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Lack · May 19, 2025

'I’ll be home soon, don’t worry': Roo Redmond's sister gets four years for helping gun murderer 'lie low'

(Pictured: Rachel Redmond. Photo: Collins) A woman who helped her then partner – "an extremely dangerous" killer – "lie low" after he gunned down a young drug...

Drumshanbo · May 19, 2025 Also covered in Carrick-on-Shannon, Ballinamore, Manorhamilton

Love Where You Live Awards close May 26, plus Leitrim Gathering kicks off this weekend

Last chance to enter your community group in the Love Where You Live Awards by Monday 26th May across five categories. Plus, the Leitrim Gathering runs 23–25...

Crossmolina · May 16, 2025 Also covered in Erris, Knock

Man who claimed ailing mother (58) attacked him is convicted of murder

(Pictured: Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A jury has convicted a 39-year-old man of murder, rejecting his claim that he was provoked and defending himself...

Convoy · May 16, 2025 Also covered in Redhills

Ex-football manager gets 13.5 years for 'high level role' in €2.7m heroin operation

(Pictured: Andrew Noonan. Photo: Collins) A former football manager and League of Ireland player has been jailed for 13.5 years in relation to his “high”...

Crossmolina · May 15, 2025 Also covered in Erris

Jury to continue deliberating in matricide trial

(Pictured: Accused Mr Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A jury will return to the Central Criminal Court tomorrow to continue their deliberations in the trial of...

Crossmolina · May 14, 2025 Also covered in Erris

Jury might reject matricide accused's evidence as 'bulls**t', prosecutor says

(Pictured: Accused Mr Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A jury might regard as "bulls**t" the evidence of a man accused of murdering his mother that he acted in...

Crossmolina · May 13, 2025 Also covered in Erris

Murder accused takes the stand and tells trial he defended himself from attack by mother

(Pictured: Accused Mr Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A man accused of murdering his mother has told his trial that she died in his presence during a...

Longford · May 13, 2025

Well-known Daffodil Day fundraiser jailed for abuse after victim spotted him on Late Late

A survivor contacted gardai to make a formal complaint after seeing the former scout leader who sexually abused him and two other boys almost 40 years ago...

Lack · May 12, 2025

'Monster' jailed for rape and sex abuse as a teenager over 40 years ago

By Isabel Hayes and Eimear Dodd A "monster" who has shown no remorse for raping a young girl he babysat as a teenager over 40 years ago and for abusing her...

Lack · May 12, 2025

Man repeatedly raped partner's daughter after taking over "childminding" duties

By Sonya McLean A Limerick man has been jailed for 12 years for the repeated rape and sexual abuse of his partner’s daughter. The 33-year-old man, who cannot...

Lack · May 12, 2025

Butcher's claim he was sacked for union membership gets the chop

A tribunal has rejected a butcher’s claim that he was sacked for being a member of SIPTU – concluding that his emails accusing its managers of dishonesty and...

Castlerea · May 12, 2025 Also covered in Foxford

'Intolerable' for garda's family to have impasse in Stephen Silver appeal 'drag on', judge says

(File Picture: Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Lawyers representing Stephen Silver, who is serving a 40-year sentence for the capital murder of Detective...

Crossmolina · May 09, 2025 Also covered in Erris

Murder accused told gardai he waited 20 minutes before calling ambulance for mother

(Pictured: Accused Mr Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A man accused of murdering his mother told gardai that after finding the deceased lying on her back on...

Buncrana · May 08, 2025

Man who raped his daughter appeals conviction

A Donegal man who raped and sexually abused his daughter when she was a child has appealed his conviction, with his legal team arguing that a statement by the...

Crossmolina · May 08, 2025 Also covered in Erris

Murder accused's mother had been smothered and strangled, pathologist tells trial

(File Picture: State Pathologist Dr SallyAnne Collis. Photo: Collins) A 58-year-old woman whose son denies her murder had been smothered and strangled and had...

