court & crime

Man to face retrial over car used in robbery where Garda Adrian Donohoe was killed
Man to face retrial over car used in robbery where Garda Adrian Donohoe was killed
James Flynn appealed to the Supreme Court opposing any retrial, arguing that the Court of Appeal decision to retry him on the original indictment was in breach of fair procedures

Fri, 16 Oct, 2026

Man, 31, accused of sexual attack as woman walked home from bus stop in Cork suburb
Man, 31, accused of sexual attack as woman walked home from bus stop in Cork suburb
A 31-year-old man charged with sexual assault and the robbery of a woman's mobile phone appeared before Cork District Court by video link from prison

Fri, 16 Oct, 2026

Limerick murder trial hears accused admit to 'murder in association with a criminal organisation'
Limerick murder trial hears accused admit to 'murder in association with a criminal organisation'
Kurt Ryan also admitted to possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life

Fri, 16 Oct, 2026

Couple whose baby died 15 days after her birth settle against National Maternity Hospital
Couple whose baby died 15 days after her birth settle against National Maternity Hospital
The court heard that the mother had been born premature as her own mother had pre-eclampsia and she was anxious about it. Unfortunately, counsel said, history repeated itself for the young mother.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2026

Judge jails Cork man for 10 years for callous killing of Paula Canty
Judge jails Cork man for 10 years for callous killing of Paula Canty
The sentencing judge said: 'Paula Canty was a vulnerable person, and was much smaller and physically weaker than Joseph Butler.'

Fri, 16 Oct, 2026

Four Courts Dublin
Woman who suffered brain damage after tripping over fence's loose wire in Waterford settles for €2m
The High Court heard the woman had been out on St Patrick's night, and was taking a shortcut home at around 2am when the accident happened

Fri, 16 Oct, 2026

Court of Appeal to hear former prison officer’s case
Court of Appeal to hear former prison officer’s case
Seán O’Brien was shot at while trying to stop a prisoner escaping from jail nearly 40 years ago

Fri, 16 Oct, 2026

Castlerea Garda shooting
Family of murdered garda Colm Horkan call for public inquiry into his death
Call comes after numerous reports of defective holsters issued to gardaí — which his family believe may have contributed to Detective Garda Colm Horkan's murder

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

Young Cork man charged in connection with €50k drugs seizure
Young Cork man charged in connection with €50k drugs seizure
The accused is also charged with money-laundering of €4,930 that he allegedly possessed as the proceeds of crime

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

Cork man accused of lunging into hallway armed with knife
Cork man accused of lunging into hallway armed with knife
It was alleged that the defendant banged on the front door of the house and when it was opened, he lunged into the hallway armed with a knife

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

Garda lantern sign
Reports of drug-related intimidation up by over 30% in the past five years, say gardaí
Senior drugs squad officers say 96% of victims do not make formal complaints

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

DENIS SCANNELL
Ukrainian woman jailed after flying to Ireland every fortnight to collect social welfare
Woman, 51, had been receiving treatment for a serious medical condition that was no longer available when the war broke out in Ukraine

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

Gunshot wound caused Lee Slattery's death, retired state pathologist tells Limerick murder trial
Gunshot wound caused Lee Slattery's death, retired state pathologist tells Limerick murder trial
The Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork heard that because of a variety of environmental conditions, such as temperature and the presence of water where the deceased was found, the exact time of death could not be established

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

Enoch Burke court case
High Court orders Enoch Burke's arrest and imprisonment for trespassing at school
Mr Justice Brian Cregan on Thursday also ordered for the sequestration of a car used by the former teacher to travel to Wilson’s Hospital School

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

Key provisions of Valerie’s Law yet to be enacted by Government
Key provisions of Valerie’s Law yet to be enacted by Government
Under the law, guardianship rights will be removed from those convicted of the murder or manslaughter of their partners, or the other parent of their child

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson court case
Jeffrey Donaldson victims describe ‘stolen childhood’ as ex-DUP leader jailed 
The police released lengthy anonymised statements from the women on Thursday, portions of which are reproduced below.

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

Book of evidence served on Cork man accused of murdering father of three
Book of evidence served on Cork man accused of murdering father of three
Kieran Long was arrested on Tuesday night, October 6, taken to Gurranabraher garda station and charged

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson court case
Jeffrey Donaldson to be sentenced today for sexual abuse of two women when they were children
Former DUP leader will be sentenced at Newry Crown Court for offences he committed between 1985 and 2008

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

Man charged with paying a child for sexual exploitation in Cork yet to decide plea
Man charged with paying a child for sexual exploitation in Cork yet to decide plea
He is also charged with communicating by WhatsApp to facilitate sexual exploitation of a child under 17

Wed, 14 Oct, 2026

Cork man claimed he had nothing to do with anyone being pulled out of a car and beaten
Cork man claimed he had nothing to do with anyone being pulled out of a car and beaten
Three males dragged front seat passenger out of car, beat him unconscious, and proceeded to rob items from his person, court heard

Wed, 14 Oct, 2026

Irish Defence Forces begin rollout of new multimillion-euro body armour system
Defence Forces member takes court case challenging decisions to reject medical certs
Hugh Farrell has been on long-term sick leave since May 2023

Wed, 14 Oct, 2026

Family of woman, 60, who died after going to hospital with abdominal pain settle action
Family of woman, 60, who died after going to hospital with abdominal pain settle action
The grandmother of three went in to Sligo University Hospital in August 2020 for investigation of abdominal pain but wasn't diagnosed with chronic appendicitis until April 2021

Wed, 14 Oct, 2026

Courts across the country close as public service strike halts hearings
Courts across the country close as public service strike halts hearings
Courthouses are closed for all business with the exception of specific urgent and exceptional matters

