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Sligo · May 05, 2021

Jury sworn-in for trial of husband accused of murdering wife

A jury of nine women and three men has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court to hear the trial of a Sligo man charged with murder. Rafal Karaczyn, aged...

Cavan · May 04, 2021

Pair made false injury claim after reversing into off-duty garda

A man and woman pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to making false personal injury claims following a car accident on Griffith Avenue in May...

Monaghan · April 30, 2021

Rapist recorded part of his attack on woman in her own home

A man with links to County Monaghan has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years imprisonment for raping a woman in her Dublin home following their meeting on...

Convoy · April 26, 2021

Regency Hotel accused gets bail

A Dublin man accused of facilitating the 2016 murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel has been granted bail by the Special Criminal Court. Jason Bonney,...

Convoy · April 21, 2021

Regency Hotel accused may make bail if surety can be attached

A 59-year-old man accused of supplying logistical support in connection with the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016 may be granted bail by the...

Donegal · April 21, 2021

Chinese national lived under false name for years

A 38-year-old Chinese national pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to living under a false identity for eight years. The man obtained a Northern...

Convoy · April 20, 2021

Three appear at night sitting of court charged in connection with Regency Hotel shooting

Three men appeared before the Special Criminal Court at an out-of-hours sitting charged in connection with the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in...

Roscommon · April 19, 2021

Violent robber who targeted escorts is jailed

Samuel Pop, aged 27, from Charnwood Court, Clonsilla, Dublin, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment following a conviction for false imprisonment and...

Donegal · April 19, 2021

Woman raped by friend in own home

A man has pleaded guilty to orally raping a woman in her Donegal home on August 9, 2017, during an attack lasting approximately 90 minutes. The Central...

Ballina · April 16, 2021 Also covered in Strokestown

Strokestown eviction pair released from prison

Two men imprisoned for contempt of court in connection with interference at a disputed farm in County Roscommon have been released from custody. Michael...

Aughavas · April 16, 2021

'Psychic' Gold further sentenced on fraud charges

Simon Gold, a 54-year-old man from Aughavas, County Leitrim, received an additional one-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today following guilty...

Letterkenny · April 16, 2021

Mandatory quarantine laws 'illogical and unreasonable', High Court told

The High Court in Dublin is examining two separate challenges to mandatory hotel quarantine requirements for people arriving in Ireland from designated...

Ballina · April 15, 2021 Also covered in Strokestown

Strokestown eviction pair ask to be released from custody

Two men imprisoned for interfering with a bank's lawful repossession of a farm in Strokestown, County Roscommon, have sought their release from custody....

Convoy · April 12, 2021

IRA conviction declared a miscarriage of justice

A man from Dundalk, County Louth, has had his conviction for IRA membership declared a miscarriage of justice by the Special Criminal Court. The applicant was...

Keshcarrigan · April 12, 2021

Mortgage application fraudster avoids jail

A 40-year-old man from Keshcarrigan in County Leitrim has received a fully suspended three-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for mortgage fraud....

Convoy · March 30, 2021

Alleged gunman 'up to his neck' in David Douglas murder, State say

A 31-year-old man accused of murdering Dublin businessman David Douglas five years ago was described by prosecutors as "up to his neck" in a meticulously...

Monaghan · March 26, 2021

Publican released after 115 days in Mountjoy

The High Court has ordered the release of a Co Monaghan businessman from Mountjoy Prison after he completed 115 days in custody for contempt of court. Mr...

Sligo · March 24, 2021

Lidl sues IFA over milk allegations

Lidl Ireland has commenced defamation proceedings in the High Court against the Irish Farmers Association, its President Tim Cullinan, and Vice-President...

Castlerea · March 23, 2021 Also covered in Foxford

Garda Colm Horkan murder accused gets date for trial

A 44-year-old man charged with the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan has been scheduled for trial at the Central Criminal Court in June 2022. Stephen...

Monaghan · March 22, 2021

Woman violently assaulted and raped in own home by Tinder date

A man has pleaded guilty to rape and oral rape following a violent assault on a woman at her Dublin home in January 2018. Peter Loughran, aged 36, of...

Convoy · March 22, 2021

Acquitted IRA prisoner suffered 'classic case of miscarriage of justice', lawyers say

A man acquitted of IRA membership in the Special Criminal Court has had his case examined for miscarriage of justice findings. Michael Connolly, aged 47 from...

Cavan · March 18, 2021

Accused 'panicked' after arranging to meet dissident at murder scene, defence say

A man accused of perverting the course of justice in connection with a dissident republican murder has been remanded on bail pending judgment. The Special...

Cavan · March 18, 2021

Former publican caught moving €2.5m in cocaine

A 59-year-old man from Cootehill in Cavan has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for his role in transporting cocaine valued at €2.5 million. The...

Sligo · March 10, 2021

Cash posted to 'fictitious' person is forfeited to State

A judge at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has ordered the forfeiture of €6,700 in cash intercepted at an An Post sorting facility in south Dublin. The package,...

Carrickmacross · March 10, 2021

21-year-old admits to killing man in house fire

A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court for the death of a 61-year-old Monaghan man whose house was deliberately...

Kiltoom · March 08, 2021

Johnson & Johnson worker jailed for spending company money on luxuries

A 32-year-old office manager from Kiltoom, County Roscommon, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for theft from...

Cavan · March 01, 2021

Man who arranged to meet dissident on day he was murdered goes on trial

Ray Kennedy, aged 40, has pleaded not guilty at the Special Criminal Court to a charge of perverting the course of justice. The prosecution alleges that...

Mayo · March 01, 2021

Man 'destroyed by alcohol' jailed for sexual assault of partner

A 64-year-old man from County Mayo has been sentenced to two years imprisonment, with the final nine months suspended, following his conviction for aggravated...

Letterkenny · February 26, 2021

Warrant for former vet wanted for sexual activity with animals 'fatally flawed' after Brexit, High Court told

A man wanted by United Kingdom authorities to face multiple charges including sexual activity with animals and possession of extreme pornographic material has...

Cavan · February 24, 2021

Covid sees Central Criminal Court trials adjourned for years

The Central Criminal Court is managing a substantial backlog of cases caused by Covid-19 restrictions, with trial commencement dates now being set more than...

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