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A serial criminal had just been released from prison for his role in the killing of Melanie McCarthy-McNamara in 2012 when he set fire to a car and robbed a Halfords outlet last year, a court has heard. Very high risk' offender Keith Hall (37) had just finished serving his sentence for the manslaugh
A "high risk" child rapist who was sentenced to 15 years will be returned to jail after he was found in the company of three teenage boys in breach of his release conditions. In 2008, the late Mr Justice Paul Carney imposed two life sentences, to run concurrently, on Kildare native Philip Sullivan f
(File Picture: Stephen ‘Rossi’ Walsh. Photo: Collins) A notorious child rapist has failed in a "confused" bid to have an attempt by the State to amend his post-release supervision conditions declared a miscarriage of justice. “The fact that someone was inconvenienced is not a miscarriage of justice,
by Paul Neilan A man who murdered his ex-girlfriend on church grounds almost 21 years ago had "simply no basis" for claiming that the Court of Criminal Appeal had overturned his mandatory life sentence and substituted a 20-year term in its place, the High Court found today (MON). Rejecting the claim
by Paul Neilan Convicted murderer Raymond Donovan, who strangled his former girlfriend to death on the grounds of a church, has launched a High Court bid seeking his release from prison, claiming that the Court of Appeal substituted his mandatory life sentence for one of 20 years imprisonment. Donov
By Eimear Dodd A man who demanded money from his ex-partner's parents, threatening them that their house “would go up like a Christmas tree”, has been jailed. Conor Stewart (31) of Kilcross Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18 pleaded guilty to making an unwarranted demand with menace on May 26, 2024. Garda
A man who played a “vital” role in a money laundering scheme and separately obtained €15,000 in a social welfare fraud has been jailed for four years. Danny Cirstea (27) of Cuffe Street, Dublin 2, pleaded guilty to offences including possession of the proceeds of criminal conduct, possession of drug
(File Picture: Shane Ward. Photo: Collins) An uninsured rider who drove a scrambler motorbike down a footpath and struck a pedestrian, leaving her with life-changing injuries, is to have his driving licence restored early, a judge has ruled. Gardai had strongly objected to any reduction in Shane War
The Central Criminal Court has ordered an arrest warrant after a man who attempted to murder his wife 12 years ago allegedly breached the terms of his release by trying to contact his victim. Lounes Ouachek had admitted trying to murder his wife by beating her with a kettlebell after becoming resent
A convicted murderer will not be permitted to introduce a new ground of appeal in a bid to overturn his conviction for killing a father of four, whose body was tied up with cable and dumped in the River Bandon, bringing an end to case which began over 10 years ago. Ciprian Grozavu (48), a Romanian n
(File Picture: Stephen Rossi' Walsh. Photo: Collins) Notorious criminal and child rapist Stephen Rossi' Walsh has had his conviction for indecent assault overturned after successfully arguing that he could not get a fair trial due to adverse pre-trial media coverage. The 75-year-old, with former add
(Pictured: Defence Barrister Mr Brendan Grehan SC. Photo: Collins) Gerard Hutch’s defence team have told his Special Criminal Court murder trial that it is “of great significance” whether gardai deployed a tracker device on a jeep belonging to former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall and illegal
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A serial criminal had just been released from prison for his role in the killing of Melanie McCarthy-McNamara in 2012 when he set fire to a car and robbed a Halfords outlet last year, a court has heard. Very high risk' offender Keith Hall (37) had just finished serving his...
A "high risk" child rapist who was sentenced to 15 years will be returned to jail after he was found in the company of three teenage boys in breach of his release conditions. In 2008, the late Mr Justice Paul Carney imposed two life sentences, to run concurrently, on Kildare...
