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  1. courtsMaximum awards to Zimbabwean care workers left in poverty when promised jobs fell through
  2. courts'The house was freezing cold, you wouldn’t sit in an open space – you’d be in bed': Zimbabwean care workers...
  3. courtsAll-Ireland winner fails in bid to overturn ATM theft gang conviction
  4. courtsLordship trial hears further evidence of 'creeper' burglaries
  5. courtsLordship robbery trial to run in tandem with burglary charges, court rules
  6. courtsMember of notorious cross-border ATM theft gang fails in appeal
  7. courtsFormer All-Ireland champ gets 10 years for ATM thefts with cross-border gang
  8. courts17 testimonials handed in for cross-border criminal involved with notorious ATM gang
  9. courtsFormer GAA star guilty of ATM thefts with notorious cross-border gang
  10. courtsEmotional scenes as members of notorious ATM gang remanded in custody
  11. courtsFormer GAA star will seek to have ATM theft charges thrown out, trial told
  12. courtsATM theft defendant found hiding in toilet, Special Criminal Court hears

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Maximum awards to Zimbabwean care workers left in poverty when promised jobs fell through

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 egregious" and noted it was "exacerbated by repeated empty promises of payment". The workers, who were recruited in 2022 and 2023, paid…

Courts News Ireland report
27 Feb 2026 · Courts News Ireland

'The house was freezing cold, you wouldn’t sit in an open space – you’d be in bed': Zimbabwean care workers tell tribunal of conditions in shared accomodation

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 Ireland, claim they paid between €2,000 and €3,600 each to secure work permits and travel to Ireland in late 2023 and early 2024, anticipating…

Courts News Ireland report
14 Nov 2025 · Courts News Ireland

All-Ireland winner fails in bid to overturn ATM theft gang conviction

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 offences relating to thefts and attempted thefts in Meath, Cavan and Monaghan during 2018 and 2019. The Court of Appeal dismissed his…

Courts News Ireland report
28 Feb 2023 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Castleblayney Convoy

Lordship trial hears further evidence of 'creeper' burglaries

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 residential properties between September 2012 and January 2013, have pleaded not guilty. They face additional charges relating to a…

Courts News Ireland report
08 Feb 2023 · Courts News Ireland

Lordship robbery trial to run in tandem with burglary charges, court rules

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 conspiracy charges relating to house burglaries between September 2012 and January 2013, and robbery charges stemming from a credit union incident…

Courts News Ireland report
07 Feb 2023 · Courts News Ireland

Member of notorious cross-border ATM theft gang fails in appeal

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 from the Riverfront Bar Restaurant in Virginia, County Cavan, in August 2019. He received eight years and nine months' imprisonment with the…

Courts News Ireland report
11 Nov 2022 · Courts News Ireland

Former All-Ireland champ gets 10 years for ATM thefts with cross-border gang

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 Tara Burns found O'Callaghan played a central planning and active role in a cross-border criminal gang that used stolen diggers to extract cash…

Courts News Ireland report
07 Mar 2022 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Castleblayney Convoy

17 testimonials handed in for cross-border criminal involved with notorious ATM gang

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 locations including Virginia, County Cavan, and Castleblayney, County Monaghan, during 2018 and 2019. Ms Justice Tara Burns determined that…

Courts News Ireland report
04 Mar 2022 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Castleblayney Convoy

Former GAA star guilty of ATM thefts with notorious cross-border gang

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 the attempted theft of an ATM at the Riverfront Hotel in Virginia on 14 August 2019 and the theft of an ATM on Main Street, Castleblayney on 3…

Courts News Ireland report
18 Feb 2022 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Castleblayney Convoy

Emotional scenes as members of notorious ATM gang remanded in custody

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 used stolen heavy machinery and vehicles to extract automated teller machines from premises across Cavan, Monaghan and Meath between 2018 and…

Courts News Ireland report
01 Feb 2022 · Courts News Ireland

Former GAA star will seek to have ATM theft charges thrown out, trial told

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, County Cavan, in August 2019, and the theft and criminal damage of an ATM in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, in April 2019. Both alleged…

Courts News Ireland report
27 Jan 2022 · Courts News Ireland

ATM theft defendant found hiding in toilet, Special Criminal Court hears

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, has pleaded not guilty to charges under the Criminal Justice Act relating to the attempted theft and allegations of involvement with a…

Courts News Ireland report
26 Jan 2022 · Courts News Ireland

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Workplace Relations Commission 2025-11-14 Courts News Ireland

'The house was freezing cold, you wouldn’t sit in an open space – you’d be in bed': Zimbabwean care workers tell tribunal of conditions in shared accomodation

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...

Special Criminal Court 2023-02-08 Courts News Ireland

Lordship trial hears further evidence of 'creeper' burglaries

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...

Court of Appeal 2022-11-11 Courts News Ireland

Member of notorious cross-border ATM theft gang fails in appeal

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...

Special Criminal Court 2021-12-21 Courts News Ireland

Monaghan brothers admit involvement in cross-border ATM gang

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...

Special Criminal Court 2021-12-21 Courts News Ireland

Man admits role in ATM thefts by cross-border gang

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...

Special Criminal Court 2021-12-16 Courts News Ireland

Second man admits to role in ATM thefts by cross-border gang

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...

Special Criminal Court 2021-11-29 Courts News Ireland

'Family man' jailed for involvement with cross-border ATM gang

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...