The Irish Times

Woman charged with murder of Santina Cawley gave ‘donut-shaped account’, court told

Defence argue that there are sufficient deficiencies in the prosecution case

Thu May 12 2022 - 20:47

‘I left my daughter with someone I thought I could trust,’ father of Santina Cawley (2) tells murder trial

Michael Cawley (37) said he never thought Karen Harrington would harm his daughter

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 12:49

‘Please say something, please’: Father of Santina Cawley (2) tells court of finding toddler unresponsive

Karen Harrington (38) denies the murder of toddler in her apartment in Cork city

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 18:38

Two men who raped woman at party lose appeals against convictions

Both men had been sentenced to seven years for 2017 rape in west of Ireland town

Fri Apr 08 2022 - 21:26

Complainant in rape trial ‘distraught’ on return to friends

Four men on trial over incident alleged to have happened in the midlands in late 2016

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 21:58

Woman (54) found guilty of murdering brother in inheritance dispute

Helen Jones and Keith O’Hara to be sentenced on Friday for 2019 murder of Paul Jones

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 16:52

Murder victim was ‘in Jamaica eating a Big Mac’, accused told gardaí

Stephen Penrose (38) has pleaded not guilty to murdering Philip Finnegan (24)

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 21:23

Phone belonging to man accused of murder connected to cell site close to victim’s body

Philip Finnegan’s decapitated body was found buried in a shallow grave in Rahin

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 18:23

Forensic scientist tells trial of scene where Nadine Lott was killed

Garda told ambulance staff that victim had been ‘beaten to a pulp’

Fri Jul 23 2021 - 18:43

Man killed ex-partner ‘because she was with my friend’, court hears

Daniel Murtagh pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter of Nadine Lott

Thu Jul 22 2021 - 20:01

Man strangled wife to death after she was out with another man, court told

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of his wife in family home, but not guilty to murder

Thu May 06 2021 - 15:07

Teenage boy raped cousin after forcing her to watch pornography

Judge praises humanity of ‘exceptional child’ who was assaulted between ages of eight and nine

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 21:50

Man who admitted stabbing fisherman found guilty of manslaughter

Jury unanimously accepted defence case that Darren Houlden ‘lost control and snapped’

Fri Dec 04 2020 - 23:37

Key witness who failed to appear in court for Aaron Brady trial is arrested

Brady was found guilty of capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe last month

Tue Oct 06 2020 - 14:56

Aaron Brady, the man who said with pride he was a cop killer

The story of the capital murder of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe: ‘The entire incident lasted 58 seconds’

Wed Aug 12 2020 - 14:13

Man named in Aaron Brady’s alibi notice is suspect for credit union robbery, court told

Accused has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe

Tue Jul 07 2020 - 15:52

Man found guilty of killing friend during row over pint in Co Cork pub

Michael Dineen convicted of Paddy O’Donnell’s manslaughter but cleared of murder

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 20:06

Man died from inhaling own blood and teeth, murder trial hears

Patrick O’Donnell was violently assaulted at pub in Mitchelstown, Co Cork in 2018

Wed Nov 27 2019 - 22:21

Ana Kriégel case against Facebook and Twitter struck out despite ‘alarming posts’

15-year-old murderers can only be identified as Boy A and Boy B

Fri Nov 22 2019 - 13:46

Sentencing over Ana Kriégel murder surrounded by complicated law

Just two other cases of children being sentenced for murder in modern times, court told

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 21:20

Still no clear explanation for Ana Kriégel’s murder, court told

Detective says a number of factors suggest teenager’s death was planned

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 21:10

Kriégel murder sentencing: Boy A admits causing Ana’s death

Counsel says Boy A has no personality disorder or mental illness

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 18:15

Ana Kriégel murder: social media injunction extended until November

Order requires Facebook and Twitter to remove photos identifying the convicted boys

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 12:17

Man goes on trial over causing ‘devastating damage’ with gas explosion

Court told Terence Maguire cut inlet pipe in alleged attempted suicide but later lit cigarette

Tue Apr 02 2019 - 19:53

Kerry farmer killing: Provocation ‘a controversial defence’

Several legal authorities call for provocation to be replaced or codified in legislation

Mon Dec 03 2018 - 20:11

Drumm to be sentenced over illegal share-buying scheme

Former Anglo Irish ceo pleaded guilty to authorising unlawful loans to 10 developers

Mon Jul 09 2018 - 14:33

Ex-Anglo official tells Drumm trial she amended minutes because bank chiefs told her

David Drumm denies conspiring to defraud depositors and investors

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 11:59

Over €53m paid in criminal legal aid to lawyers in 2017

Increase in fees attributed to rise in number of cases

Sat Feb 10 2018 - 13:14

Man broke into vulnerable woman’s home and sexually assaulted her

Shane Fitzgerald (26) wrote: ‘I am the first to agree I deserve a custodial sentence’

Mon Jul 17 2017 - 21:12

Man found not guilty of murder of girlfriend by reason of insanity

Oisin Conroy had told gardaí a voice in his head said he had to kill Natalie McGuinness

Fri Jul 07 2017 - 12:55

Man who admits strangling girlfriend believed he was in ‘the Matrix’

Defence counsel says the only issue in the case was the mental state of the accused

Thu Jul 06 2017 - 14:49

Woman on trial for murdering man by driving him into harbour

Jury told Marta Herda could swim and knew deceased could not when car entered water

Tue Jul 05 2016 - 19:59

New trial date set for former Anglo official Tiarnan O’Mahoney

Bank’s ex-chief operations officer had 2015 conviction quashed

Tue Apr 12 2016 - 12:26

Panama Papers: Developer used firm to shield assets from Nama

Ray Grehan's quarter-share in €50m Dutch casino transferred to British Virgin Islands firm

Tue Apr 05 2016 - 13:27