Organisation: Central Criminal Court

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FILE PHOTO 58-year-old farmer Michael Scott has been found not guilty of the manslaughter of his aunt 76-year-old Chrissie Treac
Scott subjected aunt to 'verbal abuse and mental torture'
Michael Scott was convicted earlier this year of the manslaughter of his aunt through gross negligence when he drove over her in an agricultural teleporter outside her home

Mon, 12 Jun, 2023

Josephine McMahon
Kerry woman sexually assaulted two young boys in a 'heinous' way
One of the brothers told the Central Criminal Court she had robbed him of his childhood and his sense of safety and security

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

Sligo deaths
Sligo men died from multiple sharp force injuries, inquest hears
The bodies of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee were discovered at their respective homes on April 11 and 12 

Tue, 13 Dec, 2022

Sad woman
Man accused of sexually assaulting woman with objects over nine years 
The man has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2022

ieExplains: Can your social media posts affect the outcome of a criminal trial?
ieExplains: Can your social media posts affect the outcome of a criminal trial?
There can be very serious implications arising from people sharing comments and information regarding an ongoing legal case

Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

Criminal Courts of Justice
Judge rejects character references as rapist is sentenced to 11 years
Judge refuses to accept character references for accused as the people who wrote them were not in court

Mon, 18 Jul, 2022

judge gavel on a blue wooden background
Man accused of raping young woman near UCC and later sending Instagram follow request
A book of evidence was served on a 22-year-old man accused of raping a young woman in her home in the area around University College Cork during a break-in and later sending her a follow request by Instagram.

Sun, 17 Jul, 2022

Cameron Blair: Sentence imposed on man who brandished knife before fatal stabbing is ‘too lenient’, Court of Appeal told
Cameron Blair: Sentence imposed on man who brandished knife before fatal stabbing is ‘too lenient’, Court of Appeal told
Lawyer for the DPP says killing could not be 'laid at the door' of man found guilty of violent disorder, but he had an 'extremely high' degree of culpability

Tue, 08 Mar, 2022

Criminal Courts of Justice
Judge tells barristers to warn court of anything liable to cause trial delays 
After collapse of Bray murder trial, judge says courts will need explanation for trials being listed for more than three weeks

Mon, 13 Sep, 2021

PETE TAYLOR; KAREN BROWN
Taylor tells court he felt bullet 'whizz' past his head
Central Criminal Court hears boxing trainer say he was was 'within touching distance' of gunman

Tue, 06 Jul, 2021

Man accused of murdering wife and children to go on trial
Man accused of murdering wife and children to go on trial
A 37-year-old man accused of murdering his wife and two young children at their south Dublin home will go on trial at the Central Criminal Court in June next year.

Mon, 17 May, 2021

Criminal Courts of Justice
Lawyer of man accused of rape asks woman if she wished to marry to gain Irish residency
Lawyers for a man accused of raping an asylum seeker have suggested to the alleged victim that her objective in meeting the defendant was to secure residency here.

Thu, 08 Apr, 2021

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Man denies raping asylum seeker fleeing forced marriage
A man is accused of raping a woman he had been introduced to through a mosque after she sought asylum here because her family were trying to force her into a marriage in her home country.

Tue, 06 Apr, 2021

Former care worker who sexually assaulted girl, 10, jailed for three years
Former care worker who sexually assaulted girl, 10, jailed for three years
A former care worker who went on the run after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting his 10-year-old neighbour has been jailed for three years.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2021

Knife travelled across victim's brain to other side of skull
Knife travelled across victim's brain to other side of skull
A 29-year-old man who stabbed a stranger in the head and "destroyed his life" by leaving him with a "horrific" brain injury and a lifelong disability, has been jailed for seven and a half years.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2021

Killer refused permission to spend Christmas with her mother
Killer refused permission to spend Christmas with her mother
A woman who killed her partner during a drunken row has been refused permission to spend Christmas with her mother.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2020

Gavel, scales of justice and law books
Complainant in rape trial denies she sought out accused
 The complainant in the trial of a man accused of raping her when she was aged 14 has denied she sought out the man and suggested they do something “more risky or naughty”, a jury has heard.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2020

Gavel, scales of justice and law books
Teenage boy found not guilty of raping girl, 15
None of the parties can be identified as they are juveniles.

Thu, 10 Dec, 2020

Law and justice concept
Woman claims defendant ‘was the boss of my prostitution’
A woman in Kerry described being raped by “the boss of my prostitution” after she tried to set up on her own without his involvement.

Thu, 10 Dec, 2020

Mother accused of murdering her three children will face trial in Central Criminal Court
Mother accused of murdering her three children will face trial in Central Criminal Court
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has formally directed that a mother accused of murdering her three young children at their home in Dublin will face Central Criminal Court trial.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

