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Elon Musk's X loses High Court challenge over how Irish media watchdog handles complaints
Judge rules  that commission is entitled under law to refer information from complaints made under the Digital Services Act to a 'supervisory' unit, which also has the power to retain those complaints to identify possible future compliance issues

Thu, 08 Oct, 2026

Witness tells Limerick murder trial accused told him not to go with deceased on job to collect heroin
Witness tells Limerick murder trial accused told him not to go with deceased on job to collect heroin
Two other witness tell the trial of Lee Slattery asking them for a loan of €100

Thu, 08 Oct, 2026

Modern MRI scanning equipment in large clinics
'I don't know how many years I have left to live': Woman hits out at hospital's 'disgusting' apology
Hospital apologised for 'the deficiencies in care' given to a woman on two occasions which led to a delay in the diagnosis of her brain tumour

Thu, 08 Oct, 2026

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UL conference to discuss challenges to judiciary posed by AI
One example is the ruling in an appeal taken by Gemma O’Doherty against the High Court’s refusal to strike out defamation proceedings brought against her by Jimmy Guerin which raised concerns about the use of AI in submissions to the court

Thu, 08 Oct, 2026

New Taoiseach appointed
High Court grants bail to man accused of 'totally unprovoked' attack on Michael Healy-Rae
The High Court judge rejected Garda apprehensions that granting bail would lead to another serious offence targeting a politician specifically

Thu, 08 Oct, 2026

Yves Sakila inquest to consider four possible causes of death
Yves Sakila inquest to consider four possible causes of death
Mr Sakila’s body remains in the city morgue in Whitehall after a failed attempt to fly him home to be buried in the Congo which left relatives 'caught in a bureaucratic trap'

Thu, 08 Oct, 2026

Cannabis ready to roll
Gardaí arrest two men after €500k cannabis seizure in Cork
Both men were allowed out on bail with conditions

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

Homeless man faring better due to his Cork Simon Community 'guardian angel', court told
Homeless man faring better due to his Cork Simon Community 'guardian angel', court told
'He is not under the influence of intoxicants now. He is in much better condition in that regard than a recent court appearance.'

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

Cork man denies dragging passenger out of car at service station and beating him unconscious
Cork man denies dragging passenger out of car at service station and beating him unconscious
Revolut card taken from the injured person was found on defendant one hour after the robbery, court heard

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

Limerick man thought female friend was going to shoot him when she jumped out of her car, murder trial told
Limerick man thought female friend was going to shoot him when she jumped out of her car, murder trial told
Witness, who knew the deceased man, said he cowered and put his hands over his head when she stopped her car and swung open the door

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

Sentencing of driver in fatal crash delayed over solicitors’ dispute
Sentencing of driver in fatal crash delayed over solicitors’ dispute
Judge Patrick Quinn adjourned the matter until February 9 2027

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

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Irish case by US woman who claims her child abuse appeared on adult sites adjourned
The woman claims that she was drugged and raped by a man when she was a minor, and that he recorded what happened and posted the images online

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

Cork man charged with murder of father of three almost a year after death
Cork man charged with murder of father of three almost a year after death
Kieran Long was arrested at his Hollyhill home and appeared before Cork District Court on Wednesday afternoon

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

Boy settles for €7.5m over circumstances of his birth at CUMH
Boy settles for €7.5m over circumstances of his birth at CUMH
Counsel told the court that from the very moment that Alex’s mother went into the Cork hospital to the moment she left, she did not meet with a consultant obstetrician

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

Solicitors industrial action
Minister to determine Palestinian students’ visa appeals this week, court told
Counsel for the Palestinian students told the court that the Irish refusal was 'trapping' people in Gaza

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

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Man settles abuse case against paedophile John McClean for six-figure sum
McClean, aged 81, has previously been convicted at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of abusing 49 boys at Terenure College

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

General view of a camera crane during the racing 13/12/2013
'Confidence' that Horse Sport Ireland will survive
Financial examiner asked for added time to design a scheme of payments to creditors for the company

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

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Three challenges settled over Galway ring road permission
The touted N6 Galway Ring Road is an 18km project intended to provide an orbital route around Galway city, linking the N56 Moycullen Road to the N6 Dublin Road corridor

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

Cork man accused of endangering people at bus stop when out-of-control car hit kerb
Cork man accused of endangering people at bus stop when out-of-control car hit kerb
Cork District Court heard that a book of evidence containing eight charges, including a count of drug-dealing, is in the course of being prepared

Tue, 06 Oct, 2026

Family of Limerick man called gardaí after searching ground at derelict house, murder trial told
Family of Limerick man called gardaí after searching ground at derelict house, murder trial told
The trial of 32-year-old Kurt Ryan on the charge of murdering 25-year-old Lee Slattery in May 2010 is expected to last up to four weeks

Tue, 06 Oct, 2026

Lisa Smith court case
Court upholds ex-soldier Lisa Smith’s conviction for membership of Islamic State
Judge said there was no doubt circumstances of Smith’s voluntary travel to IS-controlled territory were 'properly to be regarded as being capable of constituting sufficient acts of participation'

Tue, 06 Oct, 2026

Man who suffered stroke while in Cork hospital settles for €1.2m
Man who suffered stroke while in Cork hospital settles for €1.2m
The complainant suffered a stroke after the blood thinning medication he was on was stopped for three days while he was a patient at Mercy University Hospital

Tue, 06 Oct, 2026

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Untaxed car case struck out despite 'more than a little bit suspicious' story by accused
The defendant told the court he worked in the motor trade and held a trade insurance policy.

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

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Two men charged in connection with €100k theft from Laois home remanded in custody
The two men are accused of the offence that allegedly took place on November 11 last year. 

