BBC seeks discovery on Adams' alleged association with IRA
(Pictured: Gerry Adams. Photo: Collins) The BBC, in its defence of a defamation claim by former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, is seeking discovery of any...
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Four trials and 'six years of torture' before child rapist convicted, court hears
A victim who was repeatedly raped and sexually abused by a firefighter when he was a boy has described how he was put through four trials and six years of...
Jury finds UK man who repeated ran over Irish boxing champ guilty of murder
A UK man who used his jeep to repeatedly run over Irish boxing champion Kevin Sheehy has been found guilty of his murder. The Central Criminal Court trial...
Kevin Lunney attacker remains anonymous after deadline extended
The Special Criminal Court has extended an order preserving the anonymity of the criminal known as YZ, who inflicted most of businessman Kevin Lunney's...
Jury must consider if UK man was provoked before he ran over Irish boxing champ
The jury in the trial of a UK man, who denies murdering Irish boxing champion Kevin Sheehy, have ceased their deliberations for the weekend and will return to...
Asylum seekers who arrived on fake passports are 'free to leave' quarantine hotel
Two men who arrived in Ireland on fake passports and who are now seeking international protection here are "free to leave" a Dublin hotel where they claim...
Leading finance exec fails in bid to halt trial over alleged €1m fraud
A leading financial executive has failed in a bid to halt his trial over his alleged involvement in a €1 million property fraud. William Kiely (49) with...
Senior garda subjected to false accusations over dog shooting challenges promotion issue
A senior garda has claimed that his promotion to the rank of inspector was held up for over seven months after he was the subject of "false" and "baseless...
UK man 'could have kept driving' instead of 'thundering' jeep into boxer, prosecution say
A UK man who denies murdering Irish boxing champion Kevin Sheehy could have kept driving instead of "flying into a murderous rage" and "thundering" his jeep...
Nine years for man who brought teen (15) to apartment and raped her
By Isabel Hayes & Brion Hoban A man who raped and sexually assaulted a teenage girl who he had invited into an apartment in the middle of the night has been...
Jeep murder accused told gardai he wasn't under threat when in vehicle, trial hears
A UK man who admits killing Irish boxing champion Kevin Sheehy with his jeep told gardai that he was not under threat when he pulled out in the vehicle and...
'Family man' avoids jail for part in 'vicious' assault outside garda station
A “hard working” family man has received a suspended sentence for his part in a "vicious" attack outside a garda station on a man who had allegedly assaulted...
Challenges to new personal injuries guidelines causing 'real difficulties', court told
Several High Court challenges against new guidelines for personal injury awards are causing real difficulties with how such claims are currently being...
Boxing champ suffered 'catastrophic skull fracture', pathologist tells murder trial
An Irish boxing champion who was repeatedly run over by a jeep died as a result of multiple injuries, including a "catastrophic skull fracture", a pathologist...
Jeep did not stop as it ran over Irish boxing champ, murder trial hears
A jeep did not stop as it ran over Irish boxing champion Kevin Sheehy, while there was evidence of drag marks at the scene, a murder trial has heard. Logan...
Soccer coach accused of indecent assault in 1970s seeks to halt trial
A soccer coach accused of sexually assaulting a youth team player over 45 years ago has brought a High Court action aimed at halting his prosecution. The man...
Man avoids jail for 'isolated' violent row with brother
A man who accidentally struck his brother in the face with a glass has received a fully suspended sentence. Gary O Hare (49) accidentally struck his brother...
Leading financial exec in bid to halt trial on alleged €1m theft and fraud offences
One of Ireland’s leading financial executives is fighting a decision to send him for trial on alleged theft and fraud offences which could total €1 million....
Serial driving offender claims he was under threat from nephew
A serial offender whose driving resulted in a high speed chase so dangerous that gardaí abandoned the pursuit has told a court that his nephew was in the car...
Witness denies he and champion boxer were 'goading' murder accused
A murder trial witness has denied that he and the deceased, Irish champion boxer Kevin Sheehy, goaded and threatened the accused man Logan Jackson. Thomas...
'I had to let Kevin go': witness describes how champion cousin was run over three times
A murder trial witness has described how he tried to grab onto his cousin – Irish champion boxer Kevin Sheehy – before he was struck and "taken away" from him...
Witness tells trial of how boxing champ fought to get up before jeep ran him over
A witness has described how Irish boxing champion Kevin Sheehy fought to get up off the ground before a UK-registered jeep ran him over at speed. "People were...
Suspended sentence for Henry Hoover arms stash is upheld
(Pictured: Stephen O'Connor: Photo: Collins) The State has failed in its bid to overturn a wholly suspended sentence given to a man for his first brush with...
Suspended sentence for man caught with child abuse images
A man who admitted to gardaí that he began accessing pornography from the age of 11 has been given a nine-month suspended sentence for possession of child...
'Every young woman's nightmare': karate champion jailed for 'degrading' public sexual assault
A European karate champion has been jailed for six years for what a judge described as “degrading” sexual assaults on a student outside a nightclub on a busy...
Pensioner (77) jailed for rape and abuse of girl over 10-year period
A pensioner who persistently raped and sexually abused his then partner's daughter over a 10-year period has been jailed for seven years. The man (77) abused...
UK man "thundered" jeep into Irish boxing champ, prosecution tell murder trial
A British man who denies murdering an Irish boxing champion "thundered" a jeep into the 20-year-old before driving over him twice at speed, a prosecution...
Jury sworn-in for trial of UK man who denies murdering Irish boxing champ
A 31-year-old British man who admits killing an Irish boxing champion in a hit and run but denies his murder will go on trial tomorrow at the Central Criminal...
Boy began rape and abuse of sister when aged 13
A 60-year-old man was aged 13 when he began a six-year period of raping and sexually abusing his younger adopted sister, a court has heard. In an attempt to...
Judge asks again if assessment of needs cases are 'best use of limited resources'
A High Court judge has again asked if actions aimed at compelling the HSE to assess the requirements of special needs children are the best use of "very...
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