The Irish Times

Patrick Quirke conviction leaned heavily on circumstantial evidence

Defence case that gardaí made serious errors failed to sway a majority to conclude reasonable doubt

Thu May 02 2019 - 01:40

Evidence in Tipperary murder trial amounts to no more than suspicion, jury told

Defence counsel urges jury to acquit Patrick Quirke of murder of Bobby Ryan

Tue Apr 16 2019 - 19:28

Blood stains found in home of murdered DJ’s girlfriend, court told

Results of tests carried out by forensic laboratories have not yet been given in evidence

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 15:28

Gardaí not surprised a lady’s hair clip was found in tank where Tipperary DJ’s body lay

Patrick Quirke (50) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan

Tue Feb 19 2019 - 18:33

Baby had tissues from different boxes in throat, murder trial told

John Tighe from Co Mayo has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 6-month old son

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 10:13

Murder trial hears firefighters saw skull and ribcage in burning car

Jason O’Driscoll pleads not guilty to murdering car thieves in Co Louth in March 2012

Fri Oct 20 2017 - 16:47

Man will not face murder retrial after dispute over evidence

State Pathologist’s concerns led to collapse of trial of Michael Furlong

Thu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00

Man to be sentenced for manslaughter after murder conviction quashed

Original verdict was successfully appealed in June with new sentence now due in October

Wed Jul 29 2015 - 15:51

No murder retrial after State Pathologist dispute

Pathologist Marie Cassidy made ‘dramatic intervention’ in Michael Furlong murder trial

Thu May 07 2015 - 17:33

Woman died after being ‘smothered with pillow’ in nursing home

Inquest hears no identifiable ‘asphyxial signs’ found on body of Veronica Vollrath (83)

Wed May 06 2015 - 16:58

Man held over killing of couple in Donegal

Jimmy and Kathleen Cuddihy, in their 70s, believed murdered by man they knew

Fri Oct 24 2014 - 09:29

Dublin man acquitted of manslaughter of taxi driver

Witness said a backseat passenger got out of the taxi and the driver followed him

Wed Feb 05 2014 - 01:02

Gardaí believe female suspect rang 999 after Dublin killing

Two held over murder of man (63) in Irishtown senior citizens’ complex

Thu Jan 09 2014 - 01:00

Two held over murder of man in Irishtown

Man and woman arrested this afternoon after discovery of man’s body on Monday

Wed Jan 08 2014 - 21:09

Ex-deputy State pathologist will continue to give evidence

Dr Khalid Jaber had questioned the qualifications of his superior

Mon Dec 02 2013 - 07:39

Man found dead in cell at Dungarvan Garda station

Local man in his 20s had been arrested this morning over public order issue

Tue Jul 30 2013 - 18:19

Gardaí re-examine Swords scene of mystery death

Location of Latvian man’s body does not support theory of fall from mast

Thu Apr 04 2013 - 06:00