Garda murder accused 'out of touch with reality' after shooting, trial hears
(Pictured: Accused Mr Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Stephen Silver, whose defence will argue that he was suffering from a relapse of a mental illness when...
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Man jailed for handling drug gang's cash
A man has been jailed for three years for his role in the packaging, storing and handling of almost €380,000 belonging to a drugs gang. Niall McCarthy (43) of...
Man jailed for rape and abuse of niece when he was teen
A Donegal man who was a teenager when he raped and sexually abused his young niece has been jailed for three and a half years. The now 30-year-old man, who...
Key witness tells trial he wanted to keep murder accused 'away from the guards'
A key witness in the Detective Garda Colm Horkan murder trial has told the Central Criminal Court that he wanted to keep the accused man "away from the...
McGinley fails in second bid to overturn conviction for murder of Eugene Gillespie
A murderer has failed in a bid to have his conviction quashed because of new evidence that he had an undisclosed mental condition when he attacked a retired...
Woman who carried out 'barbarous' knife attack with sexual element has appeal dismissed
An on-bail drug addict who repeatedly stabbed another woman in a row over a €50 note, in a "barbarous" attack that a judge compared to "films depicting the...
Care home hit by deadly Covid outbreak must pay nursing director €63k for unfair dismissal
The operator of a Co Monaghan care home which was hit by a deadly Covid-19 outbreak in the first weeks of the pandemic has been ordered to pay its former...
€72k retirement fund transferred to money mule
By Peter Murtagh A recently retired woman, a restaurant owner, a pharmacist, a shareholder in a water filtration company and a crane hire and construction...
Notorious tiger kidnapper appeals conviction for abducting three women
Notorious tiger kidnapper' and gangland criminal Paschal Kelly has opened an appeal against his conviction and 18-year sentence for a €92,000 post office...
'If I didn't kill him, he'd have killed me': eyewitness tells garda murder trial he heard 'shooter'
(Pictured: Accused man Mr Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) An eyewitness has told the Detective Garda Colm Horkan murder trial that he heard the "shooter" say:...
Garda murder accused said deceased 'wasn't a very good' detective, trial hears
(Pictured: Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Stephen Silver, who denies murdering Detective Garda Colm Horkan, told a garda at the scene of the shooting that...
Garda breaks down as she describes gunman firing into colleague
A garda broke down in the witness box today as she described to a murder trial seeing a gunman firing a series of shots into her colleague Detective Garda...
Garda murder accused had 'smirk' on face, witness tells trial
(Pictured: Accused Mr Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Stephen Silver, who denies murdering Detective Garda Colm Horkan, had a “smirk on his face” as he told a...
Arsonist fails in appeal over late night attack
An arsonist who set fire to a house late at night has lost an appeal against his six-year jail sentence. Lee Goodchild had appealed a sentence imposed in...
'Odd behaviour' in lead-up to garda's shooting, witness tells trial
(Pictured: Accused Mr Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) A man who lives near to where Detective Garda Colm Horkan was shot dead witnessed "odd behaviour";...
Suspended sentence for man who defiled girl (13) when he was 16
By Claire Henry A 20-year-old man has been handed a one-year suspended sentence for the defilement of a 13-year-old girl when he was aged 16. Dublin Circuit...
Teenage girl harassed and stalked in 'depraved manner'
A young man who engaged in the “prolonged, persistent and serious” harassment of a teenage girl by sending her hundreds of sexually explicit messages has been...
Progress made in 'blockade' dispute at Dublin development
Progress is being made in a dispute between a developer and local residents who had been "blockading" a central-Dublin construction site where an eight-story...
'With all that's going on with the police in this world, I shot him': man goes on trial accused of garda murder
(Pictured: Mr Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) Stephen Silver, who is accused of murdering Detective Garda Colm Horkan, told gardai that the deceased attacked...
Burglar smashed into garda patrol car
A burglar who reversed into a patrol car, trapping two gardai inside the vehicle and causing them injuries, has been jailed for four and a half years. Paul...
Flynn HR head loses unfair dismissal claim over €110k per-year post
The former head of HR at construction firm Flynn, who claimed he was “singled out and targeted” for a “sham” pandemic-related redundancy after a falling-out...
Criminals able to get guns 'like a pack of cigarettes', family of mum left paralysed say
(Pictured: Victim Sinead Connolly with family and friends. Photo: Collins) A man who gave his friend a handgun that was used to shoot a mother-of-one in her...
Painters forced mum of five to hand over bank details
A mother of five who was unable to pay for work done on her home was forced to hand over her bank details which were then used in a text message scam, a court...
'Brutally exploited' drugs mule swallowed 85 pellets of cocaine
A "brutally exploited" drugs mule who agreed to swallow 85 pellets of cocaine and import the drugs to Ireland has been jailed for two and a half years. Marcos...
Teen who caused girl to become trapped under DART gets probation
By Isabel Hayes and Eimear Dodd A teenage boy who pushed his bike at a girl on a Dart station, causing her to fall off the platform and become trapped under a...
Det Gda Colm Horkan accused to go on trial, admits to manslaughter
(Pictured: Accused Mr Stephen Silver. Photo: Collins) A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of a man who denies murder but...
Supreme Court agrees to hear journalistic privilege case
The Supreme Court will, for the first time, decide on a case concerning the interaction between criminal investigations and journalistic privilege after...
'It's down to you and your hands. You are not sorry': Mum left paralysed in attempted murder to gun supplier
(Pictured: Victim Ms Sinead Connolly. Photo: Collins) A mother-of-one who was left paralysed after being shot in her home by her neighbour has told the man...
Monk's Supreme Court bid to prevent non-jury trial for Regency murder fails
A bid by Gerry The Monk' Hutch and ex-Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall to prevent their trial for the Regency Hotel murder taking place before the...
Hotel porter jailed for rape of colleague
A hotel porter has been jailed for five and a half years for the oral rape and sexual assault of a colleague at the end of a staff night out. Alexander Udrea...
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