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A violent criminal who was jailed for nine months for repeatedly punching his pregnant partner during a protracted attack in her home has had his jail time doubled by the Court of Appeal. In January, Sligo Circuit Criminal Court heard that Jason Doyle (28), who has 86 previous convictions including
A cannabis growhouse "manager" who was caught "red-handed" alongside the teenage "gardener" has lost his bid to have his jail term reduced. Danius Gastilavicius (44), of no fixed abode, was jailed for five years, with the last year suspended, after pleading guilty to cultivating cannabis plants, at
(Pictured: Superintendent Mandy Gaynor speaking outside court today. Credit: Collins) Rafal Karaczyn, who strangled his wife Natalia in their family home after she had sought to leave him and build her own life, has been found guilty of murder. Natalia was described by her sister as a "loving mum, s
Murder accused Rafal Karaczyn demonstrated to gardai how he strangled his wife with both hands after he asked her where she had been and she slapped him in the face, his Central Criminal Court trial has heard. Mr Karaczyn told gardai that he couldn't remember what he intended to do when he put his h
Two days before Natalia Karaczyn's husband strangled her she told him he could "never set foot" in their home again and said he had no right to ask where she was going or what she was doing, the Central Criminal Court has heard. The jury in the trial of Rafal Karaczyn has been given transcripts of t
(Pictured: Witness Ms Magdalena McMorrow. Credit: Collins) A murder accused described how he lay down beside his wife's body for "10 to 15 minutes" after he strangled her with his bare hands, her sister has told a Central Criminal Court trial. Magdalena McMorrow also said that the accused man Rafal
A murder trial jury has watched video footage of a husband sobbing and holding a roll of toilet paper to explain to gardai how he strangled his wife. It has also heard that accused Rafal Karaczyn was placed on suicide watch by order of a District Court the day after he admitted to killing his wife.
A husband described to gardai how his wife struggled to breathe as he strangled her after she came home from a night out, his murder trial has heard. Rafal Karaczyn also told gardai that he dropped his wife’s body on the kitchen floor while he was bringing her to the boot of her car as her body was
A husband on trial accused of murdering his wife told gardai to look for CCTV footage of a 6ft man with red hair who he claimed put a gun to his head just weeks before his wife was reported missing, a jury has heard. The jury in the Central Criminal Court tria has today heard about the first four Ga
A garda found the body of a missing mum-of-three partially covered by tree branches and debri in a forested area after her husband told him “you go in there, maybe 10 metres, you find her”, his murder trial has heard. It has also heard that the man replied “For murder, what proof have you?” after he
Mum-of-three Natalia Karacyzn’s husband sent a text to her phone asking “where are you?” almost two hours after CCTV footage recorded her returning to their home, his murder trial has heard. The jury in the Central Criminal Court trial this afternoon heard evidence that CCTV footage shows Natalia wa
A man took mum-of-three Natalia Karacyzn to his home in the early hours of the morning she disappeared before walking her home a few hours later, her husband's murder trial has heard. Gvido Ozols told the Central Criminal Court jury that he and Natalia walked to his house and, after they were there
Damian Kearns — Achonry, Ballymote, Co. Sligo. (a) to construct a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, (b) to constr...
Roisin & Colm Finn — Cams Td., Ballymote, Co. Sligo.. Construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance by boundary wall and install an on-site wastew...
Declan Henry — Carrowntawa Lavagh, Ballymote Co. Sligo. Renovation and extension to existing dwelling, including demolition of adjoining shed and all ancill...
Justin Mackey — Killoran South Lavagh, Ballymote Co. Sligo. Planning Permission to decommission the existing Septic tank and percolation area on site and instal...
Diarmuid and Natalie Brennan — Cloonacurra Ballinacarrow, Ballymote Co. Sligo F56 ET26. Proposed construction of a new single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling house and el...
Bernard Duffy is planning to partially demolish, renovate and extend his home at Dawros, Tourlestrand, near Ballymote. The work will include landscaping improvements, and there'll be temporary accommodation on site for workers during the construction period.
Declan Henry — Carrowntawa Lavagh, Ballymote Co. Sligo. Renovation and extension to existing dwelling and all ancillary site works....
Roscrib Farm Ltd is seeking permission to Construct an agricultural storage shed (total floor area 380 sq.m ) and carry out ancillary site development works at Roscrib West,, Ballymote,, Co. Sligo. New Application.
Zuzana Evans — Kilshalvy Ballymote Co. Sligo F56 H635. Planning Permission to (a) retain a single storey extension to the rear and side of existing dwellin...
Robert Swierczek is looking to retain work already done on a derelict house near Ballymote—raising the roof, adding an attic with skylights and a rear dormer, building a front porch, and adding external insulation. He's also seeking permission for a storage container on the site, a new wastewater treatment system to replace the septic tank, and various other site works to finish the house.
