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<p>Louise O’Keeffe invested 16 years of her life in the fight for justice after she was the victim of sexual abuse in Dunderrow National School, Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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How the Louise O’Keeffe case exposed the State’s response to child sexual abuse victims

Nearly three decades after Leo Hickey’s conviction, survivors say the State continues to resist meaningful accountability and redress

<p>Accused told gardaí at interview that when he was working that evening in the hotel kitchen he began drinking vodka. He could offer no explanation for his actions. Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

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Sentencing adjourned in Cork Airport arson due to solicitors' dispute over free legal aid

<p>Defendant was highly abusive to bus driver, court heard. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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Drunk Cork man charged with head-butting bus windscreen, causing it to smash

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Man remanded after €500k of cannabis boxes seized in Cork

Doneraile murder trial: Teenage accused denies anyone said 'I'm going to kill you' to Cork postman

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Juror's continued absence further delays judge's charge in Doneraile murder trial

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'No one is going to tell me how to parent my children': Woman prosecuted for childrens' school absences

Court cases adjourned amid solicitors’ strike over legal aid reform

Court cases adjourned amid solicitors’ strike over legal aid reform

Criminal solicitors taking industrial action over proposed fee reforms forced delays at the Criminal Courts of Justice

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Woman alleges sports coach attempted to rape her during summer camp in 1970s

Woman alleges sports coach attempted to rape her during summer camp in 1970s

'I remember him asking whether I had ever been kissed,' the woman said. She said the man told her, He could show me how to do it.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Cork woman, 65, charged with withholding information during murder investigation

Cork woman, 65, charged with withholding information during murder investigation

Offence was allegedly committed during the investigation of the murder of 47-year-old Kieran Quilligan

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Man who fears for his life if deported is charged with escaping from custody

Man who fears for his life if deported is charged with escaping from custody

The court heard that the accused said when charged: 'I will be killed if I return to Egypt because I am gay.'

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Blue lights on the roof of a Garda Siochana Irish police car

Bail for Cork teenager charged with endangering gardaí in patrol car ramming

The accused is also charged with driving the stolen car

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Man charged with murdering his wife in Galway found dead in his cell

Man charged with murdering his wife in Galway found dead in his cell

A man charged with murdering his wife in Co Galway last month has been found dead in his prison cell.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Partner of Cork postman heard someone shout 'I’m going to kill you' outside her house, murder trial told

Juror's absence delays judge's charge for a day in Doneraile murder trial

The judge’s charge to the jury consists of explaining the relevant law in the case and summarising the evidence

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

West Cork man picks up 45th conviction for public intoxication

West Cork man picks up 45th conviction for public intoxication

'Do you think it's time to get a grip on this,' asks judge — to which defendant says he is 'probably right'

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Kinsale skipper convicted for allowing tourists to sort lobsters on his boat

Kinsale skipper convicted for allowing tourists to sort lobsters on his boat

Ten of the lobsters were undersized while four were marked with a “V notch” indicating they were reproductive females and should not have been caught

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Cork man accused of smashing glass bottle into face of sleeping homeless man further remanded in custody

Cork man accused of smashing glass bottle into face of sleeping homeless man further remanded in custody

Victim was asleep in a doorway on Oliver Plunkett Street when the unprovoked assault occurred, court heard

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Partner of Cork postman heard someone shout 'I’m going to kill you' outside her house, murder trial told

'Idea of one strike with a golf club utterly fanciful', says prosecution in Doneraile murder trial

The 16-year-old accused today admitted the manslaughter of Cork postman Barry Daly

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Man accused of hitting tourist on the head with walking stick at Cork station further remanded in custody

Man accused of hitting tourist on the head with walking stick at Cork station further remanded in custody

Defendant was told there was no legal representation available to him because of solicitors' dispute over free legal aid payments

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Courts of Criminal Justice, Dublin

Woman claims she was 'in a state of panic and shame' after alleged abuse by former sports coach

She said she was 10 or 11 at the time of this incident

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson court case

Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to renounce knighthood after sex abuse convictions

His letter also renounces his membership of the privy council, a central advisory group to the British monarch

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Dublin city centre incident

Riad Bouchaker denied that he 'went for the smallest children'

Man accused of attempted murder in Dublin city centre had the 'instinct not to go after bigger children who could defend themselves', says garda

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Former planning executive settles High Court defamation case

Former planning executive settles High Court defamation case

Jury failed to reach verdict earlier this summer in case brought by former executive director of the Irish Planning Institute, who claimed she was defamed by two articles published by this newspaper in January 2023

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Enoch Burke court case

Judge to consider releasing Enoch Burke from prison despite refusal to purge contempt

Lawyers for the school submitted that Enoch Burke owed some €452,100, but were asked by the judge to recalculate the figure after he raised issue with it and indicated it should be lower

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Drink-driving doctor who continued to drive while banned has his registration cancelled

Drink-driving doctor who continued to drive while banned has his registration cancelled

The doctor is also prohibited from applying to have his name restored to the Irish register of doctors for three years

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Aaron Connolly to face retrial on charge of murdering Cameron Reilly

Aaron Connolly to face retrial on charge of murdering Cameron Reilly

Remarks made by the judge at the original trial may have been perceived by the jury as 'disparaging' of the defence case and 'advocacy' for the prosecution

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Former Limerick hurler’s near €1m payout cut by €58,000

Former Limerick hurler’s near €1m payout cut by €58,000

Mark Keane was injured while freeing a work colleague trapped in a machine at their plant in Plassey, Co Limerick, in 2018 and brought a case to the High Court

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Jail for Cork man who denied threatening to shoot bar manager and grabbing door staff by testicles

