Suspended sentence for man who sexually assaulted niece
A 40-year-old man from Dublin who has since relocated to Sligo received a suspended sentence at the Central Criminal Court for sexually assaulting his niece...
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Pregnant girlfriend found deceased's body in Shannon, murder trial hears
A woman described finding her boyfriend's body in the Shannon River while pregnant, giving evidence at the Central Criminal Court in the trial of two men...
Father likely suffered beating before he was shot, murder trial hears
At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, the State pathologist gave evidence that a man found dead in a drain in Clara, County Offaly was probably beaten...
Athlone murder trial jury view CCTV footage
The Central Criminal Court heard evidence from CCTV footage during the trial of two men charged with murder in County Roscommon. Leszek Sychulec, aged 34, of...
Homeless family sue South Dublin County Council
A homeless family have initiated High Court proceedings against South Dublin County Council over its refusal to grant them priority status for housing...
Murder trial hears deceased's son describe last day with father
At the Central Criminal Court, the son of a deceased man gave evidence regarding his final hours with his father on December 29, 2013. Matthew Gralton, aged...
Athlone man given "absolutely savage" beating and left to drown, murder trial jury told
Two men appeared before the Central Criminal Court in April 2016 charged with the murder of a 23-year-old man in County Roscommon nearly two years earlier....
Pair plead guilty to explosives offences
Two men have pleaded guilty to explosives offences at the Special Criminal Court. Paul Dodd, aged 29, of St Matthews Park, Ballymahon, County Longford,...
Deceased worried about men hanging around his home, Offaly murder trial hears
A witness told the Central Criminal Court that Christy Daly, aged 47, expressed concern about men in dark clothing loitering near his home on the day he went...
"Dublin assassins" murdered man who found drugs stash on country lane, prosecution tells jury
At the Central Criminal Court, a prosecution barrister opened the trial of two men accused of murdering a 47-year-old man in Co Offaly in late 2013. The court...
Interconnector challenge opens
A group representing nearly 200 landowners in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath has initiated High Court judicial review proceedings challenging An Bord...
Burglar appeals conviction on grounds that DNA sample should have been destroyed after 12 months
A man imprisoned for aggravated burglary at Ballymahon, County Longford has appealed his conviction in the Court of Appeal on constitutional grounds. The...
Six month jail term for man who assaulted partner "unduly lenient"
A man from Buncrana, County Donegal, has had his sentence for assault and false imprisonment declared unduly lenient by the Court of Appeal. Brian McLaughlin,...
54-year-old man from small community jailed for abusing 14-year-old girl he knew all her life
A 54-year-old man from Convoy, County Donegal, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court following his conviction on six...
Man charged with possession of assault rifles and ammo at out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court
Shane Rowan, aged 39, from Forest Park, Killygordan, County Donegal, was charged at an out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court with possession of...
Donegal man to stand trial accused of murdering his parents
A 43-year-old man from Carndonagh in County Donegal has been sent forward for trial at the Central Criminal Court on charges of murdering his parents. Julian...
21-year-old man acquitted of Donegal rape
A 21-year-old man has been acquitted at the Central Criminal Court of rape allegations arising from an incident in Donegal Town in July 2012. The accused had...
Suspicions of off-duty garda led to €1.3 million cannabis bust
A father and son from Drogheda have had their appeals against prison sentences dismissed by the Court of Appeal following their conviction for cannabis...
Rape trial jury to resume deliberations
The jury in a rape trial at the Central Criminal Court is to resume deliberations tomorrow following over two hours of consideration today. The accused, now...
Does the media have a constitutional right to publish material, which overrides a jury verdict of defamation?
The Supreme Court has granted leave to appeal in McDonagh v Sunday World, a significant defamation case concerning the limits of jury verdicts and media...
Consensual sexual contact “not a blank cheque” to force sex on someone, trial jury told
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been told that prior consensual sexual contact does not permit subsequent forced intercourse. The trial concerns a...
Rape accused told gardai he was "very very sorry", trial hears
A man from Donegal Town is on trial at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of rape alleged to have occurred in July 2012. During garda interviews following...
Woman denies making rape allegation in response to being "mocked"
A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence concerning an alleged rape in a Donegal town alleyway in July 2012. The accused has pleaded not...
Complainant tells trial medical examination was "nearly worse" than alleged rape
A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence from a woman who alleges she was raped in an alleyway in Donegal Town in July 2012 when she was...
Roscommon man who stabbed his mother to death is committed to Central Mental Hospital
A 29-year-old man from Roscommon has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital following his acquittal on grounds of insanity for the 2011 stabbing death...
Roscommon man who stabbed his mother to death found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
A 29-year-old man from Roscommon has been found not guilty of murdering his mother by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court. Paul Henry was charged...
Man who admitted role in killing Adil Essalhi to be sentenced in April
A 22-year-old man who admitted to manslaughter in connection with a fatal stabbing will be sentenced in April at the Central Criminal Court. Michael Kinsella,...
Mother was "prepared to sacrifice her own happiness and her marriage" for son who killed her, jury told
A man from Roscommon has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his mother by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court. Paul Henry, aged 29, is charged...
Jury hears that man who stabbed his mother to death did not have capacity to form intent
A forensic psychiatrist has told the Central Criminal Court that a 29-year-old Roscommon man lacked the capacity to form intent when he stabbed his mother to...
5 Notorious Irish Murder Cases
A court report summary cannot appropriately be drawn from this source material. The text is a feature article presenting five historical murder cases in...
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