Director of Public Prosecutions

Paula Canty killing: Man accused of murder should receive plan for DPP directions, says judge

Joseph Butler, a native of Midleton, Co Cork, is charged with murdering Paula Canty at his flat at the Belfry, Bridewell Lane, Mallow, on January 3rd

Man (23) facing contempt proceedings for failing to give evidence at murder trial of Diarmuid Phelan

Kallum Coleman was with Keith Conlon when Conlon was fatally wounded during incident on barrister’s farm in Tallaght

Can Michael Lowry still be government kingmaker now Moriarty has resurfaced?

In the News podcast: Colm Keena reported on the Moriarty tribunal from its inception in 1997 to 2011. He explains what it did and why

First formal engagement between FF, FG and Regional Independents to take place today

Group of eight Independent TDs will submit a position paper to the two bigger parties setting out its preconditions for entering government

Michael Lowry ‘fully confident’ he has no case to answer as Moriarty tribunal file goes to DPP

Tánaiste and Taoiseach both reject suggestion that independent TD will be a ‘kingmaker’ in government formation talks

Garda file on Moriarty tribunal sent to DPP 14 years after final report on ‘payments to politicians’

Decision to forward file will exert pressure on FF and FG as parties negotiate with Independent TD Michael Lowry to form coalition

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

‘Leo the leak’ affair still lingers five years on

Sipo has resolved for a second time not to investigate the leaking of a draft State contract with the Irish Medical Organisation when Varadkar was taoiseach

Man jailed for 11 years over abuse of cousins, 26 years after first complaints

Two victims were told by serving garda to withdraw statements against Thomas Collins (59) in 1997

Man sentenced to life in prison for ‘cowardly’ murder of grandfather in Co Kerry

Patrick Murphy (52) told to leave gathering at Joseph Brosnan’s home but then returned with a knife and stabbed him

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

Bill Tormey, ex-Fine Gael councillor, charged with human trafficking, possession of child abuse images

Former politician (73), from Glasnevin, served with book of evidence at Dublin District Court

Solicitors to seek judicial review in case of woman struck and killed by Garda car in Donegal

Rebecca Browne (21) from Derry died after night out in Buncrana last May

Murder trial of law professor adjourned to December 30th due to unavailability of jurors

Diarmuid Phelan has denied the murder of a trespasser on his Co Dublin farm

Woman accused of stealing potted plants takes High Court case over lack of CCTV evidence

Court hears judge ‘erred in law’ in indicating she would consider witnesses’ evidence of what they saw on CCTV even though gardaí ‘failed in their duty’ to preserve footage

Murder trial of law professor adjourned due to juror unavailability

Diarmuid Phelan has denied murder of trespasser on his Co Dublin farm

Limerick gangster John Dundon fails in bid to overturn murder conviction

Counsel argued that court should hear fresh evidence of a phone conversation recorded by Irish Prison Service between witnesses that did not emerge at Dundon’s trial in 2013

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

Solicitor in DPP’s office alleges workplace discrimination since he disclosed treatment for alcohol addiction

Solicitor sober since 2019 claims discrimination, victimisation on grounds of disability of alcoholism

Independent prosecution service ‘must be protected’ says Director of Public Prosecutions

Comments come in wake of criticism of DPP decision not to prosecute MMA fighter Conor McGregor

‘Consent is not talked about enough’: Dublin rally held in solidarity with Nikita Hand after Conor McGregor case

Several hundred people assemble in front of City Hall before marching to DPP offices to protest decision not to bring criminal charges against mixed martial arts fighter

Drivers must wait for checkpoint drug test result, Supreme Court rules

The High Court previously found gardaí were not entitled to detain drivers while awaiting result

Criminal lawyers divided on whether charges should have been brought against Conor McGregor

Award for damages against Conor McGregor seen as low by some but indicates jury did not believe martial arts fighter

Creeslough: Man (60s) arrested as part of inquiry into fatal explosion released without charge

Ten people died following an explosion at the Applegreen service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal on Friday October 7th, 2022. Photograph: PA Wire

Married couple charged over alleged €21m international money laundering operation

Hundreds of ‘unusual transactions’ linked to accounts held by Jixu Wang (35) and Ye Wang (34), court told

Cahir O’Higgins: Rise and fall of solicitor from well-known political family

Solicitor jailed in September for assault and found guilty on Friday of theft from a former client was known for being unusually focused on getting clients, law practitioners say

Man convicted of murder after jury rejects claim he intended to ‘frighten’ rather than kill neighbour

Robert Murphy (42) stabbed Jamie Kavanagh (24) in hostel on Dublin’s Harrington Street in April of last year

Trio accused of identifying Ana Kriégel’s killers to be tried before jury after losing Supreme Court appeal

Edel Doherty (48), Kyle Rooney (26) and Declan Corcoran (30) charged with posting images of accused youths on social media

Supreme Court rejects ‘wafer thin’ arguments by women who refused hotel quarantine after Dubai trip

Niamh Mulreany (27) and Kirstie McGrath (32) had appealed High Court dismissal of their challenge to lockdown prosecution

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

Inquest into hit-and-run death of man in Co Dublin returns verdict of unlawful killing

Stephen Lynch (31) was struck by Ford Focus at Brookview Close, Tallaght, in April 2017, and dragged for more than 16m on road

Murder trials delayed by ‘burden of work’ on psychiatrists, warns judge

Lawyers report varying degrees of success in getting court psychiatric reports for ‘very serious cases’

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

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of father and daughter killed in Co Kerry house fire

Philip Griffin (37) was charged with murdering Anthony O’Brien and Nadine O’Brien in Tralee in May 2012

Death of Martin Salinger in Cloverhill cell was ‘hugely traumatic’ for his family, funeral told

Horse and carriage driver Salinger was stabbed to death in prison last weekend

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

Jemima Burke takes High Court case over public order conviction

Burke convicted at Ballina District Court last June and fined €350 over behaviour outside inquest

How facial recognition technology detected Kinahans’ fraudulent passports and tracked movements

Key members of cartel, including three Kinahans, sourced multiple passports in Ireland and Britain

Man charged with assault causing harm to music teacher who died in Co Limerick in 2022

Patrick Lawlor (50s) appears in court in connection with death of pianist Louise Muckell, who was found seriously injured in Rathkeale

‘It was like a murder scene’: Man accused of attacking woman with knife in her north Dublin home

Matthias Kelly (41) allegedly sent text after early hours incident in Clonshaugh saying he was ‘after butchering your one’

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