Murderer inflicted "inexplicable" stab wounds to back of victim's tongue
A man convicted of murdering a fellow Polish national in Letterkenny, Co Donegal has had his appeal against conviction dismissed by the Court of Appeal....
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Soldier who broke nearly every bone in ex's face withdraws appeal against €150k damages award
A former soldier has withdrawn an appeal against a €150,000 damages award in the Court of Appeal following an assault on his former partner. Jonathan...
State's witness not prosecuted for alleged perjury over fears he wouldn't return to Ireland
A State's witness who allegedly committed perjury during a previous murder trial was not prosecuted over concerns he would not return to Ireland, the Special...
Rapist "institutionalised" and abused in industrial school, court hears
A man from County Mayo has been sentenced to twelve years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the rape and sexual abuse of his stepdaughter over an...
Further delay in sentencing for manslaughter of boy (17)
A teenager convicted of the manslaughter of a 17-year-old boy in Claremorris, County Mayo in 2015 has had his sentencing further delayed to allow for...
Man has suspended sentence doubled for violent disorder at grandfather's funeral
A 27-year-old man from Letterkenny, County Donegal, has had his suspended sentence for violent disorder doubled by the Court of Appeal. Johnny McDonagh was...
No commendation for helping save drowning woman "sinister", "Whistleblower" says
A Garda has told the Disclosures Tribunal that he was denied a commendation for helping rescue a drowning woman because of his status as a whistleblower....
Complainant "upset and in shock", nurse tells rape trial
A nurse has described a female student as appearing upset and in a state of shock following alleged rapes by two men in Co Donegal in February 2015. Giving...
"We are not going to allow this whistleblower to win": garda says he was "trapped" in stressful job
A Garda has told the Disclosures Tribunal that he believes he was deliberately confined to stressful desk duties at Athlone Garda Station because he made a...
Rape complainant moaning and saying "harder", friend tells trial
A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence concerning allegations of rape against two men from County Donegal in February 2015. The complainant,...
IRA accused seen meeting Butterly murderer, trial hears
An accused man was observed meeting two individuals convicted in connection with the fatal shooting of dissident republican Peter Butterly one day after the...
Complainant tells rape trial she was "blind drunk" and didn't give consent to men
A woman has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court in a rape trial concerning an incident in County Donegal in February 2015. The complainant told the...
Burglar who impersonated garda fails in sentence appeal
Martin Conroy, aged 45, has failed in his appeal against a sentence imposed by Castlebar Circuit Court in June 2018. Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin sentenced Conroy...
Strokestown eviction case family ordered to vacate home
A family in Co Roscommon has been ordered by the High Court to vacate their home near Strokestown within one month. Mr Justice Senan Allen ruled on Friday...
Accused a "good friend" to murdered dissident republican, widow told gardai
The widow of dissident republican Peter Butterly told gardai that a man on trial in connection with her husband's death was a trusted friend to them both, the...
Lay litigant in "citizen's arrest" attempt on judge
A lay litigant with addresses in County Mayo attempted to effect a citizen's arrest on a High Court judge, a solicitor and a barrister at the Four Courts on...
Men arrested for alleged attempted murder of PSNI officer seek records
Two Dublin men sought by Northern Irish authorities for the alleged attempted murder of a PSNI officer and possession of explosives with intent to endanger...
IRA accused told gardai he was supposed to be meet shooting victim
At the Special Criminal Court, Ray Kennedy (39) and Laurence Murphy (62) are on trial charged in connection with the killing of dissident republican Peter...
Meeting arranged between IRA accused and murder victim, trial hears
Two men have pleaded not guilty at the Special Criminal Court to membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, in...
"Devious" psychic who laundered €1.6m is jailed
A man from Aughavas, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment following his conviction on money laundering charges at Dublin...
Sentences totalling 20 years for pair who helped criminals murder Vinnie Ryan
Two men have been sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to a combined total of twenty years for their role in facilitating the murder of Vincent Ryan....
Woman was "puppet" to abusive partner in email scam, court hears
A 29-year-old woman from Tallaght pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to money laundering following an email fraud scheme that targeted a...
Whereabouts of accused financial advisor unknown, court hears
Gardaí in Buncrana, Co Donegal have been unable to locate a financial advisor accused of misappropriating investor funds, the High Court heard on Tuesday....
Conviction for twice raping wife is upheld on appeal
A 40-year-old man from County Mayo has had his conviction for rape upheld following an appeal to the Court of Appeal. He was originally sentenced to nine...
Mother-of-seven gets suspended sentence for storing €192k in drugs
A 54-year-old woman from Dublin has received a fully suspended five-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for storing over €192,000 worth of drugs at...
Forestry scheme fraudsters jailed
Two men were jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 29 July 2019 following their convictions for defrauding over 140 foreign investors of approximately...
Mentally ill man who beat neighbour to death posted 2,000 bible videos on Youtube
A 32-year-old man from Sligo has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering his neighbour at Connolly Street in February 2018. Richard...
"Mercy" asked for man who helped criminals murder Vinnie Ryan
At the Central Criminal Court, two men have pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder of Vinnie Ryan, whose shooting in Dublin on 19 February 2016 left his...
Nine years for man who used "kill floor" knife in manslaughter of poker opponent
A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of his housemate in Ballyjamesduff, County...
Strokestown eviction case to be heard in October
The High Court application by KBC Bank to evict a family from their home near Strokestown in County Roscommon will be heard on 10 October. Ms Justice Leonie...
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