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A drugs defendant jailed after €281k of cocaine was seized by gardaí will not face any more time in prison, despite the Court of Appeal ruling that the sentencing judge’s decision to treat him and his co-accused in the same way was “seriously flawed”. While the original six-year jail term was found
A serial burglar who broke into two homes while the occupants were present, entering the bedroom of a 21-year-old student and stealing car keys from her bedside locker as she slept, has been sent back to prison just a week after being released after the Court of Appeal found that his original senten
A woman’s one-year jail term for dangerous driving causing the death of a pedestrian during a car chase has been increased to 18 months by the Court of Appeal, following an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The DPP had appealed the ‘undue leniency’ of Eimear White’s sentence. The 2
The Director of Public Prosecutions is to appeal the ‘undue leniency’ of a Louth woman’s three-year sentence for dangerous driving causing the death of a pedestrian in Dundalk. Eimear White (23) pleaded guilty earlier this year at Dundalk Circuit Court to dangerous driving causing the death of 29-ye
Harimano Euro LTD. — Ardkeeran, Riverstown, Co Sligo F52 XE24. Part change of use from an existing retail unit to retail with ancillary off licence sales (area f...
David Ewings — Garden Cottage Ballindoon House Estate Kingsborough, Riverstown, Co Sligo F52 H266. Renovation, conservation and energy upgrade works to the existing garden cottage, situated within th...
David Ewings — Garden Cottage Ballindoon House Estate Kingsborough, Riverstown, Co Sligo F25 H266. Renovation, conservation and energy upgrade works to the existing garden cottage, situated within th...
Cases and rulings mentioning Riverstown from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a Riverstown man's drugs sentence was unduly lenient, yet he will serve no additional time in custody. James Murphy, aged 66, was convicted in 2021 of participating in a joint enterprise to supply cocaine valued at €281,148, which was seized...
A man convicted of murder in connection with the death of Dundalk woman Irene White in 2005 is pursuing an appeal, arguing he was suffering a mental breakdown when he pleaded guilty. Niall Power, aged 51 and formerly of Riverstown, Co Louth, was sentenced to life imprisonment...
A man serving a life sentence for his role in the murder of Irene White in 2005 appeared before the Court of Appeal to report difficulties in advancing his appeal. Niall Power, aged 51, from Riverstown, County Louth, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced in 2019. He was...
The Court of Appeal has resentenced a serial burglar to five years imprisonment after finding his original sentence inadequate. Wayne O'Callaghan, aged 35, of Brooklodge Grove, Glanmire, Cork, had pleaded guilty to burglary and unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle. Justice...
A woman from Riverstown, County Sligo, has had her prison sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following a challenge by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The 23-year-old was convicted of dangerous driving causing the death of a pedestrian in Dundalk in October 2017. She...
The Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing a sentence imposed on a Louth woman convicted of dangerous driving causing death. Eimear White pleaded guilty at Dundalk Circuit Court to causing the death of a pedestrian on the Old Newry Road in October 2017. Judge James...
A terminally ill woman whose sister was murdered fourteen years ago has called on the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute a third person in connection with the killing. Speaking outside the Central Criminal Court following the sentencing of Niall Power to life...
A 47-year-old man from Riverstown, County Louth has been sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the murder of Irene White at the Central Criminal Court. Niall Power admitted his role in the killing of the mother-of-three at her home on Demesne Road, Dundalk on...