B&B rapist fails to overturn conviction
A man convicted of raping a guest at his bed-and-breakfast in County Sligo has failed in an appeal against his conviction at the Court of Appeal. Thomas...
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Kevin Lunney kidnapper claims Special Criminal Court conviction unconstitutional
Alan Harte, aged 43, is serving a 30-year sentence imposed by the Special Criminal Court for the kidnapping and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director...
Leitrim PPN seeking nominations for board seats, community groups apply now
Leitrim PPN is open for nominations for 3 representative seats on its Secretariat board, including Environmental and Community & Voluntary positions....
Former Irish Defence Forces member 'could have been charged' with rape, judge says
A 63-year-old former Defence Forces member has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for five counts of sexual assault...
Failed rendezvous at sea - Court hears of foiled smuggling operation off south coast
A coordinated operation involving gardaí across the south coast has dismantled a suspected drug-smuggling conspiracy, the Special Criminal Court heard. In...
'Some form of artist': vandal avoids jail for causing €60k in damage to train carriages, assaulting worker
Sean Cullen, aged 22, of Hope Avenue, East Wall, Dublin 3, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of criminal damage and one count of...
Man admits to unlawful killing of Tom Niland five days into trial
A man has pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of Tom Niland at the Central Criminal Court, five days into his trial. John Irving, aged 31, of Shanwar,...
Vandal caused €60k in damage to carriages, assaulted Irish Rail employee
A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to criminal damage and assault following incidents at Irish Rail facilities in Dublin. Sean Cullen, of East Wall, Dublin...
B&B rapist complains jury was invited to speculate at his trial
A man convicted of rape at the Central Criminal Court has appealed his conviction before the Court of Appeal on grounds relating to the trial judge's handling...
Jury in Tom Niland unlawful killing trial view CCTV montage
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has viewed CCTV footage documenting movements in County Sligo and Mayo on January 18, 2022, the date of an alleged...
Have your say on community sector strategy, deadline 15 August
Leitrim PPN is seeking input from community groups on a new national strategy for 2026–2030. Fill out the consultation survey by 15 August. Also: Local...
Rapist father loses appeal as court finds complaint evidence was admissible
A Donegal man has lost his appeal against conviction for raping and sexually assaulting his daughter during her childhood. The Court of Appeal dismissed the...
Pensioner was 'crying blood' after alleged violent break-in, witness tells trial
A pensioner was so severely beaten during an alleged home invasion that neighbours did not recognise him as he walked along the road covered in blood with...
Money launderer with connections to 'Scourge of Sligo' has jail term halved on appeal
A 27-year-old Galway man with alleged connections to organised crime boss Barry Young has had his sentence for money laundering reduced on appeal. At the...
Retired Donegal garda brings High Court action over Gaeltacht allowance
A retired garda sergeant from Donegal has been granted High Court permission to seek judicial review of An Garda Síochána's handling of his application to...
Man convicted in Mayo defilement case
A man has been convicted of defiling a child under 17 at his home in County Mayo six years ago. The accused, whose identity is protected to safeguard the...
Man Pleads Guilty to Dangerous Driving Causing Death in Ballina
A 49-year-old man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death following a fatal collision in Ballina last year. The defendant appeared before...
Violent rapist who harassed female journalists further jailed for breaching release conditions
Mark McAnaw, aged 53 and previously of Letterkenny, County Donegal, has been sentenced to an additional ten months in custody following a breach of suspended...
Westport glass assault leaves victim with €11,000 dental bill
A Brazilian man has received a three-year suspended sentence following an assault outside a Westport nightclub that left his victim requiring extensive dental...
Pensioner's injuries suffered during alleged break-in similar to 'head-on crash', witness to tell trial
A trial has commenced at the Central Criminal Court concerning charges against John Irving of Shanwar, Foxford, County Mayo. The prosecution alleges that Mr...
Teenager caught with child pornography after his laptop was hacked
A man now aged 22 pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to possessing child sexual abuse material discovered on his mother's laptop in County...
Jury sworn-in for Tom Niland unlawful killing trial
A jury of eight women and four men has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court to hear the trial of a 31-year-old man accused of the unlawful killing of...
Spanish national admits to drug conspiracy
A Spanish national has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to conspiracy to smuggle controlled drugs valued in excess of €13,000 into Ireland. Juan...
Man accused of sexual assault, defilement said he thought girl was 18 - Mayo trial
A 33-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and defilement of a child following an incident in County Mayo in July 2020. The trial, heard this...
Mr Fishy sunk: violent offender facing 15.5-year stint after he provided getaway cars for gangland shooting
A man from the Glenties area of Donegal has been sentenced to a total of 15.5 years in prison following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court for...
Mayo woman admits assaulting two gardai at station
A 42-year-old Ballinrobe woman has admitted assaulting two gardaí at Claremorris Garda Station during an incident in June 2022. Rosemary Sweeney, of Bridge...
Ballina man jailed for broken bottle stab attack
A Ballina man has been sentenced to one year and four months in prison for stabbing another man with a broken beer bottle during an altercation in the town...
Man sexually assaulted teenage girl at staff party, Mayo jury hears
A man aged 33 has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting a teenage girl at a staff party in County Mayo in July 2020. The trial is taking place...
Mayo abbatoir worker jailed for 2 years for unprovoked attack on two men
Gerry Norman, a 24-year-old abattoir worker from Ballina, Co Mayo, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment with the final two years suspended at...
Serial arsonist gets seven years for blaze at home he also damaged 23 years ago
A 46-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment following a deliberate fire at a house in Shankill, Dublin in December 2024. Jason Flynn of...
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