Co. Cavan • 7 stories • Since 02 Feb 2018 • Latest 28 Mar 2025
By Paul Neilan The Supreme Court has refused to hear a 67-year-old man's appeal against an order that he be extradited to Northern Ireland to be tried for the murder of a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment over 45 years ago. James Donegan, who is said in court documents to have described himself
The High Court has put a stay on the extradition of a 66-year-old man wanted in Northern Ireland to face trial for the murder of a part-time member of the Ulster Defence Regiment over 45 years ago. James Donegan of Bruce Manor, Arva in Co Cavan is wanted by authorities in Northern Ireland for the mu
The High Court has ordered the extradition of a 66-year-old man who is wanted in Northern Ireland for the murder of a part time member of the UDR in Co Armagh over 45 years ago. James Donegan of Bruce Manor, Arva in Co Cavan is wanted by authorities in Northern Ireland for the murder of 64-year-old
A 66-year-old man who is wanted in Northern Ireland for the murder of a part time member of the UDR in Co Armagh 45 years ago has appeared before the High Court today on foot of an extradition warrant. The High Court heard today that James Donegan, who had agreed to meet gardai at Dublin Airport as
(Pictured: John Joe Kiernan. Credit: Collins) A former farm labourer has received an eight-year suspended sentence for the sexual abuse of two siblings and the rape of one over six decades ago. John Joe Kiernan (86) repeatedly abused the brother and sister when they were aged between four and ten. H
A judge has praised the “unbelievable courage” of two siblings who went to gardaí last year to report sexual abuse they suffered 60 years ago. Mr Justice Michael White was speaking in relation to the sentence hearing of John Joe Kiernan (86) for the repeated abuse of children aged between four and t
A Polish national caught cultivating cannabis in a Cavan growhouse has had the balance of his sentence suspended following a successful appeal. Stanislaw Gronski (44), with an address at Hill Lodge, Drumnawall, Arva, Co Cavan, had pleaded guilty at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court to cultivation of cann
Cases and rulings mentioning Arva from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by a 67-year-old man from Arva, County Cavan, against an extradition order to Northern Ireland. James Donegan is wanted to stand trial for the murder of Joseph James Porter, a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, at Mountnorris...
The High Court has placed a stay on the extradition of a 66-year-old man from Arva, Co Cavan, who is wanted in Northern Ireland for the murder of a part-time Ulster Defence Regiment member in 1979. James Donegan faces charges relating to the death of Joseph James Porter at...
A 66-year-old man from Arva, County Cavan, has been ordered by the High Court to be extradited to Northern Ireland to face murder charges. James Donegan is wanted in connection with the death of Joseph James Porter, a part-time Ulster Defence Regiment member, at Mountnorris,...
A 66-year-old man from Arva, County Cavan, appeared before the High Court today following his arrest at Dublin Airport on an extradition warrant issued by Northern Ireland authorities. James Donegan is wanted in connection with the murder of a part-time Ulster Defence Regiment...
An 86-year-old man from Arva, County Cavan, has received an eight-year suspended sentence at the Central Criminal Court for the sexual abuse of two siblings spanning the period 1958 to 1963. John Joe Kiernan pleaded guilty to eleven sample counts of indecent assault and one...
At the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice Michael White commended two siblings from Arva, County Cavan for their "unbelievable courage" in reporting childhood sexual abuse to gardaí in 2017, more than five decades after the offences occurred. John Joe Kiernan, aged 86 and from...
A Polish national has successfully appealed his sentence for cannabis cultivation at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court. Stanislaw Gronski, aged 44, of Hill Lodge, Drumnawall, Arva, Co Cavan, had pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis without a licence in Arvagh on 2 November 2015....