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Mayo · January 12, 2018

Witness tells Regency trial of moment men dressed as gardai started shooting

A man dressed as a woman fired shots inside the Regency Hotel in Dublin on 5 February 2016, the Special Criminal Court heard on the second day of the trial of...

Cavan · December 22, 2017

Father agreed to hold 10kg of cannabis after threat his son would be "killed by Christmas"

A 54-year-old man from Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possessing almost 10...

Donegal · December 20, 2017

Criminal "frothing at the mouth" when he stabbed champion power lifter in the back

A Dublin man has been sentenced to 32 months' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to assaulting a champion power lifter at...

Ballina · December 20, 2017

"Anti-Corruption Taskforce" member jailed for hit and run on garda sergeant

A Mayo man and former member of the Anti-Corruption Taskforce has been imprisoned for a hit-and-run incident involving a garda sergeant. Joseph Doocey (51) of...

Roscommon · December 20, 2017

Court reserves judgement in serial killer Nash's appeal

The Court of Appeal has reserved judgement in the appeal of Mark Nash against his 2015 conviction for two murders in Grangegorman, Dublin, committed in March...

Castlebar · December 19, 2017

Mayo man appeals conviction for murdering mother while high on drugs

A man serving a life sentence for the 2011 murder of his mother in Castlebar, County Mayo, has lodged an appeal against his conviction at the Court of Appeal....

Virginia · December 19, 2017

Bookkeeper who stole €14k from creche avoids jail

A bookkeeper from Virginia, County Cavan, has avoided imprisonment after admitting theft from a Dublin creche. Elizabeth Ingram (61) pleaded guilty at Dublin...

Mayo · December 18, 2017

"Shocking depravity": man gets 14-year sentence for repeated rape of children

A 46-year-old Mayo man has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty pleas to 31 counts of rape involving two...

Ballyconnell · December 18, 2017

Decision to refuse access to Quinn investigation warrant information is upheld

A man from Co Dublin has lost his appeal against a High Court ruling that refused him access to information supporting a garda search warrant. Francis...

Ballinrobe · December 18, 2017 Also covered in Castlebar

Suspended sentence for take-away burglar

A man has received a two-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to burglary at a takeaway in Castlebar, County...

Castleblayney · December 16, 2017

“Dangerous" paedophile jailed for 18 years for rape and abuse of children over 30-year period

A man from Castleblaney, County Monaghan, has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment following his conviction for sexually abusing six children and raping...

Donegal · December 15, 2017

Man (24) with 82 previous convictions is jailed for armed robbery

Nathan Coakley (24) has been sentenced to five years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his role in an armed robbery. Coakley, of Buckingham...

Cavan · December 15, 2017

Trial date set for men charged in connection with dissident republican murder

A trial date of 2 October 2018 has been set at the Special Criminal Court for five men charged in connection with the murder of dissident republican Peter...

Ballyhaunis · December 14, 2017

Man has 10-year sentence for child porn increased after more images are analysed

James Clarke, aged 62, formerly of Devlis Cottage in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, has had his sentence for child pornography offences increased by eighteen...

Strandhill · December 13, 2017

Former Sligo Mayor secures injunction against fund-appointed receiver

A former Mayor of Sligo and his wife have obtained a High Court injunction preventing a fund-appointed receiver from taking possession of two residential...

Longford · December 13, 2017

Athlone Town players secure injunction over FAI's plan to introduce new evidence in match fixing appeal

Two professional footballers suspended for twelve months following a match-fixing investigation have secured temporary High Court injunctions preventing the...

Sligo · December 12, 2017

Sligo resident raped two women he met on night out

A Sligo man has been convicted and sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment following a trial at the Central Criminal Court. Clement Limen, aged 45,...

Glenties · December 08, 2017

Five accused of violent disorder at pub are refused bail

Five men charged with violent disorder following an alleged altercation at a public house in Finglas, Dublin, on 19 October have been refused bail by the High...

Sligo · December 08, 2017

Dissident republican leader jailed for 11.5 years over Prince Charles bomb plot

A dissident republican leader has been jailed for eleven and a half years by the Special Criminal Court following his conviction of directing the activities...

Achill · December 08, 2017

Provisional liquidator appointed to Achill Island brewery

The High Court has appointed a provisional liquidator to Tairgi Acla Ltd, a brewery operator on Achill Island, County Mayo. Mr Justice Paul Gilligan made the...

Longford · December 07, 2017

11-year sentence for rapist uncle who claimed he was in consensual relationship with teenage nephew

A 47-year-old man from County Longford has been sentenced to 11 years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction on charges relating...

Roscommon · December 07, 2017

Rapist who successfully challenged pensions law fails in sentence appeal

A 77-year-old man convicted of raping and sexually assaulting his daughter has failed in his appeal against a 12-year prison sentence imposed in 2011. The...

Ballina · December 07, 2017 Also covered in Killala

Man who assaulted garda sergeant claims he is being “set up” and “framed”

A Mayo man convicted of assaulting a garda sergeant has maintained his innocence, claiming he was "set up" and "framed" by gardaí. Joseph Doocey, aged 51,...

Sligo · December 04, 2017

Sligo man to face second murder trial next year

A 30-year-old man from Sligo is to stand trial for murder at the Central Criminal Court in November 2018 following the discharge of a jury that could not...

Castlebar · December 04, 2017

Court upholds 15-year sentence for violent burglar who "hacked and slashed" 11-year-old

Michael Maughan, aged 24, of The Campsite, Moneen, Castlebar, Co Mayo, has lost his appeal against a 15-year prison sentence imposed for aggravated burglary....

Charlestown · November 28, 2017

Serial thief caught with signal jammer for car break-ins

A man from Dublin has been sentenced to three years and three months imprisonment following his conviction for possessing signal jamming devices used to...

Sligo · November 27, 2017

Jury fail to reach verdict in trial of addict accused of murdering musician

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict in a murder trial. Keith Brady, aged 30, of Cartron Estate, Sligo...

Sligo · November 24, 2017

Jury deliberating in trial of addict accused of murdering musician

A jury at the Central Criminal Court is to resume deliberations on Monday in the trial of Keith Brady, aged 30 of Cartron Estate, Sligo. Mr Brady has pleaded...

Sligo · November 23, 2017

Jury must consider if murder accused was too intoxicated to form intent

A jury at the Central Criminal Court is to consider whether a 30-year-old man from Sligo was too intoxicated to form the intention to murder when he inflicted...

Sligo · November 23, 2017

Murder accused told gardai he was "out of it" when he stabbed musician

Keith Brady, aged 30, of Cartron Estate in Sligo, stands trial at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of murdering Martin 'Matt' Kivlehan, aged 59, at New...

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