Alleged burglar may have escaped Circuit Court trial had he not "skipped the country”
Edward Hanrahan faced the Court of Appeal in January 2017 following the dismissal of his judicial review proceedings in the High Court. Originally charged...
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Killer's lawyers ask for sentence of no more than four years
William Gilsenan, aged 24, appeared for sentencing at the Central Criminal Court following his December conviction for manslaughter in the death of Edward...
Former solicitor appeals 12-month jail sentence for stealing €260k from clients
A former solicitor from Castlebar, County Mayo, has appealed a 12-month jail sentence imposed for stealing €260,000 from clients. Jacqueline Durcan pleaded...
Leitrim man jailed for rape and sexual abuse of boy
A man from Carrigallen, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment following his conviction for the sexual abuse of a boy in his...
Murder conviction for escalated punishment shooting upheld
A man convicted of murder in connection with a fatal shooting in County Donegal has had his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal. Martin Kelly, aged 42,...
Man convicted of kidnapping mother of his children
A man has been convicted of kidnapping the mother of his children at the Central Criminal Court following a two-week trial. The jury returned a guilty verdict...
Appeal lawyer accuses DPP of "ambushing" murder accused and "offering" manslaughter pleas
A murder conviction is under appeal at the Court of Appeal following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. Darren Wynne, aged 23, was found guilty in July...
Jury begins deliberating in trial of man accused of raping former partner
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberating in the trial of a man accused of raping his former partner from Longford following her alleged...
Alleged rape and kidnap victim did not appear distressed, witness tells trial
A witness has testified at the Central Criminal Court that an alleged kidnapping and rape victim did not appear distressed when she visited her home on the...
Man who put explosive on bus and made bomb threats during Queen's visit is jailed for 8.5 years
A man from Drumlish, County Longford, has been sentenced to eight and a half years imprisonment following his conviction by the Special Criminal Court on...
Witness tells trial of opening door in early hours to find woman in "very distressed state"
A Longford man has pleaded not guilty to charges including rape, false imprisonment, breaching a barring order, and assault causing harm at the Central...
Gadai changed nappies and cooked dinner for children during alleged kidnap, trial hears
A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard how gardaí were obliged to prepare meals and change nappies for multiple children after their mother was...
Inquiry finds obstetrician guilty of poor professional performance
A Medical Council inquiry has found Dr Andrea Hermann guilty of poor professional performance on 17 counts and professional misconduct on three counts. Dr...
Pizza outlet robber moved to Mayo to escape "negative influences", court hears
A man who pleaded guilty to robbing an Apache Pizza outlet in Tallaght in September 2015 appeared before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Craig Dempsey, aged...
Ex-solicitor jailed for theft from clients
A former solicitor from County Mayo has been sentenced to one year in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing €260,000 from her clients between...
Convicted killer threatened witness in case
Michael Kinsella, aged 24, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after admitting he intimidated a witness in a...
"Significant risk" to public after alleged occupation of building housing council water lab, court told
The High Court has heard that orders directing the vacation of a Letterkenny building housing Donegal County Council's water testing laboratory have not been...
"This is for the Queen of blood and war of Iraq": court hears of bomb threats during Queen's visit
The Special Criminal Court heard evidence on 30 November 2016 regarding bomb threats and an incendiary device discovered during a state visit by Queen...
Man who had sex with 16-year-old when he was 19 is sentenced
A Co Mayo man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty plea to the defilement of a 16-year-old girl in...
Dispute leads to concern over meat plant workers
A dispute over the ownership and operation of a meat processing plant in Lifford, County Donegal, has left fifty-five workers unable to return to their jobs....
Man who facilitated "bogus marriages" jailed for two months
A 34-year-old Mauritian man has been sentenced to two months in custody at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to three counts of...
Burglar who murdered "well respected" Sligo retiree fails in conviction appeal
Simon McGinley, aged 32 from Connaughton Road Car Park in Sligo, has had his appeals against conviction and sentence dismissed by the Court of Appeal....
NI man who sexually assaulted unconscious woman is jailed after successful DPP appeal
A man from County Antrim has been imprisoned following a successful appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions against an unduly lenient sentence. Edmund...
Case of solicitor who stole from clients must be re-heard after judge stands aside
A former solicitor who pleaded guilty to stealing €260,000 from clients will have her case re-sentenced after the presiding judge stood aside on grounds of a...
Man found not guilty of unprovoked assaults by reason of insanity is committed to Central Mental Hospital
A man from Longford has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital following a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity at Dublin Circuit Criminal...
Jail for man caught with guns, ammo and €480k in drugs
An unemployed courier from Glenties Road, Finglas, Dublin has been sentenced to six years imprisonment following his conviction for drug and firearms...
Sentence doubled for heroin addict over violent disorder in “vulnerable” man's home
Richard Sweeney, aged 27 of Railway Lough, Belturbet, Co Cavan, has had his prison sentence doubled by the Court of Appeal following a prosecution challenge...
Detention for teen who crashed car in to Liffey during garda chase
A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to one year's detention at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a series of offences committed in April 2016. The...
Hearing opens over allegations against Cavan Hospital consultant
A Medical Counsel inquiry opened on Thursday into allegations against a consultant gynaecologist at Cavan General Hospital. Dr Salah Aziz Ahmed faces charges...
IRA accused granted bail
James Joseph Cassidy, aged 53, from Tullycollive in Castleblaney, County Monaghan, has been granted bail at the Special Criminal Court following his charge...
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