Rapist told gardai he abused step-daughter 'to boost her confidence'
By Fiona Ferguson A man who told gardai he had raped his 14-year-old step-daughter “to boost her confidence” has been jailed for seven years. The now 20-year-old woman told the...
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On-bail offender jailed for armed threat to burn down Carlow pub owners’ home
A repeat offender who was on bail when he entered a Carlow pub armed with a clawhammer and threatened the owners that he would burn down their family home has been jailed for...
High Court refuses to surrender Limerick man wanted for alleged human trafficking in Greece
The High Court has refused to surrender a Limerick man to authorities in Greece, where he is wanted on human trafficking charges, after his lawyers objected to extradition on the...
Garda murderer Brady's 'contempt' for trial with secret recording lands him with increased sentence
(File Picture: Aaron Brady. Photo: Collins) Garda killer Aaron Brady, who showed "contempt" for his capital murder trial by secretly recording a garda interview with a...
15.5 years for father who drugged children during sleepovers and recorded himself raping daughter's friend
By Isabel Hayes and Eimear Dodd A man who drugged his daughter and her friends during a sleepover, before raping one of the girls during a purported game of hide and seek in the...
Man who raped and abused stepdaughter from age 6 refused permission to resile from guilty plea
A man who raped and abused his stepdaughter starting from when she was aged six has been refused permission to withdraw his guilty pleas and jailed for eleven and a half years....
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On-bail offender jailed for armed threat to burn down Carlow pub owners’ home
A repeat offender who was on bail when he entered a Carlow pub armed with a clawhammer and threatened the owners that he would burn down their family home has been jailed for three years. Martin Lyons (31) of...
Summary on localnews.ie22 JulCriminal cases adjourned as solicitor dispute with Government escalates
(Pictured: Solicitors walking out of the Criminal Courts of Justice building earlier. Photo: Collins) By CCC reporters Dozens of criminal cases were adjourned today due to defence solicitors withdrawing their...
Summary on localnews.ie15 JunBrothers attacked man in toilet cubicle after Tyson Fury match 'banter'
(File Picture: Fighter Tyson Fury. Photo: Collins) Two brothers have been jailed for eight months after "boxing-related banter" in a pub bathroom following a televised Tyson Fury fight led to an assault. The...
Summary on localnews.ie12 JunWoman who threatened to burn down home avoids jail in a row over e-scooter
A woman who sent voice notes threatening to take a lump hammer to another woman's head and burn down the victim's mother's house during a row over an e-scooter has avoided a jail sentence. Theresa O'Reilly...
Summary on localnews.ie04 JunState appeals fully suspended sentence handed to mentally ill woman who harassed same man for 20 years
The State has appealed the fully suspended sentence handed to a 68-year-old woman diagnosed with schizophrenia who was convicted of her fourth offence against a man she had harassed for over 20 years. Elaine...
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'Betrayal beyond words': victim of childhood abuse discovered husband was raping their daughter
By Sonya McLean and Claire Henry A woman who was the victim of childhood abuse has described the actions of her husband, who repeatedly raped and abused their daughter, as “a...
Court rejects rapist's claims conviction was unsafe because victim did not say she wasn’t consenting
A now-21-year-old man who orally raped, sexually assaulted and attempted to rape a girl when they were both 17 has had his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal. The man had...
Dangerous driver gave gardai the 'middle finger' and hit speeds of 170km/h on M1
A dangerous driver who gave gardai the "middle finger" and hit speeds of around 170km/h on the M1, before acting “extremely aggressively” on arrest, has failed in his bid to...
Man who abused and tried to rape deceased friend's daughter gets nine years
A man who sexually abused his deceased friend’s 12-year-old daughter and tried to rape her on her birthday has been jailed for nine years. The 51-year-old man, who cannot be...
Doctor gets 10 years for rape, control and assaults on wife
A north African doctor has been jailed for 10 years for the rape, coercive control and assault of his wife over a three-year period. The 46-year-old man pleaded guilty to charges...
Judge speaks out about toxic masculinity while jailing young man for rape
(File Picture: Mr Justice Tony Hunt. Photo: Collins) A judge has spoken out against the toxic masculinity of social media "influencers" after imposing a six-year prison sentence...
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