Rapist fails in appeal over 'brazen' attack on public street
A rapist who attacked a vulnerable woman he met on a public street has had his appeal against his conviction dismissed. Jose Lacerna Pena (33) had carried out...
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Emotional scenes as members of notorious ATM gang remanded in custody
(Pictured: Stephen Duffy. Photo: Collins) There were emotional scenes at the Special Criminal Court today as three brothers who were part of a cross-Border...
Jail for abuser who told victim that priest had said to 'practice sex on sister'
By Declan Brennan & Brion Hoban A man who was aged 13 when he began a six-year period of sexually abusing his younger adopted sister has been jailed for six...
Murdered mum latest victim in 'conveyor belt' of domestic violence cases
(Pictured: Adam Ward (L), listens to Detective Sergeant Sean Cosgrove (R) speaking outside the Central Criminal Court today. Photo: Collins) A bubbly, happy...
Speeding teen who caused death of Kimberly O'Connor has sentence reduced
A teenage boy who caused the death of a 16-year-old girl and permanent injury to a 17-year-old male in crash while driving at 119km per hour in a 50kmh zone...
10-year sentence for repeated abuse is upheld
The Court of Appeal has upheld the 10-year sentence imposed on a man who repeatedly sexually abused his young cousin at their grandmother’s house in the...
Victim relieved as rapist who attacked her when she was schoolgirl loses appeal
A woman who was raped 20 times by her sister’s partner when she was a schoolgirl has told of her relief after her tormentor’s appeal against his conviction...
Former GAA star will seek to have ATM theft charges thrown out, trial told
(Pictured: Daniel O'Callaghan. Photo: Collins) The State has concluded its case against a former Armagh GAA club star accused of being part of a destructive...
Woman who told superior 'to shove job up his ass' bids to prevent termination
A woman who admits telling a senior male colleague whom she claims had bullied her to "shove his job up his ass" has brought a High Court action to stop the...
ATM theft defendant found hiding in toilet, Special Criminal Court hears
A man who admitted trying to steal an ATM and to moving cash for a cross-border gang was found hiding in a toilet hours after he ran from responding gardai,...
Pensioner said he stabbed neighbour over harassment
(Pictured: Trevor Green. Photo: Collins) A pensioner told gardai that he stabbed his neighbour because the man had been harassing his elderly partner for...
Serial arsonist jailed for killing uncle in revenge blaze
A serial arsonist who killed his uncle after setting his house ablaze in an act of revenge has been jailed for seven-and-a half-years for manslaughter. The...
Woman who sought asylum under false ID stole €100k in benefits
A Nigerian woman who used a false identity to fraudulently claim more than €100,000 in child welfare and single parent benefits has been jailed for two years....
13-year sentence upheld for abuse of daughter and granddaughters
A grandfather who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his daughter and two of his granddaughters has lost an appeal against the severity of his 13-year...
Daniel McAnaspie murderer denied access to solicitor during questioning, appeal told
(Pictured: Richard Dekker. Photo: Collins) A murderer who became the first in the history of the State to be convicted following his acquittal for the same...
'What happens when the predator is in your home?': victim tells court of stepfather's sexual exploitation
A man who tricked four teenage girls into sending him sexual images and videos by masquerading as a teenage boy online has been jailed for four-and-a-half...
Man who sexually assaulted teen after 'misunderstanding' avoids jail
(Pictured: Albino Sabino Dos Santos Filho. Photo: Collins) By Sonya McLean & Brion Hoban A man who sexually assaulted a teenager on a public street after he...
Pair jailed for moving sawn-off shotgun
Two men who were caught transporting a sawn-off shotgun after a high-speed chase involving armed gardai have been jailed. Thomas McDonagh (36) and William...
No jail for Revenue worker over tax refund scam for ex boyfriend
(Pictured: Linda Kinsella. Photo: Collins) A former Revenue employee who used her position to provide fraudulent tax refunds for her ex boyfriend and his...
'Like the movie Carrie': 12 years for mentally ill man who killed partner in 'sexual game'
A man with paranoid schizophrenia who stabbed a woman he was having an affair with to death during what he described as "a sexual game" has been jailed for 12...
Ban on naming criminal who kidnapped and tortured Kevin Lunney is lifted
(File Picture: Alan Harte. Photo: Collins) Alan Harte, the career criminal who kidnapped, tortured and used a Stanley knife to permanently scar Quinn...
Serial arsonist 'more concerned about dog' than death of uncle, court hears
A serial arsonist who killed his uncle after setting his house ablaze in an act of revenge was more concerned about the welfare of the family dog when told a...
Man who killed own father in fist-fight jailed for 4 years
A 23-year-old man who killed his own father during a fist-fight which erupted moments after the two men left the pub they had been drinking in was jailed for...
Man who took part in notorious violent burglary and sex assault is returned to jail
A man who was released from prison in 2018 after serving ten years for his role in trying to make a female college student have sex with her male housemates...
'Model citizen' who lived under false name avoids jail
(Pictured: Wenzi Wang. Photo: Collins) A Chinese national who lived under a false name for eight years after buying another person's birth certificate has...
Immigration scammer was claiming PUP, court hears
A Georgian man who helped a crime gang provide illegal immigrants with fake documentation so they could enter Ireland was also falsely claiming the pandemic...
'My family has abandoned me,' abuse survivor tells court
A "monster" who “preyed” on his little sister, sexually abusing and raping her up to six times per week when they were young, has been jailed for nine years....
'No reason' why ban on naming Kevin Lunney attacker should remain, State tells court
It would be in “everyone’s interests” if an order preserving the anonymity of the man known as YZ – who was jailed for 30 years for kidnapping and torturing...
Row over flood relief scheme won't recede until after Easter
A High Court action over a controversial midlands flood relief scheme will not be heard until after Easter. The Friends of the Irish Environment group have...
'Coward' jailed after using care worker partner to move cash for 'international crime gang'
(Pictured: Thomas Rooney. Photo: Collins) A "coward" who used his care worker partner to transport hundreds of thousands of Euro in cash for an international...
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