Man repeatedly raped wife 'under guise of Catholic entitlements'
A man who controlled and repeatedly raped his wife during their two-decade long marriage “under the guise of Catholic entitlements” has been jailed for nine...
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Accused told psychiatrist he was 'on mission from God' to kill wife, jury hears
A murder accused husband told a consultant psychiatrist who assessed him prior to his wife's body being found that he "was on a mission from God to kill" her...
'What have I done?': Swim Ireland coach secretly filmed girls
(Pictured: Matthew Coward. Photo: Collins) A Swim Ireland Coach who secretly filmed girls changing in his office began to shake when he was caught and said...
Members of Burke family again removed from court during GSOC application
(Pictured: Mssrs Sean and Isaac Burke. Photo: Collins) Two members of the Burke family were again removed from Court of Appeal proceedings by gardaí after...
Gardai found murder accused husband naked in field, trial hears
Gardai detained a man on trial accused of murdering his wife under the Mental Health Act after finding him naked in a field, where he told officers that he...
Senior BOI official rejects Michael Lynn's defence on loans as 'fairytale'
A former senior Bank of Ireland official has described as a “fairytale” a suggestion by Michael Lynn's defence team that loans could be used for a purpose...
Jury shown knife husband said he used to kill wife
A jury has been shown the bloodied, bent knife that a man who denies the murder of his wife at their rural Co Mayo home said he had used in the killing. The...
Jury sworn-in for Valerie French Kilroy murder trial
A jury has been sworn in for the Central Criminal Court trial of a man accused of murdering his wife in Co Mayo four years ago. Today James Kilroy (49) said...
Suspended sentence for man who fled Covid checkpoint and later led gardai on 200km/h chase
(Pictured: Alex Almajanu. Photo: Collins) A man who took off at speed from a Covid checkpoint during lockdown was involved in a "deplorable" 200km/hr high...
Brothers haven't shown 'single shed of remorse' for fatal attack on man (55), family say
(Pictured: Ian & Daniel Connaghan. Photo: Collins) Two brothers have failed to show "a single shred of remorse" for "savagely" assaulting a 55-year-old man...
Supreme Court agrees to hear 'Dubai Two' case
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of the "Dubai Two" – two Dublin women who are appealing against the High Court's refusal to halt their...
Teen who murdered Urantsetseg Tserendorj to remain serving life sentence after appeal rejected
The teenager who murdered mother of two Urantsetseg Tserendorj as she walked home from work is to remain serving his life sentence after his conviction was...
High Court grants protection to SCARP firm for first time
A High Court judge has for the first time granted a firm that has gone through the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process protection from its creditors...
Notorious tiger kidnapper Paschal Kelly to remain in jail after appeal fails
Notorious tiger kidnapper' and gangland criminal Paschal Kelly is to remain behind bars after failing in a bid to overturn his conviction for a €92,000 post...
Senior employee at 'Rosary Priest' centre secures injunction
A senior employee of a centre dedicated to the late Catholic Priest Fr Patrick Peyton has secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing his employer...
Man (21) avoids jail for threatening to burn down house over alleged €500 debt
By CCC Reporter A young man who threatened to burn down the family home of someone he claimed owed a €500 drug debt has been handed a fully suspended sentence...
Victim recalls rape at hands of cousin (13) as he played Grand Theft Auto
A man who was 13 years old when he first raped his nine-year-old cousin, who had been watching him play Grand Theft Auto and “picking up a prostitute” as part...
Family members sob as 51-year-old with no priors is jailed for drug dealing
By Isabel Hayes Family members of a 51 year old man with no previous convictions, whose life fell into chaos and drug dealing after the death of this wife,...
Nine years for man who violently sexually assaulted sister-in-law
A Dominican Republic national who violently sexually assaulted his former sister-in-law in a prolonged and “terrifying ordeal” in her own bed, during which he...
Mentally ill prisoner who strangled cell mate is jailed for 10 years
A mentally ill prisoner who strangled his cell-mate has been jailed for ten years for what a judge described as a "savage" attack carried out without "any...
Pair's violent attack on New Year's day left victim with serious brain injuries
By Jessica Magee Two homeless men will be sentenced next month for leaving another man with a significant brain injury after a violent attack in Dublin city...
Double murder accused Ruth Lawrence to stand trial next year
(Pictured: Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) A Dublin woman extradited from South Africa will go on trial next year charged with the double murder of two...
Enterprise Ireland told start-up they 'didn’t have enough diversity', founders allege
The founders of a start-up claim they were discriminated against because an Enterprise Ireland representative allegedly told them they “didn’t have enough...
'Unspeakable violence': Serial Killer Palani jailed for life
Serial killer Yousef Palani, who was driven by his hatred of gay men and decapitated one of his victims in his own home, has been jailed for life. At the...
Mum of teen with specials needs brings action over school placement
The mother of a teenage boy with special needs has launched a High Court action aimed at securing her son an appropriate school placement. The High Court...
Palani's murders 'an attack on our nation's freedoms and compassion', victim's family write
In their victim impact statements, the family of Aidan Moffitt told the court that his gentle nature made the level of violence inflicted upon him "even...
'Obsessed' double murderer Palani told gardai he would have continued to kill
"Obsessed" double murderer Yousef Palani, who was motivated by his hatred of homosexual men, told detectives that he would have continued "to kill" if gardai...
Inmate further jailed for attack on officer in women's prison
By Claire Henry An inmate who attacked and pulled clumps of hair from a prison officer's head, leaving her with "pain, sleepless nights and anxiety" has been...
Pair jailed over rape and sex assault of woman in van launch appeals over incorrect phone evidence
Two men who were jailed over the rape and sexual assault of a woman in the back of a van during the Galway races have appealed their convictions, arguing that...
Teacher guilty of abusing her male student in 1980s
(Pictured: Jacintha McSherry O'Connor. Photo: Collins) By Isabel Hayes A teacher who was on trial accused of sexually abusing her 13-year-old male student 38...
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