#Not Guilty
# not-guilty - Wednesday 10 January, 2018
David Drumm pleads not guilty to two charges in Dublin court
Jury selection is under way.
# not-guilty - Monday 4 December, 2017
'I was hospitalised twice': Jobstown teen describes stress of being convicted over protest
Jason Lester said the experience hasn’t put him off protesting – and he’s not ruling out a career in politics.
Jobstown teen cleared of false imprisonment of Joan Burton on appeal
Jason Lester, now aged 18, had been convicted of false imprisonment of the former Labour leader and one of her assistants in the Children’s Court.
# not-guilty - Thursday 12 October, 2017
Man with autism accused of attempted murder of sister found not guilty by reason of insanity
The man admitted to gardaí that he had tried to murder his pregnant sister so she wouldn’t raise her child in Dublin.
# not-guilty - Monday 18 September, 2017
Ibrahim Halawa could be home 'within days' after being found not guilty in Egypt
The hearing of Halawa’s case was delayed 28 times.
# not-guilty - Saturday 16 September, 2017
Protests as ex-police officer in Missouri 'not guilty' in black man's death
The police officer said he had acted in self-defence.
# not-guilty - Friday 7 July, 2017
Man who heard voices found not guilty of girlfriend's murder by reason of insanity
Oisin Conroy told gardaí a voice came in his head saying he had to kill Natalie McGuinness.
# not-guilty - Thursday 29 June, 2017
'I'm choking back tears': Relief and vindication after Jobstown not guilty verdict
There was jubilation outside the court today as supporters and the accused celebrated the not guilty verdict.
# not-guilty - Friday 2 June, 2017
Man acquitted in Dublin Mountains Tinder rape case
The defendant shouted at gardaí after the jury left the court.
# not-guilty - Tuesday 23 May, 2017
'It's a wonderful day': Sean FitzPatrick gives his reaction outside of court
Fitzpatrick’s trial had been the longest-running criminal trial in the history of the State.
Ex-Anglo chair Sean FitzPatrick acquitted of all charges on day 126 of trial
The ex-Anglo chairman’s trial had become the longest in the history of the Irish state.
# not-guilty - Wednesday 22 February, 2017
Munster's Saili cleared of any wrongdoing after disciplinary hearing
The All Black will be available for this weekend’s clash with Scarlets.
# not-guilty - Friday 16 December, 2016
'Many parents struggle like I did': Bernadette Scully speaks out after court verdict
The 58-year-old was found not guilty of the manslaughter of her daughter earlier today.
Man who stabbed mother to death with kitchen knife found not guilty by reason of insanity
32-year-old Fionn Braidwood stabbed his mother to death at the family home in Dublin in January 2015.
GP Bernadette Scully found not guilty of the manslaughter of her daughter
The jury returned the unanimous verdict after deliberating for four hours.
# not-guilty - Friday 14 October, 2016
Footballer Ched Evans cleared of raping teenager after retrial
Evans previously served two-and-a-half years in jail for rape.
# not-guilty - Wednesday 27 July, 2016
John Hinckley, the man who shot US President Ronald Reagan, is now a free man
He had been residing in a psychiatric hospital after being found not guilty by reason on insanity following the crime.
# not-guilty - Monday 20 June, 2016
Man who killed parents with an axe committed to Central Mental Hospital
His siblings urged families with similar concerns about the mental health of a family member to seek timely intervention.
# not-guilty - Saturday 28 May, 2016
Man who beat his mother to death found not guilty by reason of insanity
Bijan Afshar had pleaded not guilty.
# not-guilty - Saturday 7 May, 2016
Algerian man found not guilty of Cologne New Year's Eve sex assault
The 26-year-old was accused of forming part of a mob who encircled and groped a woman.
# not-guilty - Monday 15 February, 2016
Man who killed Dublin grandfather committed to Central Mental Hospital
Dragos Nica stabbed Michael Gannon while he babysat his grandchildren.
# not-guilty - Monday 8 February, 2016
"He was stone-faced": man found not guilty of murder of Mairead Moran by reason of insanity
Shane Smyth will be detained in the Central Mental Hospital.
# not-guilty - Friday 11 December, 2015
Taxi driver not guilty of impersonating a garda while meeting a prostitute
The trial heard that it is not a criminal offence to use the services of a prostitute or to exchange sex for money.
# not-guilty - Friday 31 July, 2015
Saverio Bellante found not guilty of the murder of Tom O'Gorman by reason of insanity
The jury returned the verdict this afternoon after a short time deliberating.
# not-guilty - Thursday 26 March, 2015
Student weeps in court after being cleared of planning terrorist attack
Journalists were allowed in for small sections of the trial – but they still cannot report on the details.
# not-guilty - Wednesday 4 February, 2015
Doctor cleared in Britain's first ever female genital mutilation trial
He was accused of performing an FGM procedure on a woman who gave birth at his hospital in 2012 following damage caused by labour.
# not-guilty - Tuesday 20 January, 2015
Graham Dwyer trial will not begin until Thursday
Members of the jury were warned yesterday that details will be difficult for the squeamish.
# not-guilty - Tuesday 18 November, 2014
Two little kids get covered in paint, try desperately to pretend nothing is different
“What is funny Daddy?”
# not-guilty - Thursday 13 November, 2014
Fifa report clears Qatar of any wrong-doing during 2022 World Cup bid process
The English FA found to have ‘damaged the image of Fifa and the bidding process’.
# not-guilty - Saturday 8 November, 2014
Drug charges against Brazilian footballer Adriano dropped
The striker was charged on Tuesday with buying motorbikes for drug dealers four years ago.
# not-guilty - Monday 6 October, 2014
British millionaire pleads not guilty to murdering young bride on honeymoon in South Africa
Shrien Dewani’s wife was shot dead in 2010.
# not-guilty - Thursday 26 June, 2014
Rebekah Brooks says she has been 'vindicated'
In her first comments since Tuesday’s verdict, the one-time head of Murdoch’s British newspaper arm said her thoughts were with colleagues still facing legal action.
# not-guilty - Monday 28 April, 2014
Max Clifford found guilty of eight counts of indecent assault
The PR man was found guilty of eight charges of indecent assault spanning two decades.
# not-guilty - Wednesday 16 April, 2014
VIDEO: Sean FitzPatrick speaks of "six years of great personal difficulty" after being found not guilty
FitzPatrick also spoke about the “six years of great personal difficulty” he had endured.
# not-guilty - Wednesday 9 April, 2014
Some charges against Seán Fitzpatrick dropped in Anglo trial
The jury has been directed to find two of the former executives not guilty on a number of accounts.
# not-guilty - Thursday 3 April, 2014
Rooney insists he didn't dive or try to get Bayern star Schweini sent-off
The Bayern Munich player will miss the second leg after being sent off on Tuesday night.
# not-guilty - Tuesday 24 September, 2013
Michaella McCollum Connolly to plead guilty to drug trafficking charges
The Monaghan-born woman, accused of trying to smuggle drugs from Peru to Spain, is hoping to receive a shorter sentence in return for entering a guilty plea.
# not-guilty - Tuesday 10 September, 2013
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell cleared of all charges
The 48-year-old appeared outside court to say he was “delighted” with the verdict.
# not-guilty - Thursday 11 July, 2013
The 9 at 9: Thursday
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# not-guilty - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
No kidding: Gary the goat brought to court - for eating flowers
The court found in his favour. Phew.