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Ballyconnell · November 07, 2016

Pearse McAuley has jail sentence increased for "horrifying" attack on wife

A man from Ballyconnell, County Cavan, has had his prison sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following a review by the Director of Public Prosecutions....

Castlebar · November 07, 2016

Solicitor stole €260k from clients after falling €6.5m in debt

A former solicitor from County Mayo pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing €260,000 from client accounts between 2008 and 2011....

Cavan · November 07, 2016

Promontoria seeks €21m judgment against Cavan investor

Promontoria (Aran) Ltd has secured admission of its High Court application for a judgment of €21.45 million against Cathal Brady of Roscalgan, County Cavan,...

Ballymote · November 07, 2016

Settlement between former FG TD and bank has broken down, court hears

A settlement agreement between former Fine Gael TD John Perry, his wife Marie and Danske Bank concerning a €2.47m judgment has broken down, the Commercial...

Longford · November 04, 2016

Dublin man found not guilty of assaults on women by reason of insanity

A 35-year-old Dublin man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of assaulting two women in Dublin city centre on 14 April 2015. At Dublin Circuit...

Glenties · November 02, 2016

Father-of-three caught with drugs and guns after armed garda swoop

An unemployed man from Glenties was remanded for sentencing after pleading guilty to serious drugs and firearms offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Ken...

Castleblayney · October 28, 2016

Jury acquits Armagh man of assault, fails to reach verdict on father

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has acquitted a 34-year-old Armagh man of assaulting a former Republican prisoner, though the panel could not reach...

Castleblayney · October 27, 2016 Also covered in Carrickmacross

Armagh man in “absolute mental frenzy” during alleged assault, witness tells trial

Two men have pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm at Castleblaney, County Monaghan on 24 November 2012. Eugene Hanratty...

Drumlish · October 26, 2016

Man guilty of having explosive device, making bomb threats during Queen's visit

A 66-year-old man from Drumlish, County Longford has been convicted at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin of possessing an explosive substance and making...

Inniskeen · October 26, 2016

Nursing home manager jailed for stealing €45k from patient

A former nursing home manager has been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing €45,000 from a vulnerable patient....

Mayo · October 25, 2016

"Fear is at the heart of this case", defence tells prison murder trial jury

A jury at the Central Criminal Court heard closing arguments in the trial of a man charged with murder at Cork Prison. Brian Veale, 31, of Dominic Street,...

Castleblayney · October 25, 2016

Armagh father and son stand trial accused of assaulting former Republican prisoner

An Armagh businessman and his son have gone to trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court charged with assaulting a man in County Monaghan in November 2012....

Castleblayney · October 25, 2016

Armagh man caught trying to launder diesel in garda raid

A 36-year-old man from County Armagh pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to attempting to remove tax markers from gas oil without Revenue...

Monaghan · October 24, 2016

Cork man faces trial on explosives and IRA charges

A 52-year-old man from Cork will stand trial at the Special Criminal Court in 2017 on charges relating to membership of an unlawful organisation and...

Ballina · October 19, 2016 Also covered in Drumlish

Evidence of "Queen's visit" explosives accused "utterly implausible", prosecution tells court

A 66-year-old man from Drumlish, County Longford has denied five charges relating to bomb threats made during a state visit in May 2011. Donal Billings stands...

Drumlish · October 18, 2016

"Queen's visit" accused tells court he was visiting brother on night of alleged offence

A 66-year-old man from Drumlish, County Longford has told the Special Criminal Court that he was visiting his brother in hospital on the night an improvised...

Drumlish · October 17, 2016

Lawyers apply to have explosives charge dismissed

A 65-year-old man from Drumlish in County Longford has pleaded not guilty to unlawful possession of an explosive substance at Longford railway station car...

Castlebar · October 17, 2016

Jail for Mayo man who indecently assaulted sisters

A 55-year-old Mayo man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, following his conviction on seven counts of indecent...

Drumlish · October 14, 2016

Explosives trial hears accused didn't like the Queen

Donal Billings, aged 65, of St Bridget's Court, Drumlish, County Longford, has pleaded not guilty to five charges before the Special Criminal Court. He is...

Ballymahon · October 13, 2016

Aggravated burglar loses appeal despite "unlawful" retention of his DNA

A man convicted of aggravated burglary at Ballymahon, County Longford, has failed to overturn his conviction at the Court of Appeal, despite judges...

Drumlish · October 13, 2016 Also covered in Edgeworthstown

Mast evidence in Queen's visit trial

A telecommunications engineer gave evidence at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin regarding mobile phone mast data from County Longford during the state...

Drumlish · October 12, 2016

Number on SIM card called garda station, explosives trial hears

A trial at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin has heard evidence concerning a mobile telephone number allegedly linked to bomb threats made during the State...

Lanesborough · October 11, 2016

Man caught with child porn not charged for 3.5 years due to garda backlog, court hears

A man from Lanesborough has been convicted of possession of child sexual abuse material at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Paul Devine, aged 45, pleaded guilty...

Drumlish · October 11, 2016

Explosives trial hears of car search

The trial of Donal Billings, aged 65, of St Bridget's Court, Drumlish, County Longford, continues before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Mr Billings has...

Drumlish · October 10, 2016

Caller said mortars set at Dublin Castle during Queen's visit, trial hears

A man from County Longford is on trial at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin accused of making false bomb threats during a state visit in May 2011. Donal...

Monaghan · October 10, 2016

High Court lifts freezing order

Ms Justice Caroline Costello has lifted freezing orders on bank accounts at the High Court following agreement by the account holders to transfer funds to the...

Drumlish · October 07, 2016

Irish-language trial hears of phone allegedly used to make threats

A 65-year-old man from Drumlish in County Longford has pleaded not guilty to charges of making false bomb threat reports during Queen Elizabeth II's visit to...

Granard · October 06, 2016

Woman sat on fellow prisoner during assault

A Longford woman has received a suspended sentence for her role in an assault on a fellow inmate at the Dochas Centre women's prison in Dublin. Marian Leddy,...

Ballina · October 06, 2016 Also covered in Drumlish

Anonymous caller claimed bombs were "for the Queen"

A 65-year-old man from Drumlish, County Longford, denies five charges relating to bomb threats made during the Queen of Britain's 2011 visit to Ireland. The...

Ballina · October 05, 2016 Also covered in Drumlish

Gardaí found bomb aboard Dublin-bound bus on eve of Queen's visit

A Special Criminal Court trial has heard that gardaí discovered an improvised explosive device on a passenger bus bound for Dublin on the eve of a royal visit...

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