Glenties · May 08, 2025

48-year-old admits to facilitating criminal gang

A 48-year-old man who was previously charged with attempted murder has pleaded guilty to facilitating a criminal organisation nearly four years ago. Patrick...

Carney · May 07, 2025

Your house will "go up like a Christmas tree"

By Eimear Dodd A man who demanded money from his ex-partner's parents, threatening them that their house “would go up like a Christmas tree”, has been jailed....

Crossmolina · May 07, 2025 Also covered in Erris, Knock

Man accused of murdering mother seemed 'nervous and evasive', garda tells trial

(Pictured: Accused Mr Nigel Canavan. Photo: Collins) A man accused of murdering his mother seemed nervous and evasive when he spoke to gardai shortly after...

Letterkenny · May 06, 2025

Banned, serial offending ex-GAA star won't face more prison time for driving over cyclist despite DPP appeal

(Pictured: Kevin McMenamin. Photo: Collins) An ex-Donegal GAA star with a history of driving offences, who was banned from the roads when he broke a red light...

Killybegs · May 06, 2025

Criminal who raped and controlled partner rejects jury verdict, court hears

By Fiona Magennis A criminal has appealed his conviction for raping, assaulting and coercively controlling a woman during a six-week relationship in which she...

Drumshanbo · May 06, 2025 Also covered in Carrick-on-Shannon

Love Where You Live Awards open for Leitrim groups, deadline 26 May

Leitrim community and voluntary groups can enter the 2025 Love Where You Live Awards across five categories by 26 May. Plus: PPN Plenary on 15 May features...

Lough Gowna · May 02, 2025

Garda and wife must leave Cavan home after failed appeal

By Paul Neilan The Court of Appeal has upheld that a serving Garda and his wife must leave a house in Co Cavan after their bid to overturn a High Court order...

Crossmolina · May 02, 2025 Also covered in Erris, Knock

Murder accused claimed mother 'went a bid mad' and struck herself with knife, ex-partner tells trial

A bookkeeper accused of murdering his mother told his then-wife that before her death, the deceased "went a bit mad", struck herself with a knife, swung her...

Lack · May 02, 2025

'You're lucky you're not going to jail': 21-year-old narrowly avoids sentence over handling stolen motorbike

A 21-year-old who admitted handling a stolen motorbike and was later convicted of dangerous driving has narrowly avoided jail – with a judge warning that his...

Lack · May 02, 2025

'Predatory' pensioner has sentence doubled for abuse of granddaughter

By Fiona Magennis A “predatory” pensioner who repeatedly abused his granddaughter from when she was six has had his jail term more than doubled after the...

Crossmolina · May 01, 2025 Also covered in Erris

Psychotherapist who had 'glittering career' strangled by son in her own home, State to argue

It is the State's case that a mother who had a "glittering career" as a psychotherapist before she fell into the grip of alcoholism was strangled to death by...

Ballyjamesduff · May 01, 2025

Businessman accused of 'violating and exploiting' chef who claims he worked up to 73 hours a week

A takeaway boss has been accused of “violating and exploiting” a migrant worker for two years by putting him to work for up to 73 hours a week and docking...

Lack · May 01, 2025

Man bids to overturn conviction for rape of girl (7) over lack of corroboration warning

A man who raped and sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl who lived in his shared rented house has launched a bid to overturn his conviction on the grounds...

Crossmolina · April 30, 2025 Also covered in Erris

Jury sworn-in for trial of Sligo man accused of murdering his mother

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a 39-year-old man who denies murdering his mother in Sligo two years ago. Nigel Canavan with an address at Erris...

Lack · April 30, 2025

Gardai suspicious 'something untoward' happened to Tina Satchwell years before body discovered, trial hears

A retired garda sergeant has told the trial of Richard Satchwell, who is accused of murdering his wife before burying her in a shallow grave beneath their...

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