Boyle Court Reports
27 cases mentioning Boyle, Co. Roscommon — 26 from Courts News Ireland, 1 from local newspapers.
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Farmer who claimed cattle were missing when they were in neighbour's shed loses Supreme Court bid
Gerard Harrington of Marian Road, Boyle, Co Roscommon, has been unsuccessful in his application to the Supreme Court seeking to appeal his conviction for making a false report to gardaí. Harrington was convicted in July 2021 at Tullamore...
'Ordinary hard-working man' who moved €3.9m in cannabis is jailed for eight years
A 43-year-old cabinet maker from Boyle, Co Roscommon, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to drug offences. Justin McCormack pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis worth...
'Ordinary hard-working man' moved €3.9m in cannabis out of financial desperation, court hears
A 43-year-old Dublin man has pleaded guilty to possessing approximately €3.9 million worth of cannabis for sale or supply at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Justin McCormack, originally from Boyle, Co Roscommon, was arrested on October...
Farmer made false statement about missing cattle that were in his neighbour's shed
A Roscommon farmer's appeal against his conviction for making a false statement to gardaí has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Gerard Harrington, of Marian Road, Boyle, was convicted in July 2021 at Tullamore Circuit Criminal Court...
Man jailed for repeated sexual assaults on babysitter has jail term cut on appeal
A Roscommon man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl employed as a babysitter has had his sentence reduced on appeal. Michael King, aged 53 and resident of Warren View, Boyle, was originally sentenced to five and a...
Man who repeatedly sexually assaulted teenage babysitter argues 5.5-year sentence too severe
A man from Boyle, County Roscommon, has appealed his five-and-a-half-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting a teenage babysitter over a nine-month period in 2005. Michael King was convicted by jury in May 2023 at Roscommon Circuit...
Jury set to begin deliberations in Stroketown farm attack trial
A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court is set to begin deliberations in the trial of four men accused of participating in an armed attack on security guards at a repossessed farmhouse near Strokestown, County Roscommon, in December 2018....
Accused wanted to ensure repossessed farm guards would not return through violence and 'humiliation', State tells jury
Four men have pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to charges arising from an incident at a repossessed farm property near Strokestown, County Roscommon, on 16 December 2018. The prosecution alleges that Patrick J Sweeney,...
Senior garda denies failures over Strokestown house repossession
A garda superintendent has firmly rejected suggestions that policing failures contributed to a violent incident at a repossessed house near Strokestown, County Roscommon, in December 2018. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Superintendent...
Roscommon eviction trial to resume after Easter break
A trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court concerning an alleged assault during an eviction has heard evidence from gardaí regarding search operations conducted in December 2018. Four men from Roscommon, Mayo, Meath and Donegal have each...
'NI mercenaries' video circulated before attack at Roscommon eviction farm, trial hears
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the trial heard that a social media video alleging Northern Irish "mercenaries" were responsible for an eviction circulated two days before an armed attack on a rural property near Strokestown, County...
Injured Belgian Shepard had to be euthanised at Roscommon eviction farm, trial hears
A veterinary surgeon has given evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in the trial of four men charged in connection with an alleged attack on a rural property near Strokestown, County Roscommon. The vet told the court that he was...
Drunk driver who left cyclists with life-changing injuries wins unfair dismissal claim
A man imprisoned for dangerous driving that caused serious injury to two cyclists has successfully challenged his dismissal from Irish Rail at the Workplace Relations Commission. Muiris Flynn, aged 32, from Geevagh, Co Sligo, was...
Drunk driver sacked from Iarnród Éireann job claims he was unfairly dismissed
A 32-year-old electrician from Geevagh, County Sligo, has claimed unfair dismissal from Iarnród Éireann after his contract was terminated while he was serving a prison sentence. Muiris Flynn was convicted in October 2019 of dangerous...
Drunk driver has until New Year to pay €20k fine
A man from Geevagh, County Sligo, has been given until the end of this year to pay a €20,000 fine following an appeal decision at the Court of Appeal. Muiris Flynn pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm, drink...
Drunk, uninsured driver to pay €20k fine after leaving cyclists with life-changing injuries
The Court of Appeal has imposed a €20,000 fine on a man convicted of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm after he collided with two cyclists while significantly over the legal alcohol limit. Muiris Flynn, aged 31, of Meadow...
Drunk, uninsured driver left cyclists with life-changing injuries
A 31-year-old man from Geevagh, County Sligo has had his sentence referred for review by the Court of Appeal after being convicted of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm, drink driving and driving without insurance. The offences...
Judge orders inquiry into detention of Chilean student in Mountjoy
A High Court judge has ordered an inquiry into the detention of a 33-year-old Chilean student held in the Dochas Centre at Mountjoy Prison. Ms Estefany Carolina Alquinta Gonzalez arrived in Dublin on 2 July to begin an English language...
Pair jailed for helping move €350k in cocaine
Two men have been jailed for six years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following their admission of involvement in transporting cocaine valued at €350,000. Arvydas Steponkus, aged 45, of Clondalkin, Dublin and Thomas O'Boyle, aged 33, of...
8 years for man whose gun jammed when he tried to shoot ex-girlfriend in head
A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison at the Central Criminal Court for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend in County Roscommon. Gerard Mooney, aged thirty-nine and formerly of Castlerea, pleaded guilty to attempting to...
Gun jammed repeatedly when man tried to shoot ex-girlfriend in face
A Dublin man has been remanded in custody pending sentencing at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty plea to attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend in County Roscommon. Gerard Mooney, aged 39, admitted to the attempted murder...
Parents of Natalie McGuinness tell court they will never recover from her loss
The parents of Natalie McGuinness, a 23-year-old from Sligo, addressed the Central Criminal Court on 17 July following the case of Oisín Conroy, who was found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity. Ms McGuinness was strangled to...
Man who strangled girlfriend found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
A 34-year-old man from Boyle, County Roscommon, has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court. The accused was charged with the death of a 23-year-old woman in Sligo on 28 October 2015. During the...
Murder accused who strangled his girlfriend was suffering from schizophrenia and "believed he was in the Matrix", trial hears
A 34-year-old man stands charged with the murder of his girlfriend at the Central Criminal Court. The accused, with an address in Boyle, County Roscommon, is charged with strangling a 23-year-old woman at a residence in Sligo on 28...
Accused admits strangling girlfriend
A 34-year-old man from Boyle, County Roscommon, has pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court, arising from the death of a 23-year-old woman at his home in Sligo on 28 October 2015. The accused...
Man pleads not guilty to murdering woman (23) by reason of insanity
A 34-year-old man from Boyle, County Roscommon, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 23-year-old woman in Sligo by reason of insanity. The accused was arraigned at the Central Criminal Court on charges relating to the death on...