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Clones · July 09, 2019

"Unacceptable" that dangerous mentally ill man lived "just doors down", victim's parents tell court

A man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court for the killing of a twenty-year-old in Sligo. Richard McLaughlin, aged...

Sligo · July 08, 2019

Man pleads not guilty to Sligo murder by reason of insanity

A 32-year-old man has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of a 20-year-old in Sligo in February 2018. The Central Criminal Court heard that...

Ballymote · July 08, 2019

Accused who "smashed man's head in with crowbar" meets insanity criteria, psychiatrist says

A consultant forensic psychiatrist has testified at the Central Criminal Court that a man accused of murder in Sligo meets the criteria for a special verdict...

Castleblayney · July 08, 2019 Also covered in Riverstown

Second man jailed for life for murdering mum-of-three Irene White

A 47-year-old man from Riverstown, County Louth has been sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the murder of Irene White at the Central...

Castleblayney · July 08, 2019 Also covered in Riverstown

Victim's terminally ill sister calls on State to prosecute "mastermind" behind murder

A terminally ill woman whose sister was murdered fourteen years ago has called on the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute a third person in...

Longford · July 08, 2019

Developer concerned about delays to €60m wind farm project

Two judicial review challenges against An Bord Pleanála's approval of a wind farm development have been admitted to the High Court's fast-track commercial...

Donegal · July 05, 2019

Judge wants update from gardai over efforts to locate financial advisor

A High Court judge has requested an update from An Garda Síochána regarding efforts to locate a financial advisor accused of misappropriating investor funds...

Achill · July 04, 2019

Jail for man who "savagely" attacked partner after birthday binge

A man from Achill Road in Ballybrack, Dublin has been sentenced to 32 months imprisonment following his conviction for assaulting his former long-term...

Cavan · July 04, 2019

Man who admitted stabbing poker opponent to death with "boning knife" is cleared of murder by jury

A meat factory worker was convicted of manslaughter but acquitted of murder at the Central Criminal Court following a trial in July 2019. Tomasz Paszkiewicz...

Cavan · July 03, 2019

Story of killing "a very simple one", prosecution tell murder trial

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberations in the murder trial of a meat factory worker from Cavan. The accused, a 39-year-old, admits...

Enniskillen · July 03, 2019

Downey to launch Supreme Court bid to halt extradition over 1972 murder

John Downey has lost a Court of Appeal challenge seeking to prevent his extradition to Northern Ireland in connection with the 1972 Enniskillen bombing. The...

Ballyshannon · July 03, 2019

Abuser's appeal over alleged jury pressure during bad weather is dismissed

A man convicted of indecently assaulting a young teenager in 1980 has had his appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Patrick Patton, aged 65, of Cashelard,...

Cavan · July 02, 2019

Murder accused stabbed poker opponent after losing "all his money", trial hears

A 39-year-old meat factory worker has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter following the death of his housemate in Ballyjamesduff, County...

Cavan · July 01, 2019

Garda tells trial he thought admission to killing was "a joke"

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that the accused man handed himself in to gardaí in Cork on 3 January 2018, three days after the fatal...

Strokestown · July 01, 2019

Bank wants injunction over Roscommon eviction heard "as soon as possible"

KBC bank has sought an expedited hearing of its High Court application for an injunction requiring three siblings to vacate their home near Strokestown,...

Boyle · July 01, 2019 Also covered in Bundoran

Pair jailed for helping move €350k in cocaine

Two men have been jailed for six years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following their admission of involvement in transporting cocaine valued at €350,000....

Cavan · June 28, 2019

Judge commends takeaway worker who came to dying man's aid

A takeaway worker from Cavan was commended by Justice Tara Burns at the Central Criminal Court for providing first aid to a fatally injured man on New Year's...

Virginia · June 27, 2019

Murder accused admits killing housemate after row over poker game

A man has admitted fatally stabbing his housemate following a dispute over a poker game on New Year's Eve at their home in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan....

Cavan · June 27, 2019

Drugs mule given "Hobson's choice" after fight with "connected man"

Emil Wyrebiak, aged 26 and resident in Ballinagh, Co Cavan, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cannabis discovered in a vehicle...

Monaghan · June 26, 2019

Unclear how long killer's sentence was suspended for, judge hears

A man convicted of manslaughter in connection with a 2013 killing has been found guilty of criminal damage and production of a weapon at the Central Criminal...

Monaghan · June 25, 2019

No jail for sulky driver who attacked garda

Derek Heavey, aged 32, of Moeran Road, Walkinstown, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm and criminal damage...

Achill · June 25, 2019

Young Dublin man caught with drugs and cash avoids jail

A 22-year-old man from Dublin's North Strand has received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to drug offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Daryl...

Convoy · June 24, 2019

IRA accused cleared as court finds it can't rely on Garda Asst. Commissioners's evidence

A 47-year-old man from County Louth has been acquitted of IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court following a finding that the court could not rely on...

Castlebar · June 21, 2019 Also covered in Ballina

Cawley appeals conviction for bludgeoning elderly special needs brothers to death

Alan Cawley (32) of Four Winds, Corrinbla, Ballina, has appealed his conviction for the murder of two elderly brothers with special needs at the Court of...

Aughavas · June 10, 2019

"Psychic" guilty of €1.6m deception

A man from Aughavas, County Leitrim, has been convicted of theft and money laundering totalling €1.6 million at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Simon Gold,...

Aughavas · June 05, 2019

Jury deliberating in psychic's money laundering trial

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has begun deliberating in the trial of a 54-year-old man from Aughavas, County Leitrim, who faces 22 charges including...

Ballyshannon · June 05, 2019

Donegal jury "pressured" into returning verdict during "atrocious" weather, court told

A man convicted of indecently assaulting a fourteen-year-old babysitter in Ballyshannon in 1980 has appealed his conviction at the Court of Appeal, claiming...

Aughavas · June 04, 2019

Psychic "is not Walter Mitty", prosecution tell deception trial

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the prosecution concluded its case against Simon Gold, a fifty-four-year-old from Aughavas, County Leitrim, who has pleaded...

Aughavas · May 30, 2019

Farmer tells trial of "fictitious" bank letter

A farmer from County Galway has given evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in the trial of a man charged with money laundering and related offences. The...

Aughavas · May 29, 2019

"Easier to get through to Donald Trump", witness tells deception trial

A dairy farmer from County Tipperary has given evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in the trial of Simon Gold, a 54-year-old man from Aughavas, County...

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