Central Criminal Court

Trainee pilot who raped sleeping student in his home jailed for six years

Chris Brady (31) of Ashbourne, Co Meath, falsely claimed the victim initiated sex with him while he was sleeping

‘Intolerable’: Two High Court judges criticise withdrawal of services by solicitors

Courts forced to adjourn trials and sentencing matters involving child complainants and serious sexual offending

Teenager raped by sister’s partner tells court of self-harm following assault

Carlow man was convicted following a trial earlier this year of rape and sexual assault of teenager at his home in August 2023

Young man who raped teenage girl jailed for seven years

Patrick Faulkner (24) was 18 when he raped the then teenager during a birthday party for another teenage girl

Judge speaks out about toxic masculinity while jailing young man for rape

Case is ‘cautionary warning against the kind of influences on young men these days’, judge says

Brothers who abused teenage girls in 1990s identified for first time

John Owens and Martin Owens, of Westmeath, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting teenage girls

Garda who verbally and emotionally abused daughters on continuing bail ahead of sentence

Judge orders report from Probation Service and psychological report for sentencing hearing

‘I watched George Gibney be hero-worshipped while knowing the truth,’ says abuse survivor

Former swim coach accepts jury’s verdict and will not appeal against convictions, court hears

Woman raped in marriage and targeted by ‘false allegations’ sees former husband jailed

Joseph Jessop, who has six previous convictions, sentenced to 10 years on multiple counts

Gillian Curran’s blood alcohol level not a contributory factor in her death, trial hears

Woman (47) was found unresponsive at the house of her partner Marcus O’Neill in Waterford in 2025

Gillian Curran’s pattern of injuries were more consistent with assault, murder trial hears

Marcus O’Neill has denied murder of his partner at his home in Waterford last year

Taoiseach criticises action by solicitors in legal aid dispute amid major court disruption

Action over new payment model led to thousands of criminal cases being adjourned in courts across the country

Man who raped younger sister more than 40 years ago jailed for six years

Woman described the incident as ‘torture’ and said the pain was ‘excruciating’

Woman begged dead partner to come back after seeing him lying in blood outside their home

Teenager (17) on trial in Cork denies murder of postman Barry Daly (44) but has pleaded guilty to manslaughter

Murder accused claims former partner carried out killing of Michael Foley in Cork

Daniel Hourigan (33) insisted he had ‘no part or role’ murder of west Cork native in 2024

‘A little bit of utopia’: Victim of swim coach George Gibney speaks on abuser’s conviction

Former Irish swimming champion Chalkie White welcomes conviction, which he ’100% thought would never happen’

Garda acquitted of raping wife but convicted of child cruelty against two daughters

Jury returns verdicts after more than nine hours of deliberations

Jury resumes deliberations in trial of garda charged with rape of ex-wife and child cruelty

Defendant (48) is serving member of Garda who is on suspension pending outcome of prosecution

Jury in trial of teenager accused of postman’s murder fails to reach verdict

Boy (17) and Alex Deady (21) pleaded guilty to manslaughter of Barry Daly in Cork in 2025

Ten of 12 rape trials adjourned in solicitors’ fees row, Social Democrats leader claims

Two went ahead only because defendants were minors, with legal services not withdrawn for children

Inside the court as George Gibney is found guilty

In the News podcast: Notorious paedophile guilty of 40 counts of child sex abuse

Man (61) bled to death after suffering multiple stab and slash wounds, murder trial told

Daniel Hourigan has pleaded not guilty to murdering Michael Foley in his Macroom home in February 2024

Three judges promoted to Court of Appeal

Judges Paul Burns, Emily Egan and Mark Sanfey are latest appointments to 20-member court

Former swimming coach George Gibney found guilty of sexually abusing four girls over 50 years ago

Now 77-year-old abused some of the victims in his car while giving them lifts to and from training

Man who raped niece (10) while babysitting her jailed for 11 years

In victim-impact statement, girl says the man used her age, innocence and trust against her

Man who killed friend on St Stephen’s Day three years ago jailed

Maciej Nowak’s brain was twisted within his skull following incident involving Tomasz Rozpeda

Criminal legal aid dispute affecting cases involving serious alleged offending, solicitors say

Minister for Justice is ‘not for turning’ when it comes to introduction of once-off €520 fee for District Court cases

Scientific expert confirms bloodied palm print found at murder scene matched that of accused

Daniel Hourigan has denied murdering Michael Foley (61) in Macroom, Co Cork, in 2024

Daughter of garda charged with child cruelty tells of begging to be let inside to go to bathroom

‘We grew up knowing if we didn’t eat our dinner, we were going to get hit,’ trial hears

Man (20) convicted of murder of Co Cork postman

Alex Deady had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of father-of-five Barry Daly (44) in Doneraile in 2025

Scope of Jozef Puska’s appeal against conviction for murdering Ashling Murphy may change, court hears

He is serving life for killing teacher on canal towpath more than four years ago

Palm print found in blood of victim matches that of murder accused, jury told

Daniel Hourigan charged with murder of Michael Foley at his home in Macroom, Co Cork in 2024

Riad Bouchaker could spend prison sentence in 23-hour lock-up

Following conviction, 52-year-old could be kept away from general prison population for his safety

Daughter of garda charged with child cruelty and rape of wife tells court she kept journal detailing events

Man (48) has pleaded not guilty to two counts of child cruelty and to two counts of raping his wife

Garda ripped out earrings from 10-year-old step daughter for misbehaving, court hears

Accused described as ‘violent and domineering father’ who subjected daughters to ‘unreasonable chastisement’

Mother of child injured in Parnell Square stabbing believes there is not ‘anything to forgive’

Woman, who is an immigrant to Ireland, does not believe ‘anybody in their right state of mind would have done that’

Garda allegedly raped wife and subjected daughters to child cruelty, court hears

Jury hears of ‘atmosphere of fear’ as well as ‘suppressed and expressed violence’ in family home

Jury in Riad Bouchaker trial to resume considering verdict on Wednesday

Accused man (52) denies attempted murder of three children during Parnell Square incident in November 2023

Sports coach told gardaí he had never heard of some of the complainants he is accused of abusing

Man (77) is facing 41 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape

‘Absurd’ to suggest Riad Bouchaker’s actions did not show intent to kill, jury told

Defence argues Bouchaker did not have ‘murderous’ intent and asks jury not to treat Parnell Square accused as a ‘monster’

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