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Donegal · October 31, 2019

Man denies he "swapped over" with fellow rape accused

At the Central Criminal Court, a 29-year-old man has denied allegations that he and a co-accused exchanged sexual activity with a woman during an incident in...

Donegal · October 30, 2019

Rape accused's semem found on complainant's underwear, trial hears

A 29-year-old man accused of rape has had his trial at the Central Criminal Court hear evidence that semen matching his profile was discovered on the alleged...

Donegal · October 25, 2019

Gardai never offered rape accused an interpreter, lawyers say

A 33-year-old non-national man and a 29-year-old co-accused, both resident in Donegal, have pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape following an alleged...

Donegal · October 24, 2019

Gardai told rape accused that footage showed him "pouring drink" into complainant's mouth

A 33-year-old Donegal man accused of rape has denied allegations that gardaí presented video evidence showing him pouring alcohol into a woman's mouth at his...

Donegal · October 23, 2019

Trial of men accused of raping student resumes

The trial of two men accused of raping a student in County Donegal has resumed at the Central Criminal Court following four days of legal argument. Both...

Mayo · October 23, 2019

Media barred from naming mother who smothered child

A woman was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the High Court of murdering her three-year-old daughter at their family home in County Mayo. The media...

Letterkenny · October 22, 2019

Murderer inflicted "inexplicable" stab wounds to back of victim's tongue

A man convicted of murdering a fellow Polish national in Letterkenny, Co Donegal has had his appeal against conviction dismissed by the Court of Appeal....

Cavan · October 22, 2019

Soldier who broke nearly every bone in ex's face withdraws appeal against €150k damages award

A former soldier has withdrawn an appeal against a €150,000 damages award in the Court of Appeal following an assault on his former partner. Jonathan...

Charlestown · October 22, 2019

State's witness not prosecuted for alleged perjury over fears he wouldn't return to Ireland

A State's witness who allegedly committed perjury during a previous murder trial was not prosecuted over concerns he would not return to Ireland, the Special...

Mayo · October 21, 2019

Rapist "institutionalised" and abused in industrial school, court hears

A man from County Mayo has been sentenced to twelve years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the rape and sexual abuse of his stepdaughter over an...

Ballyhaunis · October 21, 2019 Also covered in Castlebar, Letterkenny

Man has suspended sentence doubled for violent disorder at grandfather's funeral

A 27-year-old man from Letterkenny, County Donegal, has had his suspended sentence for violent disorder doubled by the Court of Appeal. Johnny McDonagh was...

Claremorris · October 21, 2019 Also covered in Castlebar

Further delay in sentencing for manslaughter of boy (17)

A teenager convicted of the manslaughter of a 17-year-old boy in Claremorris, County Mayo in 2015 has had his sentencing further delayed to allow for...

Monaghan · October 18, 2019

No commendation for helping save drowning woman "sinister", "Whistleblower" says

A Garda has told the Disclosures Tribunal that he was denied a commendation for helping rescue a drowning woman because of his status as a whistleblower....

Donegal · October 17, 2019

Complainant "upset and in shock", nurse tells rape trial

A nurse has described a female student as appearing upset and in a state of shock following alleged rapes by two men in Co Donegal in February 2015. Giving...

Monaghan · October 17, 2019

"We are not going to allow this whistleblower to win": garda says he was "trapped" in stressful job

A Garda has told the Disclosures Tribunal that he believes he was deliberately confined to stressful desk duties at Athlone Garda Station because he made a...

Donegal · October 16, 2019

Rape complainant moaning and saying "harder", friend tells trial

A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence concerning allegations of rape against two men from County Donegal in February 2015. The complainant,...

Charlestown · October 16, 2019

IRA accused seen meeting Butterly murderer, trial hears

An accused man was observed meeting two individuals convicted in connection with the fatal shooting of dissident republican Peter Butterly one day after the...

Donegal · October 15, 2019

Complainant tells rape trial she was "blind drunk" and didn't give consent to men

A woman has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court in a rape trial concerning an incident in County Donegal in February 2015. The complainant told the...

Castlebar · October 14, 2019

Burglar who impersonated garda fails in sentence appeal

Martin Conroy, aged 45, has failed in his appeal against a sentence imposed by Castlebar Circuit Court in June 2018. Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin sentenced Conroy...

Strokestown · October 11, 2019

Strokestown eviction case family ordered to vacate home

A family in Co Roscommon has been ordered by the High Court to vacate their home near Strokestown within one month. Mr Justice Senan Allen ruled on Friday...

Cavan · October 10, 2019

Accused a "good friend" to murdered dissident republican, widow told gardai

The widow of dissident republican Peter Butterly told gardai that a man on trial in connection with her husband's death was a trusted friend to them both, the...

Mayo · October 10, 2019

Lay litigant in "citizen's arrest" attempt on judge

A lay litigant with addresses in County Mayo attempted to effect a citizen's arrest on a High Court judge, a solicitor and a barrister at the Four Courts on...

Letterkenny · October 10, 2019

Men arrested for alleged attempted murder of PSNI officer seek records

Two Dublin men sought by Northern Irish authorities for the alleged attempted murder of a PSNI officer and possession of explosives with intent to endanger...

Cavan · October 09, 2019

IRA accused told gardai he was supposed to be meet shooting victim

At the Special Criminal Court, Ray Kennedy (39) and Laurence Murphy (62) are on trial charged in connection with the killing of dissident republican Peter...

Charlestown · October 08, 2019

Meeting arranged between IRA accused and murder victim, trial hears

Two men have pleaded not guilty at the Special Criminal Court to membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, in...

Aughavas · August 01, 2019

"Devious" psychic who laundered €1.6m is jailed

A man from Aughavas, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment following his conviction on money laundering charges at Dublin...

Convoy · August 01, 2019

Sentences totalling 20 years for pair who helped criminals murder Vinnie Ryan

Two men have been sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to a combined total of twenty years for their role in facilitating the murder of Vincent Ryan....

Cavan · August 01, 2019

Woman was "puppet" to abusive partner in email scam, court hears

A 29-year-old woman from Tallaght pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to money laundering following an email fraud scheme that targeted a...

Buncrana · July 30, 2019

Whereabouts of accused financial advisor unknown, court hears

Gardaí in Buncrana, Co Donegal have been unable to locate a financial advisor accused of misappropriating investor funds, the High Court heard on Tuesday....

Mayo · July 29, 2019

Conviction for twice raping wife is upheld on appeal

A 40-year-old man from County Mayo has had his conviction for rape upheld following an appeal to the Court of Appeal. He was originally sentenced to nine...

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