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Courts Reporting Scheme2026-02-24

Repeat offender hit same Aldi store seven times

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A 40-year-old man from Castlerea, County Roscommon, has withdrawn an appeal against his 15-month custodial sentence imposed for a series of thefts from retail outlets. Owen Maughan was convicted in the District Court of twelve theft...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Central Criminal Court2026-01-16

Pair 'preyed on' and sexually assaulted teenage girls

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Two Slovak nationals have been convicted and sentenced at the Central Criminal Court following a sexual assault on two teenage girls on a disused railway line in County Mayo in March 2023. Rudolf Makula, aged 30, of Gleann Ard,...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report