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
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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’
‘Hard to overstate’ the level of anger with new pay model among solicitors
Solicitors protest outside criminal courts as thousands of cases adjourned
Former sports coach attempted to rape girl at summer camp over 50 years ago, court hears
Multiple alleged offences took place between 1971 and 1981 with complainants aged between 10 and 15
Child has ‘lifelong and life-limiting’ disability after Parnell Square stabbing, jury told
Prosecution case concludes in trial of Riad Bouchaker, who is charged with attempted murder of three children
Parnell Square attacker says suggestion he decided to attack smallest children ‘wrong’
Riad Bouchaker’s trial is in its 11th day at the Central Criminal Court
New custody cases may be disrupted as solicitors escalate action over legal aid payments
More criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsens
Man who got tattoo as reminder of day he violently raped teenager is jailed for 10 years
She tells court she hopes he ‘feels nothing but shame and disgust’ when he looks at it
Riad Bouchaker told gardaí after arrest that he ‘did not want to kill’, court hears
Jury shown video of Garda interview with man charged with attempted murder of three children on Parnell Square
Man jailed for 17 years for rape and coercive control of ex-partner
Woman tells Central Criminal Court she was ‘merely an object to be used, abused and destroyed’
Doctor tells Riad Bouchaker trial he thought girl stabbed at Parnell Square was dead
Court hears doctors ‘went against protocols and just ran with things’ as they tried to save life of five-year-old
Amateur fighter who showed ‘callous indifference’ after killing his mother jailed
Defence argued that Luke Donnelly (29) and Catherine Henry (62) had ‘complex, sad and disturbing’ relationship
Man posing as taxi driver who raped woman he brought home sentenced to 11 years
Court hears Costel Raducan (37) of High Street, Balbriggan, waited for woman’s friends to leave her house
Firefighter tells Riad Bouchaker trial of injured creche worker ‘struggling to breathe’
Court hears firefighter arrived at a ‘chaotic’ scene at Parnell Square where a little girl was receiving CPR
Inside the court: Riad Bouchaker on trial for Parnell Square attack
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Parnell Square trial: Doctor on scene describes knife injuries inflicted on child
Riad Bouchaker’s defence tells trial he may have been trying to terrify but not stab
Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row
Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warn
‘Highly discourteous’: Judge critical of silence around proposed withdrawal of solicitors
Paul McDermott called on the Law Society of Ireland to inform the courts of solicitors’ intentions
Man gave Riad Bouchaker ‘dig to the jaw’ after seeing him ‘trying to cut up kids’, court hears
Woman, who was attending separate Stardust fire inquest, says she ‘jumped’ on Bouchaker during ‘chaotic’ 2023 incident at Parnell Square
Man jailed for six years for sexual abuse of neighbour 50 years ago
Tom White (76) found guilty of 10 counts of indecent assault of girl in Limerick between 1971 and 1976
Riad Bouchaker seemed ‘hell-bent’ on attacking children, stabbed creche worker tells jury
Man working as Deliveroo worker says he hit Parnell Square accused with motorbike helmet and punched him on ground
Mother jailed for nine years over attempted murder of daughter
Accused ‘out of her mind’ stabbing and strangling child, who now lives in foster care and shuns parent
Twins, who act like ‘two halves of one person’, jailed after fatal stabbing of mother’s partner
Eric and Sean Farrell admitted manslaughter after killing Nicolae Diaconu during a sudden domestic row in December 2023
Jury told of ‘chaos’ at Parnell Square and woman screaming ‘the kid is dead’
Some tried to hit man on the ground ‘covered in blood’, others said to stop and wait for the police, Riad Bouchaker trial told
Witness tells Barry Daly murder trial he saw two accused on street with golf clubs
Daly (44), a father-of-five, died after alleged assault last October
Four men convicted of sexually abusing deaf relative, ending State’s longest-ever criminal trial
Jurors unable to reach verdict on two other men accused of sexual abuse, in trial that began last October
Murder accused captured on CCTV saying he could not wait to see face of attack victim
Alex Deady was heard telling two co-accused he believed his injuries were nothing compared with those of Barry Daly
Aaron Connolly granted bail after quashing of conviction for Cameron Reilly murder
Strict conditions set for 26-year-old’s bail
Retrial ordered for Aaron Connolly after Cameron Reilly murder conviction quashed
Court found the Cameron Reilly trial judge’s charge to the jury lacked balance and in parts may have been seen as ‘advocacy’ for the prosecution case
Son’s killing of mother left family ‘severely divided’, Central Criminal Court trial told
Catherine Henry, killed by son Luke Donnelly, variously described as ‘violent’ and ‘deeply loving person’
Man who stabbed partner at least 13 times and hit her with lamp jailed for 12½ years
Sean Egan (39) left Sharon Crean without medical help after attack at Laois home in December 2022
Retired teacher who detailed abuse in diaries is jailed for 15 years for assaults on four boys
Barra Connolly (81), who taught at Lismore CBS in Co Waterford, used pretext of free grinds to lure underage boys to his house
‘You hunted me and broke the soul of a child’: Sports coach sexually abused teenage girls
Victims tell Central Criminal Court of ordeal at hands of man who was training and mentoring them
Church pastor (83) jailed for 12½ years for sexual abuse of a child in his congregation
‘I’m determined to take back my life and not be afraid to live,’ victim, now aged 20, says
Man (63) who raped vulnerable teenage boy on Waterford beach after meeting on dating app is jailed
Neil Elliott, of Cheekpoint, Co Waterford, pleads guilty to rape of teenager (16) in Tramore in August 2022
Man to face trial over three counts of attempted murder following Stoneybatter attacks
Alleged victims sustained slashing-type neck wounds in February last year
Cage fighter seeks miscarriage of justice ruling for 2014 murder conviction
Leszek Sychulec (40s) was jailed over killing of man (23) beaten and left to drown in river Shannon
Man recorded eight videos of himself sexually assaulting sleeping woman
Judge jails Philip Dignam (41) for seven years, noting it is ‘remarkable that he does not seem to appreciate how utterly wrong his actions were’
Jury discharged in rape trial after members searched internet about case
‘Beyond regrettable’ some jurors ignored explicit instructions on carrying out private research, says judge
Jury sworn in for trial of two brothers charged with attempted murder at halting site
Patrick Ward (38) and John Pio Ward (42) of Kilcruttin, Tullamore, Co Offaly, were charged at the Central Criminal Court
‘Devastating problem’ for prosecution as man accused of rape when he was four, court hears
Six men on trial facing combined total of 20 charges, 16 of which pertain to the main complainant, who is deaf
Man jailed after coercing teenage girl into sex over fake €12,000 drug debt
Craig O’Connell (26) has 62 previous convictions including 14 for deception, four for burglary and three drug offences
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