On-the-run abuser sentenced to 7 years in absentia
A man in his twenties has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment in absentia at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for sexually abusing a...
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"Mass of evidence" points to tiger kidnap accused's guilt, prosecution say
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, prosecution counsel has outlined what it characterises as compelling evidence linking Paschal Kelly, aged 52, from...
Jail for homeless man who demanded €20k and weekly protection money
A 31-year-old homeless man has been jailed for three years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to demanding money with menaces. Brendan...
Killing of "true gent" was "deliberate and conscious", prosecution tell jury
A 31-year-old man from Cartron Estate in Sligo is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with murdering Martin Kivlehan, a 59-year-old musician,...
Disputed hotel will open to asylum seekers in early January, court told
The High Court heard on Thursday that the 39-room Shannon Key West Hotel at Rooskey, on the Leitrim-Roscommon border, is set to accommodate asylum seekers...
Murder accused withdrew admission before making prison confession
A Sligo man charged with murder at the Central Criminal Court has pleaded not guilty to killing a musician but guilty to manslaughter. Keith Brady, aged 31,...
Accused admits helping IRA transport mortar
A 29-year-old man from Ballysodare in County Sligo has pleaded guilty before the Special Criminal Court to assisting an unlawful organisation by transporting...
Killing of musician "a moment of madness", murder accused told gardai
A man charged with murder in connection with the death of a Sligo musician has told gardaí that the killing was "a moment of madness" following drug use....
Unusual meeting between prisoners held on "humanitarian grounds", superintendent tells trial
A superintendent has told the Central Criminal Court that he facilitated an unusual meeting between two detained siblings on humanitarian grounds rather than...
Former accused turned State's witness describes role in shooting of dissident republican
A protected State's witness testified at the Special Criminal Court on the circumstances surrounding the 2013 shooting death of dissident republican Peter...
Murder accused said he was "off his head" when he stabbed musician
A 31-year-old man from Sligo town is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with murdering a local musician in August 2015. The accused has pleaded...
Detective tells trial he believes tiger kidnap accused has links to organised crime
A detective has testified at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he holds the view a man accused of involvement in a €90,000 tiger kidnapping in 2014 has...
Butterly murder accused pleads guilty to impeding firearms investigation
A man has pleaded guilty before the Special Criminal Court to impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a former murder accused who became a State witness....
Accused told gardai he "never murdered anyone"
Keith Brady, of Cartron Estate in Sligo, is charged with the murder of Martin Kivlehan, a musician, at his home on Holborn Street between 2nd and 3rd August...
Detectives who identified tiger kidnap accused previously took part in his arrest, trial told
A man from Cootehill, County Cavan, has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to charges arising from an alleged tiger kidnapping in September...
Man admits helping IRA carry out murder of dissident republican
A man from Cavan has pleaded guilty before the Special Criminal Court to assisting an unlawful organisation in the murder of dissident republican Peter...
Downey to seek discovery of UK state documents in extradition fight
A High Court hearing into the extradition of John Downey (66) to face charges relating to the deaths of two UDR soldiers in Enniskillen on 25 August 1972 has...
Musician likely to have been incapacitated when stabbed to death, trial hears
At the Central Criminal Court, a pathologist has given evidence that a musician found dead in his Sligo home was severely intoxicated at the time of his...
Murder accused taken from court in ambulance
A man on trial at the Special Criminal Court for the murder of a father-of-two was removed from proceedings in an ambulance after falling unwell before the...
Musician slumped in chair or sitting on ground when wound inflicted, expert tells jury
A scenes of crime expert has told the Central Criminal Court that a musician found dead in his Sligo home was likely in a seated or recumbent position when...
Tiger kidnap trial enters seventh week
The trial of Paschal Kelly, aged 52 and from Cootehill, Co. Cavan, has entered its seventh week at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Mr Kelly has pleaded not...
Luas attacker apologises to commuter
A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting a commuter on a Luas tram on 11 November 2016. Lee Murray, formerly of...
Scene appeared "staged" to look like suicide, witness tells murder trial
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence that the death scene of a 59-year-old Sligo man appeared staged to resemble a suicide. Keith...
Jury to consider intoxication level of man accused of murdering talented musician
A jury at the Central Criminal Court is hearing evidence in the trial of a 31-year-old Sligo man charged with murdering Martin Kivlehan in the town during...
"Stop and search" of IRA accused was lawful, court rules
Two men accused of membership of an unlawful organisation styled the Irish Republican Army have had a significant legal application rejected at the Special...
Man admits to killing Martin Kivlehan but denies murder
A 31-year-old man from Sligo has admitted to the killing of Martin Kivlehan but denies the charge of murder. Keith Brady, of Cartron Estate, appeared before...
Mosque teacher sexually abused girl (6)
A man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl at a Dublin mosque. Abdur Rashid, aged 50, was found guilty by jury at Dublin Circuit...
"Stop and search" of IRA accused unlawful, defence argue
Two men from County Sligo have had their vehicle stop and search challenged as unlawful at the Special Criminal Court. Julian Flohr, aged 37, of Rusheen Ard,...
Man pleads guilty to attempted murder of woman he had harassed
A 38-year-old man from Roscommon has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a woman in County Roscommon. Gerard Mooney of Castle Hill, Castlerea appeared...
Mortar round found inside "Spiderman" backpack, IRA trial hears
Two men from County Sligo are on trial at the Special Criminal Court charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican...
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