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Donegal · December 19, 2025

Man who raped woman as she slept beside boyfriend and newborn baby fails in conviction appeal

A man convicted of raping a woman as she slept beside her boyfriend and newborn baby in County Donegal has failed in his appeal against conviction at the...

Donegal · December 19, 2025

'We must do better': judge notes young men from good families with no priors being jailed for sexual offences

A young man from Donegal has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, with the final eighteen months suspended for one year, following his conviction...

Castlebar · December 19, 2025

'Spare the rod, spoil the child': secretly recorded parents jailed for 'relentless' physical and emotional abuse of six children

A man in his fifties and a woman in her forties have been sentenced to a combined eight and a half years imprisonment at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court...

Carrick-On-Shannon · December 18, 2025 Also covered in Castlefinn

Man raped woman while she slept in her own home

A man from Castlefinn, County Donegal has been sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for rape....

Longford · December 18, 2025

Asthmatic garda put back on the beat amid Covid-19 surge 'grossly exaggerating' safety needs, State says

A garda with severe asthma has brought complaints of disability discrimination, harassment and victimisation before the Workplace Relations Commission,...

Convoy · December 18, 2025

Car thief stole six vehicles from own community within two months

James McMahon, aged 31, of Riversdale Road, Clondalkin, has been sentenced to six years and nine months imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with...

Donegal · December 17, 2025

'The innocence of childhood was stripped from me' - victim speaks out against abusive brother

A man from County Donegal has been sentenced to three years imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court following his guilty plea to sexual assault charges....

Carndonagh · December 16, 2025 Also covered in Westport

Grandmother randomly stabbed in head in Dublin city centre while watching Christmas lights switch-on

A man has been remanded in custody pending sentence at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty plea to the attempted murder of a grandmother in Dublin...

Castlebar · December 16, 2025

Courts hears dozens of secret recordings of parents abusing their children

At Castlebar Circuit Court, two parents have admitted to multiple counts of child cruelty following an investigation into the abuse of their six children. The...

Letterkenny · December 16, 2025

Paramedic fired for letting patient light up at petrol station wins racial discrimination claim

A paramedic in Letterkenny has secured an award of €32,000 for racial discrimination from the Workplace Relations Commission following her dismissal over an...

Riverstown · December 15, 2025

Drugs defendant won't spend any more time in jail, despite undue leniency finding

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a Riverstown man's drugs sentence was unduly lenient, yet he will serve no additional time in custody. James Murphy, aged...

Killybegs · December 12, 2025

'It only took him six weeks to destroy me': criminal who beat, raped and coercively controlled partner to remain in prison after appeal rejected

A man convicted of assaulting, raping and coercively controlling his partner over a six-week period has had his appeal against conviction dismissed by the...

Mayo · December 12, 2025

Hospital worker who said she had to put up with 'toxic' behaviour wins €58k

A hospital clerical worker at Mayo University Hospital has been awarded €58,681.60 by the Workplace Relations Commission following a constructive dismissal...

Coolaney · December 11, 2025

'Malicious': woman made false sex assault allegation against prison officer

A 29-year-old woman from Coolaney, Sligo, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to making a false criminal complaint at Dublin...

Castlebar · December 10, 2025

Teenager receives €700k for hospital's ante-natal failings

A teenager has been awarded €700,000 by the High Court following the HSE's admission of liability for failures in ante-natal care at Mayo University Hospital...

Cavan · December 09, 2025

Firefighter who accused officer of bullying after equipment taken wins €15k

A firefighter employed part-time with Cavan County Fire Service has been awarded €15,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission following a successful...

Cavan · December 08, 2025

'Ruth of all evil': double murderer Lawrence gets two life terms

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has convicted Ruth Lawrence of murdering Anthony Keegan and Eoin O'Connor between April and May 2014. Justice Tony Hunt...

Rathmullan · December 01, 2025

Second man admits to helping in movement and disposal of Keane Mulready Woods remains

A Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to assisting an offender in the movement and disposal of body parts belonging to Keane...

Rathmullan · November 24, 2025

Man admits to helping in movement and disposal of teen's body parts

Glen Bride, aged 32 of Mount Olive Park, Kilbarrick, Dublin 5, has pleaded guilty before the Special Criminal Court to assisting in the movement and disposal...

Mohill · November 24, 2025

Mohill Parish seeks readers and Eucharistic Ministers, free Advent retreat offered

The parish is urgently recruiting lay ministers to fill staffing gaps—training provided. Also: a free online Advent retreat from the Priory Institute, plus...

Manorhamilton · November 21, 2025

Man who worked as carer jailed for historic rape and abuse of niece

Sean McDonald, aged 62, of Tawneymachugh, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following...

Leitrim · November 21, 2025

Sex assault conviction overturned after 'fairly sure' judge's charge

A man convicted of sexually assaulting his younger cousin over a four-year period has had his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal and will face...

Letterkenny · November 18, 2025

Money mule recruiter jailed for role in €100k invoice redirection scam

A 27-year-old man from Letterkenny, County Donegal, has been sentenced to 21 months' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his role in laundering...

Knock · November 17, 2025 Also covered in Claremorris

'Self-proclaimed pillar of society' (89) jailed for historic abuse

An 89-year-old man from Rockfield, Knock, Claremorris, Co Mayo, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for historical...

Convoy · November 14, 2025 Also covered in Letterkenny

Serial rapist gets five years for attack on 18-year-old

A 37-year-old man from Castlefin, County Donegal, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court for the rape of an 18-year-old...

Virginia · November 14, 2025

'The house was freezing cold, you wouldn’t sit in an open space – you’d be in bed': Zimbabwean care workers tell tribunal of conditions in shared accomodation

Eight care workers from Zimbabwe have testified before the Workplace Relations Commission regarding allegations of unpaid wages and financial exploitation...

Roscommon · November 14, 2025

High Court upholds solicitor's misconduct finding over Mayo land transfer

A High Court judge has upheld a disciplinary tribunal finding of professional misconduct against suspended Roscommon solicitor Declan O'Callaghan concerning...

Knock · November 13, 2025 Also covered in Claremorris

"Self-proclaimed pillar of society" sexually abused five-year-old girl

An eighty-nine-year-old man from Rockfield, Knock, County Mayo has pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault against a young child in the mid-1990s. The...

Donegal · November 12, 2025

Donegal man sexually assaulted partner's best friend while she slept

A 32-year-old man from Ballintra, County Donegal has been remanded in custody pending sentencing after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a woman while...

Bailieborough · November 12, 2025

Symbiotic: how Ruth Lawrence became a double murderer

At Dublin's Central Criminal Court, a trial has heard evidence concerning the disappearances of Eoin O'Connor and Anthony Keegan, who went missing from...

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