Criminal Courts
‘I think we know I won’t be getting bail’: Daniel Kinahan charged with directing organised crime
Dubliner became first Irish person to be extradited from United Arab Emirates under new extradition treaty after he was flown to Dublin on Government jet
Solicitors ‘not against change’, but want a working criminal justice system
‘One-size-fits-all’ legal aid payment model is more about cost-cutting and optics than genuine reform
Law Society flags remaining issues in dispute over legal aid changes
Solicitors ask for ‘targeted corrections and adjustments’ in exchange for adopting new scheme on interim basis
Husband jailed for three and a half years for sexual assault and coercive control of wife
Coercive control by husband (20s) was in upper range of scale, judge says
Boy (17) torched two homes and three cars in drug intimidation campaign, court told
Two Glenageary houses gutted and ‘no longer habitable’ in arson spree
Teen ‘misinterpreted’ girl’s request for help and had sex with her, court heard
Boy is to serve a year’s detention for defilement of 16-year-old girl
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Man arranged ‘straightener’ during which father of seven was stabbed to death, court hears
Fight arranged to take place in playground over earlier alleged attack on youth by three males
‘I want this fixed and to get back to work’: Solicitors split on criminal legal aid reform
Most unhappy at single flat-fee payments, but adjustments to address concerns have pleased others
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
Doctor jailed for 10 years over raping and assaulting wife
Couple met in Sudan, were married in 2010 and went on to have three children, court hears
Up to individual solicitors to decide whether to continue withdrawing services, Law Society president says
Lawyers’ representative body had ‘good meeting’ with Minister for Justice over legal aid dispute
Lorry driver who imported more than €1m of cannabis through Dublin Port is jailed
‘It’s all mine,’ he told gardaí after 50kg haul was detected
Jim O’Callaghan expected to hold firm line in talks on criminal legal aid reform
Minister for Justice to meet Law Society representatives amid bitter row over remuneration reforms
‘He smelled of chalk and sweat’: Pattern of school-to-school abuse uncovered in Garda search of pupil rolls
Former pupil says he told principal of sexual abuse by Christian Brother Liam Coughlan in 1970s – Coughlan later became principal of another school
Dublin thief who was caught after he answered video call on phone he had just stolen is sentenced to two years
Patrick Maughan (27), who had 42 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to theft of a mobile phone
Man due in court after alleged assault of two gardaí in Dublin
Officers suffered minor injuries after responding to public order incident in early hours of Monday morning
UK healthcare assistant jailed for helping woman enter Ireland on ‘lookalike’ passport
Dublin court hears WhatsApp records showed accused offered passport owner money in return for its use
O’Callaghan appeals to solicitors to ‘be reasonable’ over changes to legal aid scheme
At least 88 solicitors have resigned from criminal legal aid panel amid a row over fee structure changes
Legal aid dispute may spread from criminal courts to family and domestic violence cases
Family lawyers demand ‘immediate’ action over pay and legal aid reform as criminal courts face shutdown
Night out for Chawke brother and sister ended in vicious attack and, 32 months later, jail
‘Oh my God,’ said Alison Chawke when shown CCTV footage of her actions, which, along with those of her brother Bill, have brought ‘embarrassment’ on family name
Bill and Alison Chawke jailed for assault in Adare hotel
Charlie Chawke’s children Bill and Alison Chawke pleaded guilty to assaulting two men at Dunraven Arms Hotel in Adare in 2023
‘I remember the person he used to be’: Man in cannabis psychosis stabbed childhood friend
Neal Brennan (29) given partly suspended sentence for `bizarre’ and random attack in Portmarnock in January 2025
More than 100 solicitors quit free legal aid scheme as Minister says he will not give in
Minister says only a small number of solicitors are boycotting the new flat fees arrangement
Former Christian Brother convicted of sexual abuse of boys in Offaly school in 1980s
Liam Coughlan (90) is currently in prison for sexually abusing former pupils in Kilkenny in the 1970s
Two men jailed for role in Dublin city centre violence during which man died
Fighting broke out on South Anne Street and spilled on to Duke Lane and Dawson Street, court hears
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
Man set fire to car and robbed shop shortly after serving jail term for killing teenager
Keith Hall (37) had just completed a sentence for Melanie McNamara’s manslaughter when he carried out the offences in Tallaght last July
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
Dáil Justice Committee urges Minister to suspend contentious legal-aid fee changes
But Jim O’Callaghan says single flat-rate payments for solicitors in court will be brought in as planned
Former garda has assault conviction linked to Strokestown eviction quashed by High Court
Security man had alleged Kevin Taylor grabbed him, causing him to go to ground
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
Two men charged after off-duty garda ‘pursued’ and assaulted in Dublin
Gardaí obtained video and audio recordings of the pair on Aston Quay talking about the incident
‘Take Mr Donaldson down’: The rise and fall of former DUP star Jeffrey Donaldson
Politician once won praise in Westminster and Washington, but on Monday was being processed in prison
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
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’
Cork solicitors withdraw from legal aid scheme for criminal work
Contentious proposals to overhaul free legal aid scheme could lead to exodus of solicitors
Former teacher told he ‘might die in prison’ at sentencing for child sex abuse
Patrick Sharkey (83) given 6½ years for 132 charges of abuse spanning a quarter of a century
Gardaí warned criminal prosecutions may be at risk over solicitors’ withdrawal of service
Denial of right to solicitor’s advice could lead to suspects seeking to derail prosecutions, force fears
Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row
Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warn
US tourist who killed mother of two while driving rental car gets suspended sentence
Cathy Stewart (67) deemed to have pressed accelerator rather than brake while parking outside hotel
Man accidentally set off panic alarm while attempting to rob Ranelagh ice cream parlour
Carl McGuinness (31), who has 117 previous convictions, tracked down by gardaí via phone finder app on handset he stole
Man who stabbed 14-year-old’s hand with glass shard while trying to rob e-scooter jailed
Behaviour of Daniel Hayes (30), who had 126 previous convictions, ‘cowardly and shameful’, judge says
Jeffrey Donaldson watches from the dock as two alleged victims address sex abuse trial
Two alleged victims in trial of former DUP leader and wife Eleanor Donaldson have between them spent five days in the witness box
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
Trial hears Jeffrey Donaldson told teenager: ‘I am truly sorry. Please forgive me’
Founder of Christian Family Centre facilitated meeting between former DUP leader and complainant, Newry court told
Sentencing of Charlie Chawke’s son and daughter for assault set for mid-July
Bill and Alison Chawke pleaded guilty to assaulting two men at Dunraven Arms Hotel in Adare in 2023
Prosecution to argue three youths charged with murder of Cork man ‘acted together’
Youths pleaded not guilty to murder of father of five Barry Daly (44) in Co Cork last October
Teenager ‘addicted to stealing cars’ pleads guilty to 11 charges
Court hears boy has not been provided with services to meet his needs
Ex-business student who exposed himself to women given 16-month sentence
Judge says man offended against solitary women, locating vulnerable victims including a woman working alone at night
New ‘actuarial’ criminal legal aid payments open to legal challenge, Law Society warns
Anger mounts among solicitors after Minister for Justice presented plan as a ‘fait accompli’
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