#Courts
21-year-old who stabbed man to death over car fire jailed for seven years
Blake Sweeney stabbed 33-year-old Robert Elston to death in May 2018.
Jurors asked to consider if accused men 'really cared' whether alleged rape victim said no
The two men have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Trial of US veterans charged with criminal damage at Shannon Airport transferred from Clare
Judge Gerald Keys said a jury of people living in Co Clare may not be impartial.
Man (64) jailed for three years for distributing child sex abuse images
Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that Fergus Galvin lost his job and family arising out of the offence.
Joshua Allen remanded in custody to secure residential addiction treatment
The eldest son of Rachel and Isaac Allen has pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis for sale or supply.
Earliest possible release dates for Boy A and Boy B will be in 2031 and 2027
The judge said he wanted the court to be kept fully informed about the boys’ progress and development in custody.
Former scout leader jailed for six-and-a-half years for sexual abuse of four boys
The now 67-year-old admitted molesting a number of young boys during an interview over 20 years ago.
Leitrim woman tells rape trial she awoke twice from a drunken blackout to find two men raping her
The alleged rapes took place at the end of a party in a flat in a Co Leitrim town.
Man jailed for random attacks in Cork after claiming 'older men are more likely to be sex offenders'
The judge branded Kyle Duggan’s remarks as “nonsensical” and “without foundation”.
TDs secure permission to challenge decision to refuse 'money message' motion
The High Court granted the permission today.
Two men found guilty of rape of woman following Donegal 'student night'
The woman told the trial she did not consent to any sexual activity.
Freddie Thompson withdraws case after he is moved from prison's punishment block
Thompson is serving a life sentence for the murder of David Douglas in 2016.
Ana Kriegel case: Boy A given life sentence with review after 12 years. Boy B sentenced to 15 years, with review after 8
Both boys were 13 years of age when they murdered Ana Kriegel in an abandoned house in Lucan in 2018.
Couple facing trial accused of giving bogus information to GSoc
Judge Bryan Smyth ordered them to appear again in six weeks to indicate a plea.
Teenager who slashed woman's throat in Dún Laoghaire attack given 11-year sentence
The boy was 15-years-old when he arranged through a dating app to meet a woman and then attempted to kill her.
Bus driver who pleaded guilty to careless driving over fatal accident fined €500
Olusola Omobamidele’s driving did not cause the death of Keith McGann and he could not be sentenced as if that was the case, a judge said.
Northern Irish man facing multiple counts of manslaughter over Essex trailer deaths
UK authorities allege he delivered the trailer to the Belgian port town of Zeebrugge.
File sent to DPP over Santina Cawley murder case
The accused was remanded on continuing bail.
Ben Gilroy prevented by High Court from arresting agents and employees of mortgage company
Start Mortgages also secured an order restraining Gilroy from posting online any information relating to any of Start’s current or former employees.
Teacher who had sex with 16-year-old student she believed was above age of consent is jailed for one year
The woman was given a three-year term with the final two suspended.
Judge 'blue in the face' over lack of resources for addiction clinics after reading 'cry for help' letter
Judge Gerald Keys made his comment after reading from a Kilrush man facing assault charges.
'She was our bright-eyed little girl': Father pays tribute at inquest of daughter (3)
Abigael Conlon was killed after she sustained serious injuries in a road crash in February 2018.
Substitute teacher who had sex with student thought 16 was legal age of consent, court hears
The woman is set to be sentenced tomorrow.
Second man in court over gunpoint robbery of tourists near Guinness Storehouse
Gareth Mallon made no application for bail when he appeared before Judge Treasa Kelly .
'Mind your own business in future': Al Porter spared jail after admitting he obstructed arrest
The comedian was arrested following an incident in Dublin city centre during the early hours of 6 October.
Butcher jailed for eight years for possession of over €2.5 million in drugs
Gerard Ryan (44) told gardaí he was under pressure to pick up the drugs from a warehouse in Ashbourne.
Man who set fire to cars in underground carpark as a teen is jailed
He was 17 at the time of the incident.
Gang appeal their jail time over tiger kidnapping of Dublin family
The three men had pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment.
Address of woman claiming €60k over car crash has been used five times in similar cases, court hears
Over a fourteen-month period, the address in Swords was used in almost identical cases, counsel for the insurance company said.
Garda accused of making a racist remark to suspect has findings against him quashed
Garda Noel Gibbons had strongly denied making the remark, and the case was heard at the High Court today.
'Imagine the pain she suffered': Read the full victim impact statement from Ana Kriegel's mother
“There is such emptiness in our lives without her,” Geraldine Kriegel said.
Second man arrested following armed robbery near the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin
Another man was arrested last Thursday and appeared before a court on Friday.
Man who was charged over gunpoint robbery near Guinness Storehouse is denied bail
Paul Heaney handed himself in to gardaí following the incident.
Woman (67) jailed for 16 months for falsely claiming €150,000 in social welfare payments
She falsely claimed the carer’s allowance and then falsely claimed job seeker’s allowance.
Student appears before court charged in relation to incident at Citywest shopping centre yesterday
The accused was granted bail under strict terms after he was charged with four serious offences in connection with the incident.
Mother can't be committed to CMH as it has reached 'full capacity in its quota of female patients', court hears
The woman was yesterday found not guilty by reason of insanity of the murder of her three-year-old daughter.
Businessman and ex-GAA star accused of attacking journalist on duty at Four Courts
He appeared at Dublin District Court this afternoon.
Dublin man sues Garda commissioner for defamation
The alleged breach was the subject of several media reports published in late March.
Brother of Veronica Guerin given fully suspended sentence for possession of child pornography images
Martin Guerin was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment but it was suspended in its entirety.
Mother who smothered daughter with pillow found not guilty by reason of insanity
The jury spent 54 minutes deliberating today before delivering a unanimous verdict.
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