'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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
'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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
'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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
'Obsessed' double murderer Palani told gardai he would have continued to kill
Yousef Palani, aged 23, appeared at the Central Criminal Court for sentencing following guilty pleas to two murders in Sligo in April 2022. Palani admitted to...
'Unspeakable violence': Serial Killer Palani jailed for life
At the Central Criminal Court on 23 October 2023, Yousef Palani, aged 23, from Markievicz Heights in Sligo, was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment for...
Inmate further jailed for attack on officer in women's prison
A 39-year-old woman from Granard, County Longford, has been sentenced to twelve months in prison following an assault on a prison officer at the Dochas Centre...
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