Father of murder accused reported ‘serious concerns’ for family’s safety to social worker
Trial hears Robert O’Connor was considered appropriate for detention by mental health services in 2014 after he threatened to kill his parents
Central Mental Hospital
LDA does not ‘pay ransom money’, chief executive says after €2m bungalow deal
Move was ‘pragmatic’ one so former Central Mental Hospital site could be turned into homes
Deadline closes for further legal challenges to 1,000 affordable Dundrum homes
As Central Mental Hospital site build begins, Taoiseach plays down Land Development Agency ‘go away’ payment
Land Development Agency buys Dundrum objector’s house for €2.15m
Land Development Agency pays more than €2m to buy dormer bungalow to settle High Court case
Sebastian Barry: ‘My mother was interesting, extravagant. It was difficult to be a child of such a person’
The author on his latest novel, The Newer World, his difficult relationship with his parents, and feeling out of place growing up as a Dublin Protestant
We need more mental health services, not more prison cells
Building more prison places will not fix a problem that starts with a shortage of psychiatric beds
Lawyer who stabbed father retains love and support of his family, court hears
Daire McCormack George (31) killed Scott George during a psychotic episode in December 2024
Riad Bouchaker could spend prison sentence in 23-hour lock-up
Following conviction, 52-year-old could be kept away from general prison population for his safety
Central Mental Hospital among facilities criticised in latest commission reports
Inspections across 15 mental healthcare locations found varying levels of compliance on regulations, standards and rules
Judge criticises ‘unforgivable’ failures as she jails man for manslaughter of grandmother
Judge says man suffered from complex mental health issues but Central Mental Hospital lacked capacity to accept him
Psychotic ‘spiral’ led to grandfather’s killing as jury rules insanity verdict
Derek Mulligan (39) had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder of Derek Burns (78) in Donegal in 2023
Legal challenge to housing development at former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum withdrawn
Developer Mark Leonard has withdrawn High Court challenge
New Yorker who killed his father at five-star resort committed to Central Mental Hospital
Henry McGowan was not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, jury found earlier this month
Full Central Mental Hospital could get more beds ‘in near future’, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan says he’s aware people with serious mental health issues are being sent to prison due to lack of spaces at hospital
Fresh legal challenge to almost 1,000 new homes at former Central Mental Hospital Dundrum
Land Development Agency first produced plans for south Dublin site five years ago
No option but to order man to Central Mental Hospital again despite lack of space, judge says
Psychiatric condition of Patrick Sibanyoni deteriorating in prison – but all beds in Portrane occupied
Prisons must not be a substitute for psychiatric care
The prison system lacks capacity for those needing inpatient treatment
Mentally ill defendant sent to jail due to lack of places in Central Mental Hospital
Judge says Patrick Sibanyoni is ‘deteriorating’ in prison and court is ‘completely hamstrung’ by situation
‘Emergency measures’ allow higher pay for psychiatrist reports in bid to stop trial delays
A Central Criminal Court judge had asked a Department of Justice representative to address the court on difficulties engaging psychiatrists
Psychiatrists clash over man’s fitness to be tried over attempted murder of three children
Riad Bouchaker also charged with assault of care worker at Parnell Square East in November 2023
Maud Coffey’s family eager to work with HSE to stop others being killed like their sister
Family say they agree with verdict of jury that found Austin Mangan (53) not guilty by reason of insanity for the killing of Maud Coffey (41)
Man (31) who killed father found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
Ross O’Rouke has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital
Man suffering from relapse of schizoaffective disorder found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
Jury accepts evidence that Austin Mangan was unable to refrain from killing Maud Coffey
Building nature into construction is the new challenge for developers
Projects aim to show how ‘no net loss’ of biodiversity can become the norm in the built environment
Man charged with breaching order to stay away from Ireland for 20 years
Defendant with history of mental illness allegedly entered Ireland by ferry last November
Murder trials delayed by ‘burden of work’ on psychiatrists, warns judge
Lawyers report varying degrees of success in getting court psychiatric reports for ‘very serious cases’
‘I tried to get help for my son after a manic episode. Instead he got a criminal record’
Almost 8 per cent of male remand prisoners have current or recent psychotic symptoms, 10 times the community rate
Woman to continue psychiatric treatment after being found not guilty of mother’s murder by reason of insanity
Trial heard Moire Bergin (47) believed Mary Bergin (76) was the devil when she stabbed her in Dublin 1 in 2022
Woman tried for throwing acid at restaurant staff to remain in care of Central Mental Hospital
Katarzyna Wsiubiak (34) found not guilty of assaults by reason of insanity earlier this month
Woman found not guilty of carrying out restaurant acid attack by reason of insanity
Three staff at One Asian Kitchen in Tallaght suffered burns during incident involving Katarzyna Wsiubiak (34)
Man who killed father with bayonet had relapse of schizophrenia, trial hears
The jury heard that the defendant suffers from persecutory delusions and disorganised thinking
Up to 6,000 Ukrainians could be housed in refurbished accommodation by end of 2024, Ministers hear
Government response to refugee accommodation crisis to date has been to rely mainly on hotel accommodation
Planning permission granted for 852 social and affordable homes on Central Mental Hospital site in Dundrum
The Land Developement Agency recently told the Oireachtas housing committee that the risk of a court challenge to the development was ‘considered high’
Woman found not guilty of murdering father by reason of insanity remanded to Central Mental Hospital
Julie Flood, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, stabbed father on his 94th birthday believing he was an ‘impostor’ sent to harm her
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