Man who sexually assaulted friend jailed for 18 months
A victim of sexual assault has described how she would sit on bridges and dangle her legs, begging for the courage to jump in the aftermath of the assault....
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Evidence of second knife offence by Urantsetseg Tserendorj murderer was 'prejudicial', lawyers tell appeal
A teenager who was 14 when he stabbed Urantsetseg Tserendorj to death has launched an appeal against his murder conviction, arguing that evidence from a...
'No excuse for lawlessness': 15 years for Strokestown eviction vigilantes
(Pictured: PJ Sweeney, Martin O'Toole, Paul Beirne. Photo: Collins) Three men who took part in a vigilante "mob" attack on security personnel guarding a...
Limerick criminal jailed for helping McCarthy-Dundon gang in attempted murder of Christy Keane
A Limerick criminal who helped the McCarthy-Dundon gang in the attempted murder of convicted drug dealer Christy Keane eight years ago has been jailed by the...
No jail for carer who stole €122k from elderly couple during pandemic
(Pictured: Angela Manning. Photo: Collins) By Claire Henry and Eimear Dodd A married carer who fell for an online romance fraud and stole €122,000 from a...
Zimbabwean fraudster posed as child psychologist for years
By Eimear Dodd A Zimbabwean fraudster posed as a child psychologist here for two years, receiving €172,000 in wages and expenses, and was only caught after he...
Man corruptly received intelligence from garda Pulse system
By Claire Henry A man was spending up to €200 a night on cocaine and Xanax when he was corruptly given intelligence from the garda Pulse system by a former...
High driver who caused death of passenger in horror crash fails to convince appeal of 'radical proposition'
A driver who was high on cannabis when he led gardai on a 35-minute chase and caused the death of his 20-year-old passenger, who was thrown from his car in a...
Gemma O'Doherty confirms she controls Twitter account alleged to have breached court order
(Pictured: Ms Gemma O'Doherty. Photo: Collins) Lawyers for former journalist Gemma O'Doherty have told the High Court that she is the controller of one of...
10.5 years for man who raped and sexually abused daughter
(Pictured: Michael Carter. Photo: Collins) A Donegal man who raped and sexually abused his daughter when she was a child has been jailed for ten and a half...
Ex-soldier fails in bid to overturn conviction for 'cynical and cold campaign of rape'
(Pictured: Niall Kennedy. Photo: Collins) A former soldier who was jailed for 10 years for “a cynical and cold campaign of rape and harassment” against a...
Father who savagely tortured daughter because he thought she was 'possessed' has jail term reduced
A man who "tortured" his daughter using "savage and barbaric acts" of violence because he and his wife thought the girl was "possessed" by an evil spirit has...
Rapist (29) who claimed he didn't know age of victim (13) is jailed
By Claire Henry A man in his late twenties who raped a 13-year-old girl and claimed that he “honestly did not know” her age has been jailed for seven and a...
Judge faces unique situation of having to sentence terminally ill rapist
(Pictured: Mr Justice David Keane. Photo: Collins) A High Court judge has said he has been faced with the unique situation of having to sentence a man who...
Woman raped by father as child hopes case will give others courage to tell their story
(Pictured: Survivor Karen Harkin. Photo: Collins) By Eimear Dodd A young Donegal woman who was raped and sexually abused by her father when she was a child...
Convicted murderer and gambling addict jailed for roles in moving machine gun
A convicted murderer and a gambling addict have been jailed for their part in helping to move a submachine gun that was recovered during a garda operation...
Five who were misled over assault apologise and offer €26k in compensation
By Claire Henry Five men have been handed suspended prison sentences for a violent attack on three friends, after a court heard that they were misled by their...
Employee secures High Court injunction preventing her dismissal
A woman has secured a High Court injunction preventing her employer from terminating her position for alleged gross misconduct. The woman claims she has...
UK men caught with €2.3m in cannabis concealed under frozen chicken
Two British men who were were caught unloading over €2.3 million euro in cannabis concealed under a consignment of frozen chicken were trying to gather some...
Gardai commended for 'fast action' in imitation firearm scare
By Claire Henry A Circuit Court judge and a senior defence barrister have commended gardaí for their bravery and fast-thinking when dealing with a 52-year-old...
GSOC refused audio tapes in Simeon Burke case, as court notes 'covert recording' concerns
(Pictured: Mr Simeon Burke. Photo: Collins) The Garda Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has been refused access to "ambient" audio recordings of a court "melee" as...
Rape conviction quashed after jury concerned they were photographed, interview issue
The conviction of a man for raping his then partner's 15-year-old sister and sexually abusing another, in a trial where the jury were concerned that they had...
Ringleader in horror home attack where man's ear was severed gets 8.5 years
The ringleader in a gang attack on a man who was held in his own home for six hours, stabbed multiple times, had most of his right ear severed and had a phone...
Galway farmer jailed for rape and abuse of nephew
A Galway farmer who raped and sexually abused his young nephew over a seven-year period in the 1990s has been jailed for eight years. The victim described to...
Victim subjected to 'rape songs' by co-workers in aftermath of attack
(Pictured: Survivor Ms Ciara Mangan speaking outside court today. Photo: Collins) A woman has told the Central Criminal Court how she was subjected to “rape...
Mum of teen who died by suicide seeks more orders over alleged harassment by Gemma O'Doherty
(Pictured: Ms Gemma O'Doherty. Photo: Collins) The mother of a teenage boy who died by suicide has brought more proceedings seeking to establish the...
Gambling addict caught with €2.8m in cocaine
By Claire Henry and Eimear Dodd A gambling addict who racked up tens of thousands of euro in debts has been jailed for seven years after gardai acting on a...
'Why does he keep assaulting people?': man who killed mother carried out multiple attacks since release
A man who killed his mother in a drug-fuelled knife attack but whose murder conviction was subsequently overturned by the Supreme Court has committed multiple...
Violent offender with 144 priors jailed for 'appalling' head stomping on Luas
A violent offender with 144 previous convictions who stomped on his friend’s head and continued to kick him while he lay unconscious on a packed Luas has been...
'Worse than being told I have cancer': patient soiled himself at busy transport hub after finding accessible facilities locked
A cancer patient suffering severe incontinence after surgery soiled himself in the middle of one of the country’s main transport hubs last Christmas Eve after...
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