'Family man' jailed for involvement with cross-border ATM gang
(Pictured: Niall Finnegan. Photo" Collins) A "family man" who got involved with a cross-border gang that carried out a series of destructive ATM thefts wept...
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Man admits to cleaning up Mulready Woods murder scene
A 52-year-old man has pleaded guilty to cleaning up and removing evidence from the scene where Drogheda teenager Kean Mulready Woods was murdered last year....
Drugs bust defendant claimed he was in flat to use shower
A drugs defendant who claimed he was only in a flat raided by gardai to use the shower has been jailed. Lawyers for Donegal man Ronan McCallig (53) said that...
Judge shouldn't have asked question about victim's intoxication, jailed pair argue
The jury in a trial of two men who were convicted of raping a “blind drunk” student should have been discharged after the judge asked a witness a direct...
Man who admitted to rape on basis of recklessness is jailed
By Declan Brennan & Brion Hoban A young man who raped his friend in her bed four years ago has been jailed for four years. The victim, who was 22 at the time,...
Bus driver who punched school girl will be released from indictment if he meets conditions
A bus driver who assaulted a school girl will be discharged from the indictment if he meets the judge's conditions, a court has heard. Norense Okungbowa (46)...
Conviction of man who raped woman on public street 'unsafe', appeal told
The conviction of a man for the oral rape of a vulnerable woman on a public street was unsafe because the trial judge failed to instruct the jury on the issue...
Family anguish 'greater torment' than pain of attack, Kevin Lunney tells court
The physical scars and mental trauma of the kidnap and assault on businessman Kevin Lunney will remain with him and his family for the rest of their lives,...
Boxer who rained down blows on Kevin Lunney with 'lethal weapons' fails in appeal
The fists of a boxer who “rained blows down on” senior businessman Kevin Lunney would be regarded as “lethal weapons” in other countries, a senior judge said...
Man imprisoned over alleged wrongful rape charge sues State
A man who was released after spending over a year in prison on a charge of raping a woman who had previously fabricated a similar claim, has sued various...
Challenges to two phone masts in south Dublin
Two separate High Court challenges have been brought against decisions by An Bord Pleanala in relation to two telecommunications masts in South County Dublin....
Money mule tried to withdraw deposit scam cash while in school uniform
A schoolgirl acted as a mule for money launderers in a scam which robbed a man of his deposit for a house, a court has heard. Merveille Ngombo, now aged 19,...
Violent attacker who had it 'in his mind' to rape victim (85) has sentence increased
A violent sex attacker who had it “in his mind” to rape an 85-year-old woman after breaking into her home at 4.30am and pinning her to her bed has had his...
Parents who were first in Irish history to be convicted of FGM have convictions quashed
The father and mother of a young girl who were the first people in the State to be convicted of female genital mutilation (FGM) have had their convictions...
Abuser threatened to commit suicide after sex attack on daughter's friend
A man who threatened to commit suicide after he sexually assaulted his daughter’s best friend while the child was staying in their family home will be...
Violent attacker said it was 'in his mind' to rape victim (85)
A violent attacker admitted to gardai “it was in his mind” to rape an 85-year-old woman after breaking into her home at 4.30am and pinning to her bed, a court...
Man claims he wrongfully spent 10 days in jail after Garda mix-up
A man has claimed before the High Court that he wrongfully spent ten days in jail after Gardai merged his PULSE profile with that of another unrelated person...
Sentence for 'disturbing' attack and threats in front of toddler upheld
(Pictured: Chad Redmond. Photo: Collins) A man who was jailed after threatening to kill the mother of his child and burn down her apartment in front of their...
Rapist father fails in appeal against 14-year prison sentence
A cruel and abusive father who repeatedly raped his young son, who then had to give evidence during a 33-day trial, has failed in a bid to have his 14-year...
Bookkeeper who claimed he stole for child's operation spent 'high amount on eating out'
By Isabel Hayes & Brion Hoban A bookkeeper who stole thousands of euro from the family-run business he worked at for over 20 years has been jailed for six...
Pandemic pressures led man to courier heroin
By Brion Hoban A man became involved with the transportation of heroin as a “solution” for problems caused by pandemic “pressures” on his family finances, a...
Sentence of serial conman who 'twisted the knife' was too lenient, DPP say
by Peter Doyle A serial conman who fabricated tales of woe to dupe almost €150,000 from several individuals had “twisted the knife” by playing with the...
Planning permission for large scale chicken farm is quashed
The High Court has made an order quashing planning permission for a large chicken farm in Co Mayo. The order was made by Mr Justice Anthony Barr after he was...
Algerian man jailed for sex attacks on teenage girls
An Algerian man who followed and sexually assaulted teenage girls in a Dublin park has been jailed for just under three years. In five incidents on various...
Teen brothers who abused sister were raised in 'toxic sexual environment', court hears
By Peter Doyle Two brothers who sexually abused their sister when she was only six years old and they were both teenagers were also victims who had been...
Husband jailed for helping wife run 'happy endings' massage parlour
(Pictured: Xiangfu Zheng. Photo: Collins) A husband who helped his wife in the management of a massage parlour that provided “happy endings” has been jailed...
Garda's good work saw stolen clothing returned to company
A man who was caught with 25 large boxes of stolen stock from his former employer when gardaí arrived at his County Laois home to execute a European arrest...
Judgement being delivered in Kevin Lunney trial
(Pictured: Accused men Darren Redmond & Luke O'Reilly. Photo: Collins) A judge has begun delivering the judgement of the Special Criminal Court in the trials...
First Lunney accused found guilty
A 40-year-old man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has been found guilty of the false imprisonment and assault of Quinn Industrial Holdings...
Three men guilty of beating and mutilating Quinn director Kevin Lunney
(Pictured: Convicted man Darren Redmond. Photo: Collins) Three men have been convicted and one acquitted of falsely imprisoning, beating and mutilating Quinn...
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