#Courts
Minister promises 'urgent action' after shock High Court ruling on citizenship applicants
Nobody can now be granted Irish citizenship if they have spent a single day outside the country in the past year.
Government 'carefully studying' ruling not to grant citizenship to those who temporarily leave Ireland
The ruling applies to those who have left Ireland in the year before they apply for citizenship.
Limerick man (70) returned for trial over alleged sex assault on 12-year-old in Dunnes toilet
In response to arrest, charge and caution, the man replied “not guilty”.
Drug kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in US prison
Guzman, the 62-year-old former co-leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, was convicted in February.
Man to stand trial accused of racist attack on taxi driver after video of alleged incident went viral
Clive Mason appeared before Judge Bryan Smyth at Dublin District Court today.
Shock ruling says citizenship cannot be granted if applicant has spent a day outside Ireland in past year
Experts called the ruling “absurd”, pointing out that the law on citizenship has never been interpreted so strictly before.
Garda with 15 years' experience pleads guilty to possession of €100 worth of cocaine
The garda was found with approximately 1.6 grammes of the drug in 2018.
Man who killed neighbour with crowbar to be committed to Central Mental Hospital for 'lengthy' period
Richard McLaughlin was found not guilty by reason of insanity of the murder of Jimmy ‘James’ Loughlin.
Sentencing of man who abused boy (13) delayed over confusion on whether he accepts guilt
Leddy had pleaded not guilty but was convicted on all counts by majority verdict.
Court dispute involving Catholic priest facing drug charges in US to be heard in October
Fr Michael O’Leary was arrested for possession of a controlled substance in March.
Court finds woman who faced 61 charges of neglect and abuse of her two children unfit to be tried
The two children were taken into care in 2010.
'Mr Nobody' jailed for managing Kinahan gang's 'arsenal'
Declan Brady was sentenced to 11-and-a-half years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court.
Ana Kriegel murder: Sentencing of Boy A and Boy B delayed until 29 October
The court is waiting for psychiatric reports to be completed.
Former Miss Ireland Pamela Flood and husband could face jail for failing to leave €900,000 home
A court heard today that the couple had paid no money off their mortgage in nine years.
Pregnant woman who led gardaí on high-speed chase with children in car to be sentenced
Judge Patricia Ryan adjourned the case for sentencing in October.
Brother of murdered journalist Veronica Guerin pleads guilty to possession of child pornography images
Martin Guerin was arraigned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this morning.
Owners of property in Dublin 7 take High Court action to remove alleged squatters
The locks on the doors had been changed and the occupants say they have nowhere to go, so will not be leaving.
Victim's family hit out at mental health services after neighbour found not guilty by reason of insanity
Jimmy ‘James’ Loughlin was beaten to death by neighbour Richard McLaughlin in February 2018.
Justice minister takes case against farmer allegedly trespassing on State lands formerly earmarked for 'super prison'
The Minister has brought proceedings against James Scully, from Kilreesk Lane, St Margarets, Co Dublin.
The middle man: How another man's conviction led to confession by 'family friend' of Irene White
Irene White was killed in her home 14 years ago. One of her killers was jailed for life today.
US hedge fund billionaire Jeffrey Epstein charged with sex trafficking minors
Epstein was convicted previously of paying young girls for sexual massages at his mansion.
Judge says State misinterpreted ruling about redress for school abuse survivors
A retired judge said that the State’s approach showed an “inherent inversion of logic and a fundamental unfairness to applicants”.
Irene White's terminally ill sister expresses 'dying wish' that murderers brought to justice
A second man was sentenced today for the murder of the mother-of-three at her home in Louth in 2005.
Irish Daily Mail fined €25,000 over front page headline published during Ana Kriegel trial
Mr Justice Paul McDermott said there was “no effective editorial control over the manner in which the story was conveyed to the public”.
Second man sentenced to life in prison for murdering Irene White 14 years ago
The mother-of-three was killed in her home in Louth in 2005.
'It's time we called out the insurance industry': Courts figures show drop in number of personal injury cases
Awards in medical negligence cases in the High Court were also down last year.
Woman jailed for kicking expectant mother in stomach
Joyce Conlon was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
Gemma O'Doherty launches legal action against science writer David Robert Grimes
Grimes launched a case against O’Doherty last month.
Man who 'savagely' assaulted his partner after drinking and taking cocaine jailed for 32 months
Paul Barry (37) told gardai his former long-term partner sustained her injuries in a fall in the bathroom.
Rape trial collapses after alleged victim leaves Ireland during trial
The woman left on a ferry on Tuesday evening and was not answering her phone, the court heard.
The Netherlands' most notorious gangster has been jailed for life for five murders
Willem Holleeder’s “life was determined by greed, lust for power and violence”, judges said.
Man with 56 convictions sentenced to four years in prison, two suspended, for dragging woman from car
He was found guilty of assault causing harm and engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour.
Jim Mansfield Jnr charged with conspiracy to commit false imprisonment
He appeared before an out-of-hours sitting of the non-jury Special Criminal Court tonight.
Man accused of IRA membership had picture of late Alan Ryan on his phone
Darren Weldon has pleaded not guilty to membership of an unlawful organisation.
Man jailed for eight years for starting fire that spread to neighbours' apartments
Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to 11 years imprisonment, but suspended the final three years of the sentence on strict conditions.
Son of former politician Ivor Callely accused of attacking man with firework in Copper Face Jacks
The 27 year-old will face trial later this month.
Journalist fined €2,500 after inadvertently naming boy convicted of Ana Kriegel's murder on live radio
The journalist apologised unreservedly and accepted it was a terrible error.
Garda whose legs were crushed in assault awarded €975,000
Ciaran Murrihy was deliberately crushed between a stolen car and a garda vehicle, breaking his legs.
Man jailed for five years over fatal 'one punch' assault on friend
Jack Hall Ellis told gardaí he was acting in “drunkenness and anger” when he punched Luke O’Reilly once from behind.
Man appears in court over murder of mother-of-three in Dublin city centre
The 34-year-old woman was stabbed to death at an apartment building on Wednesday morning.
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