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Healthcare workers from Zimbabwe who said they were left “begging” from relatives and living in "freezing" accommodation after paying thousands in fees to secure jobs in Ireland which never materialised have won orders for a whole year’s wages each – nearly a quarter of a million euro combined. A Wo
Care workers from Zimbabwe, who allege they paid thousands of euro each to a recruiter to secure work permits, have told a tribunal of living in "freezing" shared accommodation without pay after the jobs they were promised in Ireland failed to materialise. Testifying to the Workplace Relations Commi
(File Picture: Daniel O'Callaghan. Credit: Collins) A former All-Ireland winner who stole an "eye-watering" sum of money as part of a cross-border gang that used stolen diggers to pull ATMs from walls has failed in a bid to overturn his conviction after challenging the identification of him at the s
The Special Criminal Court has heard evidence from the victims of "creeper" break-ins in the case of two men accused of conspiring to commit those burglaries and of the robbery of a credit union during which Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was shot dead. Brendan Treanor (34), previously of Emer Terra
The Special Criminal Court has refused to hear separate trials in the case of two men accused of conspiracy to commit burglaries and of the robbery of a credit union in which Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was shot dead. Lawyers for Brendan Treanor and James Flynn had asked the three-judge, non-jury
One of three Monaghan brothers who were part of a notorious cross-Border gang that stole an "eye-watering" amount of money from ATMS has failed in an appeal against his jail sentence. The three had all pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court last year to being part of a gang that used stolen di
(Pictured: Daniel O'Callaghan. Photo: Collins) A former All-Ireland club winner who stole an "eye-watering" sum of money while he was a member of a cross-border gang that used stolen diggers to pull ATMs from walls has been jailed for 10 years by the Special Criminal Court. Ms Justice Tara Burns sai
(Pictured: Daniel O'Callaghan. Photo: Collins) Seventeen testimonials were handed in to the Special Criminal Court today on behalf of a cross-border criminal who was involved with a notorious gang that stole hundreds of thousands of Euro using stolen diggers to pull ATMs from walls. Three-time All-I
Three Monaghan brothers who were part of a destructive ATM cross-Border gang that stole an "eye-watering" amount of money have received combined jail sentences of 19-and-a-half years at the Special Criminal Court today. The three had all pleaded guilty to being part of a gang that used stolen digger
(Pictured: Daniel O'Callaghan. Photo: Collins) The Special Criminal Court has found that a GAA club All-Ireland winner was involved with a cross-border gang that stole hundreds of thousands of Euro by using stolen diggers to pull ATMs from walls. Daniel O'Callaghan (31), who has three All-Ireland Cl
(Pictured: Stephen Duffy. Photo: Collins) There were emotional scenes at the Special Criminal Court today as three brothers who were part of a cross-Border ATM theft gang that stole almost €800k were remanded in custody ahead of sentencing. The three have all pleaded guilty to being part of a gang t
(Pictured: Daniel O'Callaghan. Photo: Collins) The State has concluded its case against a former Armagh GAA club star accused of being part of a destructive cross-Border gang involved in the theft and attempted theft of two ATMs. Today at the three-judge Special Criminal Court, prosecution counsel F
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Eight healthcare workers from Zimbabwe have been awarded €30,420 each by the Workplace Relations Commission following a finding that Unity Healthcare Services Ltd failed to pay their wages over a six-month period. The adjudicator described the non-payment as "particularly...
Eight care workers from Zimbabwe have testified before the Workplace Relations Commission regarding allegations of unpaid wages and financial exploitation linked to their recruitment by Unity Healthcare Services Ltd. The workers, represented by the Migrant Rights Centre of...
A former All-Ireland club medallist has failed in his appeal against conviction for his role in a cross-border ATM theft operation. Daniel O'Callaghan (33) was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in March 2023 after being found guilty at the Special Criminal Court of sixteen...
