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Criminal Courts
DPP calls for more clarity regarding law on records disclosure in sexual assault trials
Director welcomes ‘cultural shift’ in judgments addressing disclosure obligations
Kilkenny pensioner John Mackey remembered by family as ‘perfect uncle’ after man found guilty of his murder
Kilkenny pensioner was attacked and robbed near his London home by violent criminal
Venezuelan drug mule was hospitalised after cocaine pellets burst in stomach, court hears
Johan Monzon imprisoned for two years which judge backdated
Woman who created alias to avoid deportation claimed €6,775 social welfare
Sandra Moneme (27) created the alias in 2019 after she was issued with a deportation order to be returned to her native South Africa
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of grandmother (82) in Cork
Bryan Nnadi Ogbo (38) had a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, court hears
‘I was prepared to be hurt’: Influencer says man following her into hotel had lasting impact
Denis Morris (24), who pleaded guilty to stalking the woman, is remanded on bail until February 23rd
Man who stabbed woman’s vagina in ‘misogynistic and depraved attack’ jailed for nine years
The woman had lost about a quarter of her overall blood count following the attack
Deliberations cease in Ruth Lawrence double murder trial, with jury to return on Monday
Accused was extradited from South Africa to face trial over case where bodies of two men were found on lake island
Four-year-old made sit on bedroom floor in days before death, murder trial hears
Emergency services noticed bruises of different colours to child’s face, chest, arms and legs
DJ Carey: The Irish courts’ increasing will to jail fraudsters
Guidance says non-custodial sentences ‘not to be the starting point in any case’
Ruth Lawrence and boyfriend acted as ‘tag team’ to kill drug dealer, murder trial hears
Lawrence has pleaded not guilty to murdering Anthony Keegan and Eoin O’Connor
Two men plead guilty to conspiring to murder Dublin teenager
Stephen Mulvey and Jamie Berry entered a guilty plea to the charge
Halfway through the account of DJ Carey’s career as a swindler, the atmosphere changed
Former Kilkenny hurler sits motionless in the dock as stories of his cold exploitation unfold
Murder accused Ruth Lawrence feared becoming human trafficking victim, pastor tells trial
Court hears accused’s boyfriend Neville van der Westhuizen currently serving sentence for murder, attempted murder and kidnap
Convicted killer sentenced for attempting to drown woman in bathroom of flat
Man was previously jailed for seven years for the manslaughter of a man and woman
Man (70) jailed for sexual abuse of young child
Court hears William Butler had assaulted child on more than 10 occasions between 2020 and 2022
Man who punched retired judge (80) outside cafe given seven month prison sentence
Jamie O’Connor (45) was sentenced to seven months in prison for the assault on Joseph Mangan
Man charged with pregnant woman’s murder admitted responsibility, court hears
Sarah Montgomery (27) was due to give birth last August but was found dead in her home in June
Man who burgled and attacked ex-girlfriend, threw her grandmother’s ashes on fire, court hears
Willie Woodland (31) also pleaded guilty to possession of a submachine-gun and ammunition
Man died from gunshot wounds to head and neck, Ruth Lawrence murder trial told
Woman pleads not guilty to murdering Anthony Keegan (33) and Eoin O’Connor (32) in 2014
Fisherman tells Ruth Lawrence murder trial he noticed ‘dreadful smell coming off’ lake island
Lawrence denies the murder of Anthony Keegan and Eoin O’Connor in 2014
Ruth Lawrence trial: Jury sent away until Thursday as witness ‘in medical situation’
Ruth Lawrence (45) has pleaded not guilty to murdering Anthony Keegan (33) and Eoin O’Connor (32)
Former haulier jailed for 7½ years over €2.8m cocaine haul
Killian McNay of Ardilaun Green, Mullingar admitted to having 40kg of cocaine for sale or supply at Dublin Port
Man who reversed car over child (3) on scooter avoids jail
Victim had been left with ‘incredibly serious injuries’ following incident in Cappagh, Dublin in May 2022
Woman accused of murdering men whose bodies were found on island had asked to borrow boat
Ruth Lawrence denies murdering Eoin O’Connor (32) and Anthony Keegan (33) in 2014
Man who groped teenager in Dublin supermarket jailed for one year
Girl was helping her mother with weekly grocery shop when sexual assault occurred
Woman says woodland sex assault was ‘attack on sense of safety’
Teen receives 18-month detention for attack on walker
‘They ruined me’: Natalie Ennis, tortured in Dublin flat, still awaits psychiatric support
Natalie Ennis was beaten with metal poles, burned with makeshift blowtorch and cut with knife
Teen who ‘bullied and traumatised’ victim he met on bus jailed for two years for false imprisonment
Judge notes offender’s ‘brazenness’ in going to the victim’s home
‘Justice has been done’: Brother jailed for raping sister when she was a child
Victim waives right to anonymity at sentencing hearing for Emmett Baylor (47) in Cork court
Three women avoid jail for money laundering on behalf of major crime gang
Trio allowed Drogheda-based Boylan group to lodge funds into their bank accounts
Man who attempted to pervert course of justice after raping partner jailed for 10 years
Attitude of man when questioned by gardaí was among the aggravating factors, judge says
MMA fighter Charlie Ward (44) and co-accused face trial over Garda corruption offences
Charges follow investigation by anti-corruption unit regarding requests for information
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