A Dublin man has lost his Supreme Court appeal against the severity of a seven-year sentence for the manslaughter of his partner's son who died from a stab wound.
Thu, 11 Apr, 2019
A Dublin man has lost his Supreme Court appeal over the severity of a seven-year sentence for killing his partner's son.
A Dublin man has lost an appeal against the severity of a seven-year prison sentence for killing his partner's son.
Thu, 07 Dec, 2017
A company which teaches skydiving has today launched a High Court action over an order by Kilkenny County Council that the firm ceases operations.
Tue, 18 Jul, 2017
A member of the Irish Naval Service has launched a High Court action over being reprimanded for bringing too many duty free cigarettes on board the ship where he was serving.
Mon, 17 Jul, 2017
A grandmother who agreed to take on full-time care of her daughter's three children amid concerns for their welfare has taken proceedings alleging the Child and Family Agency is in "grave neglect" of its duty towards them.
A retired schoolteacher has brought a legal challenge aimed at preventing his trial in on charges of alleged indecent assault against boys almost fifty years ago.
The Court of Appeal has upheld a 13-year-jail term imposed on a man for raping a woman four times in a single incident.
Tue, 27 Jun, 2017
A Dublin man will bring an appeal against the severity of his seven-year sentence for killing his partner's son in October.
Mon, 22 May, 2017
A man given 12-year sentences for raping and sexually abusing his three step-children must wait to hear the outcome of an appeal.
Sat, 28 Jan, 2017
A woman thought the sexual abuse inflicted on her by her uncle was normal until she watched a television programme and realised “this didn't happen to everybody”.
Fri, 09 Dec, 2016
The family of a 64-year-old who was murdered by three men after they broke into his home in Edenderry has spoken for the first time of their shock and horror at the brutality of his death.
Tue, 11 Oct, 2016
Three young men have been jailed for life for the murder of Thomas Dooley who was beaten to death at his home in Edenderry, Co Offaly in 2014.
Mon, 10 Oct, 2016
Sat, 06 Aug, 2016
A third man was today convicted of murdering a 64-year-old in his home by a unanimous jury verdict.
Fri, 05 Aug, 2016
The prosecution has finished giving evidence in the case of three men accused of murdering a 64-year-old at his home.
Wed, 27 Jul, 2016
One of three men accused of murdering an elderly man received a text message saying the deceased was a rapist hours before he was allegedly beaten to death, a jury has heard.
Mon, 25 Jul, 2016
A man has been given a 12-year sentence for raping and sexually abusing his three step-children.
Tue, 05 Jul, 2016
A man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia who killed his parents with an axe has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin.
Tue, 21 Jun, 2016
A paranoid schizophrenic who killed his parents with an axe has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.
Thu, 09 Jun, 2016
David Mahon’s counsel has told his trial jury that his client had no motive to kill his stepson, but every reason not to harm him, due to his love for Dean Fitzpatrick’s mother.
Wed, 04 May, 2016
Sat, 30 Apr, 2016
The trial of a man charged with murdering his stepson has heard that the deceased had a death wish due to feelings of guilt about his missing sister, Amy Fitzpatrick.
Fri, 29 Apr, 2016
A man who strangled his brother to death with a bungee cord before hiding his body in a pit by the Cliffs of Moher has been found not guilty of his murder by reason of insanity.
Sat, 23 Apr, 2016
A Donegal man has been jailed for three years for the rape of a 14-year-old girl at a teenage disco when he was 15 years old.
Tue, 12 Apr, 2016
A Pakistani man has been jailed for nine years at the Central Criminal Court for killing a man he suspected of having an affair with his wife.
Sat, 09 Apr, 2016
An IT worker and father of three has received a non-custodial sentence for sexually assaulting his niece 24 years ago.
Fri, 08 Apr, 2016
A Hungarian national has been jailed for life for murdering a 20-year-old Kildare man with a baseball bat.
Thu, 17 Mar, 2016
A Hungarian national has been found guilty of murdering a 20-year-old Kildare man with a baseball bat.
Thu, 10 Mar, 2016
A woman has told a jury that she was 18 years celibate and had no interest in either men or sex the night she was allegedly raped in the office of a Limerick pub.
Wed, 09 Mar, 2016
A drama teacher who raped a student when she was around seven years old has been jailed for 10 years.
Sat, 27 Feb, 2016
Fri, 26 Feb, 2016
A drama teacher who raped a student when she was around seven is to launch an appeal against his conviction because a juror was allegedly “smiling and winking” at gardaí during his trial.
Tue, 23 Feb, 2016
A Kilkenny man who stabbed shop worker Mairead Moran to death at her workplace and was found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity, has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital.
Mon, 15 Feb, 2016
A Kilkenny man who stabbed shop worker Mairead Moran to death at her workplace has been found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity.
Tue, 09 Feb, 2016
A defence barrister has urged the jury in the trial of a Kilkenny man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend to return a special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Mon, 08 Feb, 2016
Thu, 28 Jan, 2016
A jury has found a Donegal man guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl at a teenage disco when he was 15.
Sat, 16 Jan, 2016
An underage person could not consent to a sexual act even if they appeared to be an enthusiastic participant, a judge has told the jury in the trial of a then 15-year-old accused of raping a 14 year old at a youth disco.
Thu, 14 Jan, 2016
Tue, 22 Dec, 2015
A Limerick man has been jailed for the four and a half years for a “savage” attack on his former partner during which he beat her with a shovel until it broke.
Mon, 21 Dec, 2015
Thu, 10 Dec, 2015
A man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s partner set fire to a blood-stained hoodie he had been wearing on the night of the fatal fight, the Central Criminal Court heard yesterday.
Wed, 09 Dec, 2015
A man who was dying from stab wounds to his torso refused to say how he suffered the injuries when a garda asked for a “dying declaration”, the Central Criminal Court has heard.
Tue, 01 Dec, 2015
A man charged with murdering his partner’s son has been refused a bail application to travel to Spain.
Sat, 28 Nov, 2015
Tue, 17 Nov, 2015
A Carlow man who regularly raped his niece and grandniece has been given a 10-year sentence with the final three years suspended.
Wed, 11 Nov, 2015
A Limerick man on trial for raping, torturing and imprisoning the mother of his child has been acquitted of most charges but convicted of assault and false imprisonment.
Sat, 07 Nov, 2015
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