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Courts Reporting Scheme2025-10-24

Farmer spared jail over crash that killed woman

A 70-year-old farmer from County Mayo has received a suspended sentence of seven months following his guilty plea to careless driving causing death. Martin Cullina was sentenced at Castlebar Circuit Court on Thursday after the three-car...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2022-11-11

Solicitor jailed for stealing over €200k from clients

A former solicitor from Claremorris, County Mayo, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing over €200,000 from four client families. David Doyle, aged 68, pleaded guilty to nine charges of...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2022-05-24

Mayo solicitor admits stealing cash

A 68-year-old former solicitor from Claremorris, County Mayo, has been remanded on bail pending sentencing in November following his admission to four counts of theft. David Doyle pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2021-11-04

Man sent child abuse imagery to date

A man from Claremorris in County Mayo has been sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment, with the final six months suspended, after pleading guilty to distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material. Brian Payne, aged 39, sent...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Central Criminal Court2018-01-16

Teen to be sentenced for fatal stabbing of schoolboy

A teenager will be sentenced next month for the manslaughter of a 17-year-old boy in Claremorris, County Mayo, in December 2015. The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was convicted of manslaughter by jury at the Central...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Central Criminal Court2016-05-12

16-year-old boy to stand trial charged with Mayo murder

A 16-year-old boy has been sent forward for trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with murder following the death of a 17-year-old in Claremorris, County Mayo. The deceased, Dovydas Jenkus, sustained injuries on December 19th of...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report