5-year sentence for offering boy (13) €50 for sex is cut to 12 months on appeal
A man from Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, has had his five-year prison sentence reduced to twelve months following a successful appeal against his original...
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No evidence on garda computers to support negative briefing allegations, tribunal told
A forensic examination of computers and mobile devices used by senior gardaí has uncovered no evidence supporting allegations made by former press officer...
Serial Killer Nash's conviction for Grangegorman Murders is upheld
The Court of Appeal has upheld the murder conviction of Mark Nash for the killings of two women in Grangegorman, Dublin, in 1997. A three-judge panel, led by...
Irishman wins case against Greek revenue demand for €1.5m
An Irish truck driver from County Roscommon has successfully challenged a €1.5 million tax penalty demand issued by Greek authorities through the Irish...
Haulier sues over alleged false mileage on trucks
A haulier from County Monaghan has brought proceedings in the High Court against two related commercial vehicle firms based in Monaghan and Armagh, alleging...
Sex offender Luckwill jailed for repeatedly breaching child protection order
A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to two years imprisonment, with the final six months suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for multiple...
Rapist attacked woman after giving her lift home
A man from Castleblayney has been sentenced to five years in prison following his conviction for rape and assault at the Central Criminal Court. Aurelijus...
Man with history of assaulting women has prison sentence doubled three days before release date
A man with a documented history of assaulting women has had his prison sentence doubled by the Court of Appeal in Cavan, just three days before his scheduled...
ECJ makes significant ruling in trucker's challenge against €1.5m demand
The European Court of Justice has delivered a significant preliminary ruling favouring a Roscommon truck driver in his challenge against a €1.5 million tax...
Garda investigation into allegation that child abuse complainant lied in evidence
A man has been convicted and sentenced at the Central Criminal Court following a jury trial in February. He received 15 years imprisonment, with the final...
"Smart but stupid' dealer caught with €26k in drugs avoids jail
Mark Foster (23) pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of drugs for sale or supply at his home on South Circular Road, Dublin, on 11...
Murder accused who failed to turn up for trial was arrested in Spain
A man charged with the murder of Peter Butterly appeared at the Special Criminal Court after his arrest in Spain. Dean Evans, aged 25, from Raheny in Dublin,...
Father convicted of raping daughter doesn't accept jury verdict
A 47-year-old man from Co Mayo has been convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of three counts of rape, five counts of anal rape and six counts of...
Martin and Rabbitte give evidence to Disclosures Tribunal
Two senior politicians gave evidence to the Charleton tribunal regarding allegations that garda leadership circulated damaging rumours about whistleblower...
Dispute between landlord and receiver admitted to fast-track list
A dispute between a financial fund and a court-appointed receiver against the owners of residential properties across multiple counties has been admitted to...
Jury in baby Joshua trial told they can return majority verdict
At the Central Criminal Court, the jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his infant son has been permitted to return a majority verdict. John Tighe,...
Father is jailed for life after jury finds him guilty of murdering infant son
A man from Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, has been sentenced to life imprisonment following his conviction for the murder of his infant son. John Tighe, aged 40,...
Jury deliberating in trial of father accused of murdering infant son
A jury at the Central Criminal Court is to resume deliberations on Friday in the trial of John Tighe, aged 40, of Lavallyroe, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo. Mr...
Jury in infant murder trial must be "certain" of father's guilt, defence say
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard closing arguments in the trial of a man accused of murdering his infant son in Co Mayo. John Tighe, aged 40, of...
Manslaughter verdict open to jury in trial of father accused of murdering infant son
At the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy has begun his charge to the jury in the trial of a Ballyhaunis man accused of murdering his infant...
"Inconsistencies" in father's account of baby's death, prosecution say
A father accused of murdering his six-and-a-half-month-old son at his home in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, faces closing arguments at the Central Criminal Court....
Man attacked family members with fire extinguisher
A man has been convicted of assaulting his brother and sister-in-law with a fire extinguisher during a family gathering in Dublin. David Fludgate (39) pleaded...
Date set for Longford murder trial
Rihards Lavickis, aged 25 and resident of Annaly Court in Longford, has been charged with the murder of Akadiusz Czajkowski on 1st November 2016 at Rue Noyal...
Father went on to have second child with mother of infant he is accused of murdering
A man charged with the murder of his six-month-old son at his home in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo in 2013 later fathered a second child with the infant's mother,...
Trial of father accused of murdering infant son hears interview transcripts
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard interview transcripts involving a man accused of murdering his infant son. John Tighe, aged 40, from Lavallyroe...
"My boy was dying in my arms": trial hears of murder accused's interviews with gardai
A 40-year-old man accused of murdering his six-month-old son told gardai "I did all I could" as the child died in his arms. The Central Criminal Court jury...
Choking most common cause of accidental death in babies, murder trial hears
A paediatrician has testified at the Central Criminal Court that choking represents the most frequent cause of accidental death in infants under one year old....
Suggestion that infant put wad of tissue into mouth "fanciful", forensic pathologist tells murder trial
A forensic pathologist has testified at the Central Criminal Court that a tear inside a six-month-old child's throat would typically result from punches,...
"What have you done?" mother asked father on trial for murdering infant son
A paediatrician has told the Central Criminal Court that a six-month-old infant could not have formed or swallowed the wad of tissue found in his throat. Dr...
Man claimed he was on "drinking" session and didn't know about half-tonne of fertiliser in back of van
A Cork man has been granted a date to appeal his conviction for membership of an unlawful organisation. Martin McHale, aged 54, was found guilty by the...
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