Bus driver unfairly sacked after pruning branches at client's home
A bus driver employed by Boyce Coach Travel Ltd has been awarded €15,800 in compensation following an unfair dismissal ruling by the Workplace Relations...
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Stolen power tools seller rumbled after victim found his drill at market
A stolen power tools seller caught with goods valued at approximately €3,000 at a Sunday market has been given a suspended sentence. Brian Nevin (30) was...
Man found in Dublin park died from severe blunt-force trauma, pathologist tells trial
(Pictured: Dr Margot Bolster. Photo: Collins) A pathologist has told a murder trial that a man found badly beaten in a Dublin park nearly four years ago died...
Waters & O'Doherty open Supreme Court challenge to Covid laws
(Pictured: Ms Gemma O’Doherty and Mr John Waters. Photo: Collins) The Supreme Court has reserved its decision in an appeal brought by Gemma O’Doherty and John...
Court upholds conviction of Ghanian men for rape of student
Two Ghanian men who raped a “blind drunk” student after offering to give her a lift home from a nightclub have lost appeals against their convictions. Boakye...
'Unsuitable' getaway driver used mother's car for gangland murder
A getaway driver who reprehensibly' used his mother's car to help gangland murderers escape the scene of a west Dublin hit has been jailed for eight years....
Judge failed to highlight differences between cases of rape accused, lawyers say
A trial judge failed to highlight to a jury the differences between the cases of two men in their twenties accused of raping a young woman who had ‘blacked...
Carpenter forced to hold €100k in drugs cash to pay off debt
By Claire Henry A carpenter who was forced to hold €100,000 in drug money to pay off his own debt has been given a four-year suspended sentence. Eamon Cahill...
BBC entitled to any documents Gerry Adams may have on alleged IRA membership
(Pictured: Former SF Leader Gerry Adams. Photo: Collins) The BBC is entitled to the discovery of materials former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams may have...
Google search for 'rape kit accuracy' by accused should not have gone before jury, appeal told
Google searches for ‘rape kit accuracy’ made by a man after an allegation of rape was made against him were of “limited relevance” and should not have been...
International crime gang member fails in bid to reduce sentence
An international crime gang member who used fake bank cards to ‘skim’ more than €120,000 from dozens of Irish accounts has lost his bid to have his sentence...
Four years for man who cleaned up Mulready-Woods murder house
A father-of-eight, who cleaned up and removed blood-stained evidence from his Drogheda home where teenager Kean Mulready Woods was murdered, has been jailed...
Former All-Ireland champ gets 10 years for ATM thefts with cross-border gang
(Pictured: Daniel O'Callaghan. Photo: Collins) A former All-Ireland club winner who stole an "eye-watering" sum of money while he was a member of a...
Jail term too severe for international gang member who stole over €120k, lawyers argue
The six-and-a-half-year jail term handed down to an international crime gang member who used fake bank cards to steal more than €120,000 from dozens of bank...
Notorious ATM theft gang get combined jail sentences of 19.5 years
Three Monaghan brothers who were part of a destructive ATM cross-Border gang that stole an "eye-watering" amount of money have received combined jail...
17 testimonials handed in for cross-border criminal involved with notorious ATM gang
(Pictured: Daniel O'Callaghan. Photo: Collins) Seventeen testimonials were handed in to the Special Criminal Court today on behalf of a cross-border criminal...
Rapist brother was photographer for victim's wedding
By Fiona Ferguson and Sonya McLean A man who led a campaign of rape and sexual abuse against his defenceless youngest sister – and later worked as the...
NI driver who caused death of passenger consents to surrender
A drunk driver who caused the death of a passenger in his car after a high-speed chase, before later breaching the conditions of his release by moving to the...
Postal worker caught with €80k in cannabis
A postal worker who was caught in possession of nearly €80,000 of cannabis herb has been jailed for two and a half years. Darren Cumberton (26) was arrested...
British national alleged to have stabbed man to death to be extradited
(Pictured: Kane Hull (L) & Liam Porter (R)) A British national who is alleged to have stabbed a man to death before fleeing to Ireland will be extradited to...
Father-of-eight handed over house for 'gruesome' Kean Mulready Woods murder
A father-of-eight, who cleaned up and removed blood-stained evidence from his house where 17-year-old Kean Mulready Woods was murdered, had "no inkling" what...
Jail for man who bought cars used in arson attack on CAB property
A man has been jailed for purchasing two vehicles that were used in an arson attack on a house that was seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau prior to...
Five see jail over roles in slash-hook attack
Five men have received prison sentences for their part in a slash-hook attack carried out on a man in front of his young daughter. Martin Collins (39)...
Man who waged campaign of violence and rape against brother 'induced' into confessing, appeal told
A man convicted of a campaign of violence and rape against his younger brother beginning over 20 years ago was ‘induced’ by gardai into confessing, the Court...
Landlord couple ordered to pay tenant for refusing to accept HAP
A landlord couple have been ordered to pay their former tenant €7,500 for refusing to accept housing assistance payment and allegedly threatening to evict his...
Irish lorry driver wanted in France for 'transporting war materials' over 17 years ago
An Irish lorry driver who was jailed in France after a large quantity of drugs was discovered in a truck is now wanted in that country to serve a custodial...
Security guard who fell asleep at his post loses claim of unfair dismissal
A complaint of unfair dismissal by a security guard who was sacked after being found asleep at his post at an investment bank has been rejected by the...
Young driver who ran red light and fatally struck pedestrian avoids jail
(Pictured: Letitia Barry. Photo: Collins) By Declan Brennan & Brion Hoban A young driver who drove through a red light and fatally knocked down a pedestrian...
Statement of affairs for Michael Lynn did not come from accountancy firm, witness tells trial
(Pictured: Accused Mr Michael Lynn. Photo: Collins) An accountant has told the multi-million euro theft trial of former solicitor Michael Lynn that documents...
Lunney abductor claims verdict at Special Criminal Court breached his rights
(Pictured: Alan Harte. Photo: Collins) Alan Harte, the career criminal who kidnapped, tortured and cut Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney, has...
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