President of the District Court Paul Kelly says there is ‘divided opinion’ as to whether system would be suitable in sexual assault and rape cases
Edel Doherty (48), Kyle Rooney (26) and Declan Corcoran (30) charged with posting images of accused youths on social media
Mr O’Higgins (49) has pleaded not guilty to theft of €400 in 2016 from client and four counts of attempting to pervert course of justice
Dublin district family court also dealt with six separate applications by parents, five mothers and one father, for protection from their adult children
Gardaí discovered suspected cocaine and crystal meth following an operation in Kerry
Man in his 20s allegedly ‘slammed’ 19-month-old boy’s head on to Lego bricks, court hears
Liam O’Leary, of no fixed abode, made no reply to charge, Castlebar court hears
A 57-year-old man from Co Galway appeared in Ennis District Court in connection with two counts of sexually assaulting a then 16-year-old girl
Six are to be assigned each to the District Court, Circuit Court and High Court, with two additional judges to go to the Court of Appeal
Fourteen-year-old murdered at disused Lucan, Co Dublin farmhouse in May 2018 by two boys when aged 13
Approximately 36kgs of suspected cocaine was seized by Revenue officers following a search of a truck which had disembarked from a ferry
Another woman tells family court husband forced her to perform sexual acts and tells her she is evil
Court reporting project that highlighted failures in care system stood down after State funding runs out
Judge also found Joseph Baldwin (39) guilty of a breach of the peace over incident involving Minister of State Anne Rabbitte
Alison Chawke is accused of gouging eyes of one individual, while her brother Bill is accused of punching another in an early-morning incident at the Dunraven Arms Hotel in Adare
Burke convicted at Ballina District Court last June and fined €350 over behaviour outside inquest
Chief Justice said most complaints showed a ‘misunderstanding’ of the Judicial Council’s conduct regime
Dublin District Court heard that a ‘makeshift blowtorch’, heated hammerheads, iron bars, and a stick were used to injure and beat the woman at a north inner city flat last Thursday
The manager was left with ‘deep slash-type lacerations to the back of his head’
The latest figures underscore the difficulty in bringing prosecutions under 1989 legislation
Charge involving the death of a young man in November of last year to be heard on indictment
Court hears bail bond for fourth accused contingent on land transfer which has not yet been completed
Judge notes ‘draconian’ law could have seen Padraig O’Connor, operator of Little Puddles Childcare in Glenageary, lose registration if convicted
New civil orders restraining stalking behaviours can now be sought in at District Court level
Annual report from Courts Service shows continuing fall in most types of crime but continuing rise in domestic violence applications
The ex-Celtic and Sunderland player hit 160km/h and nearly collided with another motorist shortly after midnight on January 6th, 2023
Basil Whelan, trading as Basil Pizza of Ringsend Road, was prosecuted by Dublin City Council for failing to comply with an enforcement notice about his gable end pizzeria
Gorey District Court heard that the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau arrested the four men after the discovery at a farmyard in Knockadock, Kilmuckridge, Co Wexford
Daniel Finn (70s) pleads guilty to offences contrary to the Wildlife Act after ‘extensive’ and ‘reckless’ clearance for farming
Junior minister Anne Rabbitte says she was ‘picked out’ by farmer Joseph Baldwin from Ballyaneen, Gort
Reviewing a suspension, the original sentencing court has a discretion on whether to activate a jail term in whole or in part or at all
Matthias Kelly (41) allegedly sent text after early hours incident in Clonshaugh saying he was ‘after butchering your one’
Alina Glont (42), from Dublin 11, accused of conspiracy after allegedly sitting theory tests on behalf of third parties to obtain pass certificates
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