Man stabbed mother to death month after he was released from mental health hospital
A Roscommon man pleaded not guilty to murdering his mother by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court on 15 February 2016. Paul Henry, aged 29, is...
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Newspaper fined €75k over pre-trial coverage of serial killer's case
The Sunday World has been fined €75,000 for contempt of court following pre-trial coverage of a serial killer's case. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy imposed the...
ACC secures €3.89m summary judgement against directors of development firm
ACC Loan Management Ltd has secured summary judgement in the High Court for €3.893 million against three directors of a Mayo-based development company. Ms...
Court dismisses appeal over Corrib gas terminal planning permission as moot
The High Court has dismissed an appeal concerning planning conditions imposed on Shell's gas terminal development in County Mayo. Justice Dunne determined the...
Sligo man jailed for sexually abusing cousin he babysat
A 28-year-old man from Sligo has been sentenced to seven and a half years' imprisonment following his guilty plea to sexually assaulting his young cousin...
Car-jacking shattered victim's confidence, court hears
Two men were sentenced to four years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following their guilty pleas to car-jacking. Francis Stokes, aged 29, of...
5 of Ireland’s Dumbest Crimes
A man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to making a false report concerning explosives at an Intel facility in County Kildare on January 13th,...
Book of evidence for IRA & explosives accused
A book of evidence has been served on two men following their arrest in County Longford in June 2015 as part of investigations into dissident republican...
Trial of Armagh man and son accused of assault cannot proceed this week
Eugene Hanratty Senior, aged 57, of Castleblaney Road, Crossmaglen, and Eugene Hanratty Junior, aged 34, of Dundalk Road, Armagh, face charges of assault...
7 of Ireland's Longest Serving Prisoners
In 2015, approximately 350 people were serving life sentences in Irish prisons, with life terms averaging around 18 years. However, a select number of...
Retrial for man following doubts over majority jury verdict
A man from Erris, County Mayo, will face a retrial following the Court of Appeal's decision to quash his careless driving conviction. Brendan Hegarty, aged...
Second Special Criminal Court unlikely to sit before Easter
A High Court judge indicated on 26 January 2016 that a second Special Criminal Court is unlikely to commence operations before the end of the current legal...
State appeals ruling that man charged with dangerous driving causing death is unfit for trial
The Director of Public Prosecutions has appealed a Circuit Criminal Court ruling that a man charged with dangerous driving causing death is unfit to stand...
Widow settles damages action over husband's death at Galway Sportsgrounds for €500k
A widow from Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, has settled her High Court damages action for €500,000 following the death of her husband at Galway Sportsgrounds....
No reduction in sentence for man who falsely imprisoned island couple on Valentine's night
Michael McMahon has been denied a reduction to his nine-year jail sentence following an appeal heard in the Court of Appeal. McMahon, aged 49 and resident in...
Judge "increasingly pessimistic" about establishment of second Special Criminal Court
A High Court judge presiding over the Special Criminal Court has expressed growing scepticism regarding the establishment of a second such court, which the...
Criminal has sentence increased for violent disorder in home of “harmless soul” who was violently attacked
A Dublin man's prison sentence for violent disorder has been increased by the Court of Appeal. John Doyle, aged 26 and residing in County Meath, had pleaded...
Man who shattered his ex-partner's leg has sentenced quadrupled on appeal
A man from Kingscourt, County Meath, has had his prison sentence substantially increased by the Court of Appeal following a successful appeal by the Director...
Donegal man found guilty of raping 14-year-old girl when he was aged 15
A man from County Donegal has been found guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl during a youth disco in December 2010, when he was aged 15. The 20-year-old...
Underage person could not consent to sex even if they "appeared to be an enthusiastic participant", judge tells jury
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberating in a rape trial involving two teenagers at a nightclub in County Donegal on 23 December 2010. The...
Man goes on trial accused of raping girl when he was a teenager
A man from County Donegal has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with rape and sexual assault. He is accused of attacking a younger girl in a...
"Slab" Murphy guilty of tax evasion
Thomas Murphy, aged 66, from Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, County Louth, has been found guilty of nine counts of tax evasion at the Special Criminal Court in...
Bail for Cork man charged with IRA membership and explosives offences
A 52-year-old man from Cork has been granted bail at the Special Criminal Court following charges relating to IRA membership and explosives offences. Martin...
Cork man charged with IRA membership and explosive possession
A 52-year-old man from Cork has been charged at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin with membership of an unlawful organisation and possession of an...
Gardaí had “agenda” to obtain confession from murder convict “no matter what”, appeal court told
Bryan Ryan, aged 31, originally from Blanchardstown but with an address in Louisburgh, County Mayo, is serving a life sentence for the murder of Ian Tobin in...
Dublin man pleads guilty to killing Adil Essalhi after five-day trial
A Dublin man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Adil Essalhi following a five-day trial at the Central Criminal Court. Michael Kinsella, aged 22, with...
Witness was asked for saw, murder trial hears
At the Central Criminal Court, a resident of an apartment complex in Tyrellstown, Dublin 15 has given evidence in the trial of Michael Kinsella (22), who has...
Prosecution witness wrote letter to judge, murder trial hears
A prosecution witness told the Central Criminal Court that she wrote to the late Mr Justice Paul Carney claiming a convicted killer had pressured her into...
Murder trial jury hears of body found partially submerged in ditch
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury heard evidence on Tuesday in the trial of Michael Kinsella (22), of Swiftbrook Close, Tallaght and Ardkeen, Cavan, who...
GAA player jailed for punching opponent during football match is free to leave prison after successful appeal
A GAA player from Castlebar, County Mayo, has been released from prison following a successful appeal against his sentence for assault. Michael Prendergast...
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