Rape accused said "he might go down and chance a blowjob", witness tells trial
Two Leitrim men have pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to charges of rape and oral rape following an alleged incident at a flat in a Co Leitrim...
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Musician's blood on knives found in home, trial hears
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that blood matching a musician found stabbed to death in his Sligo home was present on two knives recovered...
Rape complainant initially alleged three men were involved, trial hears
At the Central Criminal Court, a trial heard that a woman alleging rape initially described three men as being involved in the assault. The complainant told...
10 years for "extreme" sexual abuse of cousin
A man has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction on twenty-four counts of indecent assault. Thomas...
IRA trial enters legal argument on "Dwyer" phone data point
At the Special Criminal Court, a trial concerning two men charged with membership of an unlawful organisation has entered legal argument over mobile phone...
Two men guilty of raping "blind drunk" student
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has convicted two men of raping a woman in County Donegal in February 2015. Boakye Osei, aged 29, of Tooban, Burnfoot,...
Complainant tells trial of receiving "soz" snapchat from rape accused
At the Central Criminal Court, a woman has given evidence of alleged sexual assaults following a party in a County Leitrim flat in 2017. The complainant told...
Peter Butterly shooting an "IRA operation", State's witness tells trial
A witness in the Special Criminal Court has testified that the shooting of dissident republican Peter Butterly in Gormanston, County Meath on 6 March 2013 was...
Murder accused tells victim's brother he is "deeply ashamed"
A 32-year-old man charged with murder at the Central Criminal Court has expressed remorse through his legal counsel. Keith Brady of Cartron Estate, Sligo,...
Judge warns jurors not to be "Poirot or Sherlock Holmes"
A judge at the Central Criminal Court has warned jurors at a murder trial not to conduct independent investigations into the case. Mr Justice Alexander Owens...
State rejects accused's manslaughter plea
A 32-year-old man from Cartron Estate in Sligo entered a plea of not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of another Sligo...
State has failed to prove rape complainant did not consent, lawyers for accused say
Two men accused of raping a college student in County Donegal in February 2015 are on trial at the Central Criminal Court. The defendants, aged 29 and 33 and...
Six years for man who violently threatened, trapped and attacked ex in hotel room
A 35-year-old man from Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan has been sentenced to six years imprisonment following his conviction for serious offences against his...
Men wanted for attempted murder of PSNI officer fail in latest appeal
Two Dublin men wanted in Northern Ireland for the alleged attempted murder of a Police Service of Northern Ireland officer have failed in their latest legal...
Rape accused replied "no comment" when asked about link, trial hears
A 29-year-old man accused of rape has made no comment when questioned about forensic evidence linking him to the alleged offence, the Central Criminal Court...
Non-jury court listens to secret fast-food recording
The Special Criminal Court is hearing evidence in the trial of two men accused of involvement in the 2013 killing of dissident republican Peter Butterly. The...
Man denies he "swapped over" with fellow rape accused
At the Central Criminal Court, a 29-year-old man has denied allegations that he and a co-accused exchanged sexual activity with a woman during an incident in...
Rape accused's semem found on complainant's underwear, trial hears
A 29-year-old man accused of rape has had his trial at the Central Criminal Court hear evidence that semen matching his profile was discovered on the alleged...
Gardai never offered rape accused an interpreter, lawyers say
A 33-year-old non-national man and a 29-year-old co-accused, both resident in Donegal, have pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape following an alleged...
Gardai told rape accused that footage showed him "pouring drink" into complainant's mouth
A 33-year-old Donegal man accused of rape has denied allegations that gardaí presented video evidence showing him pouring alcohol into a woman's mouth at his...
Trial of men accused of raping student resumes
The trial of two men accused of raping a student in County Donegal has resumed at the Central Criminal Court following four days of legal argument. Both...
Media barred from naming mother who smothered child
A woman was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the High Court of murdering her three-year-old daughter at their family home in County Mayo. The media...
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....
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...
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