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Inniskeen · November 11, 2015

ATM accused's detention is legitimate, State tells High Court

A 24-year-old man from County Armagh, charged in connection with the recovery of an ATM at Drumass, Iniskeen in County Monaghan, has challenged the legality...

Letterkenny · November 10, 2015

Murder accused appeared "very shaky" on day pregnant woman's body was discovered, witness tells trial

A witness has told the Central Criminal Court that Stephen Cahoon appeared notably anxious on the morning a pregnant woman's body was discovered in Derry....

Castlebar · November 10, 2015 Also covered in Claremorris

Woman sues insurer and former employer over alleged failure to pay out on income protection plan

A woman has initiated High Court proceedings against Baxter Healthcare and Irish Life Insurance over the alleged refusal to pay benefits under a group income...

Inniskeen · November 09, 2015

Armagh man charged over ATM theft seeks inquiry into lawfulness of detention

A 24-year-old man from County Armagh has sought a High Court inquiry into the lawfulness of his detention following charges related to an ATM incident in...

Ballyshannon · November 06, 2015 Also covered in Donegal Town

Murder accused told gardai: "I'm the man you're looking for"

A man accused of murdering a pregnant woman in Derry in 2008 told gardaí "I'm the man you're looking for" as he was being taken to Ballyshannon Garda Station,...

Swinford · November 06, 2015

Seven year sentence for man who carried out frenzied attack on Dublin GAA star

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Mark Lavelle, aged 32, originally from Swinford in Mayo, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment, with the final two years...

Castlebar · November 05, 2015

Man jailed for life for murdering his mother is sentenced over prison officer attack

A 24-year-old man from Castlebar, County Mayo, who is serving a life sentence for the 2011 murder of his mother, has been sentenced to two and a half years...

Swinford · November 04, 2015

Mayo man was on crystal meth when he stabbed Dublin GAA star Jonny Cooper, court hears

A 32-year-old man originally from Swinford, County Mayo pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting Dublin GAA footballer Jonny Cooper in...

Roscommon · November 03, 2015

“Multi tasking” grandmother who kicked man on ground as she held onto pram gets suspended sentence

Michelle Conroy, aged 47, of Arch Court, Roscommon Town, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to violent disorder arising from an incident on Lower...

Donegal Town · November 02, 2015

Derry man admits to killing pregnant woman, murder trial hears

A man charged with murder at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin has admitted killing the victim, though he maintains the killing does not constitute murder....

Roscommon · October 28, 2015

€1.5 million Greek tax penalty demand of Irishman referred to ECJ

A High Court action brought by an Eamonn Donnellan from County Roscommon against the Revenue Commissioners over a €1.5 million tax penalty demand from Greek...

Longford · October 27, 2015

"Surprise" over government plans for second non-jury court

Reports that the Government plans to establish a second Special Criminal Court this week have surprised practitioners in the non-jury jurisdiction....

Donegal · October 22, 2015

€160k paid out for cattle slaughter, trial of prominent republican hears

The trial of Thomas "Slab" Murphy at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin heard evidence that between December 2000 and August 2004, a man of the same name...

Buncrana · October 22, 2015 Also covered in Letterkenny

Two-year jail term imposed on man whose dangerous driving caused eight deaths was "unduly lenient", DPP tells court

The Director of Public Prosecutions has appealed a sentence imposed on a man convicted of dangerous driving that resulted in eight deaths near Buncrana,...

Achill · October 22, 2015

Investment fund secures €47m judgement against developers

At the High Court in Dublin, an investment fund has secured a judgment of €47 million against property developers Michael and Kevin Corbett for unpaid loans,...

Elphin · October 21, 2015 Also covered in Kingscourt

Cheques were signed "T. Murphy", trial of prominent republican hears

A trial at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin has heard evidence concerning banking transactions linked to a man named Thomas Murphy with an address in...

Castleblayney · October 20, 2015

Garda killer loses High Court action aimed at securing early release

Michael McHugh, convicted of the 1985 murder of Garda Sergeant Patrick Morrissey, has lost a High Court action seeking his immediate release from prison....

Kingscourt · October 20, 2015

Trial of prominent republican hears of cattle supply

The trial of Thomas Murphy at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin has heard evidence regarding substantial cattle transactions spanning several years. A...

Buncrana · October 19, 2015 Also covered in Letterkenny

Former court clerk fails in appeal against conviction for threatening to kill

A former court clerk has lost his appeal against conviction for threatening to kill a man in Buncrana, County Donegal. Ciaran Waldron, aged 59, of Riverview,...

Elphin · October 16, 2015

Trial of prominent republican hears of €370,000 in cattle trading

The trial of Thomas Murphy at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin heard evidence regarding substantial cattle trading activity spanning several years....

Roscommon · October 15, 2015

Man named "Thomas Murphy" traded cattle worth over €150,000, trial hears

The trial of a man charged with tax evasion has heard evidence at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin concerning significant cattle trading and agricultural...

Castlebar · October 14, 2015

Men found liable for Omagh bombing deny having any significant assets

Two men found liable in civil proceedings relating to the 1998 Omagh bombing appeared before the Master of the High Court in Dublin on Wednesday to answer...

Roscommon · October 13, 2015

Father-of-three jailed for sexual relationship with 14-year-old girl has prison sentence cut on appeal

A 35-year-old man from Roscommon has had his prison sentence reduced on appeal following his conviction for sexual offences against a child. He had pleaded...

Monaghan · October 12, 2015

Dublin man jailed for four years for holding €200k of cannabis in garden shed

A 48-year-old Dublin man has been sentenced to four years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to possession of cannabis...

Donegal · August 01, 2015

Trial of man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two girls rescheduled

A 51-year-old man charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse against two young girls has had his trial rescheduled to June 2016 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court....

Mayo · July 31, 2015

Mayo resident jailed for 15 years for rape and sexual assault of his daughter

A man from Mayo has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court on 23 counts of rape and sexual assault of...

Roscommon · July 30, 2015

Senior HSE Executive secures injunction preventing her transfer

A senior HSE executive has secured a High Court injunction preventing her transfer to an alternative role. Mr Justice Isabel Kennedy granted the orders sought...

Roscommon · July 29, 2015

State again turns down "highly suicidal" serial killer's prison transfer request

Mark Nash, convicted of murders committed in County Roscommon in 1997 and sentenced to life imprisonment for further killings in Dublin the following year,...

Roscommon · July 28, 2015

Prison transfer decision on serial killer due on Wednesday, court told

A High Court decision on Mark Nash's application to transfer to Arbour Hill prison was expected on Wednesday, the President of the High Court was informed....

Castleblayney · July 27, 2015

Garda killer seeks immediate release from prison

Michael McHugh has initiated High Court proceedings seeking his immediate release from prison. McHugh was convicted in December 1985 of murdering Garda...

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