Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said the Special Criminal Court provides an “essential service “ in combating organised crime and terrorism.

A man who helped a criminal organisation murder Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan has been jailed by the Special Criminal Court for 10 years.

The legal system in Ireland, north and south, is operating a “permanent emergency” and people don’t even notice anymore that exceptional powers have become the norm, according to the UN’s counter-terrorism expert.

A man who helped a criminal organisation murder a Dublin bar manager was caught after a mobile phone he sourced was dropped next to the getaway car used in the shooting, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

Three Dubliners have gone on trial accused of the murder of a member of the Hutch family.

Seamus McGrane was recorded in a pub in Dublin in April, 2015, a month before the prince’s visit to Ireland, say Diarmaid Mac Dermott and Daniel Hickey

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has applied to the Special Criminal Court for transcripts relating to appearances before the court of Adrian Crevan Mackin, who shot dead Garda Anthony Golden in 2015 before killing himself.

The Special Criminal Court will today hear a bail application on behalf of a man charged in connection with the murder of Denis Donaldson.

A former Sinn Fein councillor and his father who appeared today at the Special Criminal Court have been charged with the intent to commit false imprisonment.

A 52-year-old man has appeared before the Special Criminal Court - charged with possession of explosives in suspicious circumstances.

A man in his early 50s is due before the Special Criminal Court this afternoon, after being arrested yesterday in Central Dublin, as part of an ongoing operation targeting dissident republican activity.

A Limerick man has been brought before an out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court tonight charged with the possession of over 700 rounds of ammunition.

Judges at the Special Criminal Court trial of a Northern Irish man accused of possessing an explosive substance will deliver judgement on March 1.

Applications to rule evidence inadmissible at the trial of a Northern Irish man accused of possessing an explosive substance have been dismissed at the Special Criminal Court today.

One of the leaders of the Social Democrats has said she would vote against retaining the Special Criminal Court again.

A Sinn Féin TD has said his party cannot be held responsible for the level of gangland crime.

The Special Criminal Court is due to begin the sentencing of prominent Republican Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy this morning.

The courts service has issued an update on the caseload of the Special Criminal Court which shows it has a backlog of over two years.

Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan has today warned against Sinn Féin's proposal to abolish the Special Criminal Court, saying it has been a "vital factor" in jailing criminals.

Gerry Adams has appeared to suggest that jurors could be put into witness protection under Sinn Fein’s proposals to abolish the Special Criminal Court.

The deputy leader of Sinn Féin has defended the party's stance on the abolition of the Special Criminal Court.

The Tánaiste says that we have a need for the Special Criminal Court in cases where juries could be intimidated.

A man in his 30s is due before the Special Criminal Court this afternoon, after being arrested by Gardaí investigating the activities of dissident republicans.

A man is due before the Special Criminal Court this afternoon in connection with dissident republican activity.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has described plans for a second Special Criminal Court as a violation of Ireland's international legal obligations.

The trial at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin of prominent republican Thomas "Slab" Murphy for alleged tax evasion has heard evidence from a forensic accountant about ledgers and cheques found in a shed during a search by the Criminal Assets Bureau.

Three men appeared before a sitting of the non-jury Special Criminal Court at the weekend, charged with membership of the IRA among other offences.

One of eight Dublin men accused of IRA membership on Good Friday almost two years ago walked free from the Special Criminal Court today after the court was told that the DPP is not proceeding with the charge against him.