Central Criminal Court

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Solicitors protest outside criminal courts as thousands of cases adjourned

Multiple alleged offences took place between 1971 and 1981 with complainants aged between 10 and 15

Prosecution case concludes in trial of Riad Bouchaker, who is charged with attempted murder of three children

Riad Bouchaker’s trial is in its 11th day at the Central Criminal Court

More criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsens

She tells court she hopes he ‘feels nothing but shame and disgust’ when he looks at it

Jury shown video of Garda interview with man charged with attempted murder of three children on Parnell Square

Woman tells Central Criminal Court she was ‘merely an object to be used, abused and destroyed’

Court hears doctors ‘went against protocols and just ran with things’ as they tried to save life of five-year-old

Defence argued that Luke Donnelly (29) and Catherine Henry (62) had ‘complex, sad and disturbing’ relationship

Court hears Costel Raducan (37) of High Street, Balbriggan, waited for woman’s friends to leave her house

Court hears firefighter arrived at a ‘chaotic’ scene at Parnell Square where a little girl was receiving CPR

In the News podcast: Algerian faces charges of attempted murder of three children in Dublin

Riad Bouchaker’s defence tells trial he may have been trying to terrify but not stab

Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warn

Paul McDermott called on the Law Society of Ireland to inform the courts of solicitors’ intentions

Woman, who was attending separate Stardust fire inquest, says she ‘jumped’ on Bouchaker during ‘chaotic’ 2023 incident at Parnell Square

Tom White (76) found guilty of 10 counts of indecent assault of girl in Limerick between 1971 and 1976

Man working as Deliveroo worker says he hit Parnell Square accused with motorbike helmet and punched him on ground

Accused ‘out of her mind’ stabbing and strangling child, who now lives in foster care and shuns parent

Eric and Sean Farrell admitted manslaughter after killing Nicolae Diaconu during a sudden domestic row in December 2023

Some tried to hit man on the ground ‘covered in blood’, others said to stop and wait for the police, Riad Bouchaker trial told

Daly (44), a father-of-five, died after alleged assault last October