Damien Lawrence — Laughil Lavagh, Ballymote Co. Sligo F56 KT78. Planning Permission to (a) demolish existing single storey structure to the front elevation of exist...
James Cawley is seeking permission to Construct an Agricultural Storage Shed intended for the storing of feed and equipment related to the keeping of horses with associated site works, and the Retention of Existing Entrance gate at Derron,, Ballymote,, Co. Sligo. New Application.
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A man with 86 previous convictions, including for domestic violence, has had his custodial sentence doubled following a Court of Appeal ruling. Jason Doyle (28) of Tower Hill, Ballymote, County Sligo, pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing harm against his then partner...
A 44-year-old Lithuanian man has failed in his appeal against a four-year custodial sentence imposed for managing a cannabis cultivation operation in Ballymote, County Sligo. Danius Gastilavicius pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis plants at the premises on 26 March 2020 and...
A man from Sligo has been found guilty of murdering his wife at the Central Criminal Court. Rafal Karaczyn, aged thirty-five, of Crozon Park in Sligo, pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to murder for the unlawful killing of his wife Natalia on 29 April 2018. A jury...
A man charged with murder at the Central Criminal Court has admitted to strangling his wife following a domestic dispute at their home in Crozon Park, Sligo, between 29 April and 1 May 2018. During his final interview at Ballymote Garda Station, the accused provided gardaí with...
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has heard evidence of exchanges between Natalia and Rafal Karaczyn in the months before her death. Text messages and Facebook communications were presented showing Ms Karaczyn repeatedly rejecting her husband's attempts at reconciliation,...
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that the accused man described lying beside his wife's body for ten to fifteen minutes after strangling her with his bare hands. Magdalena McMorrow, the victim's sister, told the court that Rafal Karaczyn made this admission at...
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has viewed video evidence from Ballymote Garda Station in which a man described to detectives how he killed his wife. Rafal Karaczyn, aged 34, from Crozon Park in Sligo, has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. The...
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has heard evidence from the eighth garda interview with a 34-year-old man charged with the murder of his wife. The accused, from Crozon Park in Ballymote, Sligo, has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. During...
A man on trial for murder told gardaí at Ballymote Garda Station in County Sligo to search for CCTV footage of a six-foot man with red hair, whom he claimed had threatened him with a gun weeks before his wife disappeared. The Central Criminal Court heard evidence from four...
A garda has testified at the Central Criminal Court that he discovered the body of a woman in a forested area off the Holywell Road near Ballymote, County Sligo, after being directed there by the accused man. Garda James Kenneally told the court that on the afternoon of May...
At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, a jury heard evidence regarding the movements of a woman on the morning she died. CCTV footage showed the 30-year-old returning to her home in Crozon Park, Sligo at 6.23am on 29 April 2018 following a night out. Nearly two hours later,...
At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, a trial heard evidence on Monday concerning the movements of a 30-year-old woman in the hours before her death. A man gave testimony that he accompanied the woman to his home in Sligo in the early morning of April 29th, 2018, and walked...
Natalia Karaczyn's sister has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court regarding CCTV footage she viewed in the hours following her sibling's disappearance in April 2018. Magdalena McMorrow told the jury she saw her sister walking towards her home in Crozon Park, Sligo, on...
At the Central Criminal Court, the sister of a thirty-year-old woman whose body was discovered near Ballymote in May 2018 gave evidence regarding her brother-in-law's alleged confession. Rafal Karaczyn, aged thirty-four, of Crozon Park, Sligo, has pleaded not guilty to murder....
At the Central Criminal Court, the sister of Natalia Karaczyn gave evidence regarding her brother-in-law's account of events surrounding the 30-year-old's death. Rafal Karaczyn, aged 34, of Crozon Park in Sligo, has pleaded not guilty to her murder, which allegedly occurred at...
Keith Brady, aged 32, of Cartron Estate in Sligo, stands charged with murder following the death of a local musician at New Apartments on Holborn Street in August 2015. He has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. At the Central Criminal Court, the jury heard...
A consultant forensic psychiatrist has testified at the Central Criminal Court that a man accused of murder in Sligo meets the criteria for a special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. The 32-year-old defendant is charged with the death of a 20-year-old man at...
The High Court has appointed a provisional liquidator to Taiga Shtof Ltd, a company based at Laburnum House, Fairgreen Road, Ballymote, County Sligo, which manufactures and distributes premium Russian vodka. Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds appointed insolvency practitioner Shane...
At the Central Criminal Court, a murder trial heard that the accused claimed he had been treated unfairly and denied involvement in a fatal stabbing. Keith Brady of Cartron Estate, Sligo has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of...
A settlement agreement between former Fine Gael TD John Perry, his wife Marie and Danske Bank concerning a €2.47m judgment has broken down, the Commercial Court heard. The couple had consented to the judgment in 2013 following the bank's provision of a facility in 2011 to...