Criminal Courts

ECHR to examine case of Irishman Oisín Osborn, shot dead by Hamburg police in May 2019

Osborn family believe killing of son resulted from excessive police force

Mary Ward had been in ‘tumultuous’ relationship with former partner, court hears

Ahmed Abdirahman (31) was arrested in Dublin last month and charged with the murder of Belfast mother-of-one

Man who admitted possessing and distributing child abuse videos as a teenager remanded for sentencing

The now 22-year-old cannot currently be named due to reporting restrictions

Barbie Kardashian acquitted of threats to kill or cause harm to women at Limerick Prison

Accused wanted to make threats to two women for ‘revenge’ over rumour she was leaving showers dirty, court told

Man (67) accused in sexual assault case groomed woman from age of 14, she tells trial

‘Father figure’ was aware of complainant’s ‘chaotic’ home life, she said

Bank worker jailed for laundering money for Black Axe international crime gang

Funmi Abimbola (26) jailed over offences relating to money laundering after €121,000 stolen from solicitors’ firm

Personal trainer found guilty of ‘predatory’ sexual assault on young woman

Man in his 30s made covert digital recordings of women at a gym over two years

Barbie Kardashian case: Prison officer left ‘terrified’ by inmate’s threat to rape her, trial hears

Barbie Kardashian (22) denies three counts of making threats to kill or cause serious harm to Roisín Linnane on dates in April and June 2023

Farmworker thought she saw trespassers on law professor’s farm turn back as she heard gun shot

One man was loudly arguing with Diarmuid Phelan and appeared to be crying, court told

Former rugby player insisted legal advice bills be sent only to him, trial told

‘Either way, the bill will be settled,’ Brendan Mullin told partner at McCann Fitzgerald

Man who abused partner’s niece in ‘despicable manner’ jailed for 9 years

John Dempsey snr of Crumlin admitted to seven counts of raping Lillian Byrne whom he had groomed from when she was 12 years old

‘There was a lot of fear’: Diarmuid Phelan trial hears from witness to fatal shooting

Keith Conlon and his friend ‘did not seem a danger’, farmworker tells court

Farm worker tells court he saw man fall to ground after shot was fired by law professor Diarmuid Phelan

Man who was shot was bleeding from the head and asking for help, jury told

Woman (20s) who claims man sexually assaulted her during treatment ‘froze’ when he told her he was ‘getting hard’

Physio (30s) pleads not guilty to sexual assault at midlands gym in 2021

Body of Sean McCarthy discovered bound in bubble wrap inside suitcase in wardrobe of Dean Caffrey, murder trial hears

Dean Caffrey (38) has pleaded not guilty to murder of McCarthy (28) at his Drumcondra apartment

Former rugby international Brendan Mullin allegedly stole €500,000 from Bank of Ireland, trial hears

Irish international (60) allegedly stole money while he was managing director of Bank of Ireland Private Bank a decade ago

Postman who stole greeting cards to pay off gambling debt given suspended sentence

Shane Brown (35) caught with 39 stolen greeting card envelopes after ‘sting’ operation by An Post

Murder trial of law professor Diarmuid Phelan to open on Wednesday

Senior counsel has pleaded not guilty to murdering a man at his Co Dublin farm in February 2022

Taxi driver who sexually assaulted woman (18) he was driving home after night out jailed for 5½ years

Naveed Rana (42) told victim to sit in front seat and drove off in wrong direction before sexually assaulting her

Derry couple convicted of operating illegal TV streaming service

Cormac McGuckin jailed for two years and Maura McGuckin gets suspended sentence following PSNI investigation into ‘dodgy box’ services

Hildegarde Naughton was ‘frightened’ for personal safety after ‘six stitches’ online threat, court hears

Daragh O’Flaherty (47) on trial in relation to series of online theats against politicians, including Government Chief Whip

Driver who struck and killed motorcyclist disqualified from driving for three months and fined €2,000

John Keane (34) killed following collision between his motorcycle and car driven by Karl Ennis (65) in April 2021

Former footballer Anthony Stokes sentenced to 15 months over €4,000 cocaine seizure

Ex-Celtic and Sunderland player arrested last year after high speed chase while under influence of alcohol

Man charged with ‘savage assault’ after kicking man in head and leaving him unconscious on Cork bus

William O’Sullivan of Comeragh Close alleged to have continued assault after victim was unconscious

Misconduct by judges: Only one of 232 complaints against judges found admissible

Chief Justice said most complaints showed a ‘misunderstanding’ of the Judicial Council’s conduct regime

Law professor’s murder trial, woman’s double murder trial, and Regency and Kevin Lunney case appeals due before court

Other cases to be heard in the new legal term, starting October 7th, are a high-profile Blanchardstown restaurant murder trial and an important case regarding children’s sentencing

Tennis coach sentenced to six-and-a-half years in Britain for child-sex offences worked at four Irish clubs

Sean Francis McGranaghan (33) described by police as ‘dangerous individual who has never admitted liability for heinous crimes’

Former Turkish prosecutor charged with failing to produce passport after arriving at Dublin airport

Sadullah Ovacikli (44) claims he fled Turkey after being sentenced to prison following 2016 coup

Man ‘made no attempt’ to cover face during shooting which left bullet holes in Dublin flat

Jordan Lapongo (21) accused of shooting into property at Mercer House flat complex in Dublin 2

Judges to receive specialist training in dealing with sexual violence cases

Prison visits among other judicial training initiatives

Man who broke into five different Donegal churches jailed for year

Nathan Coughlan pleaded guilty to theft charges at hotels, supermarkets, service stations and churches

Victims of former surgeon Michael Shine call for establishment of commission of investigation

Dignity for Patients claims there are ‘millions’ in an indemnity fund set aside for victims that could be used to fund an inquiry

Finally apologetic, Derry O’Rourke’s now a paltry old man who doesn’t deserve to sleep at night

Judge Melanie Greally at Central Criminal Court praises rape survivor for her conduct amid O’Rourke’s trial and on her victim impact statement, confronting abuser with the consequences of his actions

Man (30s) charged with murder of Jordan Ronan (20) in Tallaght, Dublin

Patrick Murphy (36), also from Tallaght, remanded in custody

Former Fine Gael politician remanded in custody in €2.6m money laundering case

Frank Kilbride (70) told to expect custodial sentence over sums laundered through companies linked to ‘Dublin Jimmy’

Two men appear in court following seizure of 18 firearms and 900 rounds of ammunition

Mark McCourt (33) and Conor O’Brian (27) charged in connection with Co Louth weapons seizure

Two charged over State’s largest every crystal meth seizure also charged with directing criminal organisation

Further charges proferred on James Leen (41) and Nathan McDonnell (44) before court appearance in Tralee on Wednesday

Man jailed for six years for imprisoning partner and beating her over number of days

31-year-old man, who cannot be named, beat partner unconscious and put rope around her neck

Serial armed robber who was on bail when he took part in bank raid has sentence cut by six months

Dermot O’Callaghan (58) appealed against severity of eight-year sentence

Jury begins deliberations in trial of sports coach accused of raping teenage girl more than 30 years ago

78-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to rape and indecent assault in a school

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