Sean Ó Donnabháin

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

Man jailed as judge says claim of scouting field to dazzle rabbits ‘unbelievable’

Karl Humphries (38) was caught retrieving drugs from ditch at remote Co Cork farm

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 19:31

Judge doubts man with over 100 convictions will ever rehabilitate

Philip Murphy (51) given seven years in jail for burglary and robbery offences in Cork

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 15:10

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

Man admits firing shots at gardaí and leading officers on high-speed chase

Man had imitation firearm which gardaí believed to be real, court hears

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 22:11

Truck driver banned for six years after causing death of 56-year-old woman

Victim was deaf and never heard vehicle reversing wrong way down Cork street

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 17:10

Man jailed for five years after €600,000 worth of cannabis found in van

Polish man was to be paid €2,500 to smuggle the drugs into Ireland on ferry from France

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 17:31

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

Former scout leader (72) jailed for five years for sexual assault

David Barry plied teenage victims with alcohol before sexually assaulting them, court hears

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 14:49

Man jailed over robbery of amputee in wheelchair

Connie Foley (40) jailed for five years for the assault and robbery of John O’Leary (50)

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 20:03

Man who tried to lure girl (11) into woods in Cork jailed for a year

Garda tells court Swedish national Magnus Nordell (42) is an ‘involuntary celibate’

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 18:55

Man pleads guilty to engaging in sexual activity with 15-year-old boy

Accused also pleads guilty to filming males in toilets at various locations around Cork

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 14:09

High Court rules section of Misuse of Drugs Act is unconstitutional

Fifteen year sentence imposed because of previous conviction to be reviewed

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 18:01

Man jailed for making threats to family of murdered student Cameron Blair

Judge says Noel Barry’s actions aimed to cause maximum pain to a grieving family

Thu May 20 2021 - 20:06

Man jailed after robbing Cork pharmacy and escaping Garda station

Anthony O’Sullivan (34) sentenced to three and a half years with 12 months suspended

Thu May 20 2021 - 07:43

Truck drivers reliant on SatNav systems a danger to other road users, judge says

Jiri Hrudres (30) given suspended sentence over serious collision in north Co Cork

Wed May 19 2021 - 19:49

Four years for possessing heroin worth almost €70,000

Accused has been heroin addict for a decade and had more than 30 previous convictions

Wed May 19 2021 - 18:33

Family warned if they reinstate marquee for wedding this Saturday it will be taken down

Court told family voluntarily took down marquee on Thursday night

Fri May 14 2021 - 14:22

Jury fails to reach verdict on former scout leader’s indecent assault charge

Noel Sheehan (75) accused of assaulting 13-year-old during weekend away in 1980s

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 01:00

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 pleads guilty to possessing false passports in PUP fraud

Accused also admits possessing a false bank statement following Garda investigation

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 20:13

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

Former scout master pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 10 boys

David Barry pleads guilty to a total of 29 charges of indecent or sexual assault on boys

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 13:32

Tenant given suspended sentence after cutting rafters in rental property

Judge said in spite of compensation paid he was ‘singularly unimpressed’ by demeanour of Denis O’Connor

Thu Apr 22 2021 - 13:56

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

Man evicted tenants for growing cannabis, then set up own grow house, court told

Man offered €5,000 to begin grow-house operation, court told

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 18:54

Man who started abusing girl after her First Holy Communion is jailed

Accused pleaded guilty to 33 counts of sexual assault which began when he was a teenager

Mon Apr 12 2021 - 22:15

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

Why did ‘Walter Mitty’ solicitors veer into life of crime?

Flynn and Clarke used fake IDs and wigs to defraud banks and credit unions of €400,000

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 18:08