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Ballymahon · June 24, 2022

'Sadistic' attacker who forced curtain pole into victim's back passage has jail term increased

Nathan Doherty, aged 24, from Legan in County Longford, has had his prison sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following a conviction for a serious...

Belmullet · June 23, 2022

Man alleged to have told Belmullet staff everyone was 'brainwashed' loses mask discrimination claim

A man has lost a discrimination claim brought against a Co Mayo hardware store after the Workplace Relations Commission found no evidence that his treatment...

Ballymahon · June 23, 2022

'Sadistic' attacker forced curtain pole into mother's lover, appeal court hears

Nathan Doherty, aged 24, from Legan in County Longford, appeared before the Court of Appeal on a sentence appeal brought by the Director of Public...

Granard · June 22, 2022

Farmer accused of stealing waste flour was unfairly dismissed, WRC rules

A farmer from County Cavan has been awarded €13,400 by the Workplace Relations Commission following a finding of unfair dismissal. Padraig Cunningham was...

Carrick-On-Shannon · June 22, 2022

Children 'terrified' as men in balaclavas cut open barrier and move caravans next door to creche

Leitrim County Council has obtained High Court orders against individuals it alleges unlawfully occupied part of the Shannonside View Traveller Group Housing...

Sligo · June 21, 2022

Three convicted of Real IRA weapons and explosives conspiracy seek damages

Three men from County Louth convicted of conspiracy to acquire explosives and weapons for the Real IRA are seeking damages in the High Court for a period of...

Longford · June 16, 2022

State 'abdicating' responsibilities by allowing UK prison transfer, mum of murdered boxer says

The High Court heard a challenge brought by Tracey Tully, mother of murdered boxer Kevin Sheehy, against the State's decision to allow the man convicted of...

Monaghan · June 16, 2022

Victim left with epilepsy after unprovoked attack in city centre

A man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison following a serious unprovoked assault in Dublin city centre. Daryl Cassells, aged 27 and of no...

Mayo · June 02, 2022

'I fear for my personal safety around this man': Landlord jailed for 'campaign of terror' against former tenant

A Mayo native has been sentenced to two years imprisonment, with sixteen months suspended, following his conviction for a sustained harassment campaign...

Sligo · June 01, 2022

Nine years for man (59) who twice raped woman after Tinder date

A 59-year-old man from Sligo has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction on charges arising from an...

Monaghan · June 01, 2022

Serial offender who posed as garda during 'vicious' robbery of teens gets seven years

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction for a series of violent offences...

Castlebar · May 27, 2022

Adjudicator ruled out calling gardai in Ammi Burke case

A Workplace Relations Commission adjudicating officer has dismissed an unfair dismissal complaint brought by Ammi Burke of Castlebar, Co Mayo, against Arthur...

Ballyshannon · May 25, 2022

Truck driver given suspended sentence for moving €900k in drugs is jailed after appeal

A 43-year-old truck driver from Ballyshannon, County Donegal, has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment by the Court of Appeal after his original...

Claremorris · May 24, 2022

Mayo solicitor admits stealing cash

A 68-year-old former solicitor from Claremorris, County Mayo, has been remanded on bail pending sentencing in November following his admission to four counts...

Ballyconnell · May 20, 2022

Sean Quinn allegedly "trespassing" on lands owned by his former companies, court hears

At the High Court on Friday, Mannok Cement Limited and Mannok Build Ltd sought an injunction to prevent Sean Quinn from trespassing on lands in Co Cavan,...

Ballyconnell · May 18, 2022

Mannok companies take action against Sean Quinn alleging trespass

Two Mannok companies have initiated High Court proceedings against Sean Quinn, alleging trespass on Swanlinbar Quarry in County Cavan. Mannok Cement Limited...

Donegal · May 10, 2022

Scammers diverted €71k retirement fund to money launderer's account

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, a 21-year-old student pleaded guilty to handling the proceeds of crime and money laundering following a fraud scheme in...

Monaghan · May 09, 2022

Agri-food plant extension opposed by estate owner

An estate owner in County Cavan has initiated High Court proceedings challenging An Bord Pleanála's approval of a planning extension for an agri-food...

French Park · May 06, 2022

Former priest and Irish Times columnist jailed for sexual abuse

A former priest and Irish Times columnist has been sentenced to four years imprisonment following conviction for multiple sexual assaults on a schoolboy in...

Mayo · May 06, 2022

Michael Lynn takes stand in multi-million euro theft trial

Michael Lynn, a former solicitor aged 53 from Red Cross, County Wicklow, gave evidence in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in the thirteenth week of his trial on...

Cavan · May 05, 2022

Environmental campaigner fails in challenge to weather mast at wind farm

An environmental campaigner has failed in a High Court challenge to overturn An Bord Pleanala's decision to permit a weather mast at a wind farm in Co Cavan....

Leitrim · April 29, 2022

Man carried sleeping teen from tent and raped her

A man has been convicted and sentenced at the Central Criminal Court for the rape of a teenage girl at a rural gathering in County Leitrim in July 2020. The...

Monaghan · April 29, 2022

Visiting Polish man jailed after admitting to rape

A Polish man has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court after pleading guilty to rape. Rafal Stojanowski, aged 36, admitted...

Castlerea · April 29, 2022 Also covered in Foxford

Trial of man accused or murdering Garda Colm Horkan delayed until autumn

Stephen Silver, aged 45, of Aughaward, Foxford, County Mayo, is charged with the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on Main Street, Castlerea, County...

Convoy · April 29, 2022

Gang member Rooney 'would've been better off with a banger' as State seeks to seize €72k Merc

At the Special Criminal Court, the State sought to seize a €72,000 Mercedes-Benz used by Thomas Rooney, a 52-year-old from Meath described as a mid-to-high...

Monaghan · April 26, 2022

Laid-off egg plant workers to get redundancy after reversing employer's liquidation

Three former workers at an egg production facility in County Galway have secured redundancy payments following a Workplace Relations Commission ruling, two...

Rathmullan · April 25, 2022

Provisional date for Keane Mulready-Woods murder trial

Two men have been given a provisional trial date of January 23, 2023 at the Special Criminal Court in connection with the death of a Drogheda teenager. Paul...

Granard · April 25, 2022

Garda officer subject to false allegation wins promotion delay case

A Garda inspector stationed in Mullingar has succeeded in his High Court challenge against the Commissioner's refusal to backdate his promotion following a...

Castlerea · April 08, 2022

Sentence for threatening to kill Castlerea gardai is reduced on appeal

The Court of Appeal has reduced the sentence imposed on a man convicted of making threats to kill gardai at Castlerea, County Roscommon. Enda Gavigan, aged 37...

Sligo · April 08, 2022

Eucharistic Minister 'living a lie' as child abuser

A man who served as a Minister of the Eucharist has had his appeal against his sentence dismissed at the Court of Appeal. The applicant, whose identity is...

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