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Central Criminal Court2026-02-16

12 years for man who regularly raped sister-in-law

A man from Killygordon in Donegal has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, with the final six months suspended, following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court for a series of sexual offences. Eunan Merritt, aged 56, was found...

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Central Criminal Court2023-05-22

14 years for brutal killing of Jasmine McMonagle

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Richard Burke has been sentenced to fourteen years' imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of Jasmine McMonagle. The 32-year-old from Killygordon, County Donegal, was found guilty of manslaughter following Ms...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Central Criminal Court2023-03-20

Jasmine McMonagle met a 'brutal death', jury told

A murder trial opened at the Central Criminal Court in Monaghan on 20 March regarding the death of Jasmine McMonagle at Forest Park, Killygordon, County Donegal on 4 January 2019. Richard Burke, aged 32, of Killygordon pleaded not guilty...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Central Criminal Court2023-03-20

Jury sworn in for Jasmine McMonagle murder trial

A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court in Monaghan to hear the trial of a 32-year-old man charged with the murder of Jasmine McMonagle in County Donegal in January 2019. Richard Burke, with an address in Killygordon,...

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Central Criminal Court2020-10-27

Date set for Jasmine McMonagle murder trial

A trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering a Donegal woman. Richard Burke, aged 28, of Forest Park in Killygordon, is charged with the murder of Jasmine McMonagle at her home in the same area on January 4, 2019. Ms...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Central Criminal Court2019-04-29

Trial date set for Jasmine McMonagle murder accused

The Central Criminal Court has scheduled a trial for June 10, 2020, in the case of Richard Burke, who faces a charge of murder in connection with the death of Jasmine McMonagle. Ms McMonagle, aged 28, was discovered deceased at her...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report