Cork woman charged with withholding information in Quilligan murder to decide on contesting case
Janice Long (65) was directed to speak to her solicitor about how she intends to proceed
Central Criminal Court
Man abused stepdaughter to ‘boost her confidence’, court told
Victim says she left school early in order to get away from family home
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
Murdered postman Barry Daly adored his children and spoke of growing old with partner, court hears
Victim impact statements heard in court in aftermath of three convictions
Assailant who drugged daughter and friends before raping one jailed for more than 15 years
Father invited teenage daughter’s friend on sleepover in July 2025 after liaising with mother
Teenager found guilty of murder of postman Barry Daly in Co Cork
Boy (17) had pleaded not guilty to the murder but guilty to the manslaughter of the father of five in 2025
Grandfather who provided shelter to man who stabbed him to death was repaid with ‘savagery’
Daniel Hourigan (33) has been jailed for life for the murder of grandfather Michael Foley (61) in Co Cork in 2024
Man (35) found guilty of murdering his partner Gillian Curran in Waterford
Marcus O’Neill will be sentenced at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin in October
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
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
Lawyer who stabbed father retains love and support of his family, court hears
Daire McCormack George (31) killed Scott George during a psychotic episode in December 2024
Defence Forces member has appeal for rape of fellow soldier dismissed
Kielan Mooney claimed the jury shouldn’t have heard the victim’s distressed 999 call
Retired postal worker jailed for sexual abuse of girl (12) more than four decades ago
Woman outlines in victim impact statement how effects of abuse have followed her through childhood and into the present day
Lawyer stabbed father to death as he told him he loved him, trial hears
Daire McCormack George said he had paranoid thoughts that made him think his father would hurt his mother and sister
Trainee pilot who raped sleeping student in his home jailed for six years
Chris Brady (31) of Ashbourne, Co Meath, falsely claimed the victim initiated sex with him while he was sleeping
‘Intolerable’: Two High Court judges criticise withdrawal of services by solicitors
Courts forced to adjourn trials and sentencing matters involving child complainants and serious sexual offending
Teenager raped by sister’s partner tells court of self-harm following assault
Carlow man was convicted following a trial earlier this year of rape and sexual assault of teenager at his home in August 2023
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
Brothers who abused teenage girls in 1990s identified for first time
John Owens and Martin Owens, of Westmeath, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting teenage girls
Garda who verbally and emotionally abused daughters on continuing bail ahead of sentence
Judge orders report from Probation Service and psychological report for sentencing hearing
‘I watched George Gibney be hero-worshipped while knowing the truth,’ says abuse survivor
Former swim coach accepts jury’s verdict and will not appeal against convictions, court hears
Woman raped in marriage and targeted by ‘false allegations’ sees former husband jailed
Joseph Jessop, who has six previous convictions, sentenced to 10 years on multiple counts
Gillian Curran’s blood alcohol level not a contributory factor in her death, trial hears
Woman (47) was found unresponsive at the house of her partner Marcus O’Neill in Waterford in 2025
Gillian Curran’s pattern of injuries were more consistent with assault, murder trial hears
Marcus O’Neill has denied murder of his partner at his home in Waterford last year
Taoiseach criticises action by solicitors in legal aid dispute amid major court disruption
Action over new payment model led to thousands of criminal cases being adjourned in courts across the country
Man who raped younger sister more than 40 years ago jailed for six years
Woman described the incident as ‘torture’ and said the pain was ‘excruciating’
Woman begged dead partner to come back after seeing him lying in blood outside their home
Teenager (17) on trial in Cork denies murder of postman Barry Daly (44) but has pleaded guilty to manslaughter
Murder accused claims former partner carried out killing of Michael Foley in Cork
Daniel Hourigan (33) insisted he had ‘no part or role’ murder of west Cork native in 2024
‘A little bit of utopia’: Victim of swim coach George Gibney speaks on abuser’s conviction
Former Irish swimming champion Chalkie White welcomes conviction, which he ’100% thought would never happen’
Garda acquitted of raping wife but convicted of child cruelty against two daughters
Jury returns verdicts after more than nine hours of deliberations
Jury resumes deliberations in trial of garda charged with rape of ex-wife and child cruelty
Defendant (48) is serving member of Garda who is on suspension pending outcome of prosecution
Jury in trial of teenager accused of postman’s murder fails to reach verdict
Boy (17) and Alex Deady (21) pleaded guilty to manslaughter of Barry Daly in Cork in 2025
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
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