Donegal man who sexually assaulted partner while she slept is given suspended sentence
A Donegal man who sexually assaulted his partner as she slept has been given a fully suspended sentence. The woman told the court in her victim impact...
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Husband goes on trial accused of Valerie French Kilroy murder
A 49-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife at their home in Westport nearly four years ago by reason of insanity. James Kilroy, with an...
Man jailed for running cannabis growhouse operation
By Eimear Dodd A man who was caught with €100,000 worth of cannabis in a growhouse operation that included 17 cannabis plants and over 4kg of the drug, has...
'Way off the rails': teen has year of deferred sentence for defilement activated
A teenage boy who was 14 when he had unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl in a public park has had one year of a deferred sentence activated after failing...
Planning Board concedes as permission for agri-food plant is quashed
An Bord Pleanala's decision to allow an agri-food plant to extend its manufacturing facility has been quashed after the board conceded to a challenge brought...
Garda murder accused's 'grossly inappropriate' behaviour indicative of mental illness, psychiatrist tells trial
(Pictured: Accused Mr Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Garda murder accused Stephen Silver was at times facetious, contemptuous and hostile toward detectives...
State accepts plea to lesser charge for violent criminal with 90 previous convictions
A violent criminal with "a long history of vicious assaults" who left his victim with a 15cm wound from his ear to his cheek in a “savage” slashing assault...
Jury in trial of four view bodycam footage of Strokestown eviction
(Pictured L-R: Accused Messrs David Lawlor, Martin O'Toole, Paul Beirne and Patrick Sweeney. Photo: Collins) The jury in the trial of four men accusing of...
Jail for man who was paid to illegally traffic people into Ireland
A Swedish-Somalian man has been sentenced to three years in prison for illegally trafficking five people into Ireland last year. Saleban Abdisahar (30), of no...
Psychiatrist gives evidence of garda murder accused's multiple hospital admissions
(Pictured: Witness Dr Brenda Wright. Photo: Collins) Stephen Silver thought that shooting dead Garda Colm Horkan was “all a hoax or a test to be in the...
Lifeguard supervisor sacked over alleged failure to oversee 'life-or-death' ring buoy inspections brings unfair dismissal case
A lifeguard supervisor sacked by Donegal County Council for alleged underperformance has been accused of failing to make sure ring-buoys were being inspected...
Custom House Capital executives due in court next week over fraud conspiracy
By Eimear Dodd Four senior executives of Custom House Capital have been directed to appear before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court next week in relation to a...
Security guard tells trial of Strokestown four that he is former UDR member
(Pictured L-R: Accused Messrs David Lawlor, Martin O'Toole, Paul Beirne and Patrick Sweeney. Photo: Collins) A security guard allegedly attacked by a large...
Strokestown eviction case: security guard forced to eat dog faeces, trial of four men hears
(Pictured L-R: Accused Messrs David Lawlor, Martin O'Toole, Paul Beirne and Patrick Sweeney. Photo: Collins) A security guard allegedly attacked by a large...
Enoch Burke late for court as judge wants details of every alleged contempt
(Pictured: Mr Enoch Burke. Photo: Collins) Enoch Burke showed up late to the High Court this morning, where his ongoing legal battle with Wilson's Hospital...
All-Ireland winner fails in bid to overturn ATM theft gang conviction
(File Picture: Daniel O'Callaghan. Credit: Collins) A former All-Ireland winner who stole an "eye-watering" sum of money as part of a cross-border gang that...
'Attitude of inherent racism' likely at filling station ordered to pay taxi driver called n-word by attendant
A taxi driver who said he was refused diesel and was called the n-word over a series of late-night visits to a Galway filling station is to receive €7,500 for...
Garda murder accused previously had symptoms on 'extreme end' of mental illness, trial hears
(Pictured: Accused Mr Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Garda murder accused Stephen Silver in the past experienced psychotic symptoms that were on the “extreme...
Man who left victim brain damaged after deliberately running him over warned about engaging with probation
A man who deliberately ran over a man he believed was involved in the death of his brother, leaving him brain damaged and in a coma, has been warned that if...
Jail for man who claimed DNA was on gun because he handled it at party
A man who claimed his DNA was on a loaded semi-automatic pistol because he had earlier handled it at a party has been jailed for possession of the weapon....
Ashton Pound owner fined €30k over unlawful use of euthanasia drug
(Pictured: David Stone. Photo: Collins) The owner of a dog pound who allowed a euthanasia drug to be kept unlawfully and administered incorrectly to two dogs...
Garda murder accused's mental capacity 'significantly impaired', psychiatrist tells trial
(Pictured: Witness Dr Brenda Wright. Photo: Collins) Stephen Silver’s mental capacity was “significantly impaired” at the time he shot dead Garda Colm Horkan...
Garda murder accused denies 'inventing' MI6 belief
(File Picture: Accused Mr Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Stephen Silver, who is on trial accused of murdering a garda with his own gun, has denied...
Father fails in bid to overturn conviction for abuse of daughter
A father who was jailed for sexually assaulting his young daughter in their family home has failed in a bid to overturn his conviction over what his lawyers...
Publican who cancelled booking under 'known Traveller surname' must pay compensation
A publican who cancelled a memorial party when the man booking it gave a “known Traveller surname” has been ordered to pay €3,000 compensation. The...
Strokestown repossession case hears of moment dog was attacked with baseball bat
(Pictured L-R: Accused Messrs David Lawlor, Martin O Toole, Paul Beirne and Patrick Sweeney. Photo: Collins) A security guard who was allegedly attacked by a...
'I kept shooting until the gun finished,' accused tells trial of moment he shot garda
(Pictured: Mr Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) “I kept shooting until the gun finished and there was no ammunition left,” Stephen Silver today told the Central...
Man cleared of murder bid by reason of insanity does not require inpatient care at CMH
A 35-year-old man who was found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity after stabbing his former employer 19 times is not currently suffering...
Teacher has ban halved for careless driving that had 'gravest consequences'
A teacher whose careless driving caused serious harm and led to the "gravest consequences" for another motorist has had her four-year driving ban halved by...
Drug safety manager alleges 'cover-up' at pharma giant Roche's Irish arm
A drug safety manager at international pharma giant Roche has alleged before the Workplace Relations Commission that there was widespread non-compliance in...
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