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<p>A witness told the court that the dog had come into his garden where he had chickens and he had to fire a warning shot from a shotgun to scare it away. File picture: iStock</p>

court and crime

Restricted breed German shepherd was uncontrolled and not muzzled, Cork court told

The dog owner was convicted and fined €1,000

<p>Gardaí caught the publican serving alcohol at the Dew Drop Inn on three separate dates in 2023. File photo</p>

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Cork publican showed 'total disrespect for the law' by trading without a licence

<p>The incident happened recently at the courthouse in Macroom. File picture: Dan Linehan</p>

court and crime

Cork man accused of hunting without permission collapses in court

Conference calls for urgency on reform of 'painfully slow' medical negligence process

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Conference calls for urgency on reform of 'painfully slow' medical negligence process

Man breached barring order to bring cooking apples to ex-wife's Cork home

court and crime

Man breached barring order to bring cooking apples to ex-wife's Cork home

'Aggressive' man threatened to throw shop staff off Cork City bridge into River Lee, court told

court and crime

'Aggressive' man threatened to throw shop staff off Cork City bridge into River Lee, court told

Cork men accused of assaulting resident before taking TV and PlayStation console

Cork men accused of assaulting resident before taking TV and PlayStation console

Court told men were seen on high-quality CCTV loading stolen items into a vehicle

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Close up of a car key on an auto insurance renewal document

Drunk driver who crashed in car with no insurance gets three-year ban

The Cork man was given a three-month postponement of the commencement of his disqualification

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Dublin children deaths

Lawyers want inquest to examine mental health of woman at the time she killed her three children

It follows a ruling by coroner Myra Cullinane that evidence to be heard at the inquest about Deirdre Morley's mental health state would be given by two forensic consultant psychiatrists who had also given evidence at her criminal trial.

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

DR. TONY MARGIOTTA

Mick Clifford: Bizarre sick note case drags on while siblings live under cloud for 11 years

Eleven years after their arrests over alleged fake sick notes, the Margiotta siblings remain entangled in legal and professional limbo

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

'My downfall is the drink': Cork man who called gardaí 'rats' jailed

'My downfall is the drink': Cork man who called gardaí 'rats' jailed

Accused had 157 previous convictions

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Behind the bars

Judge gives woman six months for racially abusing security staff in Cork City shop

Her solicitor told the court: 'When she is not sober, things deteriorate.'

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Mother of Cork child, 3, who walked alone to shop at night, did not report him missing for 35 minutes, court told

Mother of Cork child, 3, who walked alone to shop at night, did not report him missing for 35 minutes, court told

Sergeant John Kelleher outlined the allegations: 'The three-year-old entered the store alone and complained to the shopkeeper that he was hungry'

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

'It is not the system’s failure': Cork judge jails serial shoplifter

'It is not the system’s failure': Cork judge jails serial shoplifter

Cork woman branded a 'menace' as she is sentenced to six months in prison

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Primary school girls are taught during a lesson by a male teacher

School principal who sexually harassed student teacher struck off register

The three-person panel found five allegations of professional misconduct proven beyond reasonable doubt

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Conor McGregor court case

Conor McGregor's Forged Stout business faces High Court case after allegations of unpaid debts

Recently, Forged Stout Production Limited was hit with two debt judgements

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Courts of Criminal Justice, Dublin

Galway teen went 'through hell' and denies making up rape 'story'

Accused man has pleaded not guilty to four charges

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Cork man admits arson attack on house owned by social housing group

Cork man admits arson attack on house owned by social housing group

It is alleged the front door of the property was damaged by fire while a kitchen window was also damaged

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Cork men accused of targeted burglary of woman living alone in Mallow

Cork men accused of targeted burglary of woman living alone in Mallow

One of the men is alleged to have used the victim's name during the offence

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Man and woman plead guilty to brothel-keeping in Cork

Man and woman plead guilty to brothel-keeping in Cork

Pair sent forward for trial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Man accused of repeatedly punching woman tells Cork court 'she only got a few scratches'

Man accused of repeatedly punching woman tells Cork court 'she only got a few scratches'

The defendant also claimed that she was the one who first assaulted him

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Garda stabbing accused further charged with Conor McGregor pub arson and terrorist activity

Garda stabbing accused further charged with Conor McGregor pub arson and terrorist activity

The Director of Public Prosecutions delivered directions specifying that the defendant be tried in the non-jury Special Criminal Court

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

MANDY KELLY

Two Irish children to be placed on Interpol red notice, Tánaiste promises mother

Zayn and Kareen Mohamed were taken from their mother Mandy Kelly by their father in 2022, during a family holiday in Cairo

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Man, 31, charged with murder of his parents and brother in Co Louth

Man, 31, charged with murder of his parents and brother in Co Louth

Robert O’Connor, 31, appeared before a special sitting of Drogheda District Court on Tuesday evening

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Inquest hears woman was electrocuted while holding a charging mobile phone in bath

Inquest hears woman was electrocuted while holding a charging mobile phone in bath

Ann-Marie O’Gorman's husband expressed concern that many people are being lulled into 'a false illusion of safety' by mobile phone manufacturers for promoting how their equipment is waterproof

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Book of evidence served on man charged with defiling child in Cork

Book of evidence served on man charged with defiling child in Cork

Accused is remanded on continuing bail

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Man charged with setting fire to three vehicles at Cork Airport may face trial

