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Mayo · February 21, 2020

Disgraced politician's son gets community service for lighting firework in Coppers

A 28-year-old Dublin man has been ordered to complete 240 hours of community service over twelve months in lieu of a two-year prison sentence following his...

Monaghan · February 18, 2020

Adrian Donohoe accused said he was laundering diesel at time, trial hears

At the Central Criminal Court, a man accused of the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe has claimed he was engaged in diesel laundering at the...

Leitrim · February 17, 2020

'You're going to pay for this': supporters of convicted rapists shout at victim in court

Two men from Leitrim have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following their conviction for the rape of a woman who was...

Sligo · February 17, 2020

Adrian Donohoe accused on bail and under curfew at time of shooting, trial hears

At the Central Criminal Court, evidence emerged that Aaron Brady was subject to bail conditions and a curfew when Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was fatally...

Claremorris · February 14, 2020 Also covered in Castlebar

Youth to be sentenced for fatal stabbing after judge says grieving family need "finality"

A youth convicted of manslaughter in connection with the death of a teenager in Claremorris, County Mayo, will be sentenced on 20 March following a brief...

Letterkenny · February 14, 2020 Also covered in Milford

Men to be extradited for alleged attempted murder of PSNI officer

Two Dublin men are to be extradited to Northern Ireland to face charges of attempted murder of a Police Service of Northern Ireland officer and possession of...

Strokestown · February 14, 2020

Strokestown eviction family face jail as bank takes action

KBC bank has moved to seek committal orders against three siblings from near Strokestown, County Roscommon, over alleged non-compliance with a High Court...

Donegal · February 13, 2020

'I lost my childhood', victim abused by adopted father tells court

A 57-year-old man from County Donegal has been convicted of sexually assaulting a boy in his care between 2003 and 2004. The defendant, whose identity is...

Convoy · February 05, 2020

"I thought he was coming to kill me because I had seen too much": witness breaks down at capital murder trial

At the Central Criminal Court, a credit union volunteer described the moment she feared for her life during a fatal armed robbery at Lordship Credit Union in...

Mayo · February 04, 2020

Deviant serial killer John Shaw, Ireland's longest serving prisoner, to get temporary release

The Court of Appeal has been informed that the Minister for Justice has accepted a recommendation to grant temporary release to John Shaw, the State's longest...

Convoy · February 04, 2020

"I'm going to kill you, I'm going to f¨¨king shoot you": garda tells capital murder trial of confrontation with armed raiders

A former detective garda testified at the Central Criminal Court that he feared for his life when armed raiders confronted him and his colleague during a...

French Park · February 03, 2020

Forestry fraudster gets an extra two years in jail

A man convicted of defrauding 143 investors through a bogus forestry scheme has received an additional two years in prison following a Court of Appeal ruling....

Donegal · January 31, 2020

Judge "runs out of patience" with father and son over obstruction of windfarm

A High Court judge has warned a father and son from Muff, County Donegal, that they face imprisonment and seizure of machinery if they continue to obstruct...

Letterkenny · January 31, 2020 Also covered in Milford

"Until the UK is gone, it’s in": judge says extradition application must be dealt with as before

The High Court has scheduled judgment for 12 February on extradition proceedings against two Dublin men sought by Northern Irish authorities for alleged...

Convoy · January 28, 2020

"This was done for money, nothing else": garda murdered for base motive, prosecution tell jury

A man has pleaded not guilty to the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe at the Central Criminal Court. The garda was shot during a robbery at...

Roscommon · January 28, 2020

Suspended sentence for drunk driver who crashed into nurse was "too lenient"

Alan Craughwell (35) of Athlone, Co Westmeath, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm following a collision with a nurse on December...

Castlebar · January 27, 2020

Trial date set for man accused of murdering his mother

A 26-year-old man from Castlebar, County Mayo has been sent forward for trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with the murder of his mother. Celyn...

Mayo · January 27, 2020

Two years for man who sexually assaulted woman with special needs

A 59-year-old Mayo man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, following his guilty plea to sexually assaulting a woman...

Drumcliff · January 20, 2020

Garda feared for life and fired shot after "hit team" member drove at him

A garda discharged his firearm at the Special Criminal Court after fearing for his life and that of a man he was restraining when a jeep was driven towards...

Leitrim · January 17, 2020

Woman raped by two men says attacks ruined her life

A woman has described how she was raped by two men after losing consciousness at a house party in County Leitrim in 2017. Following an eleven-day trial at the...

Mayo · January 14, 2020

Ireland's longest serving prisoner seeks temporary release

John Shaw, aged 73 and Ireland's longest-serving prisoner, brought an appeal before the Court of Appeal challenging the Minister for Justice's refusal to...

Convoy · January 13, 2020

Getaway driver set himself alight while trying to burn out car used in murder

Gareth Brophy, aged 25, of Reuben Walk, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder of David Douglas at the Special Criminal Court. Mr Douglas, 55,...

Mayo · December 20, 2019

Rapist father "a highly manipulative person", appeal court finds

A County Mayo man convicted of raping his daughter between 2006 and 2010 has had his appeal against conviction dismissed by the Court of Appeal. The man, aged...

Monaghan · December 20, 2019

Claim over alleged unlawful incarceration for failure to pay debt is struck out

The High Court has struck out a damages claim brought by a man who was imprisoned in Mountjoy prison over Christmas 2007 for non-payment of debts. Mr Justice...

Sligo · December 19, 2019

"Arrogant" double rapist fails in appeal

A man convicted of raping two women at his Sligo apartment has failed in his appeal against conviction at the Court of Appeal. Clement Limen, aged 47, of...

Mayo · December 18, 2019

NI man caught with child abuse imagery on phone avoids jail

A man from County Down pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of child sexual abuse material discovered on his mobile phone. The...

Castlebar · December 16, 2019 Also covered in Ballina

Double murderer who bludgeoned special needs brothers to death told to "rot in hell"

Alan Cawley, aged 32, of Four Winds, Corrinbla, Ballina, County Mayo, has lost his appeal against murder convictions at the Court of Appeal. Cawley was found...

Strokestown · December 13, 2019

11 years for robber who left shopkeeper with life-changing injuries after hammer attack

A man has been sentenced to eleven years imprisonment following a hammer attack on a shopkeeper in Dublin in March 2017. John McKeon, aged 31 and with an...

Kingscourt · December 10, 2019

20 months for hit-and-run driver who admitted drink driving

A man has been sentenced to twenty months' imprisonment following a fatal collision on the Naas Road in Dublin on 31 January 2016. Anthony Corcoran, aged 39,...

Donegal · December 10, 2019

Pensioner's abuse conviction is upheld

A pensioner from Crolly, Co Donegal, has failed in his appeal against conviction for indecently assaulting a teenage boy over three decades ago. The...

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