A jury has found a teenager guilty of murder for stabbing his best friend to death.

Lawyers for a convicted murderer have told the Court of Appeal their client could not get a fair trial due to the “scandalous” handling of a garda informer.

The State has asked the Court of Appeal to quash a murder conviction and order a retrial after it emerged that the then deputy State pathologist Khalid Jabbar’s work was not peer-reviewed.

The justice minister must reconsider retired High Court judge Barry White’s application to resume practising as a criminal barrister, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.

A Limerick man jailed for life for the murder of a father-of-six in a case of mistaken identity almost 10 years ago, has lost an appeal against conviction.

Retired judge Barry White can return to practise as a barrister, the High Court has found.

A retired High Court judge has been allowed to return to work as a barrister.

Twenty-two names were on the criminal legal aid panel when officials examined it which should not have been there, the High Court heard yesterday.

A retired High Court judge who got a €250,000 lump sum payment on retirement two years ago, plus €78,000 pension annually, following 12 years on a judicial salary ranging from €165,000 to €240,000, has said his income is not “adequate” to meet the needs of himself and his family.

An action by retired judge Barry White, who claims he is being prevented from resuming practice as a barrister by an unconstitutional rule, has opened before the High Court.

Retired Central Criminal Court judge, Barry White, says a demand for further disclosure of his financial affairs, in advance of his High Court challenge to a rule preventing him from returning to practice as a barrister, is “an unsavoury fishing exercise”.

A man who was twice convicted of murdering his pregnant ex-partner following three trials over six years has been granted an extension of time to file an appeal against his most recent conviction for murder.

Derry man Stephen Cahoon has been found guilty of murdering pregnant mother-of-four Jean Teresa Quigley for the second time after three trials over a period of six years.

Retired Central Criminal Court judge Barry White wants to resume practice as a barrister “due to economic necessity” but he is being prevented from doing so by an unconstitutional Bar Council rule, it has been claimed at the High Court.

A man whose conviction for murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend was quashed in March faces a third trial for her killing, despite an appeal by his lawyers that a second retrial would not be justified.

A man whose conviction for murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend was quashed in March faces a third trial for her killing despite an appeal by his lawyers that a second retrial would not be justified.

The father in the ‘house of horrors’ Roscommon case ought to have had a greater proportion of his 14-year sentence suspended, the Court of Appeal has found, in reference to cases of broadly similar seriousness.

Joe O’Reilly’s bid to have his conviction for murdering his wife declared a miscarriage of justice has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal prior to full hearing.

A man who stabbed his brother to death in 2006 came out of prison and set fire to his friend’s apartment after falling out with him.

Former Mountjoy Prison governor John Lonergan described the reported comments of Eamonn Lillis after his release — “I’ve done my time” — as “arrogant” and “upsetting” for people.

Eamonn Lillis, who brutally killed his wife on the patio of their Dublin home almost seven years ago, is expected to be a free man this week-end.

A man who had been jailed for life for the murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal.

Court reserves judgment after O’Reilly bids to have murder conviction declared miscarriage of justice

The brother of a woman who was killed on Christmas Day, along with her two daughters, has called on Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald to impose tougher prison sentences on murderers.

A man who murdered his pregnant ex-girlfriend must wait to hear whether his appeal against conviction has been successful.

From using a turnip as a candleholder to eating the turkey a day early to a cowgirl costume mistakenly bought for a boy, three celebrities recount their festive memories to Richard Fitzpatrick

A rapist described as a "serious threat to the women of Cork" has been released from prison following a successful appeal against the activation of his sentence for having a drink.

A rapist described as a “serious threat to the women of Cork” has been released from prison following a successful appeal against the activation of his sentence for having a drink.

Gardai are continuing to question a 42-year-old man in relation to the deaths of a retired couple in Donegal.

THERE is much that we tip toe around when discussing the issue of rape; much that’s left unsaid because it risks offending those who have already been so gravely offended by a rapist.

A retired High Court judge has claimed victims of crime sometimes use victim impact statements to try to influence a judge ahead of sentencing.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says there have been a number of calls to their helpline, following an interview with retired Judge Barry White.

A 26-year-old Laois man jailed for life as a teenager for hammering a boy to death will be released in less than two years, after his trial judge reviewed his sentence.

A High Court judge became emotional yesterday as he thanked his family on the eve of his retirement from the bench.

A man who died in Donegal, and who may have contracted Ebola while working in west Africa, "had been in high spirits since returning home", locals have said.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has quashed the conviction and ordered the retrial of a 33-year-old man who was jailed for life for murdering the man he suspected of having an affair with his wife.

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A Westmeath chef who raped a young woman after inviting her back to his apartment for a party has been given a seven-year sentence.