Disgraced garda loses appeal over sex assault on sleeping woman
A former garda has failed in his appeal against a two-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting a sleeping woman at a Mayo hotel in July 2015. The...
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11 years for father who repeatedly raped teen daughter
A man from Castlefin in County Donegal has been sentenced to eleven years imprisonment following his conviction for the repeated rape of his teenage daughter....
IRA man to be sentenced next month
A 56-year-old mechanic from Castleblayney, County Monaghan, convicted of membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, will...
Mary Lowry's evidence "devious poison", defence tell Moonlight jury
At the Central Criminal Court, defence counsel Bernard Condon SC characterised Mary Lowry's evidence as fundamentally unreliable during closing arguments in...
"Gross negligence" conviction for shooting wife dead is upheld
A man convicted of killing his wife in a shooting at their home in Bailieborough, County Cavan has had his appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Oliver...
Violent burglar has sentence increased over attack led by Dessie O'Hare
A Dublin man who participated in a violent assault and false imprisonment as part of an organised eviction has had his prison sentence increased by the Court...
Jury heard secret recording where victim confronted brother about rape
A 43-year-old man from Donegal has been convicted of sexually abusing his sister during their childhood. The Central Criminal Court jury returned unanimous...
"Border Fox" jailed for seven years by non-jury court
A man known as "The Border Fox" has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court for his role in forcibly evicting a family from...
Father-of-six raped teen daughter once a week
A man from Castlefin in County Donegal has pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping his teenage daughter repeatedly over an eight-month period...
Downey gets date to appeal extradition over 1972 Enniskillen bombing
A 67-year-old man from County Donegal has been granted a date to appeal his extradition to Northern Ireland over charges relating to a 1972 bombing in...
Husband appeals "gross negligence" conviction for shooting wife dead
Oliver Kierans, aged 60, of Drumbannon, Bailieborough in Cavan, has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence at the Court of Appeal. Kierans was...
"Border Fox" O'Hare told gardai he was working for Jim Mansfield Jnr
A 62-year-old man from County Armagh has been remanded in custody pending sentence at the Special Criminal Court following admissions to assault and false...
Businessman left in "severe stress" after theft of catering equipment
A Mayo businessman described suffering severe physical, mental and financial stress following the theft of catering equipment valued at over €10,000 from his...
Man jailed for double murder of elderly brothers gets date for appeal
A man convicted of murdering two elderly brothers in Castlebar has been granted an appeal hearing date of 21 June. Alan Cawley, aged 31, of Ballina, Co Mayo,...
Pair jailed for their roles in murder of dissident republican
Two men have been convicted and sentenced by the Special Criminal Court in connection with the 2013 murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly. Michael...
Child porn distributor "well advised" to drop appeal
A man from Knockloughlin in County Longford has withdrawn an appeal against his sentence for distributing child sexual abuse material, following advice from...
14 months for speeding, "barely over the limit" driver who caused death of woman (92)
A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 months imprisonment for dangerous driving causing death at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. James Dingle, of...
Pair jailed following €645k drugs seizure
Two men from Dublin have been sentenced following their involvement in a significant drugs seizure and money laundering operation. Patrick Kavanagh, aged 59,...
Forensic anthropologist "doubtful" that Ryan fracture caused by falling concrete
A forensic anthropologist giving evidence at the Central Criminal Court has expressed doubt that a fractured femur found on the remains of Bobby Ryan could...
Teen gets four years over violent escape from Oberstown
A 19-year-old man from Strokestown, County Longford, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for violent offences...
Drug dealer who stabbed man to death in broad daylight guilty of murder by unanimous verdict
A man has been convicted of murder following a fatal stabbing in Longford town centre. Rihards Lavickis, aged 26, with an address at Annaly Court in Longford,...
Monaghan man guilty of IRA membership
A 55-year-old mechanic from Castleblayney, County Monaghan, has been convicted of IRA membership by the Special Criminal Court. James Joseph Cassidy of...
Murder accused's situation like "Godfather III", defence team say
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard closing arguments concerning a fatal stabbing outside Longford Shopping Centre in November 2016. Rihards...
Pair ran €5m "Ponzi scheme" that duped forestry investors
Two Dublin men pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to charges relating to a fraudulent forestry investment scheme. Between January 2014 and...
Drug dealer described stabbing man three times, murder trial hears
A man accused of murder told gardaí during interview that he stabbed another man three times outside Longford Shopping Centre in November 2016 because initial...
Jury view footage of murder accused chasing deceased with knife
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has viewed CCTV footage showing the accused chasing the deceased while holding a knife shortly before the fatal stabbing....
Murder accused's sister-in-law thought lives were in danger, trial hears
A witness in a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has testified that she feared for her family's safety following repeated attacks on their apartment...
Deceased attacked murder accused with knuckle duster, partner tells trial
A man charged with murder at the Central Criminal Court has pleaded not guilty to the charge but guilty to manslaughter, a plea the State has rejected....
Murder accused told gardai he would "get the fella" who broke windows
A garda giving evidence at the Central Criminal Court murder trial in Dublin heard the accused man say he would "get the fella" responsible for smashing his...
Accused stabbed man to death outside shopping centre, trial hears
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard that the accused told gardaí he intended to "sort out" the deceased the night before the fatal stabbing...
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