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Ballina · December 06, 2023

ACC's €3.7m loan to Michael Lynn was for private home and was not commercial, witness says

An ACC Bank fraud officer has given evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in the ongoing theft trial of Michael Lynn, a former solicitor. Mr Lynn, aged 55...

Letterkenny · December 04, 2023

Violent offender gets five years for raping woman (21) he met online

A man has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment following his conviction for rape at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin. Daniel Maymay, aged 31, of...

Longford · December 01, 2023

WRC says it needs to hear from HSE over nurse who claims he was fired after raising care concerns

A nurse has lodged complaints with the Workplace Relations Commission alleging he was dismissed from his position after raising concerns about patient care at...

Monaghan · November 30, 2023

'Cowardly' robber who targeted women in their 80s gets 4.5 years

Darren Martin, aged 48, of Bride Road, Dublin 8, has been sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his...

Ballyconnell · November 29, 2023

Witness says murder accused told him knife victim had died of heart attack

A witness at the Central Criminal Court murder trial testified that the accused woman told him the death of Juris Viktorovs resulted from a heart attack...

Westport · November 28, 2023

Date set for James Kilroy's third murder trial

A 50-year-old man from County Mayo will face trial for a third time in connection with the alleged murder of his wife. At the Central Criminal Court on...

Ballyconnell · November 27, 2023

Witness in woman's murder trial accepts there was 'dramatic change' in statements

A witness at the Central Criminal Court has acknowledged a significant shift in her account of events surrounding the death of Juris Viktorovs in...

Ballyconnell · November 24, 2023

Woman describes moment partner was stabbed by housemate

A woman has testified at the Central Criminal Court describing how her partner was fatally stabbed in their bedroom at Shillelagh, Ballyconnell, County...

Bundoran · November 24, 2023

'Slender Man': the trials of Gerard Cervi

A man appeared at the doorway of Bray Boxing Club in County Donegal on the morning of 5 June 2018, dressed in high-visibility clothing and a balaclava, armed...

Donegal · November 22, 2023

Convicted murderer says decision on NI extradition should be stayed

A man convicted of murder has sought a stay on extradition proceedings pending the outcome of his application to transfer his prison sentence from Northern...

Carrick-On-Shannon · November 22, 2023

Leitrim PPN board vacancies open, nominations close November 30

Nominations are open for seats on the PPN Secretariat, LCDC, Leitrim Development Company Board, and Leitrim Volunteer Centre Board. Deadline: November 30, 2023.

Ballyconnell · November 21, 2023

Jury sworn in for trial of woman accused of Wicklow murder

A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of a woman charged with murder in County Wicklow. Nicola Brennan, aged 33 and originally...

Ballyconnell · November 21, 2023

Woman alleged to have stabbed housemate in chest

A 33-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 36-year-old man at a house in Ballyconnell, County Cavan on February 10, 2022. The Central...

Carrick-On-Shannon · November 21, 2023

'Absolutely no way' loan would be sanctioned for use other than in agreement, trial hears

Michael Lynn, a former solicitor aged fifty-five from County Wicklow, continues his trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on charges of theft amounting to...

Westport · November 20, 2023

Valerie French Kilroy murder trial collapses for second time

The murder trial of James Kilroy, accused of killing his wife Valerie French Kilroy at their home in Kilbree Lower, Westport, Co Mayo, has collapsed for a...

Westport · November 17, 2023

Murder accused was likely not under influence of cannabis - toxicologist

A clinical toxicologist has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court that a Westport man accused of murdering his wife was likely not under the influence...

Westport · November 16, 2023

James Kilroy suffered psychotic episode 18 years before he's alleged to have murdered wife, trial hears

At the Central Criminal Court, a forensic psychiatrist testified that James Kilroy experienced a psychotic episode in October 2001, some eighteen years before...

Westport · November 15, 2023

James Kilroy had 'substance-induced psychotic episode' when he killed wife, psychiatrist tells trial

At the Central Criminal Court, a consultant forensic psychiatrist testified that James Kilroy was suffering from a substance-induced psychotic episode when he...

Castlebar · November 14, 2023 Also covered in Westport

Murder accused described 'waiting in long grass' for wife

At the Central Criminal Court, a man charged with murder at Kilbree Lower, Westport, Co Mayo has admitted killing his wife but pleaded not guilty by reason of...

Castlebar · November 10, 2023

Members of Burke family again removed from court during GSOC application

Two members of the Burke family were removed from the Court of Appeal by gardaí on 10 November after loudly protesting when the presiding judge muted Enoch...

Castlebar · November 10, 2023 Also covered in Westport

Accused told psychiatrist he was 'on mission from God' to kill wife, jury hears

At the Central Criminal Court, a consultant psychiatrist told a jury that a man charged with murder disclosed he was "on a mission from God to kill" his wife...

Westport · November 09, 2023

Gardai found murder accused husband naked in field, trial hears

A man on trial for murder told gardaí he had killed his wife after being found naked in a field near Westport, Co Mayo, the Central Criminal Court heard....

Carrick-On-Shannon · November 09, 2023

Senior BOI official rejects Michael Lynn's defence on loans as 'fairytale'

Michael Lynn, a 55-year-old from County Wicklow, is on trial in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court accused of stealing approximately €27 million from seven...

Castlebar · November 08, 2023 Also covered in Westport

Jury shown knife husband said he used to kill wife

At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has been presented with a bloodied and severely bent knife in connection with the death of Valerie French Kilroy at her...

Westport · November 07, 2023

Jury sworn-in for Valerie French Kilroy murder trial

A jury of seven women and five men has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of a man charged with the murder of his wife in County Mayo....

Castleblayney · November 01, 2023

High Court grants protection to SCARP firm for first time

The High Court has granted protective orders to Bio Marine Ingredients Ireland Ltd, marking the first time such relief has been awarded to a company...

Ballina · October 31, 2023

Senior employee at 'Rosary Priest' centre secures injunction

A senior employee at a spiritual centre dedicated to the late Fr Patrick Peyton has obtained a temporary High Court injunction preventing his employer from...

Cavan · October 31, 2023

Notorious tiger kidnapper Paschal Kelly to remain in jail after appeal fails

Paschal Kelly, aged 57, has failed in his appeal against conviction for a €92,000 post office robbery committed in September 2014. The Court of Appeal...

Cavan · October 24, 2023

Double murder accused Ruth Lawrence to stand trial next year

Ruth Lawrence, a 42-year-old Dublin woman extradited from South Africa, will stand trial at the Central Criminal Court on October 7, 2024, on charges of...

Longford · October 24, 2023

Enterprise Ireland told start-up they 'didn’t have enough diversity', founders allege

Three founders of a Longford-based start-up have brought discrimination complaints against Enterprise Ireland at the Workplace Relations Commission, alleging...

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