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Kingscourt · December 09, 2019

Hit-and-run driver told gardai he had been drinking

Anthony Corcoran, aged 39, of Newcastle, County Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to failure to remain at the scene with intent to...

Cavan · December 06, 2019

Jury acquits "tiger-raid" accused on all charges

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has acquitted Patrick Carroll on all charges relating to a €90,000 post office robbery in September 2014. The...

Milford · December 05, 2019

Extradition of men wanted for attempted murder of PSNI officer should be refused, lawyers say

Two Dublin men wanted in Northern Ireland on charges of attempted murder of a Police Service of Northern Ireland officer have had their extradition hearing...

Mayo · December 02, 2019

"Moronically stupid": disgraced politician's son lit firework in Copper's

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Oliver Callely (27) of Clontarf, Dublin, pleaded guilty to igniting fireworks at Copper Face Jacks nightclub on Harcourt...

Ballyshannon · December 02, 2019

Addict who staged talented musician's suicide has rest of sentence suspended

A woman from Sligo has had the remainder of her four-year prison sentence suspended by the Central Criminal Court following her conviction for impeding the...

Drumlish · November 29, 2019 Also covered in Edgeworthstown

Beef protest injunction lifted

The High Court has struck out injunctions that were secured in September against two men accused of blockading and intimidating workers at a pet food...

Donegal · November 28, 2019

Jailed pensioner appeals conviction for abusing teenage boy

A 74-year-old man from Crolly, County Donegal, appeared before the Court of Appeal on 28 November to challenge his conviction for sexually abusing a teenage...

Sligo · November 27, 2019

Sister who "staged" musician's suicide to help murderer brother may have rest of sentence suspended

A Sligo woman has been sentenced to four years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for staging a crime scene to obstruct the prosecution of her...

Carrickmacross · November 25, 2019

Scammer stole thousands from "vulnerable" woman

A 46-year-old man from Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, has been imprisoned for 14 months following a conviction at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing...

Mayo · November 22, 2019

Man tries to effect "citizen's arrest" on DPP solicitor

A lay litigant with addresses in County Mayo attempted to effect a citizen's arrest on a solicitor from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions...

Donegal · November 22, 2019

Men wanted for attempted murder of PSNI officer raise constitutional rights concerns

Two Dublin men wanted in Northern Ireland for the alleged attempted murder of a PSNI officer have sought access to documents relating to their arrest and...

Cavan · November 21, 2019

Accused are members of IRA "guerilla army", senior garda tells trial

A Detective Chief Superintendent has given evidence at the Special Criminal Court regarding two men charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Peter...

Cavan · November 20, 2019

IRA accused met with Old Bailey bomber Marian Price, trial hears

A man charged in connection with the March 2013 killing of dissident republican Peter Butterly met veteran republican Marian Price at a Dublin hotel in 2010,...

Cavan · November 19, 2019

Accused seen with slain Real IRA leader Alan Ryan, trial hears

A man charged in connection with the 2013 murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly was observed on multiple occasions with slain Real IRA leader Alan...

Sligo · November 18, 2019

Addict guilty of murdering talented Sligo musician after three trials

A 32-year-old man from Sligo has been convicted of murder at the Central Criminal Court following his third trial for the offence. Keith Brady of Cartron...

Carrick-On-Shannon · November 15, 2019

Speeding, over-the-limit driver left friend in vegetative state

A 23-year-old man from Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to 40 months imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for dangerous driving...

Sligo · November 14, 2019

Man appeals conviction for raping two women

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

Sligo · November 14, 2019

Murder accused had heroin delivered to victim's home, jury told

A man accused of murdering a musician in County Sligo has heard prosecution counsel argue that his actions before and after the alleged killing demonstrate...

Convoy · November 14, 2019

"I had a bit of craic with D last night": trial hears of secret recording during Kinahan investigation

A conspiracy to murder trial at the Special Criminal Court has heard covert recordings from vehicles bugged by gardaí investigating the Kinahan organised...

Ballymote · November 13, 2019

Murder accused admitted stabbing popular local musician

Keith Brady, aged 32, of Cartron Estate in Sligo, stands charged with murder following the death of a local musician at New Apartments on Holborn Street in...

Monaghan · November 13, 2019

12-year prison sentence for man who raped foster daughter

A man has been sentenced to twelve years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction on charges of rape, oral rape, and sexual...

Leitrim · November 12, 2019

Jury convicts two men of raping woman who "blacked out" at party

Two Leitrim men have been convicted by jury of serious sexual offences following an 11-day trial at the Central Criminal Court. The jury of nine men and three...

Sligo · November 12, 2019

Garda denies fabricating evidence against murder accused

At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, a garda inspector has denied allegations that he fabricated evidence against a Sligo man charged with murder....

Donegal · November 12, 2019

Senior garda engaged in "deliberate and unmitigated" cover-up, "whistleblower" tells tribunal

A garda whistleblower has concluded three weeks of testimony before an ongoing tribunal, maintaining that a former assistant garda commissioner orchestrated a...

Cavan · November 11, 2019

On the run abuser caught and sent to jail

A man convicted of sexually assaulting a young child has been remanded in custody at the Central Criminal Court following his apprehension. The 24-year-old...

Castleblayney · November 11, 2019

Rapist has sentence increased following DPP appeal

A man has had his sentence increased following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions on grounds of undue leniency. Aurelijus Kizelavicius, aged 23,...

Leitrim · November 08, 2019

Rape accused told gardai he was being "set up"

Two men from Leitrim have pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to charges of rape arising from an alleged incident in a flat in the county in...

Cavan · November 08, 2019

IRA accused sent text to victim's wife's phone minutes before he was shot dead, trial hears

A trial at the Special Criminal Court has heard that a text message was sent to the wife of murder victim Peter Butterly minutes before he was shot dead in...

Leitrim · November 08, 2019

Rape accused didn't care if victim wasn't consenting, State tells jury

Two men from Leitrim pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to charges of rape following an alleged incident at a flat in the county in 2017. The...

Mayo · November 08, 2019

Executive ordered to repay monies to liquidated security firm

The High Court has ordered James Farrell, chief operations officer of a liquidated security firm, to repay €62,000 to Business Mobile Security Services Ltd....

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