Complainant tells rape trial she was "blind drunk" and didn't give consent to men
A woman has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court in a rape trial concerning an incident in County Donegal in February 2015. The complainant told the...
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Burglar who impersonated garda fails in sentence appeal
Martin Conroy, aged 45, has failed in his appeal against a sentence imposed by Castlebar Circuit Court in June 2018. Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin sentenced Conroy...
Strokestown eviction case family ordered to vacate home
A family in Co Roscommon has been ordered by the High Court to vacate their home near Strokestown within one month. Mr Justice Senan Allen ruled on Friday...
Accused a "good friend" to murdered dissident republican, widow told gardai
The widow of dissident republican Peter Butterly told gardai that a man on trial in connection with her husband's death was a trusted friend to them both, the...
Lay litigant in "citizen's arrest" attempt on judge
A lay litigant with addresses in County Mayo attempted to effect a citizen's arrest on a High Court judge, a solicitor and a barrister at the Four Courts on...
Men arrested for alleged attempted murder of PSNI officer seek records
Two Dublin men sought by Northern Irish authorities for the alleged attempted murder of a PSNI officer and possession of explosives with intent to endanger...
IRA accused told gardai he was supposed to be meet shooting victim
At the Special Criminal Court, Ray Kennedy (39) and Laurence Murphy (62) are on trial charged in connection with the killing of dissident republican Peter...
Meeting arranged between IRA accused and murder victim, trial hears
Two men have pleaded not guilty at the Special Criminal Court to membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, in...
"Devious" psychic who laundered €1.6m is jailed
A man from Aughavas, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment following his conviction on money laundering charges at Dublin...
Sentences totalling 20 years for pair who helped criminals murder Vinnie Ryan
Two men have been sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to a combined total of twenty years for their role in facilitating the murder of Vincent Ryan....
Woman was "puppet" to abusive partner in email scam, court hears
A 29-year-old woman from Tallaght pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to money laundering following an email fraud scheme that targeted a...
Whereabouts of accused financial advisor unknown, court hears
Gardaí in Buncrana, Co Donegal have been unable to locate a financial advisor accused of misappropriating investor funds, the High Court heard on Tuesday....
Conviction for twice raping wife is upheld on appeal
A 40-year-old man from County Mayo has had his conviction for rape upheld following an appeal to the Court of Appeal. He was originally sentenced to nine...
Mother-of-seven gets suspended sentence for storing €192k in drugs
A 54-year-old woman from Dublin has received a fully suspended five-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for storing over €192,000 worth of drugs at...
Forestry scheme fraudsters jailed
Two men were jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 29 July 2019 following their convictions for defrauding over 140 foreign investors of approximately...
Mentally ill man who beat neighbour to death posted 2,000 bible videos on Youtube
A 32-year-old man from Sligo has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering his neighbour at Connolly Street in February 2018. Richard...
"Mercy" asked for man who helped criminals murder Vinnie Ryan
At the Central Criminal Court, two men have pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder of Vinnie Ryan, whose shooting in Dublin on 19 February 2016 left his...
Nine years for man who used "kill floor" knife in manslaughter of poker opponent
A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of his housemate in Ballyjamesduff, County...
Strokestown eviction case to be heard in October
The High Court application by KBC Bank to evict a family from their home near Strokestown in County Roscommon will be heard on 10 October. Ms Justice Leonie...
Serial burglar avoids jail for stealing booze from Copper's
A 30-year-old man from Ballymun has received a two-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing twenty bottles of spirits valued at...
"Street justice" for man who slashed woman's face, court hears
Jason Kane, aged 24 of St Attracta Road, Cabra, Dublin, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment following his guilty plea to assault causing harm and...
"Nothing untoward" about judge commenting on knife crime, appeal court finds
Patrick McMorrow, aged 51, of Caltragh Crescent, Sligo, has failed in his appeal against a ten-year sentence imposed for a knife attack at the Crozon Inn in...
Strokestown eviction case won't be heard before end of term
A High Court application by KBC bank for an injunction requiring three siblings to vacate their family home near Strokestown in County Roscommon will not be...
"Human life is priceless": man who killed poker opponent with boning knife
A meat factory worker has been convicted of manslaughter following the death of his poker opponent outside their home in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan on New...
Man who beat neighbour to death with crowbar is committed to CMH
A 32-year-old man from Sligo has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital following a not guilty verdict by reason of insanity for the death of his...
Jury convicts man of "violent and frenzied" post office raid
A Dublin man has been convicted of armed robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a trial spanning ten days. Keith Murtagh, aged 34, was found...
"Violent and frenzied" robbery accused must be "desperately unlucky" if innocent, prosecution say
A man accused of armed robbery at a Dublin post office in January 2016 has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Keith Murtagh, aged 34, is...
"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...
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...
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...
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