Ronan Keating hits out after man given suspended sentence over death of brother
Ciaran Keating, an older brother of the former Boyzone singer, died in a car crash in Mayo in 2023
Criminal Courts
Old people deserve protection says judge after hearing how elderly farmer was defrauded
Judge Sinead Behan told James O’Driscoll (59), of Upper High Street, Drimoleague, Co Cork, he should be ashamed of himself when he appeared before her at Cork Circuit Criminal Court
Mother jailed for neglect of her children in filthy and freezing home
Son (12) tells court of eating mouldy bread and drinking gone-off milk
Judge bans man from ever owning pet after he is convicted over ‘cowardly act’ of animal cruelty
Steven Stawen, of Durrus, Co Cork, repeatedly kicked dog in head, court heard
Three men found guilty of murdering gunman Tristan Sherry
Gunman was beaten to death after attempting to kill gangland figure Jason Hennessy snr in restaurant
Man who threatened to publish intimate images of ex-girlfriend jailed for 18 months
Craig Coyle (37) sent victim hundreds of ‘grotesquely pornographic’ emails
‘This was a serious breach of trust’: Judge convicts former An Post employee of theft and interfering with mail
Seán Hogan (39), a former An Post employee convicted of theft and interfering with mail over 2½ years, was given a fully suspended two-year sentence
Man jailed for 16 months for setting fire to house with woman and children inside
David Fannin, of Edenmore Avenue, Coolock, said he carried out the arson on foot of an instruction from a man to whom he owed money
Woman stabbed to death by ‘jealous and controlling’ partner at their Meath home, murder trial hears
Court told Daniel Blanaru (37) and Larisa Serban (26) had a ‘turbulent relationship’
Woman pleads guilty to stealing more than €60,000 from Department of Social Protection
Samantha Cookes falsely claimed she sufferered from Huntington’s disease
Family of student killed in hit-and-run want sentencing law changed
Joe Drennan’s family seeking change in law to ensure concurrent sentences cannot be imposed in cases involving a death
Man given suspended sentence for attacking mother of his children and her teenage brother
Man (29), who was subject to barring order, threatened to ‘kick unborn baby out’ of woman
Sliabh Liag murder accused admits lying to gardaí about victim sexually abusing co-accused
Alan Vial (39) admits he and Nikita Burns (23) ‘came up with a bit of a story’ for the gardaí
Man charged with possession of cocaine valued at €204,000 in Limerick
James Quinn (53) made no reply to the charges, the court heard
Mother of two suffered multiple stab wounds in frenzied attack, court hears
Victim dealing prescription drugs from home and once gave neighbour €20,000 to ‘hold on to’
Two men charged over €14m drugs seized in Laois and Dublin
Robert Wojtanowicz (45) and Robert Cup (44) made no response when charged
Jury in murder trial of Calvin Dunne told they can return majority verdict
Calvin Dunne (24) accused of murdering Dylan McCarthy (29) outside pub in Monasterevin, Co Kildare
Man (20s) charged with assaulting another man (40s) in Clonsilla on Sunday night
Victim suffered blow to head outside Clonsilla Inn at 11pm on Sunday
Man and woman jailed for posing as learner drivers to sit theory tests on behalf of others
Alina Glont (42) and Daniel Stepien (29) involved in ‘serious criminal enterprise’ in which significant profits were made, judge says
Mother describes ‘wound’ left by son’s murder in Dublin hostel as killer gets life sentence
‘A violent end adds a whole other level of despair,’ said Niamh McGuinness during sentencing of Robert Murphy (42) for murder of Jamie Kavanagh in Dublin hostel
Potential DPP move to confiscate assets possibly linked to jailed former solicitor Michael Lynn adjourned
Adjournment granted pending outcome of appeal by Lynn against five-and-a-half year sentence
Friend of woman allegedly raped had no concerns leaving her at nightclub, trial hears
Three men deny any wrongdoing and say any sexual contact with the woman was consensual
Father of Dylan McCarthy tells court he knew his son ‘was gone’ when he saw him ‘gurgling’
Sean Kavanagh (26) and Calvin Dunne (24) accused of murdering Dylan McCarthy (29) in Kildare in 2022
Duo accused of serious assault in Monaghan are refused bail
Stephen (23) and Jason (25) Maughan accused of assaulting Declan Wallace, who is in an induced coma at Beaumont Hospital
‘Athletic’ man who died in leisure centre pool was himself a lifeguard, jury hears
Three lifeguards face counts of breach of duty after death of Christopher Rodgers (20) in pool
Judge asks Pavee Point to intervene between feuding families in Cork
Judge says she wants independent confirmation that a peace deal has been brokered
Man lay at bottom of pool for more than five minutes while lifeguards stood by chatting, court hears
Christopher Rodgers (20) died from oxygen starvation in incident at Orchard Leisure Centre in Armagh in 2017
Chris Farrell released by French side Oyonnax following conviction in connection with gang rape
Former Munster player was convicted of failing to prevent a crime, and given a four-year sentence, with two years suspended
