Abuser whose rape conviction was overturned will not face third retrial
A 73-year-old man from County Mayo will not face a third retrial following a Court of Appeal ruling. His rape conviction, overturned in February 2018, will...
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Journalist "floored" by allegations against McCabe
Journalist Michael Clifford told the Charleton Tribunal that he was initially shocked when he first learned of allegations of sexual abuse against Sergeant...
Bus driver jailed for 15 years for rape of stepdaughter and abuse of children
A Cavan bus driver has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison following conviction for the sexual abuse of three children at the Central Criminal Court....
Appeal court having enough difficulty finding English-speaking judges, president remarks
The President of the Court of Appeal acknowledged significant staffing difficulties on Friday during case management for an appeal from County Longford. Mr...
Court quashes conviction of man jailed for brandishing meat cleaver at hospital
A man's conviction for threatening to kill a relative whilst brandishing a meat cleaver at University College Hospital Galway has been quashed by the Court of...
Howlin tells tribunal he had "duty" to put journalist's allegations on record
At the Charleton tribunal, Labour leader Brendan Howlin testified that he felt obliged to place information received from journalist Alison O'Reilly on the...
Man to be sentenced over false imprisonment of family
A 26-year-old Dublin man has been remanded in custody pending sentencing at the Special Criminal Court following his guilty pleas to assault and false...
Youth jailed for five years over 11-hour "rampage" at detention centre
A 19-year-old man from Limerick has been sentenced to five years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his involvement in an 11-hour disturbance...
Appeal sought in cases that have "far-reaching implications" for peat industry
Two peat extraction companies have sought permission to appeal High Court decisions rejecting their challenges to An Bord Pleanála determinations that their...
Callinan tells tribunal he "never sought to discredit" McCabe
Former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan told the Charleton Tribunal on Friday that he never sought to discredit Sergeant Maurice McCabe. Mr Callinan denied...
Man (78) to be sentenced for regularly raping daughter
A 78-year-old man from County Mayo has pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to five sample charges of rape committed against his daughter between 1973...
Son who murdered mother while high on drugs fails in conviction appeal
A man from Castlebar, County Mayo, has failed in his appeal against a murder conviction at the Court of Appeal. The 25-year-old was sentenced to life...
Additional Brexit case referred to European Court of Justice
A High Court judge has referred an extradition case to the Court of Justice of the European Union to determine how Brexit will affect the transfer of suspects...
Suspended sentence for young man who sexually assaulted cousin
A 21-year-old man from Cavan has received a three-year suspended sentence following his guilty plea to sexually assaulting his 15-year-old cousin at the...
Queen's visit bomb plotter seeks to have appeal heard in Irish
A 67-year-old man from Drumlish, County Longford, has sought to have his appeal heard in Irish at the Court of Appeal. Donall Billings was convicted by the...
No files portraying whistleblower and former press officer as targets, tribunal told
The Charleton tribunal was told that no files exist on garda computer systems portraying whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe or former press officer...
5-year sentence for offering boy (13) €50 for sex is cut to 12 months on appeal
A man from Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, has had his five-year prison sentence reduced to twelve months following a successful appeal against his original...
No evidence on garda computers to support negative briefing allegations, tribunal told
A forensic examination of computers and mobile devices used by senior gardaí has uncovered no evidence supporting allegations made by former press officer...
Serial Killer Nash's conviction for Grangegorman Murders is upheld
The Court of Appeal has upheld the murder conviction of Mark Nash for the killings of two women in Grangegorman, Dublin, in 1997. A three-judge panel, led by...
Irishman wins case against Greek revenue demand for €1.5m
An Irish truck driver from County Roscommon has successfully challenged a €1.5 million tax penalty demand issued by Greek authorities through the Irish...
Haulier sues over alleged false mileage on trucks
A haulier from County Monaghan has brought proceedings in the High Court against two related commercial vehicle firms based in Monaghan and Armagh, alleging...
Sex offender Luckwill jailed for repeatedly breaching child protection order
A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to two years imprisonment, with the final six months suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for multiple...
Rapist attacked woman after giving her lift home
A man from Castleblayney has been sentenced to five years in prison following his conviction for rape and assault at the Central Criminal Court. Aurelijus...
Man with history of assaulting women has prison sentence doubled three days before release date
A man with a documented history of assaulting women has had his prison sentence doubled by the Court of Appeal in Cavan, just three days before his scheduled...
ECJ makes significant ruling in trucker's challenge against €1.5m demand
The European Court of Justice has delivered a significant preliminary ruling favouring a Roscommon truck driver in his challenge against a €1.5 million tax...
Garda investigation into allegation that child abuse complainant lied in evidence
A man has been convicted and sentenced at the Central Criminal Court following a jury trial in February. He received 15 years imprisonment, with the final...
"Smart but stupid' dealer caught with €26k in drugs avoids jail
Mark Foster (23) pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of drugs for sale or supply at his home on South Circular Road, Dublin, on 11...
Murder accused who failed to turn up for trial was arrested in Spain
A man charged with the murder of Peter Butterly appeared at the Special Criminal Court after his arrest in Spain. Dean Evans, aged 25, from Raheny in Dublin,...
Father convicted of raping daughter doesn't accept jury verdict
A 47-year-old man from Co Mayo has been convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of three counts of rape, five counts of anal rape and six counts of...
Martin and Rabbitte give evidence to Disclosures Tribunal
Two senior politicians gave evidence to the Charleton tribunal regarding allegations that garda leadership circulated damaging rumours about whistleblower...
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