Courts hears dozens of secret recordings of parents abusing their children
Two teenagers who fled their home to report parental abuse gave gardaí over 180 secret audio recordings of their parents hitting or screaming at them and...
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Serial child sex abuser claims it was unfair to allow victims give video link evidence
By Fiona Magennis A 64-year-old man who sexually abused and raped two of his sisters and his niece until they ran away from home and later raped his own two...
Paramedic fired for letting patient light up at petrol station wins racial discrimination claim
A black paramedic fired for letting a patient light up a cigarette during a petrol station stop has been awarded €32,000 for racial discrimination, after her...
Grandmother randomly stabbed in head in Dublin city centre while watching Christmas lights switch-on
A grandmother was walking through Dublin City Centre having just seen the switching on of the Christmas lights when randomly and "without warning" she was...
Drugs defendant won't spend any more time in jail, despite undue leniency finding
A drugs defendant jailed after €281k of cocaine was seized by gardaí will not face any more time in prison, despite the Court of Appeal ruling that the...
Hospital worker who said she had to put up with 'toxic' behaviour wins €58k
A hospital clerical worker has won over €58,000 for constructive dismissal after she was ordered to go into mediation with a colleague without being given a...
'It only took him six weeks to destroy me': criminal who beat, raped and coercively controlled partner to remain in prison after appeal rejected
(Pictured: Survivor Ms Sinéad O'Neill. Photo: Collins) A criminal who assaulted, raped and coercively controlled his partner during a six-week relationship in...
'Malicious': woman made false sex assault allegation against prison officer
A woman who made a false allegation that she had been sexually assaulted by a prison officer escorting her on a hospital visits has been jailed for 21 months....
'Narco boat' conspirators get combined 70 years as judge notes they 'totally underestimated' local communities and law enforcement
Seven men who took part in an international conspiracy to pilot a “narco boat” into west Cork “totally underestimated” both the local community and Irish law...
Cameron Blair and Urantsetseg Tserendorj murderers should not be sentenced to life, lawyers argue
Two defendants who were under 18 when they were convicted of murder should not be sentenced to life, their lawyers have argued following a landmark Supreme...
Drug mule claimed she was 'forced' to bring cocaine into Ireland
By Sonya McLean A Brazilian woman who claimed she was threatened and felt forced to bring more than €65,000 worth of cocaine into Ireland has been jailed for...
Teenager receives €700k for hospital's ante-natal failings
by Paul Neilan A teenage girl has been approved a payout of €700K after the HSE admitted liability in ante-natal care given to her mother at Mayo University...
Unsuspecting buyer spent inheritance on stolen motorhome
By Isabel Hayes A father and son sold on a motorhome that had been stolen from the UK and fitted with fake plates eight times to an unsuspecting buyer who...
Firefighter who accused officer of bullying after equipment taken wins €15k
A firefighter who accused a senior officer of bullying with snide remarks about his weight and driving ability and by instigating the removal of kit from his...
Elon Musk and X to challenge Comisiún na Meán at the High Court
by Paul Neilan Elon Musk has been granted permission by the High Court to challenge an investigation by Comisiún na Meán into whether social media giant X,...
Three jailed for gang rape of schoolgirl want sentences reduced
(Pic: Marcus De Silva Umbelino and Eduardo Dias Ferreiera Filho appealed their sentences for the shocking' and depraved' assault on the 17-year-old. Photo:...
'Ruth of all evil': double murderer Lawrence gets two life terms
(File Picture: Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) Ruth Lawrence, who a court heard found it funny that she murdered a man who said he would die for his friend,...
'Cog in machine' abuser at Spiritan-run school gets 10 years
(Pictured: Peter Kelly. Photo: Collins) A school teacher said to have been just “one cog in a machine” at a private Spiritan-run school alleged to have...
Jury reject cocaine-shovelling gunman's mental disorder claim, convict him of murder
A gunman who said he was "shovelling" cocaine into himself when he opened fire on a family member with a submachine gun in the victim's front garden was not...
Jury in trial of gunman who took 'industrial quantities' of cocaine hear of manslaughter options
A gunman who says he was taking "industrial quantities" of cocaine when he opened fire on his wife's brother-in-law with a submachine gun can be found guilty...
Survivor says 'incredibly hard' to stand out against abuse in the face of 'lenient' sentences as relative has jail term increased
A man jailed for the prolonged abuse of two female relatives when they were young girls will now serve an extra year in prison, after the State objected to...
Jail for man caught with abuse images of children being caged
A 48-year-old man from Dublin has been sentenced to one year in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse...
Ballsbridge trespass case dismissed after State fails to establish required evidence
A man has seen a charge against him of trespassing at a Ballsbridge home dismissed after a judge found the State had failed to establish the required evidence...
Criminal who conspired with garda murderer over trial witness loses appeal
(Pictured: Dean Byrne. Photo: Collins) A criminal who claimed he had a "benign" motive when he conspired to persuade a witness not to give evidence in the...
Hotel burglar ordered breakfast and charged it to room
By Niamh O’Donoghue A burglar who entered a hotel with a suitcase pretending to be a guest and stole alcohol before ordering breakfast and charging it to a...
'The days of 'she didn’t fight back' have passed': judge says more conversation on consent needed
(File Picture: Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring. Photo: Collins) A Central Criminal Court judge has said that more conversations about consent are needed on social...
'Thuggish' farmer who drove over elderly aunt with teleporter has manslaughter sentence cut
(File Picture: Michael Scott. Photo: Collins) A farmer who acted in a "thuggish" manner towards his elderly aunt, before causing her death by driving over her...
Dental nurse left scene after knocking down schoolgirl
(Pictured: Ruth Kavanagh. Photo: Collins) By Isabel Hayes A dental nurse who left the scene after she broke a red light and knocked down a Leaving Cert...
Gang member who targeted boys in knifepoint phone robberies gets seven years
By Isabel Hayes and Fiona Ferguson A gang member who carried out on a string of knifepoint robberies across south Dublin, targeting teenage boys – including a...
Spiritan-run schools 'tolerated widespread sexual abuse', survivor tells court
(Pictured: Perpetrator Peter Kelly. Photo: Collins) A school teacher who indecently assaulted eight boys was just “one cog in a machine” at a private...
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