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Carrickmacross · December 08, 2015

Monaghan man arrested in connection with arms cache discovery is released on bail

A 43-year-old man from Monaghan charged with membership of an unlawful organisation was released on bail at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today,...

Buncrana · December 07, 2015 Also covered in Letterkenny

Sentence doubled for Donegal man over worst case of dangerous driving in Irish history

A man from Buncrana, Co Donegal, has had his sentence doubled following a Court of Appeal finding that his original jail term was unduly lenient. Shaun Kelly,...

Buncrana · December 07, 2015 Also covered in Letterkenny

Appeal court considering new sentence for man whose dangerous driving caused the deaths of eight people

The Court of Appeal in Letterkenny is reconsidering the sentence imposed on a Buncrana man convicted of dangerous driving that caused eight deaths on a...

Cavan · December 03, 2015

Jury discharged in trial of Dublin man accused of murdering Adil Essalhi

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been discharged in the trial of a Dublin man accused of murdering Adil Essalhi in 2011. Michael Kinsella, aged 22 and...

Donegal Town · December 03, 2015

Stephen Cahoon found guilty of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend for second time

A jury at the Central Criminal Court unanimously found Stephen Cahoon guilty of murder on 3 December following his third trial over six years. Cahoon, aged...

Mayo · December 02, 2015

"Unknown" party trying to pass themselves off as company behind online car parts retailer Mick's Garage, court told

Crean Solutions Ltd, which operates the online car parts retailer MicksGarage.com, brought proceedings before the High Court alleging that fraudulent...

Donegal · December 01, 2015

Dissident drove man to kneecapping without knowing it was to be a “deliberate execution", appeal court hears

The Court of Appeal has reserved judgement in the case of a man convicted of murder in connection with a dissident republican shooting in Donegal. Martin...

Donegal · December 01, 2015

Donegal wind farm works successfully challenged by environmentalist

Environmental activist Peter Sweetman has successfully challenged Donegal County Council's decision to permit construction works at wind farm sites during...

Letterkenny · November 30, 2015

NI man given life sentence for role in dissident republican murder moves to appeal conviction

A man serving a life sentence for his role in a dissident republican murder in Donegal in 2008 has lodged an appeal against conviction at the Court of Appeal....

Cavan · November 30, 2015

Family of infant who died two days after birth at Cavan Hospital settle action

The family of an infant who died two days after birth at Cavan General Hospital have settled their action against the HSE for €70,000 in the High Court....

Longford · November 30, 2015

Van driver who hit cyclist causing severe brain trauma is jailed for one year

A 21-year-old man from Longford has been sentenced to one year in custody at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a dangerous driving incident in...

Carrickmacross · November 29, 2015

Monaghan man appears at out-of-hours sitting of non-jury court charged with IRA membership

A 43-year-old man from County Monaghan has been charged with membership of an unlawful organization styling itself the Irish Republican Army. The man was...

Letterkenny · November 27, 2015

Derry man tells murder trial that he "saw red" when pregnant ex-girlfriend told him baby wasn't his

A Derry man has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court denying murder but admitting he caused the death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Stephen Cahoon,...

Inniskeen · November 27, 2015

Armagh ATM accused is legally detained, judge rules

A 24-year-old man from County Armagh has been declared legally detained following a High Court ruling on Friday. Adam Grant of Silverbridge was remanded in...

Roscommon · November 27, 2015

Mental health services in Roscommon are "in a state of crisis", judge says

A High Court judge has dismissed an action by senior HSE executive Helen Earley challenging her temporary reassignment during investigations into mental...

Letterkenny · November 26, 2015

PSNI officer agrees that prosecution witness in trial of man accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend is "suggestible"

Stephen Cahoon, aged 43, with an address at Harvey Street in Derry, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Jean Teresa Quigley at Cornshell Fields in Derry...

Swinford · November 25, 2015

Aras Attracta employees challenge investigation

Five nursing staff members at Aras Attracta residential unit in Swinford, County Mayo, have initiated High Court proceedings challenging an investigation and...

Roscommon · November 20, 2015

Judge Desmond Hogan retires after 15 years on the Bench

Judge Desmond Hogan of the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court retired today after fifteen years on the bench. The Athlone-based judge's final sitting was marked by...

Longford · November 17, 2015

Man believed he was fighting off demons when he pulled syringe on gardai after injecting head shop drug, court hears

Trevor Curtis (35), of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two offences. On April 14, 2014, he was found in a laneway off...

Cavan · November 17, 2015

Lithuanian woman flown into country to marry Bangladeshi man so he could get visa, court hears

A Lithuanian woman pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to providing false information and using forged documents in connection with an attempted...

Buncrana · November 16, 2015 Also covered in Letterkenny

Two-year jail term for worst case of dangerous driving in history of the State is found too lenient

A man sentenced to two years imprisonment following his guilty plea to dangerous driving that caused eight deaths in County Donegal in 2010 will face...

Castlebar · November 12, 2015 Also covered in Claremorris

Woman settles action against former employer and insurer over income protection payments

A woman from Claremorris, County Mayo, has settled her High Court action against her former employer and an insurance company over disputed income protection...

Inniskeen · November 11, 2015

ATM accused's detention is legitimate, State tells High Court

A 24-year-old man from County Armagh, charged in connection with the recovery of an ATM at Drumass, Iniskeen in County Monaghan, has challenged the legality...

Letterkenny · November 10, 2015

Murder accused appeared "very shaky" on day pregnant woman's body was discovered, witness tells trial

A witness has told the Central Criminal Court that Stephen Cahoon appeared notably anxious on the morning a pregnant woman's body was discovered in Derry....

Castlebar · November 10, 2015 Also covered in Claremorris

Woman sues insurer and former employer over alleged failure to pay out on income protection plan

A woman has initiated High Court proceedings against Baxter Healthcare and Irish Life Insurance over the alleged refusal to pay benefits under a group income...

Inniskeen · November 09, 2015

Armagh man charged over ATM theft seeks inquiry into lawfulness of detention

A 24-year-old man from County Armagh has sought a High Court inquiry into the lawfulness of his detention following charges related to an ATM incident in...

Ballyshannon · November 06, 2015 Also covered in Donegal Town

Murder accused told gardai: "I'm the man you're looking for"

A man accused of murdering a pregnant woman in Derry in 2008 told gardaí "I'm the man you're looking for" as he was being taken to Ballyshannon Garda Station,...

Swinford · November 06, 2015

Seven year sentence for man who carried out frenzied attack on Dublin GAA star

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Mark Lavelle, aged 32, originally from Swinford in Mayo, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment, with the final two years...

Castlebar · November 05, 2015

Man jailed for life for murdering his mother is sentenced over prison officer attack

A 24-year-old man from Castlebar, County Mayo, who is serving a life sentence for the 2011 murder of his mother, has been sentenced to two and a half years...

Swinford · November 04, 2015

Mayo man was on crystal meth when he stabbed Dublin GAA star Jonny Cooper, court hears

A 32-year-old man originally from Swinford, County Mayo pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting Dublin GAA footballer Jonny Cooper in...

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