The trial of a Donegal man for allegedly kidnapping and raping a teenage girl in a car has continued with legal argument in the absence of the jury at the Central Criminal Court.

A doctor who examined a 14-year-old Donegal girl has told the Central Criminal Court that she "she wasn't sure she was definitely raped".

A man whose father was imprisoned for ten years for seriously assaulting his family has had an attempted robbery and assault charge adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Former soccer international Martin Lawlor appealed for leniency at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for a man caught transporting cocaine after he fell into drug addiction following the suicide of his best friend.

The High Court has refused an application by Belgium to extradite an Irish Aviation broker wanted in connection with the seizure of heroin valued at €10m because the man is facing similar charges in Ireland in connection with the same event.

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.

Proceedings against a recent victim of a gangland fatal shooting have been struck out by Judge Frank O’Donnell at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today.

A man awaiting sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for drug offences has had his bail revoked after he told a garda he was "flying away" and wouldn’t turn up in court.

A County Tipperary GAA coach has been convicted by a jury of sexually abusing three young girls sexually during football and hurling training sessions at a national school.