Jury to continue deliberating in trial of teacher accused of abusing her male student
(Pictured: Jacintha McSherry O'Connor. Photo: Collins) By Isabel Hayes & David O'Sullivan The jury in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting...
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Stardust worker tells inquest that doors were 'always locked'
Inquest witnesses have given evidence that they saw exit doors chained and locked at the Stardust nightclub on the night of the fatal fire, with one former...
Jury continue deliberations in trial of teacher accused of abusing her male student
(Pictured: Ms Jacintha McSherry O'Connor. Photo: Collins) The jury in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student 38 years ago has...
'A case where danger lurks': closing speeches in trial of teacher accused of abusing her male student
(Pictured: Ms Jacintha McSherry O'Connor. Photo: Collins) The jury in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting her male student 38 years ago...
Teacher who groomed and repeatedly raped teenager gets 8 years
A former teacher who groomed and repeatedly raped a teenage boy he befriended at his local pitch and putt club has been jailed for eight years. The now...
Terminally ill man and trainee priest brother jailed for rape of young cousin
A terminally ill man and his trainee priest brother, who raped and sexually assaulted their cousin when she was a young child, have been sentenced to a total...
Teacher takes stand and tells jury she never abused child
(Pictured: Ms Jacintha McSherry O'Connor. Photo: Collins) A teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student 38 years ago has told a jury she never had...
Extradition sees Betlejewski case exit limbo
A man who punched a stag party-goer in a Dublin nightclub over 15 years ago, leaving him with a fractured skull, has been given a suspended 18-month sentence....
Teacher told gardai that student fantasised about her, trial hears
(Pictured: Accused Ms Jacintha McSherry O'Connor. Photo: Collins) A secondary school teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student 40 years ago told...
Court rejects inquiry into detention of jailed Strokestown eviction vigilante
(File Picture: Martin O'Toole. Photo: Collins) The High Court has dismissed a bid for an inquiry into the detention of a farmer who took part in a vigilante...
'Egregious' letter told worker she'd owe money if WRC case was unsuccessful
The Workplace Relations Commission has said it was “egregious” and “unfounded” for a care service HR officer to tell a worker she would end up owing her...
Teacher goes on trial accused of abusing boy in 1980s
(Pictured: Jacintha McSherry O'Connor. Photo: Collins) By David O'Sullivan A former teacher at a Dublin secondary school has gone on trial charged with...
Call centre firm that demoted manager on return from maternity leave must pay €31k
A call centre company that showed “a complete lack of understanding” towards its female staff by demoting a manager on her return from maternity leave has...
IT worker raped woman sleeping on his couch
A UK man who raped a young woman after a night socialising has been jailed for six years. Owain Plumb (37), who has worked in IT in Ireland for the past...
Integrity of Aaron Brady trial breached when key witness ordered to stop by unseen man, lawyers submit
(Pictured: Aaron Brady. Photo: Collins) The integrity of the trial of Aaron Brady, who was convicted of murdering Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, was "well...
'Christmas present' pair jailed after €2.3m in cannabis found hidden under frozen chicken
By Jessica Magee and David O'Sullivan Two men who claimed they were trying to gather some money for Christmas presents when they were caught unloading over...
Car dealership tells WRC it didn't know teen saleswoman was pregnant
A south Dublin car dealership has told the Workplace Relations Commission it dismissed a teenage saleswoman because she wasn’t hitting sales targets of 20...
Jail for man who corruptly received garda intelligence
By Claire Henry A man who corruptly received information taken from the Garda Pulse system by a former civilian employee of An Garda Siochana in exchange for...
Enoch Burke to remain in prison as family members again removed from court
Teacher Enoch Burke will remain in Mountjoy prison after he again refused to stay away from Wilson's Hospital School, as members of his family were again...
'Voracious sexual predator' who masqueraded as 'kindly uncle' may not survive 18-year sentence
By Eimear Dodd and Isabel Hayes A 72-year-old “voracious sexual predator” who masqueraded as a “kindly uncle” while raping and sexually abusing three of his...
Love Where You Live 2025 awards ceremony at Lough Rynn Castle tonight
Leitrim PPN and the council celebrate community groups making a difference across the county. Winners announced tonight (Thursday 2 Oct) at Lough Rynn Castle...
Special Criminal Court convicts Armagh man of conspiracy to seal car allegedly used in Lordship robbery
Armagh man James Flynn has this afternoon been convicted by judges at the Special Criminal Court of conspiring with garda killer Aaron Brady to steal a car...
Two men cleared of notorious Lordship Credit Union robbery
After a trial lasting over three months, judges presiding at a vacation sitting of the Special Criminal Court have today acquitted two men of carrying out the...
Veteran Murder Squad detective denied cold case killer had head immersed in body parts
(Pictured: Retired Detective Mr Gerry O'Carroll. Photo: Collins) Cold Case murderer Noel Long claimed that during a 1981 interrogation by gardai he was beaten...
Evidence points to 'inescapable conclusion' of 1981 murder accused's guilt, prosecution say
(Pictured: Accused Mr Noel Long. Photo: Collins) The evidence in a cold case murder trial all points to the "inescapable conclusion" that Cork woman Nora...
'Scourge' of Sligo gets 11 years for directing organised crime
A Sligo criminal who was a "scourge" on his community for years through his drugs operation has been jailed for 11 years by a judge at the Special Criminal...
Yousef Palani admits to murdering two men in Sligo, causing serious harm to third
A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to murdering two men in Sligo and causing serious harm to a third. At the Central Criminal Court this morning, Yousef...
Cause of death 'unascertained', Marie Cassidy tells cold case murder trial
(Pictured: Dr Marie Cassidy. Photo: Collins) The cause of death of Cork woman Nora Sheehan, who went missing before her body was found dumped in dense...
Start-up that failed to secure funding must pay software engineer €50k
A health tech start-up that failed to secure funding must pay a software engineer over €50K for the non-payment of his wages and notice pay, the Workplace...
Boy (14) who raped girl after drinking alcohol for first time gets detention suspended
By Sonya McLean and Jamil Bhaloo A then 14-year-old boy who had drank alcohol for the first time when he raped a girl who was too incapacitated to consent has...
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