The Irish Times

Doorman who left pub owner to die has jail term reduced by one year on appeal

Defendant was sentenced to nine years after he was convicted of manslaughter in 2019

Fri Apr 08 2022 - 21:57

Minister for Eucharist fails in bid to have jail term for sexually abusing young girl reduced

The man built a garden shed which his victim believed was for the purpose of committing sex assaults

Fri Apr 08 2022 - 13:35

Woman sobs in court as she’s told she is being jailed for false sex assault allegation

Judges in the Court of Appeal imposed a one-year custodial term

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 20:13

Judge ‘mistaken’ in not deciding on warrant issued for seizure of editor’s phone

The editor of The Democrat had his phone siezed following Strokestown repossession

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 18:21

First people in Ireland convicted of FGM face retrial after convictions quashed

Court rules trial was ‘unfair’ because of problems with translation of their testimony

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 15:38

Frustration mounts over court delays as more judges sought

New judges expected to be announced within two weeks

Thu Nov 11 2021 - 19:55

Doctor loses appeal against poor performance finding

Court of Appeal dismisses challenge to finding by Medical Coucil regarding 28-year-old patient

Wed Jul 28 2021 - 16:17

Man (85) jailed for sexually abusing his adopted daughter appeals conviction

Man had been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for abuse over 10-year period

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 19:12

Man who murdered 90-year-old tells court there’s no proof he caused death

Man’s lawyer tells court pathology evidence shows man died due to hip fracture

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 18:44

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

Court upholds convictions over €2m cash-in-transit robbery

Three men appealed convictions for kidnapping family as part of robbery in 2018

Mon Apr 20 2020 - 12:00

Dublin City Council official arrested over extortion allegations

Investigation centres on payment of protection by building firms working in Dublin

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 10:37

‘Significant drugs wholesaler’ has 17 year jail term reduced by four years

Man (38) was out on bail when he was caught with drugs worth €12,958 at his house

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 09:19

Cork man appeals conviction for the murder of his girlfriend

Darren Murphy admitted manslaughter of Olivia Dunlea in Passage West in 2013

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 20:21

Farmer who killed neighbour with teleporter sees jail term increased from five to nine years

DPP had appealed leniency of Michael Ferris’ sentence for manslaughter of Anthony O’Mahony

Mon Dec 02 2019 - 21:09

Protection money for criminals given to council official in envelope, High Court told

Dublin City Council official gave €1,200 payments from contractor to criminal, Cab told

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 02:49

Flanagan ‘greatly disturbed’ over reports of council paying protection money

‘We’re trying to get to the bottom of this,’ Eoghan Murphy says

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 20:47

Ryanair seeks injunction preventing pilots strike from going ahead

Dublin-based pilots directly employed by the airline are due to strike for 48 hours from midnight on August 22nd

Fri Aug 16 2019 - 11:52

Man who raped wife’s sister-in-law given 7 year sentence

Woman woke up in her bedroom on Christmas night to find man raping her

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 21:40

Real IRA leader who plotted royal visit attack dies in prison

Seamus McGrane (64) planned to carry out explosion during Prince Charles’s 2015 trip

Sat May 25 2019 - 20:07

Father of two died from brain injuries consistent with single blow from iron bar, court told

Polish truck drivers deny murder of Hungarian man during row at Fermoy filling station

Tue May 07 2019 - 18:25

Two truck drivers deny murder of man at Cork filling station

Deceased and companion brought metal bars to scene after earlier row, trial hears

Mon Apr 29 2019 - 18:27

Sharp fall in criminal suspects sent from Republic to other EU states

Number surrendered to Republic from other EU states remains close to all-time highs

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 00:39

Jury to resume deliberations in murder trial of Kerry farmer

Michael Ferris drove forks of teleporter through neighbour’s car window

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 20:27

Referendum commission to oversee blasphemy poll announced

Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy to act as chairwoman ahead of October vote

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 23:45

Cabinet agrees to table legislation to hold an abortion referendum

Harris says it will be difficult to meet May deadline but Government will do all it can

Thu Mar 08 2018 - 13:44

Catherine Nevin: The trial and conviction of the 'Black Widow'

Nevin maintained her husband Tom was killed by raiders in Jack White’s pub in 1996

Tue Feb 20 2018 - 15:33

Dissident republican who planned royal visit attack jailed for 11.5 years

Seamus McGrane is only second person convicted of directing terrorism in State

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 12:09

Real IRA leader is found guilty of directing terrorism

Seamus McGrane plotted an explosion during State visit of Prince Charles two years ago

Tue Oct 31 2017 - 13:08

IRA man jailed for buying car used in NI prison officer murder

David Black (52) shot dead while driving to work at Maghaberry prison

Mon Oct 23 2017 - 14:10

Man who bought car used in murder of prison officer to be sentenced

Police established that Vincent Banks bought Toyota Camry car used from a man in Dublin

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 13:51

Cheltenham-winning horse among assets targeted by CAB

Labaik believed to be among assets owned or part owned by drug dealer John Boylan

Tue Jun 20 2017 - 20:20

New submissions today in torture case involving ex-councillor

Ex-Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall may be sentenced today if request fails

Tue May 30 2017 - 11:08

Ian Bailey appeals against voluntary homicide indictment

Lawyers expected to be given access to full French file on Toscan du Plantier case

Mon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00