Man (33) on trial for alleged sexual assault and defilement of child
A 33-year-old man from County Mayo has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault and child defilement at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. He denies...
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Man admits to stealing gin and clothing before assaulting garda
Bernard McDonagh, aged 30, of Gortnafolla, Turlough, Castlebar, has affirmed guilty pleas to five charges at Castlebar Circuit Court. The charges arise from...
Mayo man (38) admits sharing intimate images of woman
A man from Castlebar has pleaded guilty to sharing intimate images of a woman without her consent on two separate occasions. Daniel Humphreys, aged 38 and...
Bilingual barrister comes to aid of 'nervous' translator
A bilingual barrister assisted proceedings at the Special Criminal Court today after an interpreter experienced difficulty during his first court appearance....
Migrant worker denied council home loans loses equality claim against housing minister
A migrant worker has vowed to appeal after the Workplace Relations Commission dismissed his discrimination complaint against the Minister for Housing, Local...
Love Where You Live judging this week, Youth organisations invited to apply for seed funding
Leitrim community groups are being judged for the Love Where You Live Awards on 7-9 July—make sure your volunteers are ready. Meanwhile, youth organisations...
Arranmore co-op worker who said she was forced to quit over 'cute hoorism' remark loses claim
A worker at Arranmore Island co-operative in County Donegal has failed in a constructive dismissal claim before the Workplace Relations Commission. Fiona...
Five-year sentence 'disproportionate' for money launderer with links to 'Scourge of Sligo', lawyers argue
A 27-year-old man from County Galway has brought an appeal against his five-year sentence for money laundering, contending the term was disproportionate....
'I have to have some regard to the public purse': Sliabh Liag murderers denied three senior barristers for appeal
Alan Vial and Nikita Burns, convicted of murdering Robert Wilkin near Sliabh Liag in County Donegal, have been denied legal aid for a third senior barrister...
Garda detective is 'abuser and perpetrator of domestic violence', ex-wife tells court
A garda detective has pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-wife in County Mayo in October 2012. Trevor Bolger, aged 48 and formerly attached to Ballymun...
€110,000 in Local Enhancement funding awarded to 148 Leitrim projects
Over €110,000 has been allocated across 148 community projects in Leitrim through the Local Enhancement Programme 2025. The bulletin also highlights PPN rep...
University's €15 rate for correcting dissertations deemed illegal deduction
At the Workplace Relations Commission, Atlantic Technological University has been ordered to pay an assistant lecturer €1,640.88 following a complaint under...
'Women shouldn’t have to live in fear going to work': Violent rapist gets 11 years for harassment and threats to three journalists
A man with previous convictions for rape and kidnapping has been sentenced to eleven years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for harassing three...
Pensioners can appeal extradition to NI over 1975 murder of RUC officer
Two men in their 70s have been granted leave to appeal their extradition to Northern Ireland on charges connected to the 1975 murder of an RUC officer. At the...
'Beyond any mother's darkest imaginings': son gets life for murdering ailing mother
At the Central Criminal Court on 3 June 2025, Nigel Canavan, aged 39, with an address at Erris Gardens, Crossmolina, County Mayo, was sentenced to mandatory...
Connecting Women to Local Decision Making event in Carrick-on-Shannon June 13
Leitrim PPN hosts a free event on Friday 13 June featuring Seanad member Nikki Bradley and a panel of local women leaders discussing women's participation in...
Leitrim GAA County Board pay tribute to the late Gerry McGovern
Tribute: County Board pay extensive tribute to the former Cloone player who served as referee and administrator for GAA at club, county, provincial and...
Leitrim GAA stunned at passing of long serving official Gerry McGovern
Passing: Cloone native served as President of Connacht GAA Council, served as referee for many years and helped Cloone win Senior Championship in 1980 Leitrim...
'Mr Fishy' terrorised family during home invasion while out on bail for providing getaway cars in attempted murder, court hears
Patrick Fitzgerald (48), with an address in Glenties, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to facilitating a criminal organisation between November 11...
Jemima Burke says trial 'like something in Middle Ages'
The High Court heard an application today concerning a public order conviction against Jemima Burke, a management consultant, who was convicted at Ballina...
Love Where You Live Awards close May 26, plus Leitrim Gathering kicks off this weekend
Last chance to enter your community group in the Love Where You Live Awards by Monday 26th May across five categories. Plus, the Leitrim Gathering runs 23–25...
Man who claimed ailing mother (58) attacked him is convicted of murder
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has convicted a 39-year-old man of murdering his mother at her home in Sligo on May 1, 2023. The man had pleaded not...
Ex-football manager gets 13.5 years for 'high level role' in €2.7m heroin operation
A former football manager and League of Ireland player has been sentenced to 13.5 years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following conviction on...
Jury to continue deliberating in matricide trial
A jury at the Central Criminal Court will resume deliberations tomorrow in the trial of Nigel Canavan, aged 39, who denies murdering his mother. The accused,...
Jury might reject matricide accused's evidence as 'bulls**t', prosecutor says
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard closing arguments on Wednesday concerning the death of Angela Canavan, aged fifty-eight, at her home in St...
Murder accused takes the stand and tells trial he defended himself from attack by mother
A 39-year-old man has testified at the Central Criminal Court that his mother died during a struggle in which he was defending himself from her attack. Nigel...
Well-known Daffodil Day fundraiser jailed for abuse after victim spotted him on Late Late
A 70-year-old man has been jailed for two years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to five counts of indecent assault committed during...
'Intolerable' for garda's family to have impasse in Stephen Silver appeal 'drag on', judge says
A Court of Appeal review heard today that proceedings in the appeal of Stephen Silver against his murder conviction have stalled over access to psychiatric...
Murder accused told gardai he waited 20 minutes before calling ambulance for mother
A man accused of murdering his mother at her home in County Sligo in May 2023 told gardaí during interviews that he delayed contacting emergency services for...
Man who raped his daughter appeals conviction
A man from Buncrana in County Donegal has appealed his conviction for the rape and sexual assault of his daughter during her childhood. The Court of Appeal...
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