Jury deliberating in drug dealer's murder trial
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberating in the trial of a 25-year-old Longford man charged with murder. Rihards Lavickis, of Annaly Court,...
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Father goes on trial accused of murdering infant son
A 40-year-old man from Ballyhaunis, County Mayo has entered a not guilty plea to the charge of murdering his infant son at the Central Criminal Court. John...
Woman to be sentenced for staging housemate's suicide
A woman has been convicted of impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend for murder by staging her housemate's death as suicide. The 34-year-old defendant,...
Disqualified drunk driver who left garda with "life changing" issues is jailed after appeal
A man convicted of driving his car at gardaí has been jailed following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Paul McGillion, aged 33 and resident...
Challenge to planning extension for Mayo wind farm
A High Court challenge to a planning extension granted for a proposed wind farm at Derrynadivva, Castlebar, Co Mayo has been admitted to the fast-track...
Accused is "deliberate killer", prosecution tell jury
A prosecution barrister has told jurors at the Central Criminal Court that there is no credible basis for a provocation defence in the trial of a man accused...
"Exceptionally" drunk burglar fell asleep in armchair at house he raided
A man has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a burglary at Carndonagh Park, Donaghmede, Dublin, in June...
Murder accused takes the stand in his own defence
A 25-year-old man charged with murder at the Central Criminal Court has testified that he did not intend to harm the deceased during an incident in Longford...
Bar manager avoids jail for stealing from employer after "series of personal tragedies"
A Carlow publican has received a two-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing €8,589 from his former employer at The Porterhouse...
Dealer stabbed man to death after row over €300 drug debt
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that a 25-year-old man from Annaly Court, Longford fatally stabbed another man following escalating...
Jury in staged suicide trial told they can return majority verdict
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has been instructed that they may return a majority verdict in the trial of a woman charged with impeding the...
Woman guilty of staging housemate’s suicide
A woman has been found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend following the death of a housemate at their residence...
Father of two died from stab wound to heart
At the Central Criminal Court, State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy gave evidence in a murder trial concerning the death of a 31-year-old man from...
Alleged trespassers "demanded €10,000 per caravan" to leave business park, High Court told
A fund-appointed receiver has initiated High Court proceedings at the N5 Business Park in Moneen, Castlebar, Co Mayo, seeking the removal of alleged...
Jury deliberating in staged suicide trial
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberating in the trial of a 34-year-old Latvian woman charged with impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend...
Murder accused's partner feared revenge
A woman testified at the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday that she feared reprisals from associates of a man fatally stabbed in Longford in 2016. Inita...
Wind-farm developer secures injunction against winding-up petition
A wind-farm developer operating in County Sligo has obtained a temporary High Court injunction preventing a quarrying company from pursuing a winding-up...
Jury asked to consider defences of duress and reasonable excuse
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been instructed to consider defences of duress and reasonable excuse in the trial of a 34-year-old woman charged with...
Murder accused told garda he was "going to sort out" deaceased
At the Central Criminal Court, a garda gave evidence that a murder accused had expressed intent to "sort out" the deceased hours before a fatal stabbing in...
Murder accused had been beaten up by deceased, partner tells trial
At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, the trial of Rihards Lavickis, a 25-year-old Latvian man from Annaly Court, Longford, heard evidence relating to the...
"A series of most unfortunate events": Tribunal hears closing submissions
The Disclosures Tribunal heard closing submissions on its first module of inquiry concerning false allegations of sexual abuse made against garda...
Accused's violent childhood left her with "limited ability" to defy abusive partner, psychiatrist tells trial
A trial at the Central Criminal Court heard evidence that a 34-year-old woman accused of impeding the prosecution of her partner in connection with a death...
Teen who killed schoolmate needs brain surgery, sentence hearing told
A teenager convicted of manslaughter in connection with a fatal stabbing in County Mayo has had his sentencing adjourned pending brain surgery. The Central...
Suspect neo-nazi killer being "spoon fed" after injuries sustained in violent kidnap, trial hears
A 34-year-old Latvian woman is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with impeding the prosecution of a man suspected of murdering Antra Ozolina, a...
Latvian man admitted stabbing man to death in row over broken windows
A 25-year-old Latvian man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a Polish construction worker at the Central Criminal Court. Rihards Lavickis of Annaly...
Woman accused of simulating housemate's suicide told gardai of row over car loan
A 34-year-old woman from Latvia is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man in connection with...
Woman said she was "in fear for her life" when she simulated housemate's suicide
A 34-year-old Latvian woman is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man in connection with the...
State rejects manslaughter plea by murder accused
A 25-year-old man charged with murder in Longford in 2016 has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but the State has rejected the lesser plea. Rihards Lavickis, of...
Woman accused of simulating housemate's suicide was "acting strangely", trial told
A 34-year-old Latvian woman has pleaded not guilty to impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man in connection with a death in Co Cavan. The trial at...
Burglar tied up and threatened family with imitation firearm
A Dublin man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for his role in an aggravated burglary at a home in Crumlin on 7 December 2013. Declan Maxwell, then...
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