70-year-old avoids jail for having hundreds of child abuse images
A 70-year-old man who was caught with over 300 sexually explicit images of children has been given a fully suspended sentence. In June 2020, gardaí went to...
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11 years for man said to have raped foster daughter '1,000 times'
(Pictured: Abuse Survivor Ms Kelly Kemmy. Photo: Collins) By Sonya McLean & Claire Henry A man said to have raped his foster daughter over 1,000 times has...
Lengthy sentences upheld for pair who took part in 'vicious and savage' violent disorder
Two men who received lengthy prison terms for taking part in a series of “vicious and savage” assaults five years ago, which left one victim with a serious...
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenges by the Monk and ex-SF councillor to non-jury trial
(Pictured: Gerry Hutch. Photo: Collins) The Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals by Gerry "The Monk" Hutch and ex-Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall...
Bid for extra €72k in compensation due to inflation in construction costs is rejected
A worker who said he delayed applying for a mortgage after his employment was unfairly terminated has been denied an additional €72,000 in compensation sought...
Distillery has 'legitimate expectation' of tax relief on hand sanitiser production, judge finds
A High Court judge has found that although Revenue did not refuse to grant a distillery tax relief on alcohol it bought to make hand sanitiser for hospitals...
Cystic fibrosis sufferer avoids jail for holding gun, drugs and stolen bikes
A cystic fibrosis sufferer who agreed to hold a semi-automatic pistol, cannabis and two stolen motorbikes in order to pay off a gambling debt has been given a...
Scammers diverted €71k retirement fund to money launderer's account
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...
Sales exec sacked over bullying allegations receives record €329k award
A sales executive has been awarded over €329,000 for unfair dismissal after being sacked without a formal warning over bullying allegations. The award, which...
Abuse survivor tells court she was raped '1,000 times' by foster father
A woman who said she was raped a thousand times by her foster father from the age of 11 has said that she stands before him now a survivor and is determined...
Drunk woman called to ex's home, stabbed him
(Pictured: Charlene Lynham. Photo: Collins) A woman who called around to her ex-partner's apartment one morning and stabbed him in the torso has been given a...
Agri-food plant extension opposed by estate owner
The owner of a well-known estate in Co Cavan has brought a High Court challenge against An Bord Pleanala's decision to grant planning permission allowing an...
Volunteer paramedic worker who filmed rape of drugged boy is jailed
By Sonya McLean & Fiona Ferguson A young man who filmed a boy being orally raped after his co-accused who was molesting the child had rendered the victim...
Michael Lynn takes stand in multi-million euro theft trial
(Pictured: Mr Michael Lynn. Photo: Collins) Former solicitor Michael Lynn has told his multi-million euro theft trial he wasn't involved in the day-to-day...
Former priest and Irish Times columnist jailed for sexual abuse
By Declan Brennan and Isabel Hayes A former priest and Irish Times columnists has been sentenced to four years in prison for multiple sexual assaults on a...
Care work student may have child neglect charges dropped
By Declan Brennan and Jessica Magee A health care student who drove home drunk from a friend's house party with her young children in the back of the car will...
Environmental campaigner fails in challenge to weather mast at wind farm
An environmentalist has lost his High Court challenge against an Bord Pleanala's decision to grant permission for a weather mast at a wind farm in Co Cavan....
Man accused of murdering pensioner deemed fit to stand trial
A 49-year-old man accused of murdering a pensioner has been deemed fit to stand trial by a judge at the Central Criminal Court. Ms Justice Karen O'Connor said...
GP's concerns led to man's arrest for having child abuse material
(Pictured: Daniel Cregg. Photo: Collins) A man was found in possession of images and videos of children being sexually abused after his GP reported concerns...
Farmer whose employer sent private eye to spy on him wins compensation
A farmer sacked after his employer sent a private eye to his farm to take pictures of him working after he was injured on the job has been awarded €12,000 for...
Man carried sleeping teen from tent and raped her
A man who carried a teenage girl that had been sleeping in her tent to another tent where he raped her has been given a six-and-a-half year sentence. The man...
Trial of man accused or murdering Garda Colm Horkan delayed until autumn
The trial of the man accused of murdering Detective Garda Colm Horkan has been delayed until the autumn. Stephen Silver (45), of Aughaward, Foxford, Co Mayo,...
Visiting Polish man jailed after admitting to rape
A Polish man who admitted raping a woman while visiting Ireland for a birthday party has been jailed for four years. Rafal Stojanowski (36) formerly with an...
Gang member Rooney 'would've been better off with a banger' as State seeks to seize €72k Merc
(File Picture: Thomas Rooney. Photo: Collins) An international gang member caught moving "obscene" amounts of crime cash – over €600k – would have been better...
Boss who suggested dog may have eaten pay packet successfully defends claim
A school bus operator who suggested a driver’s dog might have eaten his pay packet after he put it through his letterbox has successfully defended a claim of...
Killiney residents can proceed with challenge against planning permission for 255 homes
A High Court judge has dismissed a developer's application to set aside his earlier decision allowing several Killiney residents to challenge the granting of...
Laid-off egg plant workers to get redundancy after reversing employer's liquidation
Three laid-off egg plant workers who secured a court order to reverse the liquidation of their former employer are set to receive their redundancy pay two...
Garda officer subject to false allegation wins promotion delay case
A Garda officer who was the subject of false accusations over the shooting of a dog has won his High Court challenge against the Garda Commissioner's refusal...
Provisional date for Keane Mulready-Woods murder trial
Two men accused of murdering Drogheda teenager Keane Mulready-Woods have been given a provisional trial date early next year at the Special Criminal Court....
Eucharistic Minister 'living a lie' as child abuser
A Minister of the Eucharist who had been “living a lie for many years” has failed in a bid to have his eight-and-a-half year jail term for sexually abusing a...
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