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Ballinagh · January 20, 2025

Career Criminal who kidnapped and tortured Kevin Lunney fails in 'moot' appeal over non-jury trial

(Pictured: Alan Harte. Photo: Collins) A career criminal serving a 30-year sentence for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin...

Donegal · January 20, 2025

Defence forces member jailed for repeated rape of fellow soldier as judge finds he was 'significantly misled' over 'dedicated father' claims

(Pictured: Kielan Mooney. Photo: Collins) A member of the Defence Forces has been jailed for eight and a half years for the repeated rape of a fellow soldier,...

Lack · January 20, 2025

Edco ordered to pay €64k after deciding condition meant saleswoman wasn't capable of heavy schoolbooks role

Publisher Edco has been ordered to pay €64,000 to a saleswoman after deciding her rheumatological condition meant it was not “viable” for her to continue in...

Killybegs · January 17, 2025 Also covered in Ardara, Dunkineely

Unknown whether pensioner was dead when he was thrown off Sliabh Liag cliffs, jury hears

It has not been determined whether a pensioner was dead when he was allegedly thrown off the Sliabh Liag cliffs in Donegal, the trial of a man and a woman...

Castleblayney · January 17, 2025

'Middle man' in Irene White murder gets legal aid for psychiatrist

(File Photo: Irene White.) Legal aid has been granted to the "middle man" in the murder of Dundalk woman Irene White almost 20 years ago as he seeks further...

Lack · January 17, 2025

Defence Forces member jailed for rape of partner's friend

A member of the Defence Forces has been jailed for five years for the rape of his partner's friend, with the victim telling the Central Criminal Court that...

Castlebar · January 17, 2025 Also covered in Letterkenny, Donegal Town

Woman raped by partner declined counselling as notes could be used against her at trial

(Pictured: Survivor Susan Lynch. Photo: Collins) A woman who was raped by her then partner has told a court that she declined any counselling because notes...

Killybegs · January 16, 2025

Jury selected for trial of man and woman accused of Sliabh Liag cliffs murder

A man and woman accused of murdering a man whose body was allegedly thrown over the cliffs at Sliabh Liag in Co Donegal last year have gone on trial at the...

Lack · January 16, 2025

No jail for nurse manager who stole €56k from Beacon Hospital

A nurse manager who stole approximately €56,000 from the Beacon Hospital by using a systems glitch to overstate his overtime has avoided jail with a fully...

Lack · January 15, 2025

Ruth Purcell Healy case: limitations on State's psychiatric services causing trauma, judge notes

(Pictured: Mr Justice Paul McDermott. Photo: Collins) Limited psychiatric services within the State are causing increased trauma to families, including in the...

Boyle · January 14, 2025

Farmer who claimed cattle were missing when they were in neighbour's shed loses Supreme Court bid

A Roscommon farmer who made a false statement to gardaí that his cattle were missing when they were actually in his neighbour's shed has failed in a bid to...

Castleblayney · January 14, 2025

Pair who forced man to hand over €41k for son's debts are jailed

Two men have been jailed for forcing a father to hand over €41,000 after telling him that his son “owed a lot of money to dangerous people”, with the...

Cloone · January 13, 2025 Also covered in Fenagh, Drumshanbo, Carrick-on-Shannon

Storm Darragh impact meeting Jan 23 in Ballinamore, ESB and Coillte to attend

Leitrim PPN is hosting a public meeting on Thursday 23 January at 7pm in Ballinamore to discuss power and water outages from Storm Darragh. Senior...

Lack · January 10, 2025

Veteran rail worker says he was forced to retire over 'false' allegation he 'assaulted' superior

A veteran Irish Rail station master with 43 years experience has told a tribunal that he felt he had to retire because he never got an apology for what he...

Lack · December 20, 2024

Second Malaysian mule who thought drugs were edible birds nests is jailed

A second Malaysian drugs mule who said he thought the €389,000 in cannabis he was smuggling in his suitcase was a consignment of edible bird nests has been...

Carrick-On-Shannon · December 20, 2024

Mother of five claims council moved family into house with 'paranormal activity'

A mother has told the High Court that the council home she has been transferred to has made her fear for the safety of her five young children due to...

Charlestown · December 20, 2024 Also covered in Lack

'Hardworking' electrician with no priors avoids jail over €60k drugs find

By Claire Henry A “diligent” and “hardworking” electrician with no previous convictions who was caught with nearly €60,000 worth of drugs has been given a...

Ballina · December 19, 2024 Also covered in Falcarragh, Donegal Town

Child rapist's five trials were not an abuse of process, appeal court finds

(Pictured: Liam Carr. Photo: Collins) The Court of Appeal has rejected an argument by a Donegal man jailed for ten years for the repeated rape of a teenager...

Lack · December 19, 2024

Jail for man who raped children as a teen, despite partner's pleas for 'best present' of setting him free

A man who raped three children when he was a teenager has been jailed for five years despite the pleas of his partner, who had asked the court to give them...

Donegal Town · December 19, 2024

Abuser teacher told boy (13) she'd been sexually assaulted as part of 'grooming', court finds

(Pictured: Jacinta McSherry O'Connor. Photo: Collins) A secondary school teacher who 40 years ago told a 13-year-old pupil she indecently assaulted that she...

Lack · December 18, 2024

Convicted sex offender raped vulnerable teenage girl staying in his home

A convicted sex offender who went on to rape a vulnerable teenage girl who was staying in his home after a New Year's Eve party has been jailed for seven...

Convoy · December 18, 2024

'Boss man' middle management in €3m drugs operation gets seven years

A “middle manager” with a directing role in a drug operation that involved over €3.18 million worth of cannabis and cocaine has been jailed for seven years....

Donegal · December 18, 2024

Donegal wind farm an 'unauthorised development', court finds in rejecting appeal

The Court of Appeal has found that planning deviations render an entire wind farm development "unauthorised" and has upheld an order secured by Donegal County...

Ballinagh · December 18, 2024

Kevin Lunney kidnap appeal fails to finish in three days

Three men who are bidding to overturn their convictions for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have had their cases...

Letterkenny · December 18, 2024

Convicted rapist admits to harassing female journalists

A convicted rapist and kidnapper has pleaded guilty to the harassment of three female Sunday World journalists. Mark McAnaw (52) appeared at Dublin Circuit...

French Park · December 17, 2024

'Misconduct in public office': abuser not charged for 26 years after making 'wholesale' admissions

A sex offender who was not charged for 26 years after he made “wholesale” admissions to gardaí about raping and abusing his young cousins has been jailed for...

Ballinagh · December 17, 2024

DNA evidence from van that went up in flames should not have been allowed at Lunney trial, appeal told

Lawyers for three men jailed for the kidnapping and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have argued that key DNA evidence from a van...

Monaghan · December 17, 2024

Lidl manager who believed warehouse work 'too physical' for women loses claim over sacking

A Lidl manager who was sacked after making a remark about the suitability of a female employee for warehouse work has lost a challenge to his dismissal. Gabor...

Donegal · December 17, 2024

Member of defence forces raped fellow soldier at Dublin hotel

A member of the Irish Defence Forces will be sentenced next January for repeatedly raping a fellow solider at a Dublin hotel three years ago. Kielan Mooney...

Achill · December 16, 2024

Manslaughter verdict for man who killed drug dealer and left him in wardrobe

After a trial lasting 10 weeks, a drug user has been convicted of manslaughter for the killing of a drug dealer whose body he left in a wardrobe in his home...

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