The Special Criminal Court heard evidence from victims of "creeper" burglaries in the ongoing trial of two men accused of conspiring to commit such break-ins across the border region. Brendan Treanor and James Flynn, both charged with conspiracy to steal car keys from...
The Special Criminal Court has ruled that burglary and robbery charges against two men will be heard together, rejecting an application to separate the trials. Brendan Treanor, aged 34, formerly of Dundalk, County Louth, and James Flynn, aged 32, from South Armagh, face...
A member of a cross-border organised crime gang has failed in his appeal against a custodial sentence imposed for attempted ATM theft. Gerard Duffy, 32, of County Monaghan, was convicted at the Special Criminal Court in 2021 following a guilty plea to attempting to steal an ATM...
A man has been sentenced to three years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for falsely registering himself as the father of six children to facilitate passport fraud. Alan Yip, aged 47, of Parnell Street, Dublin, pleaded guilty to six counts of providing false...
Daniel O'Callaghan, a 32-year-old former All-Ireland club medallist from Crossmaglen, County Armagh, has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court following his conviction on sixteen offences related to a coordinated ATM theft operation. Justice...
A man has been convicted at the Special Criminal Court following a trial relating to a series of ATM robberies across the border region. Daniel O'Callaghan, aged 31, of Crossmaglen, County Armagh, was found guilty on sixteen counts concerning thefts and attempted thefts at...
Three Monaghan brothers have been sentenced to a combined 19 years and six months imprisonment at the Special Criminal Court for their roles in a cross-border ATM theft gang operating between 2018 and 2019. Gerard Duffy, aged 31, of Greagh, Loughnamore, received eight years and...
The Special Criminal Court has convicted Daniel O'Callaghan of involvement in a cross-border criminal organisation responsible for ATM thefts across Cavan and Monaghan in 2019. O'Callaghan, aged 31, of Crossmaglen, Co Armagh, was found guilty on all sixteen counts, including...
Three brothers were remanded in custody at the Special Criminal Court on February 1st pending sentencing following their guilty pleas to involvement in a cross-border ATM theft gang. Stephen, Gerard and Ciaran Duffy had admitted participating in a criminal organisation that...
A 31-year-old man from County Armagh has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to a series of ATM thefts across the Border region. The accused faced the Special Criminal Court on allegations of involvement in the attempted theft of an ATM at the Riverfront Hotel in Virginia,...
A man charged with attempted ATM theft and organised crime offences appeared before the Special Criminal Court in relation to an incident at the Riverfront Hotel in Virginia, County Cavan, in August 2019. Daniel O'Callaghan, aged 31, of Monog Road, Crossmaglen, County Armagh,...
A former All-Ireland club football champion has pleaded not guilty to 17 charges arising from a series of ATM thefts across the Meath and Cavan region. Daniel O'Callaghan (31), with an address in Co Armagh, denies involvement in the alleged criminal enterprise. His trial began...
Two brothers from Monaghan have entered guilty pleas at the Special Criminal Court in relation to a cross-border gang investigation involving ATM thefts. Gerard Duffy, aged 30, admitted to the attempted theft of an ATM at the Riverfront Hotel in Virginia, Co Cavan, on 14 August...
A 27-year-old man from Castleblayney, County Monaghan has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to three offences arising from his involvement with a cross-border criminal organisation in 2019. Ciaran Duffy admitted attempting to steal an ATM and its contents from a...
A Monaghan man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing stolen cash linked to coordinated ATM thefts by a cross-border criminal organisation. Stephen Duffy, aged 35, of Tullynahinera, Castleblayney, admitted to possessing cash at Tullypole, Co Meath, on 20...
A 39-year-old man from County Armagh has been jailed for four-and-a-half years by the Special Criminal Court following his guilty plea to handling proceeds from cross-border ATM thefts. The accused pleaded guilty in July to possessing €103,930 in cash at Tullypole, County...
At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, businessman Kevin Lunney delivered a victim impact statement describing the lasting trauma inflicted on himself and his family by his abduction and assault in September 2019. Mr Lunney, a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings, stated...