Kyle Hayes will not be jailed if deemed suitable for 180 hours of community service, judge rules
Matter concerning Limerick hurler has been adjourned for mention on April 28th
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Legislative pantomime to fix penalty points loophole is not as absurd as it seems
Government has no record of number of ancillary disqualifications given in lieu of penalty points
Catriona Carey appears in court on money laundering charges
It is alleged she handled, acquired or possessed proceeds of criminal conduct
Man with 113 previous convictions jailed for attacking graveyard flower seller
Alan Melia, who was on bail at the time, is serving unrelated seven-and-a-half-year sentence for robbery
Admitting a patient without consent and not treating them isn’t ‘care’ - it’s imprisonment
Under the Mental Health Bill 2024, doctors would decide who is deprived of liberty, but judges would decide who is treated. That makes no sense
Father jailed for his part in multigenerational insurance claim fraud
Patrick Lawrence (54), his wife Eileen (52), and sons Tom (24) and John (26) made personal injury claims under false names
Man jailed for four years for forcing vulnerable woman to give him money and €1,300 phone
Sinore Iosca (25), of Sheephill Green, Blanchardstown, pleaded guilty to false imprisonment
Eleven people, including pregnant woman, are held in courtroom for hours due to mix-up in squatters case
Judge Roderick Maguire directed the jailing of 27 named squatters for contempt, but only one of these was summoned to court
Truck driver given suspended sentence for careless driving that ‘nearly killed’ cyclist
Gardaí accepted incident occurred as driver failed to adequately check his mirrors before moving
Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes disqualified from driving for two years after failed appeal
Five-time All-Ireland winner was clocked driving 155km/h and overtaking nine cars
Court dismisses maternity hospital worker’s damages claim over thumb injury
Patricia McNevin failed to prove employer was negligent, says judge
Judge approves €30,000 settlement for boy whose finger was crushed in lift door at creche
Child had to have surgery on his finger under general anaesthetic
Man jailed for sexually assaulting flatmate while she slept
‘Ireland has given me justice,’ says victim as Lucas da Silva Cruz (30) is jailed over 2019 assault
Cab can sell home of Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley if €1m tax debts not cleared in 18 months
Judge grants a stay on order until September 2026 in interests of former gangland figure’s daughter
New system for appointing judges is an ‘important safeguard’ for judicial independence – Chief Justice
Commission of judges and lay members to begin public work this week
Man pleads guilty to ramming Leinster House gates with vehicle
David O’Callaghan (41), from Bray, may be required to enter further pleas when he is sentenced next month
Man found with 2,868 child sexual abuse images is spared jail
Keith Farrell (50) of Le Fanu Road, Ballyfermot, pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material in 2021
Serial fraudster jailed for three years for ‘deliberate fraud’ over protracted period
Judge Ronan Munro said the 36-year-old carried out a ‘carefully orchestrated plan’ to take money from the State
Man jailed over role in human trafficking of three women later forced into prostitution
Lucky Enogheghase (38) denied being aware of what awaited the women upon their arrival from Nigeria
Doctor with drug addiction pleads guilty to forgery and stealing prescriptions
Daniel Nevin’s (39) fiancee also admitted stealing prescriptions and using them in pharmacies around the midlands
Man who forced partner to carry doorbell camera jailed for five years for coercive control and assault
Woman tells court she was beaten on a near daily basis towards end of relationship
Action by group clinical director of Sims fertility clinics against employer has been ‘compromised’, judge told
Michael ‘Mikey’ O’Brien claimed he was put on ‘gardening leave’ after making protected disclosures
‘Ringleader’ of catering company employees involved in thefts at Aviva Stadium sentenced to 18 months in jail
Court hears Roy Oti (22) stole €13,974 from his catering company employer by manipulating card reader system
Dutch master charged with fishing offences off Irish coast
William Van Der Boon faces trial over alleged breach of European Union fishing regulations
Man gets suspended sentence over bogus 999 calls
Court hears James Kelly (32) has ongoing drug issues and is self-confessed compulsive liar
Child (6) pleaded with father as he held knife to mother’s throat in ‘vicious’ Christmas Day attack, court hears
The victim wrote a letter asking for leniency, informing the court that he’d had a personality change after undergoing dental implant surgery in Hungary
Judge approves €37,500 settlement for child burned after heel-prick test
Court hears boy’s mother was not happy with the HSE’s settlement offer
Fertility clinic director was suspended days after court had ordered reinstatement, judge told
Sims alleges Michael O’Brien was showing messages concerning the litigation while playing the Abba song Money, Money, Money
Man given suspended sentence for attacking mother of his children and her teenage brother
Man (29), who was subject to barring order, threatened to ‘kick unborn baby out’ of woman
‘He has broken me twice’: Former garda jailed for six years for sexually assaulting woman at Garda station
William Ryan (41) jailed for six years over offending at Aughrim Garda station in September 2020
Woman awarded €55,000 after being scalded by tea on Ryanair flight
Lidija Miliute (26) claimed her thighs, abdomen and wrist injured when cup spilt off defective tray table
Hurler Kyle Hayes to find out next month if suspended jail sentence will be activated
Limerick man (26) spared prison after violent disorder conviction but was later found guilty of dangerous driving
Catriona Carey sent forward for trial on money laundering charges
Financial adviser and co-defendants Paddy Maher and John Steadmond to appear before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in March
Man must pay costs of failed €60,000 injury claim over fall in Dublin pothole
Stephen Devine (44) took case against South Dublin County Council after hurting knee and wrist in 2022 incident
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