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Virginia · February 08, 2023

Lordship trial hears further evidence of 'creeper' burglaries

The Special Criminal Court heard evidence from victims of "creeper" burglaries in the ongoing trial of two men accused of conspiring to commit such break-ins...

Drumlish · February 08, 2023

Human trafficking trial collapses, expected to start with new jury

A human trafficking trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has been discharged after ten days due to unforeseen circumstances. The case against Natalia...

Castlerea · February 07, 2023 Also covered in Foxford

Garda tells murder trial of performing CPR on colleague shot with own gun

At the Central Criminal Court, a garda recounted attending to her colleague Garda Colm Horkan after he was fatally shot at Castlerea, Co Roscommon on 17 June...

Virginia · February 07, 2023

Lordship robbery trial to run in tandem with burglary charges, court rules

The Special Criminal Court has ruled that burglary and robbery charges against two men will be heard together, rejecting an application to separate the...

Castlerea · February 02, 2023 Also covered in Foxford

Garda murder accused dared 'the armed squad to come down', witness tells trial

The Central Criminal Court heard evidence on Thursday that Stephen Silver, a forty-six-year-old mechanic from Foxford in County Mayo, was shouting in a...

Drumlish · February 02, 2023

Woman tells trafficking trial she had to have sexual relations with accused and her husband

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, a Brazilian woman gave evidence that she was required to engage in sexual relations with one of the accused and her husband...

Castlerea · February 01, 2023 Also covered in Foxford

New jury panel needed for Garda Colm Horkan murder trial

A jury has been discharged in the trial of Stephen Silver at the Central Criminal Court following difficulty raised by one juror. Mr Silver, aged 46, a...

Elphin · February 01, 2023

Man who stabbed ex boss 19 times should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, psychiatrists tell jury

A 35-year-old man charged with the attempted murder of a pub manager in Baldoyle has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court....

Elphin · February 01, 2023

Insanity verdict in trial of man who stabbed ex-boss 19 times

A man has been found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity following a trial at the Central Criminal Court. The jury returned the special...

Cavan · February 01, 2023

Lordship accused alleged to have committed series of 'creeper burglaries'

Two men have been charged with conspiracy to commit a series of burglaries known as "creeper burglaries" across Ireland between September 2012 and January...

Ballymahon · February 01, 2023 Also covered in Drumlish

'I just expected to end the day alive': second woman gives evidence in trafficking trial

A Brazilian woman has testified at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that she expected merely to survive each day while allegedly trafficked in Ireland for sexual...

Donegal · January 31, 2023

Trial date set for man accused of murdering mother in house fire

A man accused of murdering his mother in a house fire in Donegal has had his trial date set for April 8, 2024 at the Central Criminal Court. Geunter Lohse,...

Elphin · January 31, 2023

Barman stabbed former boss 19 times because he believed he was responsible for Michaela McAreavey murder, insanity trial hears

A 35-year-old man charged with the attempted murder of his former employer at a public house in Baldoyle has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at the...

Castlerea · January 31, 2023 Also covered in Charlestown, Foxford

'With all that's going on with the police in this world, I shot him,' Garda murder accused said

At the Central Criminal Court, Stephen Silver, aged 46, a motorbike mechanic from Foxford, County Mayo, pleaded not guilty to the capital murder of Garda Colm...

Castlerea · January 30, 2023 Also covered in Foxford

Jury sworn in for Detective Garda Colm Horkan murder trial

A jury of six men and six women has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of a man charged with the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan....

Drumlish · January 30, 2023

Human trafficking trial adjourned as complainant unavailable

A human trafficking trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has been adjourned following the unavailability of a complainant. The witness, who has been giving...

Raphoe · January 30, 2023

Care home patient found on excrement-strewn floor after being locked in room

A care worker has lost his unfair dismissal claim following an incident at a Donegal care home in April 2020. The Workplace Relations Commission heard that a...

Sligo · January 30, 2023

Manufacturer must pay €10k over 'absolutist' face mask policy in 'unprecedented' case

A car parts manufacturer in Sligo Town has been ordered to pay €10,000 to a worker with an anxiety disorder following a discrimination finding by the...

Drumlish · January 27, 2023

Alleged trafficking victim a sex worker, defence propose

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, a defence barrister has proposed that a Brazilian woman alleging she was trafficked to work as a prostitute was in fact...

Convoy · January 26, 2023

Judgement in Monk's Regency Hotel murder trial expected in April

The Special Criminal Court has reserved judgement in the trial of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch and two co-accused charged in connection with the murder of David...

Buncrana · January 26, 2023

Man who raped sleeping girlfriend is jailed

A man from Buncrana, County Donegal has been sentenced to five years imprisonment, with the final two years suspended for two years, following his conviction...

Drumlish · January 26, 2023

Alleged trafficking victim tells trial she came to Ireland 'for better future'

A woman giving evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has described coming to Ireland with hopes of improving her circumstances and saving money to start a...

Convoy · January 25, 2023

'Man in charge' Hutch carried out 'brutal and callous execution' and should be convicted of murder, prosecution say

The prosecution has closed its case against Gerard Hutch at the Special Criminal Court, arguing he was one of two gunmen who carried out the fatal shooting of...

Drumlish · January 25, 2023

Woman allegedly trafficked for prostitution tells trial she was moved to new town 'every week'

A woman giving evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has described being moved between rural towns weekly while allegedly trafficked for sexual...

Roscommon · January 24, 2023

Innocent car occupants caught up in Traveller family feud

A man has been sentenced to three years in custody at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a road incident in Lucan that endangered innocent bystanders....

Convoy · January 24, 2023

Accused was working miles north of Regency on afternoon of attack, alibi tells trial

At the Special Criminal Court on 24 January 2023, a defence witness testified that Jason Bonney, accused of participating in the murder of Kinahan Cartel...

Convoy · January 24, 2023

After 13 weeks, State concludes murder case against Hutch

The State concluded its prosecution case after thirteen weeks at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin against Gerard Hutch, charged with murdering Kinahan...

Drumlish · January 24, 2023

Women go on trial accused of trafficking Brazilians to work as prostitutes

Two women have gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on charges relating to the alleged trafficking of Brazilian nationals for sexual exploitation...

Convoy · January 23, 2023

'Inside man' in €50k casino robbery walks from court

A Dublin man has received a fully suspended four-year sentence after pleading guilty to his role as an inside man in a €50,000 theft from a casino in August...

Rathmullan · January 23, 2023

Teen's murder 'one of the most horrifying' in Irish history, mother tells court

At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on 23 January 2023, two men pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods at...

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