Gunman ‘beaten with brush’ after being disarmed in Dublin restaurant, trial hears
Three men on trial accused of murdering Finglas man Tristan Sherry and three others accused of violent disorder over December 24th incident in Blanchardstown
Special Criminal Court
Businessman pleads guilty to drug importation and facilitating criminal gang in relation to record crystal meth haul
Former Ballyseedy Group chief executive Nathan McDonnell (44) to be sentenced on December 17th
Garden centre owner charged with importing crystal meth granted legal aid
Nathan McDonnell (44) and co-accused James Leen (41) to be tried by non-jury Special Criminal Court
Man accused of disposing of Keane Mulready-Woods’ body parts to face non-jury trial
Stephen Carberry (46) also accused of setting fire to car and acting to impede investigation into teenager’s murder
Two men accused over State’s largest crystal meth haul sent forward to Special Criminal Court
Nathan McDonnell (44) and James Leen (41) accused over drug discovery at Ballyseedy Garden Centre in Tralee
Garda killer and Dublin criminal sentenced for conspiring to pervert course of justice during murder trial
Aaron Brady (33) sentenced to three years and Dean Byrne (31) given two years, which will begin once his current jail sentence expires
Son of Jason Hennessy snr to be tried in Special Criminal Court for violent disorder
Brandon Hennessy’s (21) father was shot on Christmas Eve, with alleged gunman Tristan Sherry (26) dying later from blunt-force trauma
Special Criminal Court cases delayed due to planned strike by barristers over pay
Sentence hearing for Aaron Brady and hearings linked to killing of Tristan Sherry in Blanchardstown moved by judge due to action
Brothers accused of discharging assault rifles in Finglas withdraw bail applications
Glen Ward (31) and Eric O’Driscoll (22) told to indicate by end of month if they want matter to go to trial
Directing an illegal organisation should be permanently classed as a crime, Dáil told
Currently, offence is dealt with via emergency terrorism and criminal gang law, which must be renewed annually
Eight men charged in relation to State’s largest ever drug seizure given January trial date
All face drug and organised crime charges after some 2.25 tonnes of cocaine was found aboard MV Matthew in Irish waters
Six men and teenager to be tried in Special Criminal Court in connection with killing of Tristan Sherry
Gunman killed after shooting Jason Hennessy snr on Christmas Eve in Blanchardstown
Leaving Cert student accused of Tristan Sherry murder sent for trial to Special Criminal Court
Noah Musueni was a juvenile when initially charged but has since turned 18 and can be identified
Accused in Ireland’s biggest drug seizure returned for trial at Special Criminal Court
Five charged over seizure of 2.2 tonnes of cocaine worth €157 million on MV Matthew in September last year
Gym owner jailed for buying credit for phone used by Kinahan cartel to co-ordinate murder
Michael Crotty (42), from Cashel, bought Seán McGovern €20 top-up ahead of Noel Kirwan’s shooting in late 2016
Men charged over State’s biggest drug seizure to be tried at the Special Criminal Court
Five men arrested about MV Mathew to face Special Criminal Court over €157m cocaine haul
Man who helped Kinahan cartel murder innocent victim has had ‘change of heart’ about criminality, court hears
Counsel for Declan ‘Mr Nobody’ Brady says client on ‘a path to change’ and is now a model prisoner
Limerick gangster John Dundon appeals murder sentence over fresh witness evidence
Dundon was sentenced to life in prison in 2013 for the murder of Shane Geoghegan
Aaron Brady pleads guilty to perverting the course of justice
Convicted killer accepted responsibility for recording footage of interview with witness who told gardaí he heard Brady admit to shooting detective
Top barrister criticises ‘scandalous’ use of emergency law to prop up Special Criminal Court
Brendan Grehan, who represented Gerard Hutch during his trial at the non-jury court last year, urges reform of emergency law dating back 50 years
State urged to resist use of ‘exceptional’ measures to tackle terror and extremism
Special Criminal Court ‘hard to disappear’ and ‘new forms of exceptionality’ building around far right, says expert
Trial opens of man alleged to have topped up mobile phone used in murder of Christopher ‘Noel’ Kirwan
Michael Crotty (40) has pleaded not guilty to helping to facilitate Mr Kirwan’s murder in 2016
Sinn Féin has taken on ministers for justice before but this is the first time it has led the Opposition charge
The party’s stance on the Government response quickly hardened from support to outright criticism once gaps in policing emerged.
How Sinn Féin is pivoting as it anticipates power in the Republic
State’s main opposition party - consistently topping opinion polls - is tinkering with its stances on tax and foreign policy as it seeks to present itself as a party of Government
Limerick woman pleads guilty to money laundering over €100,000 from proceeds of crime
Sandra Hehir (54) was discovered to have €124,055 in cash from criminals, with two others also pleading guilty to same offence
Alan Harte loses bid to quash conviction and sentence for role in Kevin Lunney attack
Harte brought a High Court case challenging the law that permitted his Special Criminal Court conviction
‘Ruthless’ gunman who shot at Gerard Hutch’s brother jailed for 22 years
Michael Carroll (43) showed ‘callous contempt for public safety’ in attempts to murder Edward Staunton
Two men acquitted of carrying out credit union robbery that led to detective’s murder
James Flynn (32) found guilty of taking vehicle which prosecutors said used in incident leading to death of Det Adrian Donohoe
Kinahan cartel bosses one step closer to a trial date in an Irish courtroom
In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison
‘Scourge’ on Sligo community given 11 years for directing criminal organisation
Barry Young pleaded guilty at Special Criminal Court after phone containing incriminating messages seized by gardaí
Man who helped McCarthy-Dundon gang in attempted murder of Christy Keane jailed for 6½ years
Limerick criminal Noel Price (45) has 90 previous convictions, including for unlawful seizure of vehicle occupied by three children
Ireland must abolish the non-jury Special Criminal Court, says UN official
Courts with exceptional powers are mostly a feature of undemocratic countries, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin tells event
Trial of man accused of murdering nephew of Gerard Hutch to be reheard after judge falls ill
New trial for Thomas ‘Nicky’ McConnell after Judge David McHugh becomes unwell
Offences Against the State Act: Is it still needed?
The Act has been deployed against the IRA at various times in the past but that threat no longer exists
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