Epileptic driver knocked down teen, leaving him "completely dependent" on family
A Dublin man has been sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing serious harm to a teenage pedestrian...
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High Court grants permission to have alleged trespassers imprisoned for contempt
The High Court has authorised a receiver to pursue contempt of court proceedings against persons alleged to have breached trespass orders at a business park...
Convicted violent burglar admits to "disgraceful and indefensible" false imprisonment and assault
A Dublin man has pleaded guilty to assault and false imprisonment at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Donal O'Hara (26), of Glin Park, Coolock, Dublin...
Gardai fired seven shots at jeep during firearms arrest, court hears
A Dublin man pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer following an armed garda operation in September...
Two-year jail sentence for teen who raped "good Samaritan" (16)
A 19-year-old man from Ramelton, County Donegal, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment with the final three years suspended at the Central Criminal...
Attempted murder accused pleads guilty to making threats to kill and harassment
A 38-year-old Roscommon man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a woman and harassing her, whilst facing a separate attempted murder charge. Gerard...
Man jailed for raping wife while daughter was upstairs
A man from County Mayo has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court for the anal rape of his wife on...
"Take back your life; break the silence": survivor speaks as father is jailed for 18 years
A man formerly of Foxford, County Mayo, has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the sexual abuse of his daughter...
On-the-run accused pleads guilty to murdering dissident republican
A man arrested in Spain following his failure to appear at trial has pleaded guilty to murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly at the Special Criminal...
Teen found not guilty of raping schoolmate
A teenager from Donegal has been found not guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a schoolmate following an incident in the early hours of March 18, 2016,...
Jury to begin deliberating in trial of teen accused of raping schoolmate
A jury at the Central Criminal Court is set to begin deliberations tomorrow in the trial of a 19-year-old from Donegal charged with raping and orally raping a...
Closing stages of teen rape trial
A trial at the Central Criminal Court concerning a Donegal teenager charged with rape has entered its closing phase. The accused, aged 19, has pleaded not...
GAA star avoids jail for second time over €300k theft
A man from Tuam, County Galway, has had his sentence upheld following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions seeking to impose custodial punishment....
Thief who told "blatant lies" fails in appeal over bid to change guilty plea
A man from County Kildare has lost an appeal against his refusal to withdraw a guilty plea to theft and criminal damage charges at Roscommon Circuit Criminal...
Complainant's injuries "not consistent with voluntary sexual encounter", prosecution tell jury
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard closing arguments in the trial of a nineteen-year-old accused of raping and orally raping a sixteen-year-old...
Merger won't affect conditions of Liberty Insurance workers, court told
Liberty Insurance DAC, a subsidiary of the US-based Liberty Mutual group with offices on Dublin Road in Cavan, sought High Court approval for a cross-border...
Rape accused teen tells trial that girl gave "no indication" she didn't want sex
A 19-year-old man has told the Central Criminal Court that a girl gave no verbal or physical indication she did not consent to sexual activity during an...
States drops charge against childminder accused of causing serious harm to infant
The Director of Public Prosecutions has discontinued proceedings against a Cavan childminder who faced allegations of causing serious harm to an infant....
Defence put alleged "inconsistencies" to investigating garda in rape trial
A garda leading the investigation into an alleged rape in County Donegal was cross-examined at the Central Criminal Court regarding the handling of evidence...
Investigator told DPP of "inconsistency" between complainant's account and CCTV footage, trial hears
A garda investigator has told the Central Criminal Court that he identified an inconsistency between CCTV footage and a complainant's account in an alleged...
Drumm gets suspended sentence over illegal "Maple 10" loan scheme
David Drumm, former chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank, has received a fully suspended sentence of fifteen months at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his...
Alleged rape victim was "drunk but herself", trial hears
A trial at the Central Criminal Court heard evidence yesterday concerning allegations against a 19-year-old youth charged with rape in County Donegal. The...
Jury view CCTV footage of teens before and after alleged rape
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has viewed CCTV footage from Donegal Town showing a teenager accused of rape before and after the alleged offences on St...
Alleged rape victim (18) breaks down in cross-examination
An 18-year-old woman testified at the Central Criminal Court regarding allegations that she was raped in Donegal Town on March 18, 2016, following St...
Owner of debt recovery business used fake documents to get mortgage
A Dublin businessman has admitted to submitting fraudulent documents to obtain a €71,000 mortgage from Ulster Bank in April 2016. Kevin Molloy, aged 49, of...
Legal argument in trial of teen accused of raping girl (16)
A trial at the Central Criminal Court concerning charges of rape and sexual assault allegedly committed in County Donegal in March 2016 has entered legal...
Teen goes on trial accused of raping girl (16)
A trial has begun at the Central Criminal Court concerning allegations of rape and sexual assault following an incident in Co Donegal on St Patrick's Day...
"Help help please": girl (16) tells trial she texted friend during alleged rape
A trial began at the Central Criminal Court on charges arising from an alleged rape in County Donegal in March 2016. The complainant, now aged 18, gave...
Homeless man issued threatening note in "bizarre" attempt to get cash
A homeless man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to demanding money with menaces following an incident at a store in Clontarf on 16 July 2017....
Man who robbed pizzeria with chainsaw-wielding accomplice avoids jail
A 25-year-old man has received a fully suspended sentence for his involvement in an armed robbery at a pizzeria in Tallaght in September 2015. Craig Dempsey,...
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