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Bench warrant issued for arrest of man, 64, accused of rape 30 years ago after he failed to appear in court
Bench warrant issued for arrest of man, 64, accused of rape 30 years ago after he failed to appear in court
Defendant also faces five sexual assault charges from around this time in relation to the same complainant

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Cork man who crashed work van into wall after drinking gets three-year driving ban
Cork man who crashed work van into wall after drinking gets three-year driving ban
The dangerous driving charge was reduced to careless driving in light of the guilty plea and the fact it was a single-vehicle collision

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Young Cork man flees custody as he is being brought to court
Cork man who allegedly fled garda escort on way to court remanded in custody
The accused told the court: 'I am not trying to avoid this, I just found myself in a bad predicament.'

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Man facing charges over alleged €60m West Cork drug trafficking suffers heart attack
Man facing charges over alleged €60m West Cork drug trafficking suffers heart attack
Ali Ghasemi Mazidi is one of the ten men arrested in the West Cork villages of Tragumna and Leap in March 2024. He is contesting the charges

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

'It eats me alive every day that I could not protect her from this monster of a man that stabbed her to death'
'It eats me alive every day that I could not protect her from this monster of a man that stabbed her to death'
Family of Paula Canty, who was killed by Joseph Butler, told the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork of the devastation and heartbreak at her death

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Friday deadline to find Irish data analysis expert in Kerry crystal meth case
Friday deadline to find Irish data analysis expert in Kerry crystal meth case
Two mobile phones and two laptops which were seized in Cork and Kerry during the investigation contained information that the defence had not yet been able to analyse, the Special Criminal Court heard

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Drumcree Orange Order parade
Judgment reserved in legal bid to challenge Drumcree parade decision
Court of Appeal in Belfast had heard Parades Commission failed to 'properly weigh' what police told it about the potential for disorder if the Drumcree parade was given the go-ahead

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Depressed teenager on his phone in the dark.
Online groups luring young, vulnerable people into violence for its own sake, summit to hear
There will be a two-day summit on online child safety being hosted by Meta in Dublin on Tuesday and Wednesday

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Mallow man who admits killing Paula Canty to be sentenced on October 16
Mallow man who admits killing Paula Canty to be sentenced on October 16
At the sentencing hearing on Monday, Ms Canty’s family spoke of their deep grief and loss and said they were left in January 2025 to organise her funeral on days when they should have been organising her 32nd birthday

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Funeral of David Byrne
Daniel Kinahan to appear before Special Criminal Court next week to have trial date set
Daniel Kinahan viewed Monday's proceedings via video-link from Portlaoise Prison but will be produced in-person for next week's sitting

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Legal aid reforms
Solicitors walk out of courts and raise 'serious concerns' over Jim O'Callaghan
Around 200 criminal defence solicitors and barristers walked out of the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Monday over continuing row on new legal aid rules

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Man accused of murdering former trade union official could face trial within weeks, court hears
Man accused of murdering former trade union official could face trial within weeks, court hears
The court heard that a pathologist's report is being undertaken and that, once available, the trial is expected to last about two weeks.

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Continuing legal aid row 'a matter of concern to me and judges generally', says Chief Justice
Continuing legal aid row 'a matter of concern to me and judges generally', says Chief Justice
Chief Justice O’Donnell said we have to face the fact that behaviour in and around courts is becoming more aggressive intrusive and disruptive

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Driver fined after head-on collision when he overtook truck on continuous white line
Driver fined after head-on collision when he overtook truck on continuous white line
Judge reduces charge from dangerous driving to careless driving after collision near Bandon

Sun, 04 Oct, 2026

'I don't like video link': Cork man asks to attend court for next proceedings in his case
'I don't like video link': Cork man asks to attend court for next proceedings in his case
The man is accused of dealing crack cocaine at Sidney Hill in Cork

Fri, 02 Oct, 2026

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Cork man who is 'black sheep of the family' admits shoplifting and public order offences
Court told accused did not begin offending until he was 40, when alcohol took such a grip he began to commit crime

Fri, 02 Oct, 2026

Cork man to appear for 13th time in court over €329 drugs possession case
Cork man to appear for 13th time in court over €329 drugs possession case
The judge said he will strike out the case if there are no DPP directions by then

Fri, 02 Oct, 2026

Man, 50, who stabbed his former partner in the arm with a screwdriver is jailed
Man, 50, who stabbed his former partner in the arm with a screwdriver is jailed
Woman told court her ex-partner presented at her address demanding his bank card and when she left her home to speak with him outside he produced a small screwdriver with a black handle and proceeded to stab her in her left arm

Thu, 01 Oct, 2026

Man caught outside child's open window in Cork charged with burglary
Man caught outside child's open window in Cork charged with burglary
The accused told the court that he was not involved in a serious type of crime on August 25 and that he was someone who would only carry out a petty theft to pay for his drug addiction

Thu, 01 Oct, 2026

Man in prison hands of behind hold Steel cage jail bars. offender criminal locked in jail.
Prison remand not there to 'plug the gap' in mental health care, Cork judge says
On Thursday at Cork District Court when the accused appeared by video link from prison, there were concerns about his ability to plead guilty or not guilty to any charge due to mental health issues

Thu, 01 Oct, 2026

Girl using mobile phone
Defence lawyers holding young alleged victims 'to a higher standard' in sexual offence trials
Report finds young complainants are more likely to be vulnerable to having applications made for access to sexual experience evidence

Thu, 01 Oct, 2026

Official Opening of the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane
Central Mental Hospital needs to open up capacity for rising number of prisoners with psychiatric issues
'People in need of forensic psychiatric care remain in prison when they cannot access appropriate facilities or where other hospitals in the community refuse admissions from prison as there is no statutory framework to support and enable this'

Thu, 01 Oct, 2026

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