A burglar who was found asleep in the corridor of a care home with a ‘do not disturb’ sign nearby will be sentenced later.

A travel agent convicted of stealing from a charity he founded for terminally ill children may avoid a prison sentence if he can repay the stolen money.

A travel agent has gone on trial accused of stealing over €18,000 from a charity he founded which sent terminally ill children to see Santa.

The Irish Farmers Association has criticised the Department of Agriculture’s publication of details outlining EU grants paid to farm-ers, describing the move as a breach of confidentiality.

A Dublin barman stabbed a man with a steak knife after finding him in bed with his ex-partner, a court has heard.

A convicted fraudster has avoided a jail term for conning over 35,000 Euro from an intellectually disabled man by forging a number of official documents.

A convicted fraudster who defrauded more than €35,000 from an intellectually disabled man by forging a number of official documents will be sentenced in May.

GARDAÍ are conducting a massive investigation into the background of murder victim David D’Arcy to piece together why a “hard working and well-respected” man was shot dead in a gangland-style hit.

A south Dublin man allegedly had his throat slashed open and his jugular cut by his best friend in a row over a pint, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

A man who broke into the constituency office of Fianna Fáil TD Barry Andrews because he was looking for place to drink will be sentenced later.

A Romanian brothel keeper has been given a week to leave Ireland in lieu of three years in jail.

A Nigerian man who came to Ireland as a student but stayed on illegally when his visa expired has been given a seven-year sentence for possession of over €300,000 of cocaine.

A former prison officer faces a possible five-year sentence for smuggling three mobile phones to an inmate.

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 pair of drug addicts who robbed two friends at knife point while posing as undercover gardai have been jailed by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A homeless and pregnant woman who was born in Mountjoy Prison has been given a suspended sentence a for stabbing a Polish man in Pearse street Garda station.

A West African man wanted in the Netherlands for allegedly trafficking children from Africa to Europe where they are used as prostitutes was further remanded in custody for three weeks when he appeared in the High Court today.

A nervous robber who handed himself in but then fell back into crime while on bail by transporting firearms to pay off a drug debt has been given an eight year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A talented soccer player who was rejected by a major English club because of his role in a serious assault on a DART passenger has been jailed for six months at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

An accounts assistant who defrauded his employer of over €14,000 to pay for his up-coming wedding has received a two years suspended sentence from Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.