Man who used car as ‘battering ram’ on family home loses conviction appeal
William Harty drove car into his home while his wife and young children were inside
Doorman who left pub owner to die has jail term reduced by one year on appeal
Defendant was sentenced to nine years after he was convicted of manslaughter in 2019
Man who threatened to kill former colleagues of Garda Colm Horgan has jail term cut
Enda Gavigan made threats to kill after he was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage
Minister for Eucharist fails in bid to have jail term for sexually abusing young girl reduced
The man built a garden shed which his victim believed was for the purpose of committing sex assaults
Barrister told he left High Court ‘in the dark’ during bail application
Financial statements to be considered before Court of Appeal makes Phelan decision
Man who twice raped schoolgirl at his sister’s 18th birthday party loses jail term appeal
Richard O’Mara (33) convicted and sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment
Rapist fails in appeal over ‘brazen’ attack on public street
Jose Lacerna Pena (33) attacked vulnerable woman on Wicklow Street in central Dublin
Court upholds sentence of global crime gang’s ‘sacrificial lamb’
DPP argued three-and-a-half-year jail term for money laundering was unduly lenient
State fails in bid to jail man for assault on baby daughter
Man received six-month prison sentence for assaulting his partner in separate incident
Woman who was raped 20 times as a child relieved after accused loses appeal
The court heard the victim was raped by her sister’s partner when she was a schoolgirl
Court rejects bid to name child abuser caught with ‘paedophile manual’
Man (45) has sentence for sexual assault and exploitation increased by Court of Appeal
IT worker should have been jailed for child abuse images, court hears
Robert Traynor (54) downloaded and produced thousands of child abuse images
Man convicted of sexual abuse claims lockdown may have put pressure on jury
60-year-old was convicted of 30 counts of abuse and described in court as a ‘predator’
Man who bit garda’s finger told to ‘put his best foot forward’
DPP is appealing sentence handed to Brandon Power (22) for assaulting garda
Rapist is chief suspect in bomb hoax targeting Minister for Justice
Former escort agency owner Michael Murray (50) has a ‘depraved’ and violent history
Serial sex attacker loses appeal against sentence for random assaults
Slawomir Gierlowski (37) handed 18-and-a-half-year term in 2018 for three violent attacks
Man loses appeal against murder conviction
Lawyers say jury should have been discharged when witness lunged at man
Man appeals conviction of indecent assault of child, citing adverse media coverage
Man convicted in 2010 on two counts of indecent assault and sentenced to three years
Killer who beat ‘Bomber’ Keane to death loses appeal
Court finds no grounds Séamus Morgan’s trial was unfair or that verdict was unsafe
Man who murdered 90-year-old tells court there’s no proof he caused death
Man’s lawyer tells court pathology evidence shows man died due to hip fracture
Youth who defiled girl seeks release before being moved to adult prison
Teenager serving 18-month sentence for defilement of girl when they were 15
Man who abused cousin over six-year period appeals conviction
Man was tried in front of one jury on charges relating to two separate cases, court hears
Man needing treatment at Central Mental Hospital to remain in prison, court rules
Court of Appeal told man is being held at Cloverhill Prison due to lack of hospital beds
Burglar who put homeowners through ‘terrifying ordeal’ has sentence increased
Michael Cawley was 16 when he tried to force door of Stillorgan home open as owner held it
Robbery sentence reduced for former drug addict
Case is first heard by Séamus Woulfe since taking up role on Court of Appeal
Father and son appeal sentences for hammer assault over €50 debt
Two men had been sentenced to 10 and seven years
New guidelines on personal injury awards to take effect ‘within weeks’
Minister for Justice to bring proposals for Bill to Cabinet after judges back plans
Judges vote to adopt new guidelines to reduce personal injury damages
Judicial Council voted in support of document by Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee
Judges to vote on new guidelines to cut damages awards
Minister for Justice ready to make changes if proposals approved
Man tried three times for rape fails to get conviction overturned
Court of Appeal upholds 37-year-old’s 12-year sentence for assualting woman in her home
Appeal court jails garda for dangerous driving causing death of mother of three
Three-judge court accepts argument by DPP that original suspended sentence was too lenient
Judge ‘shocked’ by six-day cross-examination of boy
Barrister representing man appealing conviction for raping son criticised in court
Man found guilty of sexually assaulting girl (10) has conviction overturned
Barrister argued that trial judge presented ‘imbalanced view of evidence’ in his charge
Octogenarian paedophile appeals conviction for abusing son
Clare man (86) who used son as ‘sexual plaything’ is serving four year sentence
Court upholds convictions over €2m cash-in-transit robbery
Three men appealed convictions for kidnapping family as part of robbery in 2018
Fraudster who sold same forests ‘over and over again’ has sentence extended
Court told that fraud involved 143 investors who were offered investment opportunity in the Irish forestry sector
Court of Appeal doubles sentences for cannabis ‘delivery men’
Polish pair sentenced to six years in jail over possession of €1.3m in drugs in Carlow
Man’s conviction for murdering woman he had affair with upheld
Roy Webster attacked Anne Shortall with hammer after she allegedly sought money from him
Cork man appeals conviction for the murder of his girlfriend
Darren Murphy admitted manslaughter of Olivia Dunlea in Passage West in 2013
Farmer who killed neighbour with teleporter sees jail term increased from five to nine years
DPP had appealed leniency of Michael Ferris’ sentence for manslaughter of Anthony O’Mahony
Woman loses appeal to quash conviction for sexual assault on brother
Complainant told the trial he was aged nine and his sister 21 when she began abusing him
Child abuser (69) who is ‘likely to die in prison’ has sentence cut
Man originally sentenced to 20 years for repeat sex attacks on two generations of his family
Cork woman involved in cocaine ‘factory’ has 10-year sentence cut in half
Molly Sloyan rented house, hired car and bought chemicals for sophisticated operation
‘Persistent burglar’ who stole 70 cent has four-year jail term upheld
Thomas Healy (46), who has 67 previous convictions, broke into apartment in Cork
Man jailed for raping woman at gaming convention has sentence upheld
Keith Hearne (30) claimed judge did not take his psychiatric illnesses into account
Man loses appeal against sentence for ‘shocking’ animal cruelty
James Kavanagh from Co Carlow jailed for three years for 30 counts of cruelty
Man jailed for laundering Kinahan money loses appeal
Paul Carew (42) sentenced to eight years for handling €660,000 linked to crime gang
Ex-soldier refused extra time to appeal abuse sentence
Timothy O’Sullivan (67) jailed for 11 years for grooming and raping two boys in 1990s
Man who went on run during sex abuse trial sentenced in absence
Girl assaulted by cousin says: ‘I still don’t sleep the best. I get upset and angry very easily’
DPP reflecting on case in which man who met criteria for insanity jailed for killing
Court of Appeal told when jury found man guilty verdict was met with applause
Robber who jumped into river to evade gardaí loses appeal
James Barry (34) jailed over knife raid at a McDonald’s on Lower Rathmines Road
Ex-priest loses appeal against conviction for abusing boy he paid to do the gardening
Courts hears that rape by Denis Nolan injured boy and left him with health problems
Man who delivered drugs to help pay off brother’s drug debt jailed for 2½ years
Court of appeal found he should not have initially been given suspended sentence
Judge jails rapist for putting women through ‘night of horror’
Man (37) broke into ex-partner’s home and repeatedly raped her and foster daughter
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