The Irish Times

Former financial advisor who took clients’ funds jailed for five years

Victim felt ashamed and depressed after €120k of inheritance stolen, court is told

Tue Sept 28 2021 - 18:46

Gynaecologist needed to recover heroin concealed in woman’s body

Mother-of-two described as ‘chronic addict’ jailed for five years, with two suspended

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 22:19

Man jailed for two years for sexual assault of woman during visit to west Cork island

Judge praises victim for her honesty and credibility during distressing testimony

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 22:27

Court to resentence woman as judge said he did not believe prison would keep her in

Judge unhappy with ‘complete and utter joke’ of woman’s previous early releases

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 15:55

Convicted murderer tries to suffocate his wife after New Year’s Eve party in West Cork

Fisherman (44) pleads guilty to assault causing harm to his wife at their home

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 21:46

Man (46) pleads guilty to threatening to kill the family of murder victim

Noel Barry admits making threatening phone calls to Cameron Blair’s relatives at their home

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 19:49

Woman jailed for her part in burglary where pensioner was locked in room

Jury took just 41 minutes to find accused guilty of burglary at home of 76-year-old

Thu Apr 15 2021 - 21:46

Man (45) jailed for six years following a series of break-ins

Man, co-accused told pensioner (83) that they were gardaí after breaking in to her home

Thu Apr 15 2021 - 08:29

Man (19) caught with almost €70,000 worth of drugs remanded in custody

David O’Donovan pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 16:02

Teenage girl (18) jailed for a year for her role in petrol bomb attack

Judge says young woman had been given a chance but failed to take it

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 11:05

Tenant promises to pay compensation after removing rafters from house

Woman believes accused removed rafters to force her to sell the house to him, court hears

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 20:36

Escapee from UK prison jailed for dealing cannabis in Cork

Ikran Aslam (38) admitted possessing drugs for sale or supply and money laundering

Wed Feb 24 2021 - 13:59

Former solicitors who created false identities in €400,000 fraud are jailed

Keith Flynn and his wife, Lyndsey Clarke, created 80 fake accounts

Mon Feb 22 2021 - 16:02

Firm fined €80,000 over work accident that led to leg amputation

Casual worker lost his limb after his leg became trapped beneath an excavator track

Fri Feb 19 2021 - 21:19

Man jailed after setting up fake profile to suggest woman offering sexual services

Court heard the 30-year-old had engaged in similar type harassment of the victim five years earlier

Fri Feb 19 2021 - 20:58

Teenager (17) pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of girl (16)

Deceased was a front seat passenger in car that crashed outside her house in Cork city

Fri Feb 19 2021 - 17:01

Plumber who lost plot jailed for assault after parking place row

Assailant struck victim with poker, threatened to destroy house and car during quarrel

Mon Feb 15 2021 - 21:05

Four years for man who broke into home of pensioner

Accused and accomplice woke woman coccooning during lockdown and stole €2,500

Mon Feb 15 2021 - 19:21

Man jailed for assaults and threats to kill former wife in Co Cork

Michael Quirke suspended his former spouse by the neck with a belt, court hears

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 21:23

Man (21) jailed for breaking into family’s home with hatchet

Michael Martin tried to escape Mayfield Garda station while on smoking break

Mon Feb 08 2021 - 22:29

Man (40) jailed for 10 years for firearms offences

Jury finds accused guilty of possessing loaded handgun in footwell of parked car in Cork

Sat Feb 06 2021 - 08:39

Abuse survivor in ‘Cinderella’ case urges others to speak out

People should not suffer in silence, says Cora Desmond (21) after stepmother is jailed

Wed Nov 18 2020 - 19:22

Woman who beat stepdaughter and compared her to Cinderella jailed

Judge doubts remorse of Bridget Kenneally, who spiked girl’s food with hot and bitter flavours

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 15:07

Criminals targeting vulnerable people in remote areas ‘a virus’, judge says

Niall Fitzpatrick (53) and Jerry O’Leary (62) jailed over burglary at home of couple in their 80s

Sat Apr 25 2020 - 20:21

Former credit union official used son’s name to steal from branch

Man (71) given until April to repay outstanding €19,000 taken in loan scam

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 21:09

Man jailed for 12 months for trying to poison co-worker

Defendant learned of Thallium on crime documentary, court hears

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 14:22

Ex-policeman jailed for drug offences after being caught on phone while driving

Defendant previously given suspended sentence for possessing drugs for sale or supply, court hears

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 12:39

Man’s death in crash ‘a stupid waste of a young life’, says partner

‘I know life goes on, as so many people keep telling me, but it doesn’t mean it’s easy’

Sat May 18 2019 - 11:07

Credit union official jailed for theft of over €400,000

Judge notes nobody, including Moira Coughlan, seemed to know where money went

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 15:44

Cork journalist admits possession of child pornography

Des Breen had 2,000 images of child pornography on home computer, court hears

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 15:15

Man attacked elderly men as they were ‘more likely to be sex offenders’

Kyle Duggan (30) unable to access anti-psychotic drugs at time of assaults, court told

Tue Dec 11 2018 - 19:37

Jeweller who conned woman over sale of Cartier brooch guilty of ‘despicable offence’

Michael Wall (40) gets three-year suspended sentence after sale of brooch at Sotheby’s

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 17:28

Garda resigns after pleading guilty to corruption charges

The 46-year-old was based at Barrack Street Garda station in Cork city

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 20:42

Man (72) acquitted of impeding son’s prosecution over hit-and-run

State’s case against Dan Joe Fitzgerald relied too much on inferences, says judge

Wed Jun 28 2017 - 19:14