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<p>Eamonn O'Neill (left) and Anne Marie Hassett (right) and three other gardaí were found not guilty of charges alleging the 'squaring' of motoring tickets this week following a 35-day trial. File picture: Brendan Gleeson</p>

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Garda couple to sue force after acquittal in Limerick penalty points trial

They claim that, in an initial interview, a photograph of their young son was produced in an attempt at intimidation

<p>(Left to right) George Nkencho's mother, Blessing, his brothers, Emmanuel and Victor, and his sister, Grateful demonstrate outside Store Street Garda Station in Dublin on Friday. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA</p>

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Jury returns narrative verdict at George Nkencho inquest

<p> The two men appeared before a special sitting of Fermoy District Court, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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Two men appear in court over €470k cannabis seizure in Cork

Cork woman who stole charity collection box from church is jailed

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Cork woman who stole charity collection box from church is jailed

Mother of boy, 8, found at Cork garage at night without pants charged with child cruelty

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Mother of boy, 8, found at Cork garage at night without pants charged with child cruelty

Cork man who spray-painted 'Marry me? Chippy' on city building caused €6,500 in damage

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Cork man who spray-painted 'Marry me? Chippy' on city building caused €6,500 in damage

Man admits to smashing almost 40 flat screen TVs at two Cork City betting shops

Man admits to smashing almost 40 flat screen TVs at two Cork City betting shops

One of the bail conditions for the accused man requires him to stay out of all betting offices in Cork City or county

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

'I don’t know anything about it,' says truck driver charged with €2.1m drug seizure in Cork

'I don’t know anything about it,' says truck driver charged with €2.1m drug seizure in Cork

It is alleged that there was a seizure of 93 packages of herbal cannabis with a weight of 107kgs

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Major questions remain following Limerick garda trial

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Major questions remain following Limerick garda trial

In this week’s podcast, Mick swaps chairs and is interviewed by Deirdre O’Shaughnessy

Listen | Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Courts need to presume counselling notes will not be disclosed in sexual violence trials

Courts need to presume counselling notes will not be disclosed in sexual violence trials

We have spent decades trying to retrofit an adversarial system designed for property disputes to accommodate the reality of gendered sexualised violence, writes Dr Cliona Saidléar of Rape Crisis Ireland

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Man in prison hands of behind hold Steel cage jail bars. offender criminal locked in jail.

Man jailed for raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in Cork on same night

The offences against both women happened in their beds as they attempted to sleep

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Man arrested at Cork port for allegedly stowing away on ferry further remanded in custody

Man arrested at Cork port for allegedly stowing away on ferry further remanded in custody

Court heard efforts were being made to get identification documents from the Vietnamese embassy in Dublin

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Woman 'has no recollection' of how she got six sets of stolen earrings, Cork court told

Woman 'has no recollection' of how she got six sets of stolen earrings, Cork court told

The accused had been arrested at the bus station and charged with being intoxicated to such an extent that she was a source of danger to herself or others

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Man carrying knife accused of threatening to behead another man at Cork Garda station

Man carrying knife accused of threatening to behead another man at Cork Garda station

Accused was attending Togher Garda Station to sign on when he produced a large black knife which he began swinging in the air and then snuck up on a member of the public awaiting service at the hatch, court told

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Judge adds three months onto sentence of Cork woman for dealing Alprazolam tablets

Judge adds three months onto sentence of Cork woman for dealing Alprazolam tablets

Alprazolam is a Benzodiazepine-type relaxant tablet

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Former state pathologist tells inquest shot fired into George Nkencho's back proved 'rapidly fatal'

Former state pathologist tells inquest shot fired into George Nkencho's back proved 'rapidly fatal'

Dr Han Suyin concluded that none of the bullets were fired 'at close contact' but at 'an intermediate range'

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Michael Flatley civil court case

Michael Flatley to 'call his dancers' as he wins Lord of the Dance legal dispute

At The Chancery Court in the Royal Courts of Justice on Thursday, Mr Justice Simpson discharged a temporary injunction that had been secured against the dancer and choreographer

