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Letterkenny · July 03, 2023

Teacher in discrimination claim told she'd be 'better off selling traybakes' at protestant school, WRC hears

A teacher at a County Donegal school has brought a discrimination complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission in Letterkenny, alleging she was passed over...

Boyle · June 30, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Ramelton, Strokestown

'You can do what you like, traitor': Strokestown eviction attacker to judge

Three men have been convicted at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of offences arising from an armed attack on a repossessed farmhouse at Falsk, Strokestown,...

Sligo · June 29, 2023

Extradition to Scotland refused on humanitarian grounds after judge notes severe prison overcrowding

A High Court judge has refused to extradite a man to Scotland on humanitarian grounds, citing severe prison overcrowding and inadequate mental health...

Donegal · June 26, 2023

Jail for man who lied about sex attack on partner's sister being consensual

A 27-year-old man from Donegal has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Central Criminal Court for sexually assaulting his partner's teenage sister in...

Kingscourt · June 23, 2023

Court makes orders preventing Gemma O'Doherty from harassing mum of teen who died by suicide

A mother from Kingscourt, County Cavan, has obtained High Court orders restraining former journalist Gemma O'Doherty from harassing her following the death of...

Strokestown · June 22, 2023

'Without a free press there is no democracy': Supreme Court rejects garda bid to access journalist's phone

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by the Garda Commissioner challenging the quashing of a search warrant that would have allowed access to...

Kingscourt · June 20, 2023

Mum of teen who died tragically claims alleged harassment 'exponentially worse' since case taken against Gemma O'Doherty

Edel Campbell from Kingscourt, County Cavan, brought proceedings before the High Court alleging that she has experienced intensified online harassment and...

Donegal · June 19, 2023

20-year sentence for 'committed' child sex offender who abused four girls over quarter of a century

A 67-year-old man from Donegal has been sentenced to twenty years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the rape and sexual abuse of four girls...

Roscommon · June 19, 2023

Roscommon man sees €1.1m in debt written off under insolvency arrangement

The High Court has approved a Personal Insolvency Arrangement for a 52-year-old man from County Roscommon, enabling him to retain his family home while...

Roscommon · June 16, 2023

Teen rape trial jury concerned they were photographed by man 'associated with defence', appeal hears

A man has launched an appeal against his conviction for rape and sexual assault following a trial in the Central Criminal Court. Stephen Lynch, with an...

Roscommon · June 15, 2023

Death of Peter Pringle sees end of damages claim against State

The High Court has struck out legal proceedings brought by the late Peter Pringle against the State following his death earlier this year. Mr Pringle, who was...

Cavan · June 09, 2023

Jail sentence for man who defiled girl (12) is upheld

A man's appeal against his four-year jail sentence for the sexual abuse of a child in County Cavan has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. The appellant,...

Castlebar · June 09, 2023

Gardai to get audio recording of court 'melee' in Simeon Burke case

Gardai and Simeon Burke will receive audio recordings of court proceedings as part of an appeal against his conviction for a public order offence. Burke, aged...

Donegal · June 09, 2023

Convicted rapist attacked woman in own home three months after prison release

A 51-year-old man convicted of rape has been sentenced to eight years and four months imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following an aggravated...

Boyle · June 02, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Convoy, Ramelton

Jury convicts three of carrying out attack on Strokestown farm

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has convicted three men of participating in a violent attack on a farm property near Strokestown, County Roscommon, on...

Donegal · May 29, 2023

Convicted killer arrested here after absconding from NI

A man convicted of murder in Northern Ireland was arrested in the State on an extradition warrant following his disappearance from custody seven months...

Ramelton · May 26, 2023 Also covered in Boyle, Claremorris, Strokestown

Jury in Strokestown attack case ask for directions on common design

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has requested exhibits and legal directions on common design as deliberations continue in the trial of four men...

Boyle · May 25, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Ramelton, Strokestown

Jury begins deliberating in Strokestown farm attack case

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has begun deliberations in the trial of four men accused of participating in a vigilante attack on security personnel...

Cavan · May 23, 2023

Stardust inquest may run until end of year, with over 300 witnesses expected

The inquest into the Stardust fire of February 1981, in which 48 young people died, entered a new phase at Dublin Coroner's Court on 23 May 2023. Coroner Dr...

Boyle · May 23, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Ramelton, Strokestown

Jury set to begin deliberations in Stroketown farm attack trial

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court is set to begin deliberations in the trial of four men accused of participating in an armed attack on security guards...

Boyle · May 22, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Convoy, Ramelton

Voice identification of Strokestown eviction accused unreliable, defence say

A man accused of participating in a violent attack on security guards at a repossessed farmhouse near Strokestown, County Roscommon, has had his defence...

Letterkenny · May 22, 2023

14 years for brutal killing of Jasmine McMonagle

Richard Burke has been sentenced to fourteen years' imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of Jasmine McMonagle. The 32-year-old from...

Monaghan · May 19, 2023

Notorious Limerick criminal Gerard Mackin jailed over crime cash bust

A man with a criminal history has been sentenced to three years and six months imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court for money laundering offences....

Ramelton · May 19, 2023

86-year-old woman put head first into wheelie bin

A 30-year-old man from Claragh, Ramelton, County Donegal has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison following his conviction for assaulting an...

French Park · May 19, 2023

Former priest and Irish Times columnist has abuse conviction quashed

The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Barry Fergal Jennings, a 57-year-old former priest and Irish Times columnist from Cloonkeerin, Frenchpark,...

Bundoran · May 18, 2023

Bray Boxing Club murder accused may be granted bail

A man accused of murder and attempted murder at Bray Boxing Club in Co Wicklow has been informed by the Court of Appeal that he may be granted bail subject to...

Convoy · May 18, 2023

'Not one iota of evidence' against Lordship accused, lawyers for NI man tell trial

A barrister for James Flynn has told the Special Criminal Court that the prosecution's case against his client lacks any substantive evidence. Bernard Condon...

Boyle · May 18, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Ramelton, Strokestown

Case against Roscommon eviction accused 'fundamentally flawed', defence tells jury

A Donegal builder accused of participating in an armed attack on security guards at a repossessed farmhouse in County Roscommon has had his prosecution...

Boyle · May 17, 2023 Also covered in Claremorris, Ramelton, Strokestown

Accused wanted to ensure repossessed farm guards would not return through violence and 'humiliation', State tells jury

Four men have pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to charges arising from an incident at a repossessed farm property near Strokestown, County...

Convoy · May 17, 2023

No case against Lordship accused, barrister tells trial

Before the Special Criminal Court on May 17th, 2023, a barrister for Brendan Treanor argued there is insufficient evidence to sustain charges against his...

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