned

by Paul Neilan A man who murdered his ex-girlfriend on church grounds almost 21 years ago had "simply no basis" for claiming that the Court of Criminal Appeal...

Rathmullan · January 19, 2026

Mother of Keane Mulready-Woods tells court of 'cruelty and inhumanity' of his murder

(File Pictured: Elizabeth Mulready. Photo: Collins) The mother of Keane Mulready-Woods, whose dismembered body parts were scattered across two counties by a...

Roscommon · January 16, 2026 Also covered in Mayo

Pair 'preyed on' and sexually assaulted teenage girls

Two Slovak nationals have been convicted and sentenced at the Central Criminal Court following a sexual assault on two teenage girls on a disused railway line...

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