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Eamonn Harrison court case

Man to face trial on charge of sexually assaulting girl, 10, in west Dublin

There was no application for bail

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Noah Donohoe death

Woman found Noah Donohoe’s bike the evening he went missing, inquest told

Karen Crooks, a resident of Northwood Road in Belfast, also told the jury that the storm drain where Noah’s body was found could be accessed by a small number of homes in the area

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Car rental sign

Hertz ordered to pay €10,000 to blind woman over guide dog car hire charge

Workplace Relations Commission rules car hire firm failed to provide reasonable accommodation for blind customer travelling with guide dog

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Michael Flatley civil court case

Michael Flatley lived ‘lifestyle of a Monaco millionaire’ by borrowing money, court told

Belfast court hears starkly conflicting accounts of Michael Flatley’s finances in dispute over control of The Lord of the Dance

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Cork man decribed ex-partner as a 'sneaky skank' when he put her photo online

Cork man decribed ex-partner as a 'sneaky skank' when he put her photo online

Man jailed for two months for breaching safety order

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Man admits burglary at Cork City lapdancing club

Man admits burglary at Cork City lapdancing club

Sentencing was put back until February 9 so that a victim impact statement could be prepared, if the owner wished

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Cork man convicted of shoplifting tells judge he is 'in bits' after being denied medication in prison

Cork man convicted of shoplifting tells judge he is 'in bits' after being denied medication in prison

Accused said by video link from Cork Prison: 'They are saying up here that the judge has no say in the matter at all. The doctor says the judge has no say in the matters — that is what you are dealing with up here'

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Armed man who told Cork gardaí he wanted to kill someone in the city pleads guilty to charges

Armed man who told Cork gardaí he wanted to kill someone in the city pleads guilty to charges

Armed Support Unit assisted in arrest where three knives were recovered, court told

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Gardaí had detained George Nkencho under Mental Health Act in year before his death, inquest told

Gardaí had detained George Nkencho under Mental Health Act in year before his death, inquest told

Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard that Me Nkencho had been examined by a doctor during his detention and deemed not to pose a risk either to himself or the public.

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Former Cork scout leader jailed for indecent assault of boys argues he should have had two separate trials

Former Cork scout leader jailed for indecent assault of boys argues he should have had two separate trials

The argument is that due to the 'circumstances of cruelty' involved in an attack he committed on one boy in a wooded area, the offences against this victim should have been the subject of a separate trial to that concerning four other complainants

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Suspensions lifted for four gardaí acquitted in Limerick fixed-charge notice case

Suspensions lifted for four gardaí acquitted in Limerick fixed-charge notice case

Four gardaí suspended since 2020 have returned to duty after full acquittal, as calls grow for scrutiny of the prosecution

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Garda Stock

Irish Examiner view: Questions remain over Garda investigation and trial

Four serving gardaí and a retired superintendent have been found not guilty of charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Michael Flatley court case

Injunction is bid to 'control' Flatley's role in Lord Of The Dance, court told

Lawyers representing the dancer said the company blocking him from creative involvement with his stage show is 'nothing more than a management agent entitled to a fee'

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Dublin children deaths

Taoiseach to ask why HSE wanted to limit scope of inquests into deaths of children killed by mother

Andrew McGinley, the children's father, last year asked that a two-year period of his ex-wife Deirdre Morley’s psychiatric care be examined at the forthcoming inquests

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

West Cork man accused of grooming and sexually assaulting seven boys at fast food outlet

West Cork man accused of grooming and sexually assaulting seven boys at fast food outlet

Gardaí allege that on a weekly basis the accused was making a lengthy journey to Cork City every Saturday to meet the boys

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Cork man accused of café burglary refused bail

Cork man accused of café burglary refused bail

Court told the crime was allegedly pre-planned

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Made by man and mother nature