‘Highly desirable’ that attempted murderer be sentenced before 18th birthday, judge says
‘Highly desirable’ that attempted murderer be sentenced before 18th birthday, judge says
The President of the Court of Appeal has said that it’s ‘highly desirable’ that an attempted murderer be sentenced before his 18th birthday to avoid unknown implications.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Book of evidence served in Cork rape case
Book of evidence served in Cork rape case
A book of evidence was served yesterday on a 37-year-old Cork man accused of raping a woman in a house in Cork city during Christmas 2018.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Sentence for teen who attempted to murder woman he met on dating app too lenient, court declares
Sentence for teen who attempted to murder woman he met on dating app too lenient, court declares
The Court of Appeal has found that the sentence of a teenager, who attempted to murder a woman he met on a dating app, was too lenient.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Judge refuses to allow rape accused change legal representation for sixth time
Judge refuses to allow rape accused change legal representation for sixth time
A judge has refused to allow a rape accused change his legal representation for the sixth time.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Man who attempted to murder teen in hiking spot assaulted prisoner with hot kettle, court hears
Man who attempted to murder teen in hiking spot assaulted prisoner with hot kettle, court hears
A man who attempted to murder a teenager at a popular Dublin hiking spot and later tried to strangle a psychiatric nurse with a sock has attacked another prisoner in Mountjoy Prison with a hot kettle, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Aaron Brady denied to gardaí that he confessed to murder of Adrian Donohoe, court hears
Aaron Brady denied to gardaí that he confessed to murder of Adrian Donohoe, court hears
Aaron Brady denied to gardaí that he confessed to the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in front of his friend's partner in a New York apartment, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Adrian Donohoe murder accused told bartender in New York that he shot a garda
Adrian Donohoe murder accused told bartender in New York that he shot a garda
A man accused of the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe told a bartender on three separate occasions that he shot a garda, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

Clodagh Finn: O’Reilly sisters’ courage underlines society’s cowardice
Clodagh Finn: O’Reilly sisters’ courage underlines society’s cowardice
‘Don’t be afraid.’ Helen O’Donoghue’s words after her rapist father was jailed for 20 years are a rallying cry to speak, no shout and scream about violence against women, writes Clodagh Finn.

Sat, 20 Jun, 2020

Kildare man jailed for raping sleeping woman
Kildare man jailed for raping sleeping woman
A man who raped a sleeping woman and told her “she wanted it” has been jailed for six and a half years.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Kerry man sexually assaulted cousin when she was 13 and he was 16
Kerry man sexually assaulted cousin when she was 13 and he was 16
A Kerry man has received a suspended prison sentence for the sexual assault of his younger female cousin when he himself was a teenager.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2020

Rapist who encouraged dog to abuse his daughter loses appeal
Rapist who encouraged dog to abuse his daughter loses appeal
A rapist father who encouraged the family dog to take part in the sexual abuse of his daughters has lost his appeal against conviction.

Wed, 17 Jun, 2020

Sex abuser claims judge put too much weight on his blaming of victim's hormones
Sex abuser claims judge put too much weight on his blaming of victim's hormones
A Tipperary man, who claimed his partner’s 13-year-old daughter had initiated sexual contact due to hormonal urges, has appealed his seven-year sentence for sexually abusing her.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Two men charged with separate rapes and sexual assaults of their younger brother in Cork family home
Two men charged with separate rapes and sexual assaults of their younger brother in Cork family home
The men today were each charged with 24 counts of rape and 24 counts of sexual assault of their younger brother on separate and different occasions at their family home in Co Cork in the 1990s.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Victim says serial sexual abuse will 'not hold any power over us ever again'
Victim says serial sexual abuse will 'not hold any power over us ever again'
The Central Criminal Court heard that a 58-year-old man sexually assaulted 14 girls in his flat over a period of years in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Thu, 28 May, 2020

Cork man on rape charge after Stephen’s Day incident
Cork man on rape charge after Stephen’s Day incident
A rape charge was brought against a 37-year-old Cork man earlier today arising out of an alleged incident at a house during Christmas 2018.

Thu, 21 May, 2020

Man convicted of raping his daughter can continue hunger strike, court rules
Man convicted of raping his daughter can continue hunger strike, court rules
The court heard the man described his daughter as "an unhinged fantasist with a history of making false allegations".

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Cork man charged with raping and falsely imprisoning partner
Cork man charged with raping and falsely imprisoning partner
A 32-year-old man was arrested yesterday on multiple charges, including counts of falsely imprisoning and raping his partner.

Wed, 13 May, 2020

'Don't pay any attention to any social media,' judge tells Adrian Donohoe murder trial jury
'Don't pay any attention to any social media,' judge tells Adrian Donohoe murder trial jury
"Don't be on social media and don't pay any attention to any social media."

Mon, 11 May, 2020

Conviction upheld for stable owner over rape of teen
Conviction upheld for stable owner over rape of teen
The Court of Appeal has upheld a stable owner’s conviction for raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

Three-year jail term for knife-attack teenager who did not want uncle buying heroin for his father
Three-year jail term for knife-attack teenager who did not want uncle buying heroin for his father
A teenage boy who stabbed his uncle in the chest because he did not want him to buy heroin for his father has been jailed for three years.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Ex-partner accused of Wicklow woman's murder sent for trial
Ex-partner accused of Wicklow woman's murder sent for trial
Nadine Lott died three days after being in a critical condition in hospital.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

Book of evidence served on man accused of Cork city murder
Book of evidence served on man accused of Cork city murder
A book of evidence has been served on a 41-year-old man accused of murdering a 52-year-old man at the deceased man’s home in Cork City.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

Convicted rapist failed to notify gardai he was living in a tent
Convicted rapist failed to notify gardai he was living in a tent
A convicted rapist who was required to notify gardaí of any change of address has been jailed for three months in an unusual case where the address in question was a tent.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

Book of evidence complete as boy, 14, to stand trial for rape
Book of evidence complete as boy, 14, to stand trial for rape
The teen, who was accompanied to court by his parents and his solicitor, was granted bail pending the preparation of a book of evidence.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2020

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