Wed, 14 Oct, 2026

Britain urged to adopt new car emissions standard
Cork teenager warned after complaints over 'extreme' exhaust noise
Court heard the accused drove a tractor for a living

Wed, 14 Oct, 2026

Waterford City house fire deaths
Waterford murders: Gardaí probe suspected drugs link to fire that claimed four lives
Gardaí are investigating a possible link between the arson attack and a drug debt owed by a person known to murdered family

Wed, 14 Oct, 2026

Cork man told gardaí they would be fired if they did not investigate car packed with drugs
Cork man told gardaí they would be fired if they did not investigate car packed with drugs
Accused entered the public office of Angleasea Garda Station in a highly aggressive and abusive manner and continued to be verbally abusive outside the Garda station, court told

Tue, 13 Oct, 2026

Cork gardaí bring more drugs charges against alleged dealer
Cork gardaí bring more drugs charges against alleged dealer
Sergeant John Dineen said the Director of Public Prosecutions had given directions in the case for the charges to be dealt with at Cork Circuit Criminal Court

Tue, 13 Oct, 2026

Man who booked into hotel to watch Katie Taylor fight ended night in cell, court hears 
Man who booked into hotel to watch Katie Taylor fight ended night in cell, court hears 
The 57-year-old pleaded guilty to being intoxicated in a public place at the Seven Oaks Hotel on Saturday, September 5.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2026

West Cork farmer fined after drainage works destroyed natural habitat 'for a long, long time'
West Cork farmer fined after drainage works destroyed natural habitat 'for a long, long time'
Dunmanway farmer had used an excavator to drain a tributary of the Bandon River and had dredged a 500m stretch down to bedrock causing major silt discharge, court hears

Tue, 13 Oct, 2026

LinkedIn offices in Dublin, Ireland
Supreme Court to hear appeal by Data Protection Commission over €310m LinkedIn fine
DPC fined LinkedIn €310m in October 2024 for breaches of European data protection legislation.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2026

Limerick murder trial: Accused told gardaí deceased had asked him for a lift and then asked for money
Limerick murder trial: Accused told gardaí deceased had asked him for a lift and then asked for money
Defendant said he could not remember when he had last seen Lee Slattery

Tue, 13 Oct, 2026

Enoch Burke court case
Ammi Burke's behaviour 'truly appalling', Labour Court told
Ammi Burke is appealing a decision of the Workplace Relations Commission in April 2022 to dismiss her claim of unfair dismissal by Arthur Cox when her contract of employment was terminated on November 12, 2019

Tue, 13 Oct, 2026

Boy, 2, on 'borrowed time' settles action against hospital over missed heart defect
Boy, 2, on 'borrowed time' settles action against hospital over missed heart defect
His mother said her son has defied all the odds and keeps fighting but 'our family lives with the uncertainty of not knowing what the next day or even the next few hours may bring'

Tue, 13 Oct, 2026

Enoch Burke court case
Enoch Burke faces jail again as school accuses him of trespassing
The court heard the former teacher had for some time confined his protest over his dismissal to outside the school gates, but since late last month trespassed on the school premises

Tue, 13 Oct, 2026

Enoch Burke court case
Ammi Burke: Labour Court hears sacked solicitor 'could not have caused more damage to herself'
Ammi Burke is appealing the WRC's decision to dismiss her claim of unfair dismissal by Arthur Cox LLP

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Cork man accused of stealing thousands of euro worth of designer items from Brown Thomas
Cork man accused of stealing thousands of euro worth of designer items from Brown Thomas
Defendant allegedly stole seven Ralph Lauren hoodies, Gant clothing, and Marc Jacobs handbags

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Gardaí charge man with burglary of St Anne’s in Shandon
Gardaí charge man with burglary of St Anne’s in Shandon
The man is also accused of a burglary at the Q car park, Carroll’s Quay, Cork

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Cork man, 43, pleads guilty to possession of child sexual assault images and videos
Cork man, 43, pleads guilty to possession of child sexual assault images and videos
Defendant, who possessed 53 images and 19 videos, will be sentenced at Cork Circuit Criminal Court

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

close-up of judges gavel or auction hammer on wooden table
‘It’s about much more than a bin’: Judge grants five-year restraining order in neighbours’ dispute
The court was told that friction between the parties began in 2012

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Garda tells Limerick murder trial about body found 'face down' in a grave on rough ground
Garda tells Limerick murder trial about body found 'face down' in a grave on rough ground
The court also hears that a gun was found nearby that had discharged a bullet found in Lee Slattery's right arm

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Riad Bouchaker court case
'The monster that haunts her nightmares': Mother hits out at Parnell Square child attacker
Parents of some of the children injured during the attack have delivered victim impact statements outlining the ongoing psychological struggles they endure

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Man accused of sexually assaulting women on bus journeys in West Cork
Man accused of sexually assaulting women on bus journeys in West Cork
When woman asked him, 'What the hell are you doing?' the court heard he replied that it was an accident and that he was falling asleep

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Jeffrey Donaldson court case
Former Dolly Parton impersonator jailed for three months for breaching anonymity of Donaldson victims
Donna Toman was released on bail pending appeal

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

ULSTER Spy 2
Trial date for man charged with Denis Donaldson murder 20 years ago to be set next month
The case has been adjourned until November 9 when a trial date is expected to be set

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Funeral of David Byrne
Alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan to seek bail in the coming weeks
The Special Criminal Court heard that the book of evidence will take a number of weeks to prepare

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

George Gibney 6/5/1988
'His reputation now lies in tatters': Former swim coach George Gibney jailed for 15 and a half years
'Manipulative predator' insinuated himself into the lives of children under his care and some of their parents, says judge

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

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