A Lucan man who handed himself into a garda station two days after robbing a shop because the offence had “bothered” him so much will be sentenced later at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man who defrauded the State out of €70,000 in social welfare payments while he was fully employed has been jailed for 18 months.

The brother of a man who hanged himself in garda custody will be sentenced later for possessing weapons in an overcrowded car in Dublin city centre.

A man who pulled a computer wire around his former wife’s neck as she pleaded with him not to kill her has been given an three-and-a-half year sentence by Judge Frank O’Donnell at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Dublin man has been jailed for eight and a half years at the Central Criminal Court for raping and sexually assaulting his young niece between 1998 and 2005.

A known Dublin criminal who tried to sell a stolen motorbike to undercover gardaí has been jailed for two years.

A teenage father-of-one whose unprovoked assault left a passer-by unconscious in a pool of blood on New Year's Day has been sentenced to three years in prison by Judge Frank O'Donnell.

A man who took part in a violent attack on a garda who was trying to arrest his cousin has been given community work instead of a prison sentence.

A Mayo man has been remanded in custody pending sentence for his part in an assault which left the victim wheelchair-bound and requiring lifelong care as a result of serious brain injuries.

An application by the State to reactivate the sentence of a burglar who stole from nurses in a children’s hospital has been rejected by Judge Katherine Delahunt after the man stayed committed to his drug treatment programme.

A 19-year-old father-of-one, whose unprovoked assault on a passer-by on New Years Day left him unconscious in a pool of blood, has had his sentence adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Wicklow woman who stole €11,300 from her employers for her boyfriend because she didn’t want him to break up with her has had her sentence adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A man who took part in a violent attack on gardaí who were trying to arrest his cousin may be given community work in lieu of a prison sentence.

The eldest brother of convicted killers, Charlotte and Linda Mulhall, has been jailed for robbing two shops at knifepoint for money for food for his children and the children of his jailed sister Linda.

A man who had consensual sexual intercourse with a then 13-year-old girl on Howth Head in 2001 has become the first to be found not guilty by a jury on his belief as to her age at the time.

A chronic cocaine addict has been given a three years sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for a €40 robbery in which she threatened to slit a young woman’s throat.

A Somalia national resident in Wicklow who attacked the arthritic father of his ex-partner after kicking-in his front door has been given a two year suspended sentence by Judge Desmond Hogan.

The man whose successful Supreme Court challenge led to the unlawful carnal knowledge legislation being declared unconstitutional has had sexual assault charges against him dropped at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A mother of two has received an 18-month suspended sentence from Judge Katherine Delahunt for her role in a violent attack on a garda who was trying to arrest a drinking companion.

A man who had unlawful carnal knowledge charges against him dropped after the "Mr C" case constitutional debacle has been given a five year sentence for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a "parody of love".

A woman with schizophrenia who attacked a garda with a ten inch kitchen knife has been jailed for two years by Judge McDonagh at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A convicted robber currently serving eight years in jail for slashing a young man's face leaving him permanently scarred has received a further six months for issuing a threat in court to kill his victim.

A settled traveller who threw a chair at an accident and emergency doctor was today told by Judge Donagh McDonagh at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court: "It's jail or a job."

A chronic cocaine addict who sent written apologies to most of the victims of over 30 syringe robbery crimes has been sentenced to nine years in prison by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A crack cocaine addict who carried out 16 house burglaries within a year in various city suburbs has been remanded in custody pending sentence by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Kildare woman who managed a city centre brothel which had an estimated annual turnover of €4 m has been jailed for one year by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A drug addict who went on a crime spree for five years, committing 46 offences, has been given a nine-year jail sentence by Judge Yvonne Murphy at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

One of the men accused of unlawful carnal knowledge until the Supreme Court knocked down the legislation in the "C-case" missed a recent court date because he was fishing in Wicklow and his car broke down.

A trial has been set for the Dublin man, whose successful Supreme Court case led to the unlawful carnal knowledge legislation being declared unconstitutional.

A 25-yea-old Dublin man previously accused of unlawful carnal knowledge until the recent Supreme Court ruling on the unconstitutionality of legislation, has had a date set for arraignment.

Four men previously accused of unlawful carnal knowledge until the recent Supreme Court ruling on the unconstitutionality of legislation have appeared in court in relation to new charges of sexual assault.

Four men previously accused of unlawful carnal knowledge until the recent Supreme Court ruling on the unconstitutionality of the legislation have appeared in court today in relation to new charges of sexual assault.

A charge of statutory rape has been withdrawn against another man at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a week when six men, including Mr C, had similar charges against them dropped.

Sex offenders weren't allowed a chance of rehabilitation by society "whipped on by the tabloid media", Mr Justice Paul Carney said when he jailed a man for seven years for orally raping his stepdaughter.

The case which was the subject of the Supreme Court’s striking down of a law in relation to unlawful carnal knowledge has been adjourned for mention by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A cocaine addict who has been jailed for three years for using stolen laser bank cards to buy cash and goods totalling €6,672 in value may not live to complete the prison sentence.

A Dublin poet who went "berserk" and attacked his neighbours with a sword because he thought they were talking about him has to do 240 hours of community service in lieu of a two year sentence.

A teenager who cut a woman in the throat before taking her car has been jailed for four and a half years by Judge Joseph Mathews at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A saleswoman who stole more than €21,000 from a French Connection clothes store to fund her cocaine habit has been given a two-year suspended sentence by Judge Desmond Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A drug addict who slashed a man eight times with a knife after breaking into his house in Swords has been jailed for seven years by Judge Michael White at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A published poet who went "berserk" and attacked his neighbours with a sword because he thought they were talking about him has been remanded on bail for sentence on July 26.

A woman who used a Spanish national’s American Express credit card to buy clothes from Brown Thomas and holidays in Hawaii has been remanded on bail for sentence on July 21.

A man who fired five times at a patrol car with a shotgun before pointing it directly at a plain clothes garda has been jailed for four years.

A radio fanatic who stole and damaged FM 104 transmitting equipment and also stole property from a hospital station for his own pirate broadcasting enterprise has been ordered to do 240 hours of community service.