Transporter caught with over €2m in drugs
A drugs transporter who was caught with over €2 million worth of drugs in his car and mother's home has been jailed for four years. Robert O'Donnell (37) was...
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Man admits to murder conspiracy
A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder a father-of-two who was shot in the head and body at the front door of his home in Dublin eight years ago....
Garda walks from court with suspended sentence for 'terrifying, protracted assault' on then-wife
(File Picture: Trevor Bolger. Photo: Collins) A Dublin-based garda who carried out a “protracted assault” on his then wife – who also a member of the force –...
Man jailed for defilement gets bail after objecting to judge's comments on 'Bart Simpson defence'
by Fiona Magennis A 33-year-old man, who claims a judge “denigrated” his case by referencing prosecution remarks referring to it as a “Bart Simpson” defence,...
Murderer seeks prison release claiming Court of Appeal overturned his life sentence
by Paul Neilan Convicted murderer Raymond Donovan, who strangled his former girlfriend to death on the grounds of a church, has launched a High Court bid...
Family describe 'living nightmare for 899 days' after man killed by neighbour in 'temper outburst'
(Pictured: Victim's sister Ms Sharon Lynn. Photo: Collins) By Niamh O’Donoghue and Declan Brennan An “infuriated” motorcyclist who killed his neighbour by...
Woman who punched teen attendant at Pink concert is fined
A woman who punched a 17-year-old attendant at a Pink concert at the Aviva Stadium after mistaking him for someone who had assaulted her husband has been...
Limerick man wanted for alleged human trafficking says Greek prisons 'an affront to human dignity'
Lawyers for a Limerick man wanted in Greece on a human trafficking charge, which alleges that he attempted to facilitate the smuggling of 66 Middle Eastern...
Drugs mule caught 'literally red-handed' with €400k in cannabis
A Canadian drugs mule who was caught "literally red-handed" with just over €400,000 of vacuum packed cannabis at Dublin Airport has been jailed for three...
Kevin Lunney kidnappers lose conviction appeals
(Pictured: Darren Redmond (L) Alan Harte (R). Photo: Collins) by Fiona Magennis Three men jailed for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings...
Indian student sexually assaulted woman and masturbated in public just weeks after arriving in Ireland, court hears
An Indian business student sexually assaulted a woman and "brazenly" masturbated in front of two others just weeks after arriving in Ireland, a court has...
Repeat offender rumbled by 'work presentation' messages on stolen phone
A court has heard how a repeat offender was rumbled when he was caught with a mobile phone that he was unable to unlock, while messages on the device referred...
Jobseeker in gender bias claim over ‘haircut’ question in interview
A man who says he was asked if he was "willing to cut" his hair for a job at a local business organisation while he was out of work has accused it of...
Mohill Parish announces Epiphany masses and weekly schedule
The Epiphany of the Lord is celebrated Tuesday, January 6th with masses at 7.30pm Monday and 10am/11.30am Tuesday across the parish. Regular weekday masses...
Man who raped woman as she slept beside boyfriend and newborn baby fails in conviction appeal
(File Picture: Shaun O'Donnell. Photo: Collins) A man who was jailed for eight years for raping a woman as she slept in bed beside her boyfriend and her...
Legitimate business used to bring more than €6M worth of drugs through Dublin Port
By Claire Henry and Isabel Hayes A Northern Irish man who was caught with over six million euro worth of drugs in Dublin Port more than five years ago has...
Murder conviction for role in 'execution' of Daithí' Douglas upheld
(File Picture: Lee Canavan. Photo: Collins) The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a Dublin man jailed for life for his role in the murder of David...
Repeat offender jailed for getting into homeowner's car, swallowing crack cocaine
A repeat offender has been jailed for six weeks after getting into a car parked in a private driveway in south Dublin while on probation and later swallowing...
'We must do better': judge notes young men from good families with no priors being jailed for sexual offences
(Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring. Photo: Collins) A judge has noted that, in the last month alone, "two young men from good families with no previous convictions"...
'Spare the rod, spoil the child': secretly recorded parents jailed for 'relentless' physical and emotional abuse of six children
A couple who subjected their children to years of “relentless, degrading” physical and emotional abuse and were caught when the victims handed secret...
'Two people's lives were destroyed': family of woman killed by mentally ill partner speak of devastation and disbelief
(Pictured: Maud Coffey's family members Iseult, Síofra, Fainche Breffní. Photo: Collins) by Eoin Reynolds The family of a woman killed by her partner while he...
Man raped woman while she slept in her own home
By Niamh O’Donoghue A man has been jailed for six and a half years for the rape of a woman while she was sleeping in her own home. Kevin McGovern (28) of Main...
Man plied 16-year-old girl with alcohol and 'defiled' her
By Claire Henry A young man has been jailed for four years for the defilement of a child whom he plied with alcohol. The Central Criminal Court heard that the...
Serial abuser who raped sisters, niece and own daughters fails in bid to overturn conviction
A 64-year-old man who sexually abused and raped two of his sisters and his niece until they ran away from home before going on to rape his own two daughters...
Car thief stole six vehicles from own community within two months
A car thief who stole six vehicles from outside homes in his own community over a two-month period has been jailed for over four years. One of the cars stolen...
Asthmatic garda put back on the beat amid Covid-19 surge 'grossly exaggerating' safety needs, State says
A veteran garda with severe asthma, who claims he was discriminated against when he was put back on the beat at the height of a winter Covid-19 surge in 2022,...
Father tried to intimidate child into dropping sexual assault complaint
By Fiona Ferguson A 13-year-old child was sexually assaulted by a family friend during court-ordered access visits with her father, where she also consumed...
'The innocence of childhood was stripped from me' - victim speaks out against abusive brother
By Claire Henry and Eimear Dodd A man who stripped the innocence' from his little sister when he sexually abused her over 20 years ago, has been jailed for...
Horror crash driver who walked away while friend lay dead in passenger seat gets 6.5 years
(Pictured: Jake Kelly. Photo: Collins) By Isabel Hayes and Sonya McLean A driver who crashed a car at speed into the back of an articulated lorry and walked...
Woman who set bus ablaze during Dublin riots tells judge to 'f**k off'
A woman who "gratuitously" set fire to a bus during the 2023 Dublin riots, causing nearly half a million euro worth of damage, told a judge to "fuck off"...
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