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Donegal · March 10, 2015

Full judgement: Stanislav Bederev Vs Ireland, the Attorney General and the DPP

A Court of Appeal judgment delivered on 10 March 2015 addressed the constitutionality of section 2(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, which empowers the...

Rockcorry · March 09, 2015

Father of archaeologist stabbed 17 times tells court of family's "journey to hell"

Kevin Moran (30) of Cootehill, County Cavan, was convicted of manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court following a six-day trial concluding in February...

Sligo · March 09, 2015

Mark Nash trial set to resume tomorrow

The trial of Mark Nash at the Central Criminal Court resumed following legal argument on this date. Nash, aged 42, has pleaded not guilty to charges of...

Letterkenny · March 06, 2015

Former Russian Special Forces soldier avoids jail following sexual assault at Dublin airport

A 51-year-old man with an address in Letterkenny, County Donegal, has received a suspended sentence following his guilty plea to sexual assault at Dublin...

Charlestown · March 06, 2015

Suspended sentence for former apprentice butcher who stole over €49k in "throes of drug-induced paranoia"

A former apprentice butcher has received a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to theft from his employer. The...

Castlebar · March 05, 2015

Life in prison might be better than in Central Mental Hospital, judge suggests in appeal brought by man against murder acquittal

A Roscommon man acquitted of his mother's murder by reason of insanity has appealed against the verdict, seeking a retrial on grounds of diminished...

Castlerea · March 05, 2015

Mark Nash murder trial hears jacket which allegedly lead to breakthrough retrieved from accused's home

At the Central Criminal Court, a Garda Chief Superintendent gave evidence regarding the retrieval of clothing from the Dublin home of Mark Nash, aged 42, who...

Roscommon · March 03, 2015

Mark Nash trial jury hears from garda who questioned criminal suspect for 1997 double murder

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence from a retired detective sergeant regarding the 1997 murders of two women in Grangegorman, Dublin....

Ballina · March 02, 2015 Also covered in Castlerea

Jury in double murder trial read statements from Mark Nash's former partner

At the Central Criminal Court, a jury heard statements from the former partner of Mark Nash, who is charged with the murder of two women in March 1997. Nash,...

Bailieborough · February 27, 2015 Also covered in Virginia

Cavan man found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter of his wife

A 57-year-old man from Bailieborough in Cavan has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter following a trial at the Central Criminal Court....

Ballyshannon · February 27, 2015

Graham Dwyer trial hears mobile phone data evidence

The Central Criminal Court jury heard technical evidence on the 27th day of the trial of Graham Dwyer, who is charged with murdering Elaine O'Hara at...

Bailieborough · February 26, 2015

Jury in trial of Cavan man accused of murdering his wife to resume deliberations tomorrow

Oliver Kierans, aged 57, from Drumbannon in Bailieborough, County Cavan, stands trial at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of murdering his wife Patricia...

Bailieborough · February 25, 2015

Jury finds Cavan man guilty of unlawful possession of shotgun, will continue to deliberate

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has found a 57-year-old man from Bailieborough, County Cavan, guilty of unlawful possession of a 12-gauge double-barrel...

Mayo · February 24, 2015

Former security worker avoids jail for theft of Croke Park season tickets

A former deputy head of security at Croke Park has received a fully suspended sentence for the theft of premium season ticket booklets. John Gibson, aged 45,...

Bailieborough · February 24, 2015

Jury deliberating in trial of Cavan man accused of murdering his wife

A jury has begun deliberations in the Central Criminal Court in the trial of Oliver Kierans, aged 57, from Drumbannon, Bailieborough, County Cavan. He has...

Mayo · February 23, 2015

Jail for "ineffective burglar" who was identified by stolen trilby hat

A man with a 43-conviction record has been sentenced to three years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following guilty pleas to six counts of...

Roscommon · February 20, 2015

Jury read letter of retraction by man who previously gave gardai statement admitting to Grangegorman double murder

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been presented with a letter of retraction written by Mark Nash, a 42-year-old man from Dublin, who previously gave...

Bailieborough · February 20, 2015

Son of Cavan man accused of murdering his wife gives evidence at trial

A man from Bailieborough in Cavan has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife at their home in September 2013. Oliver Kierans, aged 57, faces charges of...

Donegal · February 20, 2015

Graham Dwyer's fantasy was to stab a woman while having sex with her, former partner tells murder trial

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard evidence on its 22nd day regarding Graham Dwyer, aged 42, who is charged with murdering Elaine O'Hara at...

Roscommon · February 19, 2015

Garda member in charge did not notice laceration to Mark Nash's head at time of arrest, jury hears

At the Central Criminal Court, a retired garda sergeant gave evidence in the trial of Mark Nash, who is accused of murdering two women in sheltered...

Cavan · February 19, 2015

Man accused of murdering his wife tells jury her death was an accident

A man accused of murdering his wife in County Cavan in 2013 has told the Central Criminal Court that her death was accidental. Oliver Kierans, aged 57, from...

Castlerea · February 19, 2015

Repossession proceedings brought by subprime lender struck out

The High Court has struck out repossession proceedings brought by Home Funding Corporation Ltd against a couple from Ballinagare, County Roscommon. Ms Justice...

Bailieborough · February 18, 2015

Mother-of-four died of shotgun injury to the chest, jury hears

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard on Wednesday that a Cavan mother of four died from a shotgun injury to the chest. Patricia Kierans, aged...

Roscommon · February 17, 2015

Jury foreman in double murder trial excused after telling the court he is to take garda assessment test

At the Central Criminal Court, the jury foreman in the trial of Mark Nash, accused of murdering two women in 1997, was excused from duty after disclosing his...

Bailieborough · February 17, 2015

Jury in trial of Cavan man accused of murdering his wife told CCTV footage shows her last movements

At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has been presented with CCTV footage in the trial of Oliver Kierans, aged 57, from Drumbannon, Bailieborough, County...

Bailieborough · February 17, 2015

Murder accused told gardai in interview that he turned a gun on himself, trial hears

The Central Criminal Court in Dublin has heard evidence in the trial of Oliver Kierans, aged 57, of Drumbannon in Bailieborough, County Cavan, who has pleaded...

Cavan · February 16, 2015

Dublin man found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter of archaeologist

A Dublin man has been convicted of manslaughter but acquitted of murder following a five-day trial at the Central Criminal Court. Kevin Moran, aged 30, was...

Bailieborough · February 16, 2015

Man accused of murdering his wife "said a prayer" after she was shot, jury hears

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence in the trial of a fifty-seven-year-old man from Bailieborough, County Cavan, who has pleaded not...

Bailieborough · February 13, 2015

Trial of Cavan man accused of murdering his wife set to resume on Monday

The trial of a Cavan man charged with murder resumed at the Central Criminal Court on Friday with legal arguments. Oliver Kierans, aged 57, of Drumbannon in...

Cavan · February 13, 2015

Jury sent home for weekend in trial of man charged with murder of archaeologist

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been discharged for the weekend in the trial of a man accused of murdering archaeologist Emmett Connolly. Kevin...

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