Rugby star Stuart Hogg to be supervised for a year after admitting to domestic abuse
Former Scotland captain avoids jail after admitting to abusing estranged wife over five-year period
Two women who refused to enter hotel quarantine after Covid-19 Dubai trip plead not guilty
Kirstie McGrath (33) and Niamh Mulreany (28) lost Supreme Court challenge to constitutionality of mandatory hotel quarantine
Family of Keith Conlon ‘hurt and upset’ as law professor Diarmuid Phelan cleared of his murder
Jury took nearly seven hours to reach verdict after trial with potential costs of up to €2 million
Thomas ‘Nicky’ McConnell becomes fourth person found guilty of murder of Gareth Hutch
Nephew of Gerard Hutch was killed in ambush at Dublin flat eight years ago
Cailean Crawford (28) given mandatory life sentence for assassination of ‘gentleman’ grandfather
‘I still think to this day they had the wrong person, the wrong house,’ partner of murdered Thomas McCarthy (55) tells court
Bid by Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife to have two charges withdrawn ‘should not delay trial’
Judge says trial of Jeffrey Donaldson and wife, Eleanor, should proceed as expected at the end of March
Man jailed for 10 years after admitting smuggling €21.6m cocaine on cargo ship from Brazil
Kamen Petkov told gardaí he was to be paid €150,000 for managing drug shipment
‘Institutionalised’ prisoner with 123 convictions sentenced for life for ‘vicious’ murder of fellow inmate
David Dunne (40) gave ‘no explanation for the decision to kill Robert O’Connor’ in Mountjoy Prison in 2022
Balkan war criminal found hiding in Ireland jailed for kidnap and torture
Vojislav Buzaković was convicted in a Croatian court of abducting and torturing villagers and prisoners in the early 1990s
Man who repeatedly sexually assaulted teenager who babysat his children jailed for six years
Victim says Martin O’Brien (54) was ‘subhuman, a monster and master manipulator’
Bill Tormey profile: Former Fine Gael politician a vocal commentator on health service for decades
Former Fine Gael councillor was charged with human trafficking and possession of child abuse images on Friday
Man attacked cardiologist with champagne bottle after they met in a pub, court hears
Victim required surgery to remove blood clot that was putting pressure on his brain and to reconstruct his skull, court told
‘Alcoholic’ father pleads guilty to leaving infant daughter in car for over eight hours
Nine-month-old child was found by gardaí unsecured and in distressed state in car
Ballsbridge house sells for €1.635 million, six years after sham sale
Property on exclusive St Mary’s Road in Dublin 4 became derelict and mired in ‘truly extraordinary’ legal case
Man sexually abused by uncle tells court Tusla investigation was a farce
Alan Jenkins says he felt ‘very aggrieved’ that Tusla found the allegations he had made against his uncle, Paul Craven (55) ‘unfounded’
Ballsbridge house for auction six years after it was fraudulently sold for €525,000
Property on exclusive St Mary’s Road in Dublin 4 became derelict and mired in ‘truly extraordinary’ legal case
Man who stole from same Dublin church three times is jailed
David Carroll (48) of Dorset Lane, Dublin 1, imprisoned for two and a half years for theft from St Francis Xavier Church on Gardiner Street, and from two other premises
Evidence shows law professor Diarmuid Phelan murdered trespasser, jury hears
Prosecution begins closing speech in trial of senior counsel who denies murdering Keith Conlon in February 2022
Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of man accused of acid attack on Irish international pool player
John Cross (35) had pleaded not guilty to causing serious harm to Ian Pickford (24) during a house party in Limerick
More than a quarter of offenders given probation reoffend within 12 months
CSO study finds young men most likely to come to attention of gardaí again, with older offenders and sex offenders least likely to reoffend
Former model had 12 alcoholic drinks before crash that caused death of woman, court told
Jennifer Thomas has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death of Sheila Dunne on February 11th last
Carer who preyed on six vulnerable pensioners and stole €34,000 jailed for eight years
Precious Moyo (38) developed ‘intimate’ knowledge of victims’ households, helping her to carry out offences
Promising juvenile cricketer caught with almost €5,000 of cannabis given suspended sentence
Schoolboy international Harry Archer (23) of Skerries has 13 previous convictions for drug and road traffic offences
Solicitor Cahir O’Higgins sentenced to 27 months in prison
O’Higgins (49) had pleaded not guilty to theft of €400 from client and to attempting to pervert the course of justice
Man jailed after taking intimate photos of wife without her knowledge and sending them to other men online
Man (57) jailed for 18 months after wife discovered images and video on his phone
Kerry man who stabbed friend and neighbour ‘in boiling blood’ convicted of murder
Jury rejected Patrick Murphy’s (52) case that he killed Joseph Brosnan in Tralee in self-defence
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