Cork man charged with having €610,000 worth of cannabis remanded in custody

Accused was charged with possession of cannabis and possession of cannabis for sale or supply at The Glen, Cork, on January 22

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Bruna Fonseca’s life and death: Inside the Cork murder trial

Bruna Fonseca’s life and death: Inside the Cork murder trial

Court reporter Liam Heylin discusses the murder trial that exposed obsession, coercive control and the killing of Bruna Fonseca

Listen | Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Police fire Taser guns more frequently

Cork farmer who claims he was tasered by armed gardaí raiding his farm settles High Court action

The judge also made an order directing the Garda Commissioner to pay the innocent farmer’s legal costs

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

'Not acceptable' that Limerick councillor sought to have speeding ticket cancelled

'Not acceptable' that Limerick councillor sought to have speeding ticket cancelled

Limerick City and County councillor Liam Galvin texted former Garda superintendent seeking to have speeding ticket cancelled, Garda trial told

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Teenager accused of causing Grace Lynch’s death appears in court

Teenager accused of causing Grace Lynch’s death appears in court

Keith Lee, 18, appeared at Blanchardstown District Court on Tuesday morning

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Mick Clifford: Limerick garda trial should never have happened

Mick Clifford: Limerick garda trial should never have happened

All five defendants in the Limerick garda trial have been cleared of all charges. As Mick Clifford has been pointing out since 2020, questions remain over the ordeal they were put through

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Woman felt sorry for Cork equestrian coach, aged 62, who raped her, aged 14, until he denied it in court

Woman felt sorry for Cork equestrian coach, aged 62, who raped her, aged 14, until he denied it in court

During his evidence the sports coach described the young woman’s evidence as ‘fantasies’ and ‘insane’

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Cork man accused of shoplifting tells judge to stop 'Mickey-Mousing me around'

Cork man accused of shoplifting tells judge to stop 'Mickey-Mousing me around'

Accused says 'I am being given no break by the gardaí whatsoever'

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Cork man admits attempted robbery of off-duty prison officer

Cork man admits attempted robbery of off-duty prison officer

Defendant pushed the injured party against a wall and forcibly searched his pockets, taking his phone, court told

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Limerick garda trial: Spontaneous cheering in court as five gardaí found not guilty

Limerick garda trial: Spontaneous cheering in court as five gardaí found not guilty

Eamon O’Neill, sergeants Anne Marie Hassett and Michelle Leahy and gardaí Tom McGlinchey and Colm Geary broke down when the verdicts were read out

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

'I love him to bits,' says woman of husband accused of 'savage and unprovoked attack' against her

'I love him to bits,' says woman of husband accused of 'savage and unprovoked attack' against her

The woman said she wants 'to have him home', despite the attack in front of their two young children at the family home

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Jail for 'vulnerable' Cork man who sexually abused his two nieces

Jail for 'vulnerable' Cork man who sexually abused his two nieces

Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford imposed a sentence of eight years with the last year suspended at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork today.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Man jailed for falsely claiming to be injured in road accident a decade ago

Man jailed for falsely claiming to be injured in road accident a decade ago

The claim was withdrawn after CCTV showed the defendant getting in and out of a wheelchair and walking unaided

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Prisoner XL

Woman who sexually assaulted her own daughter and let brother rape child gets 15 years

The woman’s brother, the child’s uncle, was also jailed for 15 years for raping the child when she was six years old

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

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Man arrested on return to country charged by gardaí with directing drug crime gang

Due to the nature of the charge, he could not apply for bail in the District Court, as the offence category requires a High Court decision

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Woman can't explain why she refused to provide details during arrest for intoxication in Cork

Woman can't explain why she refused to provide details during arrest for intoxication in Cork

Judge Carroll said if the accused made a €200 donation to the court poor box the matter would be struck out, if she did not she would be convicted and fined €400

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Cannabis ready to roll

Disqualified Cork driver caught with cannabis in car while on suspended sentence

The judge said she would require evidence that the defendant was drug-free and asked for a probation report to be prepared as well as a reference letter from his employer

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026