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Boyle · July 06, 2017 Also covered in Easkey

Accused admits strangling girlfriend

A 34-year-old man from Boyle, County Roscommon, has pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court, arising from the death...

Carrigallen · July 06, 2017

Accused arrested as part of investigation in to killing of NI prison officer, IRA trial hears

A man accused of membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army has pleaded not guilty to charges arising from investigations...

Cavan · July 06, 2017

Tribunal chairman says he needs information about gardai and false McCabe allegation

The Charleton Tribunal, examining allegations that sexual abuse claims were weaponised against garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe, heard evidence on...

Boyle · July 05, 2017

Man pleads not guilty to murdering woman (23) by reason of insanity

A 34-year-old man from Boyle, County Roscommon, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 23-year-old woman in Sligo by reason of insanity. The accused was...

Roscommon · July 05, 2017

Reserved judgement in businessman's bid to halt extradition over £5 million tax fraud

A Roscommon businessman facing extradition to Britain over a £5 million tax fraud has had his case reserved for judgement in the High Court. Thomas Joseph...

Roscommon · July 04, 2017

Brexit leaves company director wanted for tax fraud in "legal limbo", High Court told

A construction company director from Roscommon faces uncertainty over his extradition to the United Kingdom, the High Court heard on 4 July 2017. Thomas...

Bailieborough · July 04, 2017

Witness tells tribunal of feeling "wave of panic" over including more series abuse allegations in McCabe report

A clinical psychologist testified at the Disclosures Tribunal on Tuesday that she experienced considerable distress upon discovering she had inadvertently...

Sligo · July 03, 2017

Man cleared of raping acquaintance at house party is jailed for assault

A 21-year-old man from Sligo has been sentenced to two years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, following his conviction for assault at the Central...

Castlebar · July 03, 2017 Also covered in Westport

Suspended sentence extended for man over aggravated burglary at former wife's home

A man has had the suspended portion of his sentence for aggravated burglary increased by the Court of Appeal following an undue leniency review. Andrzej...

Achill · June 30, 2017

Mayo resident robbed pizzeria with chainsaw-wielding accomplice

A man from County Mayo pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two robberies committed in the greater Dublin area in 2015. Craig Dempsey, now...

Leitrim · June 26, 2017

Six-year sentence for Tipperary man caught at traffic stop with pipe-bombs

Dylan Cahill, aged 24, of Lower Irishtown, Clonmel, County Tipperary, received a six-year sentence at the Special Criminal Court following guilty pleas to...

Monaghan · June 26, 2017

Monaghan man jailed for IRA membership

A 44-year-old man from County Monaghan has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court following his conviction for membership...

Monaghan · June 22, 2017

No jail for convicted killer who threatened to burn down charity worker's home

A man with a previous conviction for manslaughter has received a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for threatening to burn down the home of...

Castlebar · June 19, 2017

Elderly abuser has sentence cut on appeal

A 78-year-old American resident has had his prison sentence reduced following a successful appeal at the Court of Appeal in Dublin. The man, who cannot be...

Monaghan · June 19, 2017

Monaghan man to be sentenced for IRA membership

A 44-year-old man from Aghalissabeagh, Scotstown, County Monaghan, was convicted last month by the Special Criminal Court of membership of an unlawful...

Leitrim · June 19, 2017

Traffic cops made explosives find after stopping driver who failed to pay for fuel

A 24-year-old man from County Tipperary pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing two pipe-bombs, a pistol, and ammunition discovered during...

Roscommon · June 16, 2017

Brexit prevents extradition of company director wanted over £5m tax fraud, lawyers to argue

A construction company director from Roscommon facing extradition to the United Kingdom over a £5 million tax fraud will argue before the Court of Appeal that...

Castlebar · June 15, 2017 Also covered in Claremorris

Mayo brothers jailed over explosives find

Two brothers from Claremorris in County Mayo have been sentenced to five and a half years' imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court, with the final two and...

Belturbet · June 14, 2017

Community service for finance worker who stole thousands from charity bar

Two brothers from Belturbet, County Cavan, have been ordered to perform 180 hours of community service following their conviction for theft at Dublin Circuit...

Castlebar · June 14, 2017 Also covered in Claremorris

Mayo brothers caught making bomb in shed

Two brothers from Claremorris, County Mayo, have pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to unlawful possession of explosive substances discovered during...

Cavan · June 06, 2017

Inquiry finds obstetrician guilty of one count of poor professional performance

A Medical Council inquiry has found obstetrician Dr Salah Aziz Ahmed guilty of one count of poor professional performance relating to his care of a patient at...

Mayo · June 01, 2017

Rapist who threw victim across laneway to avoid CCTV is jailed

A man from County Mayo has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment, with the final two years suspended, following his conviction for rape at the Central...

Convoy · June 01, 2017

Louth man guilty of IRA membership

A 44-year-old man from Dundalk in County Louth has been convicted of membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army by the...

Monaghan · June 01, 2017

Monaghan man convicted of IRA membership

A 44-year-old man from County Monaghan has been convicted of membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army by the Special...

Clones · June 01, 2017

Mum suffering from personality disorder is jailed for stabbing toddler son to death

A 47-year-old woman from Ballybrack has been sentenced to five years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of her two-year-old son...

Mayo · May 29, 2017

Rapist threw victim across laneway to avoid being seen by CCTV

A 27-year-old man from County Mayo pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping a woman on 16 May 2015 in a Mayo town. The court heard that the man...

Castlebar · May 29, 2017 Also covered in Claremorris

Date set for teenager's murder trial

A trial date has been set for a teenager charged with murder in County Mayo. The 17-year-old accused, who cannot be named due to his age, faces a charge of...

Claremorris · May 26, 2017

Mayo brothers plead guilty to having explosives

Two brothers from Claremorris, County Mayo, pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court on 26 May 2017 to unlawful possession of explosives. Colin Mannion,...

Convoy · May 25, 2017

Evidence against IRA accused "does not exist", defence tell court

A 44-year-old man from County Louth has pleaded not guilty to membership of an unlawful organisation, a charge he denies relates to the Irish Republican Army....

Convoy · May 24, 2017

Judges to rule on whether IRA membership case will proceed

A 44-year-old man from Dundalk, County Louth, will have the Special Criminal Court determine tomorrow whether his trial for alleged IRA membership can...

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