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Co. Roscommon • 11 stories • Since 16 Oct 2015 • Latest 22 May 2026

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  1. planningPlanning application received: Permission to a) change of use of an existing restaurant/café and farm shop...
  2. planningOutline Planning Permission to construct single storey dwelling and new entrance onto the
  3. planningRetention Permission for four bay double slatted shed to include underground storage
  4. planningPermission to retain 2 No. 3 Bedroom Apartments
  5. courtsMan cleared of murder bid by reason of insanity does not require inpatient care at CMH
  6. courtsMan who stabbed ex boss 19 times should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, psychiatrists tell jury
  7. courtsInsanity verdict in trial of man who stabbed ex-boss 19 times
  8. courtsBarman stabbed former boss 19 times because he believed he was responsible for Michaela McAreavey murder,...
  9. courts"Slab" Murphy guilty of tax evasion
  10. courtsCheques were signed "T. Murphy", trial of prominent republican hears
  11. courtsTrial of prominent republican hears of €370,000 in cattle trading

Crime & Courts

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Man cleared of murder bid by reason of insanity does not require inpatient care at CMH

A 35-year-old man from Baldoyle who was found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity has been assessed as not requiring inpatient care at the Central Mental Hospital. The Central Criminal Court heard on Wednesday that the man, charged with stabbing his former employer at The Elphin Pub on the Baldoyle Road in Sutton in January 2021, currently displays no symptoms of mental disorder. Consultant…

Courts News Ireland report
23 Feb 2023 · Courts News Ireland
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Insanity verdict in trial of man who stabbed ex-boss 19 times

A man has been found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity following a trial at the Central Criminal Court. The jury returned the special verdict in the case of Neil O'Dowd, who was charged with stabbing his former employer 19 times at The Elphin Pub on the Baldoyle Road in Sutton on January 28, 2021. The victim sustained serious injuries including a pseudoaneurysm requiring surgical intervention…

Courts News Ireland report
01 Feb 2023 · Courts News Ireland
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Man who stabbed ex boss 19 times should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, psychiatrists tell jury

A 35-year-old man charged with the attempted murder of a pub manager in Baldoyle has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court. The accused is alleged to have stabbed the victim 19 times at The Elphin Pub on Baldoyle Road on 28 January 2021. Two forensic psychiatrists giving evidence for the prosecution and defence have told the jury that the accused was experiencing profound psychosis…

Courts News Ireland report
01 Feb 2023 · Courts News Ireland
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Barman stabbed former boss 19 times because he believed he was responsible for Michaela McAreavey murder, insanity trial hears

A 35-year-old man charged with the attempted murder of his former employer at a public house in Baldoyle has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court. The accused is alleged to have stabbed the manager of the Elphin Pub on the Baldoyle Road on 28 January 2021, inflicting 19 stab wounds across the victim's shoulders, chest and hands using three separate knives. The victim also sustained…

Courts News Ireland report
31 Jan 2023 · Courts News Ireland
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"Slab" Murphy guilty of tax evasion

Thomas Murphy, aged 66, from Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, County Louth, has been found guilty of nine counts of tax evasion at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. The three-judge court determined that Murphy failed to furnish returns of income to the Collector General or Inspector of Taxes for the years 1996 to 2004, despite conducting substantial farming operations. Evidence presented during the 32-day trial…

Courts News Ireland report
17 Dec 2015 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Kingscourt
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Cheques were signed "T. Murphy", trial of prominent republican hears

A trial at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin has heard evidence concerning banking transactions linked to a man named Thomas Murphy with an address in County Louth. The accused, aged 66 and from Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, has pleaded not guilty to nine charges of failing to furnish tax returns to revenue authorities for the years 1996 to 2004. The prosecution alleges he conducted substantial cattle and land…

Courts News Ireland report
21 Oct 2015 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Kingscourt
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Trial of prominent republican hears of €370,000 in cattle trading

The trial of Thomas Murphy at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin heard evidence regarding substantial cattle trading activity spanning several years. Prosecution witnesses, employed at livestock marts in counties Meath, Cavan, and Roscommon, provided documentation to gardaí detailing transactions in the name of a man named Thomas Murphy with an address at Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, County Louth. Evidence…

Courts News Ireland report
16 Oct 2015 · Courts News Ireland

Planning

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Outline Planning Permission to construct single storey dwelling and new entrance onto the

Dermot Bruen is seeking permission Outline Planning Permission to construct single storey dwelling and new entrance onto the public road, and install new waste water treatment system together with all associated site works at at Bealragh Td.,, Elphin,, Co. Roscommon. Refused decision on 15/05/2026.

Dermot Bruen
File ref: 2660129 · Roscommon County Council
15 May 2026 · Roscommon County Council (Planning)
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Permission to retain 2 No. 3 Bedroom Apartments

Gordon Murray, is seeking permission Permission to retain 2 No. 3 Bedroom Apartments, one at ground floor level and one at first floor level constructed on site, connections to existing public sewerage, and all associated works at at Main Street,, Elphin, , Co. Roscommon. Conditional decision on 24/04/2026.

Gordon Murray,
File ref: 2562 · Roscommon County Council
24 Apr 2026 · Roscommon County Council (Planning)

Court Reports

Cases and rulings mentioning Elphin from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.

Central Criminal Court 2023-02-01 Courts News Ireland

Insanity verdict in trial of man who stabbed ex-boss 19 times

A man has been found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity following a trial at the Central Criminal Court. The jury returned the special verdict in the case of Neil O'Dowd, who was charged with stabbing his former employer 19 times at The Elphin Pub on the...

Original CNI report
Special Criminal Court 2015-12-17 Courts News Ireland

"Slab" Murphy guilty of tax evasion

Thomas Murphy, aged 66, from Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, County Louth, has been found guilty of nine counts of tax evasion at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. The three-judge court determined that Murphy failed to furnish returns of income to the Collector General or...

Original CNI report