Pensioners to be extradited to NI over 1975 murder of RUC officer
Two men in their seventies will be extradited to Northern Ireland to face charges relating to the 1975 murder of an RUC officer, the High Court has ruled....
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Brazilian man who used network of rural properties as brothels was caught with €788k and child abuse material
A Brazilian man has pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to operating a network of brothels across rural Ireland using falsified documents and...
Financial Services manager won't face third trial over alleged role in €61m fraud conspiracy
The Director of Public Prosecutions has decided not to pursue a third trial against a financial services manager accused of involvement in an alleged €61...
Second WRC hearing grinds to halt after High Court application
The High Court has granted a second stay on Workplace Relations Commission proceedings within a fortnight, following an application by Vincent Maughan of...
State urges court to uphold gang's conviction for kidnap and torture of Kevin Lunney
The Court of Appeal heard submissions on whether to uphold convictions against three men jailed for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings...
Remote worker says she was given 'impossible task' of relocating from Monaghan to Cork
A remote worker from Monaghan brought a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission against her employer, PFH Technology Group Ltd, regarding her...
11 years for man (59) over rape and abuse of teenage girls
A 59-year-old man from Dunfanaghy, County Donegal has been sentenced to 11 years imprisonment following his conviction for the sexual abuse of two teenage...
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Family ‘overwhelmed’ by Sliabh Liag pair’s lack of remorse
Alan Vial and Nikita Burns were convicted of the murder of Robin Wilkin, 66, at the Central Criminal Court on Thursday following a two-month trial. Mr Justice...
Journalists speak of living in fear after harassment and threats from violent rapist
A man with convictions for rape, kidnapping and violence has pleaded guilty to harassing three female journalists at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Mark...
'The Plan': how two lovers came to throw a pensioner's body off Ireland's tallest cliffs
At the Central Criminal Court, Alan Vial and Nikita Burns have been convicted of the murder of Robert Wilkin, a 66-year-old man whose body was disposed of at...
Pair guilty of murdering pensioner whose body was thrown off Donegal cliffs
Alan Vial and Nikita Burns have been found guilty of murdering 66-year-old Robert Wilkin at the Central Criminal Court. The jury returned majority verdicts of...
€1.1m in cocaine hidden in car's secret compartment
A Moldovan national has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison following his conviction for drug trafficking at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court....
Sliabh Liag jury ask for definition of joint enterprise
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has sought clarification on the legal definition of joint enterprise whilst deliberating in the trial of two Donegal...
Jury begin deliberating in Sliabh Liag murder trial
A jury has begun deliberations in the Central Criminal Court in the murder trial of two Co Donegal residents. Alan Vial, aged 39, from Drumanoo Head in...
Murder accused told gardai he 'pushed and hit' partner
A man accused of murdering his partner at their County Meath home in August 2022 told gardaí during interview that he pushed and hit her following a dispute...
'High risk' criminal gets 12 years for rape and abuse of sister
A man has been convicted and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for serious sexual offences against his sister. Kyle Jinks,...
Dangerous to act on Sliabh Liag accused's testimony, judge tells jury
At the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice Paul McDermott has warned the jury that it would be dangerous to rely on the testimony of Alan Vial, who has...
Woman (23) a ‘bystander’ in Sliabh Liag murder, defence tell jury
At the Central Criminal Court, closing arguments concluded in the trial of two people charged with the murder of Robert Robin Wilkin near Sliabh Liag in...
Sliabh Liag murder accused a 'cynical liar', prosecution tell jury
At the Central Criminal Court, the prosecution has described Alan Vial, aged 39, of Killybegs, County Donegal, as a "cynical liar" who fabricated his account...
Sliabh Liag pensioner wouldn't have died immediately from skull fractures if they were only injuries, pathologist tells trial
At the Central Criminal Court, the State Pathologist gave evidence in the trial of two individuals charged with the murder of a man alleged to have been...
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Man wanted for 1979 UDR murder has extradition stayed
The High Court has placed a stay on the extradition of a 66-year-old man from Arva, Co Cavan, who is wanted in Northern Ireland for the murder of a part-time...
Woman avoids jail over fake caravan logbook
Margaret Doran (36), from Kimmage in Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of a false registration certificate for a caravan...
Donegal cliff murder trial adjourned as legal issue arises
The trial of Alan Vial and Nikita Burns at the Central Criminal Court has been adjourned for ten days to allow legal representatives to address an outstanding...
Second jury fails to reach verdict in Custom House Capital fraud conspiracy trial
A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the second trial of Ciara Kelleher, a former senior portfolio relationship manager at Custom House Capital Ltd. The...
Sliabh Liag accused denies lying to escape responsibility for pensioner's murder
Alan Vial, aged 39, of Drumanoo Head, Killybegs, County Donegal, denied during cross-examination at the Central Criminal Court that he fabricated allegations...
Sliabh Liag murder accused tells trial he lied about pensioner sexually assaulting co-accused
A man accused of murdering a 66-year-old pensioner at Sliabh Liag in County Donegal has admitted to gardaí that he fabricated allegations of sexual assault...
Sliabh Liag murder accused takes stand and describes pensioner's body rolling off cliffs
A 39-year-old man accused of murder has testified at the Central Criminal Court that his co-accused struck the alleged victim with a rock, causing the...
Geologist used Google Street View to help identify possible source of murder weapon, trial hears
A geologist has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court that a bloodied rock allegedly used in the murder of a pensioner near Sliabh Liag in Donegal was...
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