Former Christian Brother convicted of sexual abuse of boys in Offaly school in 1980s
Liam Coughlan (90) is currently in prison for sexually abusing former pupils in Kilkenny in the 1970s
Criminal Courts
Two men jailed for role in Dublin city centre violence during which man died
Fighting broke out on South Anne Street and spilled on to Duke Lane and Dawson Street, court hears
Ten of 12 rape trials adjourned in solicitors’ fees row, Social Democrats leader claims
Two went ahead only because defendants were minors, with legal services not withdrawn for children
Man set fire to car and robbed shop shortly after serving jail term for killing teenager
Keith Hall (37) had just completed a sentence for Melanie McNamara’s manslaughter when he carried out the offences in Tallaght last July
Man who raped niece (10) while babysitting her jailed for 11 years
In victim-impact statement, girl says the man used her age, innocence and trust against her
Dáil Justice Committee urges Minister to suspend contentious legal-aid fee changes
But Jim O’Callaghan says single flat-rate payments for solicitors in court will be brought in as planned
Former garda has assault conviction linked to Strokestown eviction quashed by High Court
Security man had alleged Kevin Taylor grabbed him, causing him to go to ground
Garda allegedly raped wife and subjected daughters to child cruelty, court hears
Jury hears of ‘atmosphere of fear’ as well as ‘suppressed and expressed violence’ in family home
Two men charged after off-duty garda ‘pursued’ and assaulted in Dublin
Gardaí obtained video and audio recordings of the pair on Aston Quay talking about the incident
‘Take Mr Donaldson down’: The rise and fall of former DUP star Jeffrey Donaldson
Politician once won praise in Westminster and Washington, but on Monday was being processed in prison
New custody cases may be disrupted as solicitors escalate action over legal aid payments
More criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsens
Man who got tattoo as reminder of day he violently raped teenager is jailed for 10 years
She tells court she hopes he ‘feels nothing but shame and disgust’ when he looks at it
Man jailed for 17 years for rape and coercive control of ex-partner
Woman tells Central Criminal Court she was ‘merely an object to be used, abused and destroyed’
Cork solicitors withdraw from legal aid scheme for criminal work
Contentious proposals to overhaul free legal aid scheme could lead to exodus of solicitors
Former teacher told he ‘might die in prison’ at sentencing for child sex abuse
Patrick Sharkey (83) given 6½ years for 132 charges of abuse spanning a quarter of a century
Gardaí warned criminal prosecutions may be at risk over solicitors’ withdrawal of service
Denial of right to solicitor’s advice could lead to suspects seeking to derail prosecutions, force fears
Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row
Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warn
US tourist who killed mother of two while driving rental car gets suspended sentence
Cathy Stewart (67) deemed to have pressed accelerator rather than brake while parking outside hotel
Man accidentally set off panic alarm while attempting to rob Ranelagh ice cream parlour
Carl McGuinness (31), who has 117 previous convictions, tracked down by gardaí via phone finder app on handset he stole
Man who stabbed 14-year-old’s hand with glass shard while trying to rob e-scooter jailed
Behaviour of Daniel Hayes (30), who had 126 previous convictions, ‘cowardly and shameful’, judge says
Jeffrey Donaldson watches from the dock as two alleged victims address sex abuse trial
Two alleged victims in trial of former DUP leader and wife Eleanor Donaldson have between them spent five days in the witness box
Murder accused captured on CCTV saying he could not wait to see face of attack victim
Alex Deady was heard telling two co-accused he believed his injuries were nothing compared with those of Barry Daly
Trial hears Jeffrey Donaldson told teenager: ‘I am truly sorry. Please forgive me’
Founder of Christian Family Centre facilitated meeting between former DUP leader and complainant, Newry court told
Sentencing of Charlie Chawke’s son and daughter for assault set for mid-July
Bill and Alison Chawke pleaded guilty to assaulting two men at Dunraven Arms Hotel in Adare in 2023
Prosecution to argue three youths charged with murder of Cork man ‘acted together’
Youths pleaded not guilty to murder of father of five Barry Daly (44) in Co Cork last October
Teenager ‘addicted to stealing cars’ pleads guilty to 11 charges
Court hears boy has not been provided with services to meet his needs
Ex-business student who exposed himself to women given 16-month sentence
Judge says man offended against solitary women, locating vulnerable victims including a woman working alone at night
New ‘actuarial’ criminal legal aid payments open to legal challenge, Law Society warns
Anger mounts among solicitors after Minister for Justice presented plan as a ‘fait accompli’
Man appears in court accused of murdering mother of two in Co Galway
Ali Sohrabi charged after hotel worker Masoumeh Jafri Manojan found dead in Clifden
Civil servant accused of leaking confidential information to foreign ‘handlers’, court hears
Yevgen McKeeffe, an Irish citizen originally from Ukraine, was arrested at Dublin Airport on Thursday
Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife had listening device planted in car due to suspicion of affair
Ex-DUP leader was ‘very clever man’ who would not admit to abuse in 2020 letter, complainant tells abuse trial
Man given suspended sentence for harassing female colleague with ‘relentless’ sexual innuendo
Judge said case derived from a male culture where speaking disrespectfully of women ‘is excused by the manosphere and the likes of the Tates’
Two murder accused allegedly heard ‘gloating’ about assaulting man who died in hospital
Christopher Colin Nobes (31) and Andrew John Matthews (25) charged with murder of Nicholas Gordon (51) in Belfast
Man who broke red light and killed couple at pedestrian crossing in Blanchardstown jailed for five years
John Halpin (46) had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the deaths of Anthony Hogg (40) and Georgina Hogg Moore (39)
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