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’
Lawyers report varying degrees of success in getting court psychiatric reports for ‘very serious cases’
Almost 8 per cent of male remand prisoners have current or recent psychotic symptoms, 10 times the community rate
Trial heard Moire Bergin (47) believed Mary Bergin (76) was the devil when she stabbed her in Dublin 1 in 2022
Katarzyna Wsiubiak (34) found not guilty of assaults by reason of insanity earlier this month
Three staff at One Asian Kitchen in Tallaght suffered burns during incident involving Katarzyna Wsiubiak (34)
The jury heard that the defendant suffers from persecutory delusions and disorganised thinking
Government response to refugee accommodation crisis to date has been to rely mainly on hotel accommodation
The Land Developement Agency recently told the Oireachtas housing committee that the risk of a court challenge to the development was ‘considered high’
Julie Flood, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, stabbed father on his 94th birthday believing he was an ‘impostor’ sent to harm her
Stephen Silver shot Garda Colm Horkan with his own gun in Co Roscommon in June 2020
Neil O’Dowd (35) stabbed former employer 19 times but was found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity
Anderson had previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder of Garth Kelly (39), who she stabbed to death in 2020
Jury took less than half an hour to find Brendan Murray not legally responsible for 88-year-old mother’s death
The court said the man may now be entitled to seek compensation due to the tribunal’s decision
Psychological report found Ms Anderson was ‘legally insane’ when she stabbed Gareth Kelly to death
One person found unfit to plead at their trial in the 1970s remained detained until recently
The new €200m facility in Portrane will replace the Victorian-era hospital in Dundrum
Mental Health Commission says practice of restraint is not therapeutic had potential to cause serious harm
Concerns raised about overcrowding, mental health and use of solitary confinement
Mark Whelan given life sentence for stabbing daughter’s partner Noel Whelan to death
Force awaiting result of second sample taken from man, aged in his 30s, after M1 collision
New study reveals difficult conditions inside jails with little or no treatment on offer
Order made three weeks after nurse found not guilty of children’s murders by reason of insanity
Woman found not guilty of murdering her three children, by reason of insanity
Increase in insanity pleas followed abolition of mandatory detention in such cases
Court found woman suffering from temporary insanity when she killed her children
Court of Appeal told man is being held at Cloverhill Prison due to lack of hospital beds
Complaint to Garda Ombudsman about stand-off over admission of man
Hospital refused to admit a mentally ill man sent there for treatment by court
Father ‘a shadow of himself’ after son’s drug-induced psychosis led to ‘most horrific of tragedies’
Mentally ill inmate found in lamentable state by European Committee for Prevention of Torture
Stephen Silver (43) accused of fatal shooting of Detective Garda Colm Horkan in Castlerea
Nine patients move to north Dublin facility this week
Psychiatrist fears Mohamed Morei would be at high risk of relapse if not committed
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