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Donegal · January 13, 2023

Teen (19) sexually assaulted by sister's partner as she slept

A woman who was sexually assaulted by her sister’s partner as she slept has told a court how she had viewed him as part of her family and could not believe...

Lack · January 13, 2023

Wife tells court of feeling how murdered husband 'died in fear'

(Pictured: Victim Vincent Parson's wife Clare and family, speaking outside court today. Photo: Collins) The wife of a dad of two who was beaten to death while...

Lack · January 13, 2023

Judge agrees to defer rape sentencing to allow teen make appeal application

A Central Criminal Court judge has agreed to defer the sentencing of a Kildare teenager who sexually assaulted and raped his young cousin while his defence...

Rathmullan · January 13, 2023

Second man admits facilitating Keane Mulready-Woods murder

(Pictured: Gerard Cruise. Photo: Collins) A second man who was accused of murdering teenager Keane Mulready-Woods has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal...

Lack · January 12, 2023

Man jailed for raping daughter (6)

A man who orally raped his six-year-old daughter in a “fundamental breach of trust” has been jailed for six and a half years. The 30-year-old Dublin man, who...

Convoy · January 12, 2023

'No further steps' in Regency trial in relation to disclosure of 'curious' document

(Pictured: Prosecution Counsel Mr Sean Gillane SC. Photo: Collins) "No further steps" will be taken by parties in the Regency Hotel murder trial in relation...

Mayo · January 11, 2023

Heated exchanges as Enoch Burke's bid to halt disciplinary process opens

(Pictured: Mr Enoch Burke & Ms Ammi Burke. Photo: Collins) There were heated exchanges at the High Court on Wednesday evening between Enoch Burke, members of...

Lack · December 22, 2022

Teen who was 14 when he murdered Urantsetseg Tserendorj has 31 previous convictions

The husband of murdered Mongolian national Urantsetseg Tserendorj has told the Central Criminal Court how hard it was to carry on living after his wife was...

Castleblayney · December 21, 2022

Driving ban not required for careless driving causing death if it's first offence

The law does not require a mandatory driving ban for those convicted of careless driving causing death if it is their first offence, the Court of Appeal has...

Carney · December 20, 2022

Murderer fails in bid to introduce new ground of appeal over 'house of horrors' conviction

A convicted murderer will not be permitted to introduce a new ground of appeal in a bid to overturn his conviction for killing a father of four, whose body...

Killoe · December 20, 2022

Accountant 'got himself into a mess' and filed late tax returns

An accountant took on more work than he could manage and used his former employer's Audit Registration Number illegally to hide the fact he was filing tax...

Lack · December 20, 2022

Jury finds mentally ill man not guilty of murdering mother (88) by reason of insanity

A 63-year-old man who was suffering a psychotic episode due to schizo-affective disorder when he killed his mother has been found not guilty of her murder by...

Lack · December 19, 2022

Driver who was seven times over the limit caused death of friend days before his 21st

By Eimear Dodd The mother of a young man who was killed days before his 21st when he was a passenger in an unsafe car driven by his friend, who was unlicensed...

Lack · December 19, 2022

Leading barrister helped woman who was beaten by partner

(File Picture: Barrister Mr Lorcan Staines SC. Photo: Collins) A woman who was beaten and bitten by her partner in a “rage of jealousy” was helped by a...

Cootehill · December 19, 2022

'Cornucopia of evidence' against ‘tiger kidnapper’ Paschal Kelly, appeal told

There is a “cornucopia of evidence” linking ‘tiger kidnapper’ and gangland criminal Paschal Kelly to a post office robbery in which three women were tied up...

Lack · December 19, 2022

Pandemic-hit taxi driver promised €200 to move €83k in crime cash

A pandemic-hit taxi driver who was promised €200 to transport over €80,000 in cash believed to be the proceeds of crime has been given an 18-month suspended...

Lack · December 19, 2022

Man avoids jail for role in moving €408k for gang

A man who was involved in moving over €408,000 in cash for an organised crime group has been given a three-year suspended sentence. Alexandru Petica (39) of...

Donegal · December 19, 2022

Dowdall denies planning 'mass murder' on secret tapes

(Pictured: Jonathan Dowdall. Photo: Collins) Ex-Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall, a former co-accused of Gerard The Monk' Hutch who has turned State's...

Lack · December 16, 2022

Jail for on bail youth who took part in South William St brawl

By Claire Henry A young Dublin man has been jailed for 10 months for taking part in a brawl with restaurant workers in Dublin city centre while he was on...

Ballyhaunis · December 16, 2022

Dad jailed for life for murder of infant son seeks to overturn conviction

(Pictured: John Tighe. Photo: Collins) A 45-year-old man has appealed his conviction for the murder his infant son, arguing the trial judge should not have...

Lack · December 16, 2022

Pair found guilty of beating dad-of-two to death outside Stag do

(Pictured: Philip Disney. Photo Collins) Two Dublin men will be sentenced to life imprisonment in the New Year after being found guilty today by a unanimous...

Lifford · December 16, 2022

Dowdall claims Monk is 'terrorising' his family

(Pictured: Jonathan Dowdall. Photo: Collins) Ex-Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall has claimed that his former co-accused Gerard The Monk' Hutch is...

Lack · December 15, 2022

Motorist who caused 'life-altering injuries' in head-on collision has driving ban cut on appeal

A Cork motorist who caused "life-altering injuries" to a woman in a head-on collision after he had drank alcohol has had a 10-year driving ban cut by three...

Lack · December 15, 2022

Young mum caught with €240k in drugs avoids jail again, despite sentence being too lenient

(Pictured: Kirsty Cummins. Photo: Collins) A young mother who admitted having a shopping bag containing over €240k in drugs has again avoided jail, even after...

Lack · December 14, 2022

Murder accused acted in common design to murder dad of two, prosecution tell jury

Two men accused of the murder of a father-of-two by beating him to death in Dublin in 2019 "acted together each and every step of the way in common design"...

Lack · December 14, 2022

Teen (19) jailed for DART robbery spree

A homeless teen who robbed seven mobile phones and an electric scooter from boys at several south Dublin DART stations has been sentenced to four and a half...

Lack · December 14, 2022

Lab analyst who claimed he was 'ambushed' during investigation loses constructive dismissal claim

A medicines lab analyst who accused investigators of subjecting him to “blackmail” and “the most humiliating experience of my life” during a data audit has...

Leitrim · December 13, 2022

'Mammy fell on daddy's fist many times': man's 'chilling' comments to son after beating partner

A violent offender who was acquitted of raping his partner but admitted assaulting her told his son: “Mammy fell on daddy's fist many times”, a court has...

Monaghan · December 13, 2022

Caterer gets 'Christmas Eve' reprieve over Brennan's bakery contract

A High Court dispute over a catering contract at Brennan's bakery in Dublin has been adjourned to a date in March, after it was agreed the company operating...

Killygordon · December 13, 2022

Dowdall denies he is "master manipulator"

(Pictured: Jonathan Dowdall. Photo: Collins) Ex-Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall, a former co-accused of Gerard The Monk' Hutch who has turned State's...

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