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Donegal · January 17, 2022

'Model citizen' who lived under false name avoids jail

A Chinese national who lived under an assumed identity for eight years has received a fully suspended four-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court....

Cavan · January 17, 2022

Serial arsonist 'more concerned about dog' than death of uncle, court hears

A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter following the death of his uncle in a house fire at Derrylurgan, Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan in August 2018 appeared...

Monaghan · January 17, 2022

Immigration scammer was claiming PUP, court hears

A Georgian national from Monaghan pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to his role in facilitating illegal immigration and money laundering...

Cavan · January 14, 2022

'No reason' why ban on naming Kevin Lunney attacker should remain, State tells court

The State has argued to the Court of Appeal that an anonymity order protecting a man convicted in the Kevin Lunney case should be lifted without further...

Roscommon · January 14, 2022

Row over flood relief scheme won't recede until after Easter

A High Court action concerning a flood relief scheme in Roscommon will not proceed to full hearing until after Easter. The Friends of the Irish Environment...

Virginia · January 13, 2022 Also covered in Castleblayney, Convoy

All-Ireland club football champ goes on trial accused of stealing ATMs for gang

A former All-Ireland club football champion has pleaded not guilty to 17 charges arising from a series of ATM thefts across the Meath and Cavan region. Daniel...

Ballina · January 12, 2022 Also covered in Falcarragh

Child rapist gets 10 years after victim's 'torture' in quest for justice

A man has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court in Sligo on 31 counts of sexual assault and rape...

Cavan · January 12, 2022

'A parent's worse nightmare': uncle raped nephew while babysitting

A 26-year-old man from Cavan has been sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty pleas to sexually...

Longford · January 11, 2022

Dispute over operation of EBS branches is resolved

A long-running dispute between EBS and Betty Martin Financial Services Ltd over the termination of an agency agreement to operate branches in Athlone,...

Longford · December 21, 2021

'Daddy was a hero': UK man gets life for brutal murder of Irish boxing champ

A man from Coventry, England, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Kevin Sheehy, a five-times Irish boxing champion, at the Central...

Castleblayney · December 21, 2021 Also covered in Virginia

Monaghan brothers admit involvement in cross-border ATM gang

Two brothers from Monaghan have entered guilty pleas at the Special Criminal Court in relation to a cross-border gang investigation involving ATM thefts....

Castleblayney · December 21, 2021 Also covered in Virginia

Man admits role in ATM thefts by cross-border gang

A 27-year-old man from Castleblayney, County Monaghan has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to three offences arising from his involvement with a...

Roscommon · December 21, 2021

Environmental group in fresh challenge to flood relief scheme

The High Court has granted Friends of the Irish Environment permission to pursue judicial review proceedings challenging Roscommon County Council's approval...

Sligo · December 21, 2021

Dept of Agriculture official has some animal welfare convictions quashed after court error

The High Court has set aside certain convictions and suspended sentences imposed on a Department of Agriculture official in relation to animal carcass...

Cavan · December 20, 2021

Lunney kidnappers get combined 70 years

Three men have been sentenced following their conviction for the abduction and assault of Kevin Lunney, a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings, at Drumbrade,...

Monaghan · December 20, 2021

Delivery driver jailed for 'shocking' road rage attack

A delivery driver has been jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction for a violent assault on another van driver. Aiman Khalel, aged...

Sligo · December 20, 2021

Gardai rescued woman from Tinder rapist after telling her to hang towel from balcony

Christopher Feeney (58) was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of rape and sexual assault following a trial last September. The offences occurred at...

Ballina · December 20, 2021

'A decent man': the kidnap and torture of Kevin Lunney

Kevin Lunney, a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings, gave evidence at the Special Criminal Court detailing his abduction and assault in County Fermanagh in...

Cavan · December 17, 2021

Media remain gagged from naming criminal who inflicted serious injuries on Kevin Lunney

The High Court has extended an anonymity order protecting the identity of a man convicted of inflicting serious injuries on businessman Kevin Lunney during a...

Castleblayney · December 16, 2021 Also covered in Virginia

Second man admits to role in ATM thefts by cross-border gang

A Monaghan man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing stolen cash linked to coordinated ATM thefts by a cross-border criminal...

Cavan · December 16, 2021

High Court application to keep criminal who seriously injured Kevin Lunney anonymous

An application to maintain the anonymity of a man convicted of serious offences against businessman Kevin Lunney came before the High Court on Thursday. The...

Glenties · December 14, 2021

BBC seeks discovery on Adams' alleged association with IRA

The BBC is seeking discovery of documents relating to former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams's alleged association with the IRA in defending a defamation claim...

Letterkenny · December 14, 2021

Woman jailed for role in violent taxi hijacking

A 24-year-old woman from Letterkenny, County Donegal, has been sentenced to 20 months imprisonment for her involvement in a violent taxi hijacking in Crumlin,...

Letterkenny · December 14, 2021

Former vet wanted to face bestiality charges will be extradited to UK

The High Court at Letterkenny has ordered the extradition of a 36-year-old man to face serious charges in the United Kingdom. Oliver Lown, formerly residing...

Ballina · December 13, 2021 Also covered in Falcarragh

Four trials and 'six years of torture' before child rapist convicted, court hears

A man has been convicted at the Central Criminal Court in Sligo of sexually abusing a child over a five-year period in Donegal. Liam Carr, aged 59 and with an...

Longford · December 13, 2021

Jury finds UK man who repeated ran over Irish boxing champ guilty of murder

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has convicted a UK man of the murder of Kevin Sheehy, a five-time Irish boxing champion, who was struck and run over...

Cavan · December 13, 2021

Kevin Lunney attacker remains anonymous after deadline extended

The Special Criminal Court has extended an order protecting the identity of a man convicted of inflicting the most severe injuries on businessman Kevin Lunney...

Longford · December 10, 2021

Jury must consider if UK man was provoked before he ran over Irish boxing champ

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has suspended deliberations in the trial of a British man accused of murdering Irish boxing champion Kevin Sheehy. The...

Longford · December 09, 2021

UK man 'could have kept driving' instead of 'thundering' jeep into boxer, prosecution say

At the Central Criminal Court, the prosecution closing argument in the trial of Logan Jackson concluded on December 9th. Mr Jackson, aged 31, of Coventry,...

Granard · December 09, 2021

Senior garda subjected to false accusations over dog shooting challenges promotion issue

A senior garda has brought judicial review proceedings in the High Court challenging a decision not to backdate his promotion to inspector. Inspector Tom...

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