10 years for 'wholesaler' caught with over €1.8m in cocaine and three handguns
A 56-year-old drugs wholesaler' who was not on the garda radar' when he was caught with over €1.8 million in cocaine along with three handguns, having...
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Sex offender whose wife pleaded for leniency after he abused 'gifted' teen babysitter pleads gets six years
A convicted sex offender whose wife pleaded for leniency after he admitted repeatedly abusing the couple’s gifted teenage babysitter a decade ago has been...
Three men appeal convictions for kidnap and torture of Kevin Lunney
(File Picture: Alan Harte. Photo: Collins) Three men jailed for the kidnapping and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have appealed...
Leitrim PPN's 2024 year-end bulletin: see site for funding, training and consultation opportunities
Leitrim PPN wrapped up 2024 with 314 funding opportunities shared, 10 free training sessions delivered, and 30 public consultations circulated to members....
Wardrobe murder trial jury to continue deliberating after 11 hours out
A jury has spent about 11 hours considering their verdict in the trial of a man accused of murdering a drug dealer whose body he left in a wardrobe for four...
Gerry Adams has date fixed for defamation action against BBC
(Pictured: Mr Gerry Adams. Photo: Collins) Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has had a date fixed for his High Court defamation action against the BBC. Mr...
RTE lawyers accused of 'sharp practice' in arguing newsroom coordinator's 'bogus employment' claim is out of time
Lawyers for RTÉ are engaging in "sharp practice" and are attempting to “run down the clock” on a "commitment" to compensate those who lost money through...
Jury to deliberate for third day in wardrobe murder trial
A Central Criminal Court jury will deliberate for a third day in the trial of a murder accused who told gardaí he shot a drug dealer during a struggle over a...
'He called me a c***': scrapyard worker tells tribunal manager used 'hateful and obscene' word
A former scrapyard worker has said a senior manager used a “diplomatic way of verbally abusing people” by telling her that other staff had referred to her...
Combined 10 years for Romanian ram-raid crime gang members
Two members of a Romanian organised crime gang who used cars to ram raid commercial premises have been jailed for a total of ten years. The men were arrested...
Four accused over large-scale drug importation transferred to non-jury court
Four men will stand trial before the Special Criminal Court accused of conspiring to import a large amount of controlled drugs into Ireland. The men, with...
Jury in wardrobe murder trial ask to view gun
The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering a drug dealer whose body he left in a wardrobe in his apartment for four days has asked to see the gun...
DPP appeals refusal of challenge to IRA miscarriage of justice declaration
The Director of Public Prosecutions has appealed a High Court decision dismissing her application for judicial review of a ruling that a man who spent 14...
Romanian organised crime gang involved in series of ram raids
Three members of a Romanian organised crime gang are to be sentenced in relation to a number of ram raids in the east of the country last year. The men were...
Father of serial killer Palani gets permission to challenge decision to cut off benefits
The father of serial killer Yousef Palani has been granted permission by the High Court to challenge the State's decision to stop his social welfare benefits...
Addiction studies diploma holder robbed same church three times
A serial offender who was awarded a diploma in addition studies but relapsed and went on to rob the same church three times during a burglary spree has been...
'Middle man' in Irene White murder to argue he was suffering 'mental breakdown' when he pleaded guilty
A killer described as the “middle man” in the murder of Dundalk woman Irene White almost 20 years ago intends to appeal his conviction on the grounds that he...
Tenant raped 'paralysed' landlady after earlier rape by drug-spiking courier, court hears
A tenant who raped his landlady after she had been earlier raped by a drugs courier who spiked her cocaine and left her in a state of temporary "paralysis"...
Brazilian drugs mule swallowed 102 pellets of cocaine to pay off €163 debt
A Brazilian drugs mule who was intercepted at Dublin airport had swallowed 102 pellets of cocaine and stashed the rest in her vagina to pay off a loanshark...
Pair appeal convictions for murdering man 'over a few tablets'
(File Picture: Stephen Tynan. Photo: Collins) A man who along with an accomplice murdered his own cousin ‘over a few tablets’ before dumping his body on a...
'Travesty' to convict accused of murdering drug dealer, defence tell jury
The Director of Public Prosecutions is "clutching at straws" and engaging in partisan, one-sided arguments in a desperate attempt to secure a conviction...
Housing agency has more onerous lending criteria than those issued by Minister, lawyers tell discrimination hearing
The State's Housing Agency has improperly adopted higher criteria for the approval of local authority home loans than those set by the Minister for housing,...
CAMHS child psychiatrist who sexually abused teenage girl jailed for 8.5 years
A child psychiatrist at a HSE facility who groomed and sexually abused a teenage girl at multiple locations including his work, leaving her with “grave...
Partner of man who raped children as a teen asks judge for 'best present' of setting him free
The partner of a man who raped three children when he was a teenager has asked the sentencing judge, with the advent of Christmas, to give them the “best...
Teen who anally raped young girl has sentence increased by two years
A youth who was 15 when he anally raped a teenage girl is to be returned to prison for another two years after the State successfully objected to the undue...
Barrister says legal filings in whistleblower case got lost in tribunal’s 'spam folder'
The Workplace Relations Commission has cancelled two days of planned hearings in a whistleblower penalisation claim after the claimant’s lawyers told the...
Serial killer's father challenges decision to stop benefits
The father of serial killer Yousef Palani is seeking to challenge the State's decision to stop his jobseeker's and disability allowances, arguing there is no...
'Mystery man' who defrauded biotech company of €840k gets 3.5 years
A 56-year-old "mystery man" who defrauded €840k from an Irish biotechnology company in the midst of an “important scientific development”, making payments for...
Leitrim PPN seeks input on 2025 training needs, Reps meeting December 10
Community groups are invited to shape next year's training calendar via a quick survey. Meanwhile, all PPN Reps are asked to attend a support evening on...
Adoption of teenage girl can proceed despite parents objections
The High Court has granted an application by Tusla to have a 17-year-old girl, who is currently in foster care, adopted without the consent of her birth...
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