(File Picture: Stephen ‘Rossi’ Walsh. Photo: Collins) A notorious child rapist has failed in a "confused" bid to have an attempt by the State to amend his post-release supervision conditions declared a miscarriage of justice. “The fact that someone was inconvenienced is not a...
by Paul Neilan A man who murdered his ex-girlfriend on church grounds almost 21 years ago had "simply no basis" for claiming that the Court of Criminal Appeal had overturned his mandatory life sentence and substituted a 20-year term in its place, the High Court found today...
by Paul Neilan Convicted murderer Raymond Donovan, who strangled his former girlfriend to death on the grounds of a church, has launched a High Court bid seeking his release from prison, claiming that the Court of Appeal substituted his mandatory life sentence for one of 20...
By Eimear Dodd A man who demanded money from his ex-partner's parents, threatening them that their house “would go up like a Christmas tree”, has been jailed. Conor Stewart (31) of Kilcross Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18 pleaded guilty to making an unwarranted demand with menace...
A man who played a “vital” role in a money laundering scheme and separately obtained €15,000 in a social welfare fraud has been jailed for four years. Danny Cirstea (27) of Cuffe Street, Dublin 2, pleaded guilty to offences including possession of the proceeds of criminal...
(File Picture: Shane Ward. Photo: Collins) An uninsured rider who drove a scrambler motorbike down a footpath and struck a pedestrian, leaving her with life-changing injuries, is to have his driving licence restored early, a judge has ruled. Gardai had strongly objected to any...
The Central Criminal Court has ordered an arrest warrant after a man who attempted to murder his wife 12 years ago allegedly breached the terms of his release by trying to contact his victim. Lounes Ouachek had admitted trying to murder his wife by beating her with a kettlebell...
Fire brigade officers gave evidence on day 13 of the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court concerning an incident at a property near Strokestown, County Roscommon, on 16 December 2018. Peter Carney, station officer at Elfin fire station, described arriving at the repossessed...
A convicted murderer will not be permitted to introduce a new ground of appeal in a bid to overturn his conviction for killing a father of four, whose body was tied up with cable and dumped in the River Bandon, bringing an end to case which began over 10 years ago. Ciprian...
(File Picture: Stephen Rossi' Walsh. Photo: Collins) Notorious criminal and child rapist Stephen Rossi' Walsh has had his conviction for indecent assault overturned after successfully arguing that he could not get a fair trial due to adverse pre-trial media coverage. The...
Gerard Hutch's defence team have raised concerns at the Special Criminal Court about whether gardaí deployed a tracker device on a vehicle belonging to former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall and used it illegally in Northern Ireland. Hutch, aged 59, denies murdering...
The second challenge in a week against the Minister for Justice over the new statutory parole board system man has been brought by a man serving a life sentence for the murder of his girlfriend. The application has been brought by Stephen Carney, who was given a life sentence...
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 during a violent burglary has had the suspended sentence portion of his sentence partly re-activated. Jason Paget (34)...
A woman convicted of causing serious injuries to a cyclist after running her over while driving unaccompanied as a learner driver has been given a suspended sentence. Paulina Galantkiewicz (34) told her trial that she “basically panicked” after realising her car had collided...
(File Picture: Stephen Rossi' Walsh. Credit: Collins) Notorious Dublin criminal and child rapist Stephen Rossi' Walsh has appealed his conviction for indecent assault, arguing that adverse media coverage meant he could not get a fair trial. The 74-year-old, with a former...
(File Picture: Barry McGee. Credit: Collins) A convicted rapist who raped and threatened to kill his two Australian victims in 2002 has had additional conditions applied to his post-release supervision. Barry McGee (38) held the two women at knife-point in their apartment...
An uninsured rider who drove a scrambler motorbike down a footpath and struck a pedestrian, leaving her with serious injuries, has been jailed for two years. Shane Ward (24) and his motorcycle ended up in a canal after striking a foreign student, who sustained serious injuries....
An Algerian man who admitted trying to murder his wife by beating her with a kettlebell after becoming resentful of her independence has claimed that he was misled by his legal team and that gardai fabricated evidence at his sentence hearing. At the Court of Appeal today Lounes...