Man charged with setting fire to three vehicles at Cork Airport may face trial

The three vehicles were a Swissport Airline waste removal tanker, a privately owned animal transporter truck and another privately owned vehicle parked there while the owner was abroad

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

American woman punched by accused had just arrived in Cork, court told

American woman punched by accused had just arrived in Cork, court told

Victim was allegedly accosted in city centre

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Glastonbury Festival 2025

Independent Ireland councillor attempts to halt Bob Vylan gig in Dublin

The pro-Palestine pair have announced a headline show at Vicar St, Dublin, on November 26, as part of their We Won't Go Quietly tour

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Cork woman denies multiple shoplifting charges but admits to stealing power tools worth €867

Cork woman denies multiple shoplifting charges but admits to stealing power tools worth €867

Accused told garda in relation to charge of stealing power tools from B&Q in Mahon Point: 'I did that — I’ll give you that one'

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Pregnant woman left distressed on side of Cork road after collision with disqualified driver

Pregnant woman left distressed on side of Cork road after collision with disqualified driver

Man jailed for five months after pleading guilty to hit and run charges

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Cork man who confessed to attacking woman twice in one day admits to third assault

Cork man who confessed to attacking woman twice in one day admits to third assault

The victim had cuts to her face and was attended to at Mercy University Hospital

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Antonio Atoche DC CCJ4

Airline cabin crew member avoids jail for making 'depraved' airport toilet videos

The court was told that the defendant still could not explain his actions

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Victim of attempted murder seeks to have law changed around 'unique and complex' case

Victim of attempted murder seeks to have law changed around 'unique and complex' case

Fionnuala Bourke, who was stabbed nine times in a random attack by a stranger, is angry that her attacker has been deemed to have served her 10-year sentence – even though she has not spent any of it in prison

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Drunk with 55 previous convictions smashed in window of rental car

Drunk with 55 previous convictions smashed in window of rental car

Accused asks for suspended sentence to act as a deterrent

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Cork child, 3, walked alone to shop at night and told shopkeeper he was hungry, neglect case told

Cork child, 3, walked alone to shop at night and told shopkeeper he was hungry, neglect case told

The judge was told that the child is now living with his father

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Drug Use in West Midlands, England

Cork judge notes 'very sad lives of addiction' of two men accused of stealing car

One of the accused told the court: 'If I go back to prison I will be on the floor and back to square one.'

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

I'm giving you a 'get out of jail free' card, judge tells Cork woman convicted of 21 thefts

I'm giving you a 'get out of jail free' card, judge tells Cork woman convicted of 21 thefts

Some of the thefts were of Yankee candles, a speaker, a large amount of alcohol and some steaks

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Cork man prosecuted for having revolver and ammunition he claimed were 'ornamental'

Cork man prosecuted for having revolver and ammunition he claimed were 'ornamental'

Revolver and bullets were blank meaning they would not discharge but still came under the Firearms Act, court told

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Barry George compensation claim

Cork man cleared of Jill Dando murder to face charge of raping teenager in 1987

Barry George, of Co Cork, Ireland, has been issued a charge and requisition in connection with one count of rape and two of indecent assault, Britain's Metropolitan Police said on Friday

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Paul Gallagher court case

Older brother of Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher denies rape

Paul Gallagher, 59, has also pleaded not guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making a threat to kill, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Close up of a car key on an auto insurance renewal document

Cork motorist caught with no insurance the day before court appearance for same offence

The defendant's solicitor told Bandon District Court the defendant sometimes had 'invasive thoughts' that compelled him to drive

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Gda Neil Doyle CCJ5

Garda denies dangerous driving causing serious injury to delivery driver whose leg was severed

The court heard that João Henrique Ferreira, who had lived in Ireland for five years, had been assisting friends in locating a stolen bicycle when the incident allegedly occurred on a slip road to the M50

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Drunk man told Cork gardaí to 'f*** off' and said they could not arrest him

Drunk man told Cork gardaí to 'f*** off' and said they could not arrest him

Court heard defendant had previous convictions for nine thefts and 10 counts of being drunk and a danger

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Judge dismisses 'unbelievable' claim by Cork man caught with de-tagger in sports shop

Judge dismisses 'unbelievable' claim by Cork man caught with de-tagger in sports shop

The defendant was ordered to do 60 hours of community service instead of three months in prison

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Cork man charged after €400,000 worth of cannabis found during Garda search of house

Cork man charged after €400,000 worth of cannabis found during Garda search of house

Gardaí arrested accused and charged him with possession of cannabis and having the illegal drug for the purpose of sale or supply to others

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Two people in East Cork told to contribute to court poor box over illegal possession of diazepam

Two people in East Cork told to contribute to court poor box over illegal possession of diazepam

One of the defendants was a nurse who worked shifts who had used the tablets to help her sleep when she was working nights

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Cork anti-immigration activist Ross Lahive faces harassment charge after fresh social media posts

Cork anti-immigration activist Ross Lahive faces harassment charge after fresh social media posts

Ross Lahive allegedly made fresh comments on social media on Wednesday night before meeting a garda sergeant on Thursday morning to be charged with harassment of a garda

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Scales of Justice

Cork man fined for lying drunk in the street near school as parents collected children

Youghal District Court heard the defendant had 'long-standing alcohol issues' and was currently unemployed

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

DPP to issue directions next month for arson attack case on elderly Cork couple's home

DPP to issue directions next month for arson attack case on elderly Cork couple's home

A man aged 87 and his 86-year-old wife were watching television in the house at the time

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025