Jail for Cork man who denied threatening to shoot bar manager and grabbing door staff by testicles

Kinsale man said he had three drinks on the night but admitted he was prone to getting into a 'blind rage' and is engaged in counselling to deal with the issue

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Riad Bouchaker: 'If they only helped me, this wouldn't have happened'

Riad Bouchaker: 'If they only helped me, this wouldn't have happened'

Man accused of attempted murder of children in Dublin city centre told gardaí he went into 'blackout' after social welfare refusal

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Man accused of 10 burglary charges in Cork town told no legal representative available to him

Man accused of 10 burglary charges in Cork town told no legal representative available to him

Accused consented to being further remanded in custody until July 7

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Solicitors’ dispute delays Cork woman's sentencing for careless driving causing death of woman

Solicitors’ dispute delays Cork woman's sentencing for careless driving causing death of woman

The Judge Boyle had previously adjourned sentencing until last month

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Doneraile murder trial: Teenage accused denies anyone said 'I'm going to kill you' to Cork postman

'We say what happened was murder': Prosecution closes its case in Doneraile trial

Defendants will have the option to call witnesses and go into evidence on Wednesday

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Blue lights on the roof of a Garda Siochana Irish police car

Two young Cork men charged in connection with ramming of patrol car that injured garda

They are accused of being passengers in the vehicle a short time earlier

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Criminal Courts of Justice

Former sports coach accused of sexually abusing four girls 'exploited his authority'

Man in his 70s pleaded guilty to five of the 79 counts against him when arraigned before the Central Criminal Court jury on Tuesday

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Peter Murrell court case

Peter Murrell, former SNP chief and estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, jailed for embezzling funds

The judge told Murrell he had committed a 'calculated crime of dishonesty', with a 'large number of fraudulent acts over a 12-year period while you were chief executive officer of the SNP'

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Teen died after acute asthma attack after four cancelled consultant appointments

Teen died after acute asthma attack after four cancelled consultant appointments

Killian Burnett from Finglas, the High Court heard, died of cardiac arrest at home brought on by an acute asthma attack on March 22, 2022

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Deception case against Cork woman Catherine O'Brien deferred as she is in hospital

Deception case against Cork woman Catherine O'Brien deferred as she is in hospital

Buttevant native Catherine O’Brien of An Grianan, Ballinroad, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, was due to appear before Judge Keenan Johnson at Portlaoise Circuit Court on Tuesday morning via video link

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

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Department expands new guardian ad litem service nationwide

Guardians ad litem are frequently appointed to complex court cases to ensure the views and best interests of the child are represented in proceedings

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Cabinet meeting

Government will 'respond positively' to mediation requests from those abused in Cork school

Some 19 women have said they plan to take legal action against the State for its failure to provide redress . Principal Leo Hickey pleaded guilty to 21 sample counts from 387 charges of sexually abusing 21 girls at Dunderrow National School in the 1960s and 1970s

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Woman kicked down stairs, pinned to a bed, and held against her will in Waterford

Woman kicked down stairs, pinned to a bed, and held against her will in Waterford

Thomas Connors, of 58 O'Connell Street, Waterford City was facing two counts of assault contrary to Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act and a further charge of false imprisonment

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Illegal hunting charges dismissed as Cork man ‘turning his life around’

Illegal hunting charges dismissed as Cork man ‘turning his life around’

The judge ordered the accused to make a donation of €1,000 to the Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Made by man and mother nature

West Cork woman, 60, 'an unusual type of person' to appear before court on drugs charge

Defendant had been treated for cancer and suffered from mental health issues and used cannabis for pain relief, court told

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

A drug syringe and a spoon with cooked heroin

DPP delay leads to €100k drug case being struck out

21-year-old man was accused of having €79k of heroin and €21k of cocaine at his Cork home

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

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Cork man accused of violent assault on sleeping woman in her home

Woman left with numerous injuries after face smashed into bedside locker, court told

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

Mick Clifford: Jeffrey Donaldson’s claim to be a man of God proved as hollow as his politics

Mick Clifford: Jeffrey Donaldson’s claim to be a man of God proved as hollow as his politics

If he knew what he had done to B, if he was genuinely repentant, why did he plead not guilty? Why did he put his victims through a trial?

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

Solicitors in dispute over legal aid payments tell Cork court they 'cannot act' for defendants

Solicitors in dispute over legal aid payments tell Cork court they 'cannot act' for defendants

All cases were adjourned on Monday pending settlement of dispute with minister for justice

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

Doneraile murder trial: Teenage accused denies anyone said 'I'm going to kill you' to Cork postman

Doneraile murder trial: 16-year-old accused said he 'did not leave home' on night Cork postman was killed

Teenager referred to hearing 'the devastating news' that Barry Daly was dead. 'How did you hear?' he was asked. 'Next day on the news,' he replied

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

Riad Bouchaker trial: Accused said after arrest that he 'did not want to kill'

Riad Bouchaker trial: Accused said after arrest that he 'did not want to kill'

Jury in murder trial watches video of first interview Riad Bouchaker gave to gardaí a month after alleged attacks in Dublin city centre in November 2023

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

Cork man jailed for 17 years for rape and coercive control of partner

Cork man jailed for 17 years for rape and coercive control of partner

Maurice Magner began to coercively control the woman by having access to the password to her electronic devices.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson court case

Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of 18 historical sex offences, including one count of rape

Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 historical sex offences against two women when they were children, including one count of rape, 13 of indecent assault and four of gross indecency

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

Parnell Square knife incident

Man jailed for 10 years after violently raping 14-year-old girl and getting tattoo to mark the crime

Man also assaulted the girl, verbally abused and threatened her during the ordeal, which lasted between 90 minutes and three hours

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026