Man who absconded from mental health facility and falsely imprisoned woman jailed
Court hears woman was in ‘total state of shock’ after incident and her life has changed significantly since
Criminal Courts
Man who indecently assaulted teenage girl more than 35 years ago jailed
Woman said going to gardaí was ‘most traumatic experience of my life, second only to the assault’
Convicted killer allowed on family holiday before sentencing over serious crash
Derek Moore took the stand and said the opportunity to go on the trip had only arisen recently
Man made ‘ham-fisted’ attempt to get €20,000 loan with false documents
Declan Conolly (42) of Coultry Drive, Dublin 9, pleaded guilty to attempting to make a gain by deception
Majority of allegations against six men accused of sexual abuse withdrawn
Seventh man is no longer on trial in case believed to be one of longest jury trials in history of State
Cork man on weapons charges will not face trial at Special Criminal Court
Paul Sheehan (46) of Elm Drive, Shamrock Lawn, Douglas back in court on further charges
Man who jumped over 6ft wall and escaped Garda custody is jailed
He was pursued by patrol car and air support, but was not captured for two months
Man attempted to rob three shops on Dublin street in less than five minutes, court hears
Michael O’Toole (41), formerly of Citi Hostel, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted robbery at two Paddy Power premises and a Spar
‘Thrill-seeking’ disqualified teenage driver who led gardaí on high-speed chases jailed
Teenager drove vehicle against southbound traffic on M50 during one chase
‘Middleman’ involved in €500,000 Trinity College Dublin hardship fund fraud jailed
Luke Taaffe (34) pleaded guilty to 11 counts of possessing proceeds of criminal conduct
Tenant who assaulted his landlord and another man is jailed for 12 months
He also brandished a knife, but fled from a window after armed gardaí were called, court hears
Man jailed for beating pregnant partner and attacking another woman over drug debt
Drug dealer pleaded guilty to separate attacks one year apart
Father and wife of wanted man tried to get him false passport before he fled, court hears
Gardaí discovered application form and pictures 'had been stamped by senior member of force'
Ryanair crew member left her job after being sexually assaulted during flight, court hears
Passenger drank ‘mind boggling’ amount of alcohol at airport and on plane
Deerhunter who shot man meditating in his Rathfarnham garden to be sentenced
Victim was an accomplished athlete and climber but now needs walking sticks, court hears
Man picked up visually impaired woman from taxi rank for financial gain, court hears
Victim spoke of panic when accused admitted not being a taxi driver and considered jumping out of moving car
Man jailed for six years for sexually assaulting teenage girl in Sligo
Former teacher locked girl behind a locked door, court heard
Lyra McKee trial: Riot could have been ‘staged show of force for propaganda purposes’
Journalist died after being struck by bullet fired at police vehicles in Derry seven years ago
Man who assaulted umpire at underage GAA match given suspended sentence
Michael Kelly (41) came at victim with his arms swinging after his son got into verbal disagreement with umpire, court hears
Judge warns criminals could avoid jail after specialist garda stripped from busy court
Complaints and unfairness will result from removal of sergeant role, he said
It’s time for a compensation scheme that recognises the pain and suffering of victims
Scheme must be designed so that the vast majority of applicants should not require a lawyer’s assistance
‘Six years of hell’: Charges of perverting course of justice dropped against traffic gardaí
Solicitor and garda association demand inquiry into ordeal of cleared officers in Limerick
‘Colonel’ and ‘major’ of global money-laundering ring jailed
Two convicted were assessed to be above money mules and mule herders in the operation, court told
Woman defrauded State of €112,000 claiming deserted wife’s allowance while cohabiting
Expenditures were being shared by Deirdre Buttner and her partner, including holidays, and the court heard they travelled abroad quite frequently
Concrete products firm fined €80,000 after man died in workplace incident
Donatas Jokubauskas became caught in conveyor belt system, court hears
‘He changed how we feel in our home’: Man woken by burglar armed with hammer, court hears
John Dunne (35) of Sandyhill Terrace, Ballymun, broke into the family home, armed with a lump hammer
Man (45) convicted of sexually assaulting six boys at fast-food outlet after psychotherapist alerted gardaí
Daniel Connolly of Arndathrush, Glengarriff, Co Cork, remanded in custody for sentencing in June
‘History repeating itself’: Mother to be sentenced for neglect of three children
The children now live with their grandmother and are doing well, garda tells court
Jailed Tipperary dentist claimed payment for 19 extractions for patient who said she only went for dentures
HSE dental inspectors said Jerome Kiely falsely claimed for many treatments he never provided
Man (84) jailed for five years for sexual abuse of girl he used to mind in her home
Girl was six when abuse began and is now in her mid-teens
Man who threatened to cut off students’ fingers jailed for nine years
Martin Ekhosuehi (22) denied charges of aggravated burglary, assault causing harm, and making threats to kill
Man admits dangerous driving causing deaths of his two friends while intoxicated
Agricultural college students Darragh Dullea and Cillian Kirwan were killed in crash
Punching alone could have caused extensive damage to deceased man’s brain, trial hears
Extensive injuries to deceased’s hands indicated fighting taking place, pathologist tells trial of murder accused Tomas Cypas
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