'Idolised' grandfather receives suspended sentence for money laundering
By Natasha Reid & Claire Henry A 77-year-old former coffee shop owner, who is idolised' by his grandchildren, has been given a four-year suspended sentence...
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"Self-proclaimed pillar of society" sexually abused five-year-old girl
By Claire Henry An eighty-nine-year-old "self-proclaimed pillar of society”, will be sentenced next week for the historical sexual assault of a five-year-old...
Ruth Lawrence guilty of 2014 double murder
Eleven years on from when the bodies of two missing Dublin men were found bound and buried in a shallow grave on a lake island in the midlands, the only...
Symbiotic: how Ruth Lawrence became a double murderer
By Alison O'Riordan and Brian Kavanagh The text message was ominous. At 5.57pm on the evening of April 22, 2014, Eoin O'Connor typed a message to a family...
Ruth Lawrence: What the jury didn't hear
Heart Attack Just a few days into Ruth Lawrence's trial, which was being heard 11 years after the garda investigation began, prosecution counsel Michael...
Donegal man sexually assaulted partner's best friend while she slept
By Declan Brennan A Donegal man who admitted sexually assaulting his partner's best friend while she slept on a sofa in his home has been remanded in custody...
Jury to continue deliberations for fifth day in woman's double murder trial
A jury will return to the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday to consider its verdicts for a fifth day in the trial of Ruth Lawrence – who stands accused of...
Farmer wants residential land rezoned for agriculture
by Paul Neilan A Co Galway farmer has been given High Court permission to challenge the residential' zoning of his lands' that incurs a tax which he submits...
Mohill Parish seeks readers and Eucharistic Ministers; Parish Centre plans approved
The parish is calling for volunteers to train as readers and Eucharistic Ministers. Meanwhile, planning permission is now in place for the new Parish Centre,...
Jury in woman's double murder trial given majority verdict option
(File Picture: Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) The jury in the trial of Ruth Lawrence, who stands accused of shooting a drug dealer and working "as a unit"...
Man admits trying to murder woman in Dublin city centre
A man has pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the attempted murder of a woman in Dublin City Centre two years ago. Darragh Quigley (26) of...
Man used 'guise of being a gentleman' to sexually assault female friend
By Eimear Dodd A man who sexually assaulted his friend after offering to walk her home "under the guise of being a gentleman" out has been jailed for four...
Mayo man with gambling addiction stole over €34,000
A man who stole over €34,000 in multiple thefts within a single week from a supermarket in County Mayo has an ‘egregious addiction’ to gambling, a court has...
Regency hotel getaway drivers fail in bid to overturn their convictions
(File Picture: Paul Murphy and Jason Bonney. Credit: Collins) The Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions of two men found guilty of acting as getaway...
Stolen bike handler avoids further jail for laundering cash
A Cavan resident who was previously jailed for handling 117 stolen high-end bicycles has been given a suspended sentence for laundering the cash associated...
Jury considering verdicts for second day in Ruth Lawrence double murder trial
by Alison O'Riordan A jury has returned to the Central Criminal Court today to consider its verdicts for a second day in the trial of Ruth Lawrence, who...
Jury in woman's double murder trial cease deliberations for weekend
(Picture: Ruth Lawrence denies murdering two men in 2014 Photo: Collins) by Alison O'Riordan The jury in the trial of Ruth Lawrence, who stands accused of...
Two offenders jailed over Traveller feud that resulted in stabbing on busy street
by Alison O'Riordan Two men have been jailed for eight years and four years respectively for engaging in a feud between two Traveller families that resulted...
Dole fraudster pretended to be Zimbabwean after hearing of Nigerian deportations
By Claire Henry A Nigerian claimed over €145,000 in social welfare payments while pretending for 21 years to be Zimbabwean, after hearing that people from his...
Co Galway man gets four years for brutal Mayo petrol station assault
A man sitting in his car outside a petrol station suffered serious head injuries after he was attacked by a ‘hit squad’ with a slash hook and a machete, a...
High level dealer caught with over €1m in drugs and cash gets 11 years
A high-level drug dealer who was caught with over €850,000 worth of cannabis, cocaine and ketamine as well as €226,000 in cash at his own home has been jailed...
Jury deliberating in woman's double murder trial
(Pictured: Accused Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) The jury in the trial of Ruth Lawrence, who stands accused of shooting a drug dealer and working "as a...
Man jailed for two assaults on foreign nationals in three-week period
Three lifelong friends have been sentenced for their role in an attack on a Romanian national in a Dublin city centre shop because they believed he had a...
Co Galway ballet teacher jailed for child sexual abuse in Mayo
A male ballet teacher who recorded himself sexually abusing two girls in a costume room during dance classes in County Mayo has been sentenced to eight years...
Thai cannabis was destined for Donegal, court hears
By Claire Henry A UK national has been jailed for his role in transporting just under half a million euros worth of cannabis from Thailand, destined for...
Co Galway ballet teacher jailed for child sexual abuse in Mayo - Long Read
The parents of two girls who were sexually assaulted by their ballet teacher in a costume storage room in County Mayo have appealed for children to be better...
Mayo woman (40) found with €62k of cannabis herb
A Mayo woman found with €62,000 of cannabis herb told gardaí she was holding the drugs under duress because of a drug debt. Bernadette Muldoon (40), of St...
Assisting offender verdict may be open to Ruth Lawrence double murder trial jury
(File Picture: Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) The jury in the trial of Ruth Lawrence can return alternative verdicts of assisting an offender if they find the...
Seven year jail term for man who tried to import over €1.2m worth of cocaine
By Sonya McLean and Declan Brennan A Tipperary man who agreed to import over €1.2 million worth of cocaine into Ireland after he came under pressure to pay...
Jehovah's Witness elder jailed for 3 years for sexual abuse
A woman who was sexually abused by a Jehovah’s Witnesses elder in County Mayo has told a court that he destroyed her childhood, adulthood, motherhood and her...
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