Sheriff challenges mandatory retirement age
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'Forensic Casebook' found in home of Lunney accused, trial hears
The Special Criminal Court heard evidence on Tuesday that a forensic investigation textbook was discovered during a garda search of an accused man's Dublin...
Men accused of Mulready-Woods murder get date for non jury trial
Two men have been scheduled to stand trial at the Special Criminal Court in April 2022 on a charge of murdering teenager Keane Mulready-Woods. Paul Crosby,...
Former Dublin hurler has conditions of robbery sentence altered
A man convicted of robbing a post office in Co Longford has had the conditions of his sentence varied by the Court of Appeal. Alan Coyne (46) of Ballinaree...
Van allegedly used in Lunney abduction came from UK, trial hears
A Renault Kangoo van allegedly used in the abduction of businessman Kevin Lunney may have been brought to Ireland from the United Kingdom shortly before the...
Woman to be sentenced for role in taxi hijack
A 24-year-old woman from Letterkenny, County Donegal, will be sentenced in November following her guilty plea to unlawful seizure of a vehicle at Dublin...
'Blatant' contempt of witness who went to Ayia Napa instead of giving evidence sees him jailed
At the Central Criminal Court, Darragh O'Connor of Deermount, Deerpark, Cork was sentenced to two months imprisonment for contempt of court. Justice David...
Lunney prosecution 'highly likely' to close case next week
The Special Criminal Court has heard that prosecution evidence in the trial of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings director...
Barrister in Lunney trial complains judge is 'rubbishing' defence case
During the trial of four men accused of abducting businessman Kevin Lunney at Ballinagh, County Cavan in September 2019, defence counsel Michael O'Higgins SC...
Kevin Lunney suffered 'extreme pain', trial hears
A medical examination of Kevin Lunney, director of Quinn Industrial Holdings, revealed extensive injuries sustained during an abduction and assault on...
Lunney trial hears of movements of van allegedly used in abduction
The Special Criminal Court heard evidence on Tuesday concerning a Renault Kangoo van allegedly used in the abduction of businessman Kevin Lunney in September...
Lunney trial hears of alleged contact with Cyril McGuinness phone
The Special Criminal Court heard evidence of mobile phone contacts the prosecution alleges were connected to the abduction and assault of businessman Kevin...
Man who arranged to meet dissident at murder scene is jailed
A man has been sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment at the Special Criminal Court for perverting the course of justice during the investigation into a...
Man who raped partner's teenage sister is jailed for eight years
A man has been sentenced to eight years and nine months imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for the rape of his then partner's...
Contempt of court hearing in Cameron Blair related case is adjourned
A contempt of court hearing concerning two witnesses has been adjourned until Friday at the Central Criminal Court. Darragh O'Connor, aged 20, of Cork, and...
Blood found in horse box in Kevin Lunney accused's yard, judges hear
A forensic scientist told the Special Criminal Court that she discovered blood inside a horse box at a yard in Ballinagh, Co Cavan during an examination in...
18-month sentence for ramming neighbour's home with car too lenient, State says
The Director of Public Prosecutions has appealed an 18-month custodial sentence imposed on a Donegal man, arguing it was unduly lenient. Leon Kelly, aged 34,...
Gardai devised 'extremely impressive" new ID method, Lunney trial hears
The Special Criminal Court heard that gardaí employed an "extremely impressive" identification procedure when examining CCTV footage related to the abduction...
Lunney trial judges reject bid to exclude CCTV evidence
The Special Criminal Court has ruled that mobile phone and CCTV evidence gathered during the investigation into the abduction and assault of businessman Kevin...
Man took part in rent deposit scam
A man from Carndonagh, County Donegal, has pleaded guilty to involvement in a rental deposit fraud at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Robert Long, aged 32,...
Widow (78) targeted, followed and strangled in own home
A 47-year-old man has received a life sentence at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of a 78-year-old widow in Limerick in December 2017. Alexandru...
Witness who travelled to Ayia Napa when he was due to give evidence will face trial for contempt
A witness from Killala, County Cork has been arrested and remanded in custody to face trial for contempt of court after failing to appear at proceedings in...
Former League of Ireland footballer gets suspended sentence for drug dealing
A former League of Ireland footballer has received a fully suspended five-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for drug dealing. Adrian Bajgora,...
State using tactics 'characteristic of comedians and propagandists, Lunney trial told
At the Special Criminal Court, defence counsel have challenged prosecution tactics employed during the trial of four men accused of abducting and assaulting...
Exclusion of CCTV footage would be 'manifestly contrary to maintenance of social order', State tells Lunney trial
The State has opposed defence applications to exclude CCTV evidence from the trial of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings...
Gardai operating 'de facto surveillance system' by using private CCTV, Lunney trial told
At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on 30 June 2021, defence counsel argued that gardai are operating a "de facto surveillance system" through...
'Utterly lacking in merit': appeal brought by driver who left man with 'catastrophic brain injuries' is rejected
Aaron Cassidy of Cranleymore, Edgeworthstown, County Longford has lost his appeal against a five-year prison sentence imposed for dangerous driving causing...
DPP challenges declaration that IRA conviction was miscarriage of justice
The Director of Public Prosecutions has initiated High Court proceedings to challenge a Special Criminal Court determination that a man's conviction for IRA...
Brother describes agony of standing 'helplessly' outside home where pensioner 'burned to death'
A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and arson following the death of a 61-year-old pensioner in a house fire in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan in March...
Lunney trial hears from witnesses who made CCTV available to gardai
The Special Criminal Court trial of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney heard evidence from multiple...
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