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Leitrim · September 12, 2014

Murderer who escaped from English prison and fled here to seek to appeal extradition decision

A man convicted of murder in England in 1973 appeared before the High Court in connection with extradition proceedings. Anthony Craig, aged 66, had escaped...

Leitrim · August 02, 2014

Murderer who escaped from English prison and fled here to be extradited back to UK

A 66-year-old man convicted of murder in England in 1977 will be extradited to the United Kingdom following a High Court decision, it was ruled on 2 August...

Monaghan · July 31, 2014

Two sentenced for Co. Kildare manslaughter

Three men have been sentenced for their involvement in a fatal shooting in Co. Kildare in April 2013. At the Central Criminal Court, Darren Wynne was...

Mayo · July 30, 2014

Quarry operating near "sensitive sites" loses challenge over environmental assessment

A quarry operator in County Mayo has failed in a High Court challenge against a requirement to conduct an environmental impact assessment for an extension of...

Monaghan · July 25, 2014

Man wanted in North over spate of alleged farm burglaries voluntarily surrenders

A 41-year-old man from Tullyallen, Drogheda has voluntarily surrendered to Northern Irish authorities following his arrest here in June on a European Arrest...

Sligo · July 24, 2014

Six dissidents jailed for bombing offences secure release from prison

Six individuals convicted of bombing offences in England during the late 1990s and early 2000s have been released from Portlaoise Prison following High Court...

Monaghan · July 22, 2014

Two to be sentenced next week for manslaughter

At the Central Criminal Court on 22 July 2014, Darren Wynne, aged 21 of Ballyroe, Athy, County Kildare, was sentenced to life imprisonment following his...

Monaghan · July 22, 2014

Kildare man jailed for life for shotgun murder of best friend

Darren Wynne, aged 21 of Ballyroe, Athy, County Kildare, has been sentenced to life imprisonment following his conviction for murder at the Central Criminal...

Charlestown · July 22, 2014

Swords District Court round-up

At Swords District Court, a 29-year-old PhD Science student from Ashbourne was found guilty of attempting to drive while under the influence of alcohol on...

Cavan · July 18, 2014

Man on trial for murdering pensioner in psychiatric unit pleads guilty to manslaughter

A man accused of murdering an elderly patient at Cavan General Hospital has pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court. Ian Harman, aged...

Cavan · July 17, 2014

Closing speeches due in trial of man accused of murdering pensioner in psychiatric unit

Closing speeches are scheduled to take place in the trial of a man accused of murdering a pensioner at a psychiatric unit in Co. Cavan. Ian Harman, aged 50,...

Granard · July 17, 2014

Revenue asks court to jail car dealer

The High Court heard an application by the Revenue Commissioners to lift a suspended six-month prison sentence imposed on a Granard car dealer in 2012 for...

Roscommon · July 17, 2014

Landowner who collapsed at Four Courts is released from prison after purging contempt

A Roscommon landowner has been released from prison after purging contempt of court at the High Court in Dublin. Eugene Costello from Coolfree,...

Carrigallen · July 16, 2014

Psychiatrist tells murder trial accused was unable to refrain from killing

At the Central Criminal Court, a defence psychiatrist has testified that a man charged with murdering an elderly patient at Cavan General Hospital was unable...

Cavan · July 16, 2014

High Court dispute between Elliott brothers resolved

A High Court dispute between brothers Patrick and Paul Elliott concerning the management of Elliott Construction Ltd, a County Cavan property company, has...

Cavan · July 15, 2014

Man accused of murdering pensioner in psychiatric unit was "nonchalant and relaxed", trial told

At the Central Criminal Court, a psychiatric nurse testified that Ian Harman (50), from Carrickallen, Co Cavan, appeared calm and composed following an...

Roscommon · July 15, 2014

Man jailed for contempt removed from Four Courts by ambulance after collapse

A Roscommon landowner was committed to prison for contempt of court at the High Court in Dublin and subsequently removed by ambulance after collapsing in the...

Cavan · July 14, 2014

Junior Doc on call at hospital where one patient allegedly murdered another had worked 77-hours

A psychiatric registrar at Cavan General Hospital told the Central Criminal Court that he had worked 77 hours when he was alerted to a death on the...

Cavan · July 11, 2014

Wife of man accused of murdering fellow psychiatric patient tells court her husband was in a “dark place”

At the Central Criminal Court, the wife of Ian Harman (50), from Carrickallen, Co Cavan, testified that her husband had been in a "dark place" and drinking...

Monaghan · July 10, 2014

Kildare man guilty of murdering his best friend

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has found Darren Wynne guilty of murdering Jamie Lindsay in Athy, Co. Kildare on April 6, 2013. Wynne (21) of Ballyroe,...

Cavan · July 10, 2014

Psychiatric patient on trial for murdering fellow patient said he considered killing his neighbours, trial told

A man charged with murder at Cavan General Hospital has been tried at the Central Criminal Court following allegations that he killed a fellow psychiatric...

Longford · July 09, 2014

Family of man killed in DIY store wall collapse awarded €750,000

The family of a 48-year-old man from Creenagh, County Longford, who died in a wall collapse at a DIY store has been awarded €750,000 in damages following a...

Cavan · July 09, 2014

Psychiatric patient accused of murder said to nurse he did “a bad thing,” trial hears

A psychiatric patient has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with the murder of a fellow patient at Cavan General Hospital's psychiatric unit...

Monaghan · July 08, 2014

Jury to begin deliberating in trial of man accused of murdering his best friend

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberations in the trial of a man accused of murdering his best friend in County Kildare in 2013. Darren...

Monaghan · July 07, 2014

Partner tells murder trial deceased broke her nose

At the Central Criminal Court, Darren Wynne (21) of Ballyroe, Athy, County Kildare was re-arraigned on charges relating to the death of Jamie Lindsay (20) at...

Monaghan · July 04, 2014

Kildare man's plea of guilty to manslaughter not accepted by DPP

A 21-year-old man from Athy, Co. Kildare, charged with the murder of a 20-year-old in April 2013, has changed his plea to guilty of manslaughter. The Central...

Granard · July 04, 2014

Balbriggan District Court round-up

Seven cases were heard at Balbriggan District Court. A 23-year-old man from Skerries pleaded guilty to hit-and-run offences following a rear-end collision on...

Monaghan · July 02, 2014

Two men on trial for murder admit to Kildare killing

Two men have changed their pleas at the Central Criminal Court in relation to the death of a man in County Kildare in April 2013. Quentin Monaghan, aged 21,...

Monaghan · June 30, 2014

Man charged with murder said co-accused pointed gun to his head

Three men charged with murder were arraigned before the Central Criminal Court in connection with the death of a 20-year-old in County Kildare in April 2013....

Virginia · June 30, 2014

Paris Bakery wound up

The High Court has wound up Paris Bakery and Pastry Ltd, the Moore Street establishment that closed in May following a worker sit-in over unpaid wages. Mr...

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