Ghanian men who raped 'blind drunk' student are jailed for nine years
Two men were jailed for nine years at the Central Criminal Court following their conviction for rape. Boakye Osei, aged 30, of Tooban, Burnfoot, and Kelvin...
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Appeal against possession order for family home is dismissed
The High Court in Dublin has dismissed an appeal brought by a County Sligo man seeking to overturn a possession order relating to his family home. Keith...
Husband's murder trial ends as three jurors cannot attend court
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has been halted after three jurors notified the court they could not attend proceedings. Ms Justice Eileen...
Girl sent home from hospital after contracting meningitis has €12m settlement approved
The High Court has approved a €12 million settlement in a case concerning a child who developed bacterial meningitis after being sent home from Sligo General...
€35k settlement approved for family of man who died months after procedure
The High Court has approved a settlement of €35,000 to the family of Brian McElhinney, a retired building contractor from Glenties, County Donegal, who died...
Busy CAB list sees receiver appointed over luxury watches
The High Court has ordered the appointment of a receiver over three luxury watches alleged to have been purchased with proceeds of crime. Christopher Waldron,...
Businessman faces further spell in prison for alleged contempt
A High Court judge has directed that a Monaghan businessman be arrested and brought before the court over allegations he has breached orders restraining him...
Coronavirus: Trials should be completed where possible, President instructs
At the Central Criminal Court, Ms Justice Eileen Creedon instructed a jury on 12 March 2020 to return on Wednesday to conclude closing speeches in the trial...
Friend felt murder accused was 'mentally devastated' and suicidal
At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, a witness testified that Rafal Karaczyn, aged 34, of Crozon Park, Sligo, appeared emotionally distressed in the...
'Evil' abuser who defiled teenage girls and plied them with heroin is spared more jail time
A 36-year-old man from County Mayo convicted of serious sexual offences against two teenage girls has had his prison sentence upheld on appeal. The man, who...
Woman who staged murdered musician's suicide warned over notification of address
A woman from Sligo who received a suspended sentence for obstructing the prosecution of her brother in connection with a murder has been cautioned by the...
Jury watch video footage of accused husband explain how he strangled wife
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has viewed video evidence from Ballymote Garda Station in which a man described to detectives how he killed his wife....
Judge orders arrest of siblings in Strokestown eviction case
Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds has directed gardai to arrest three siblings at the centre of a protracted property dispute in Co Roscommon and bring them before...
Husband described strangling wife to gardai, murder trial hears
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has heard evidence from the eighth garda interview with a 34-year-old man charged with the murder of his wife. The...
Student says double rape robbed her of last five years
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has convicted two men of the rape of a woman in County Donegal in February 2015. Boakye Osei, aged 29, of Twoban,...
'You are not free and will not do whatever you want': murder trial hears of husband's texts to wife
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury heard text and Facebook messages exchanged between a Sligo couple in the months preceding the woman's death. Rafal...
Woman went bankrupt and lost family home after BOI overcharging
A woman who lost her family home in County Mayo and was subsequently adjudicated bankrupt has sought to have that bankruptcy annulled following a Bank of...
Husband denied killing wife because he was 'angry and jealous'
A man has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter following the death of his wife at their home in Crozon Park, Sligo, between 29 April and 1...
Husband told gardai to look for '6ft man with red hair', murder trial hears
A man on trial for murder told gardaí at Ballymote Garda Station in County Sligo to search for CCTV footage of a six-foot man with red hair, whom he claimed...
Cattle shot for public safety and disease prevention reasons, High Court hears
Five cattle were shot on a Carrickmacross farm in July 2016 by members of the defence forces for public safety and disease prevention purposes, the High Court...
Garda tells trial of moment he found missing mum's body
A garda has testified at the Central Criminal Court that he discovered the body of a woman in a forested area off the Holywell Road near Ballymote, County...
'Hit team' member jailed after confrontation with armed gardai
A member of an organised crime group has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court following his guilty plea to firearm...
Farmer claims he is 'haunted' by shooting dead of cattle by defence forces
A Carrickmacross farmer has opposed an application to extend his bankruptcy by up to ten years at the High Court. John Hoey was declared bankrupt in February...
Husband sent 'where are you' text to wife's phone, murder trial hears
At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, a jury heard evidence regarding the movements of a woman on the morning she died. CCTV footage showed the 30-year-old...
Mum-of-three went back to another man's house on night she disappeared, trial hears
At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, a trial heard evidence on Monday concerning the movements of a 30-year-old woman in the hours before her death. A man...
Six years for 'cloned' van racket is upheld
A man from Carrick-on-Shannon has lost an appeal against his six-year prison sentence for involvement in a sophisticated online fraud involving cloned stolen...
'Debt for equity' swaps can't be approved without creditor's consent, judge finds
The High Court has ruled that debt-for-equity swaps cannot be approved within personal insolvency arrangements without the explicit consent of the relevant...
Donegal man jailed for repeatedly raping school girl
A man from Donegal has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for multiple counts of rape. The...
Sister tells trial she saw CCTV of Natalia Karaczyn walking towards home
Natalia Karaczyn's sister has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court regarding CCTV footage she viewed in the hours following her sibling's...
New jury sworn-in for trial of husband accused of murdering wife
A fresh jury was sworn in at the Central Criminal Court on Thursday following the discharge of a previous panel in the trial of a man accused of murdering his...
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