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  1. courtsSupreme Court won't hear challenge to extradition over 1979 IRA murder allegation
  2. courtsMan wanted for 1979 UDR murder has extradition stayed
  3. courts66-year-old wanted for 1979 murder of UDR member to be extradited to NI
  4. courts'I'm an innocent man': 66-year-old wanted in NI for 1979 murder of UDR member appears before High Court
  5. courtsSuspended sentence for farm labourer (86) who raped and abused children over 60 years ago
  6. courts"Unbelievable courage” of siblings who reported sexual abuse suffered 60 years ago
  7. courtsCannabis "gardener" has balance of sentence suspended on appeal

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Supreme Court won't hear challenge to extradition over 1979 IRA murder allegation

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 in County Armagh on a date between 22 and 25 June 1979. Mr Donegan faces additional charges relating to possession of a firearm and…

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28 Mar 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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Man wanted for 1979 UDR murder has extradition stayed

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 Mountnorris, Co Armagh, in June of that year. He is also charged with firearm and ammunition offences and membership of a proscribed…

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21 Feb 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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66-year-old wanted for 1979 murder of UDR member to be extradited to NI

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, County Armagh, between June 22 and 25, 1979. Mr Porter's body was discovered near his farm entrance on June 24, 1979, with a post-mortem…

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31 Jan 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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'I'm an innocent man': 66-year-old wanted in NI for 1979 murder of UDR member appears before High Court

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 member in County Armagh in June 1979. He faces three charges: murder, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger…

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24 Jun 2024 · Courts News Ireland
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Suspended sentence for farm labourer (86) who raped and abused children over 60 years ago

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 count of rape. The offences occurred on or near the victims' family farmland where Kiernan worked as a farm labourer. Mr Justice Michael White…

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22 Oct 2018 · Courts News Ireland
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"Unbelievable courage” of siblings who reported sexual abuse suffered 60 years ago

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 Forthill, Arva, pleaded guilty to six sample counts of indecent assault against one victim between 1958 and 1963, five sample counts against…

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15 Oct 2018 · Courts News Ireland
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Cannabis "gardener" has balance of sentence suspended on appeal

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. He received a four-year sentence on 27 May 2016. The Court of Appeal, presided over by Mr Justice Alan Mahon with Mr Justice George Birmingham…

Courts News Ireland report
02 Feb 2018 · Courts News Ireland

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Man wanted for 1979 UDR murder has extradition stayed

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...

Original CNI report
Court of Appeal 2018-02-02 Courts News Ireland

Cannabis "gardener" has balance of sentence suspended on appeal

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....

Original CNI report