Former priest’s sentence for sexually abusing his sisters increased to 14 years in ‘landmark outcome’
Sisters hail ‘landmark’ ruling after DPP appealed Richard Brennan’s initial eight-year sentence as ‘unduly lenient’
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Richard Satchwell to appeal conviction for murdering wife and burying her under the stairs
Satchwell (60) had pleaded not guilty to murdering Tina Satchwell (45) – née Dingivan – at their home address in Youghal, Cork
Number of welfare fraud cases sent for prosecution halves in a decade
Just 76 cases were sent to Chief State Solicitor’s Office last year
Privacy rights on counselling notes and phone data pose challenge to prosecutors, DPP says
An increased emphasis on privacy may lead to relevant evidence being overlooked, Dublin conference told
Sports coach (60) charged with sexual assault of teenage girl at Cork club
Accused told to have no contact with complainant, including via social media
Man appeals sentence for ‘torture’ of woman who was beaten, burned, and threatened with rape
Group of men took running jumps at woman during assault in a one-bedroom flat, threatened to make her drink ammonia
Man told to ‘walk away’ if he comes into contact with colleague he is accused of raping
No objection to bail, set at €5,000 with conditions, for accused (30s) who is alleged to have committed offence in a Dublin apartment
Minister for Justice to meet Law Society over legal aid row amid ongoing court disruption
Meeting is first face-to-face encounter between sides since late July
Family of man stabbed to death call for killer to be given second chance
Victim had ‘struggled with alcohol’ and had been told a few months before he died that ‘his days were numbered’
Woman charged with smuggling men into Ireland via Dublin Airport twice in a fortnight
Daniela Rusescu (34), a Romanian national living in the UK, was remanded in custody
Man arrested for deportation after Citywest sexual assault case is dropped
Man (27) was charged with two counts of sexually assaulting girl (10) last October
Non-jury trial for civil servant accused of leaking sensitive information to hostile power
Yevgen McKeeffe (46), originally from Ukraine but with Irish citizenship, accused of twice breaching the Official Secrets Act
Stryker charged over alleged health and safety breaches after worker’s death at Cork plant
John Murphy (41) died from injuries sustained while carrying out at work at company’s plant at Carrigtwohill
Man charged following seizure of €1.7m worth of cocaine in Dublin
Separate arrests made in drug intimidation inquiry
Two charged in relation to fatal Waterford arson attack remanded in custody
Jessica Dalton and Cian Stacey appear in court after Philip, Kim, Jayden and Callum English killed in petrol bombing
‘All those years wasted’: Gardaí investigating George Gibney were given Orla Poole’s name 28 years ago
Carolyn Brown says she passed Poole’s name on in 1998 but the guards did not contact her
‘Slam-bang’ shotgun criminal sees prison term increased to seven years
Victim was struck on pedestrian crossing and sustained life-changing injuries and spent three months in hospital
Man charged with murder of father of three in stabbing incident in Cork
Kieran Long (56) remanded in custody after being charged with murder of Mark O’Connell (36) in November 2025
Michael Lynn associate refused to provide passwords for phones seized during Garda search in Dublin
Yavor Poptoshev pleaded guilty to not handing over passwords for phones seized by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau
Man accused of importing crystal meth worth €32m seeks access to witnesses’ phones
State’s case is the drugs were imported from Mexico and stored at the Ballyseedy Garden Centre before being transported to Cork
Man (43) to be sentenced for manslaughter of mother of two in Mallow stabbing incident
Joseph Butler inflicted an 11cm wound when he stabbed 31-year-old Paula Canty in Mallow, Co Cork, on January 3rd, 2025
Daniel Kinahan case adjourned for one week to allow solicitor to apply to represent him
Kinahan appears via video link for brief mention but will attend court next week
Man’s triple-murder trial and Riad Bouchaker’s sentencing among cases coming in new legal term
Daniel Kinahan expected in court on opening day of new legal year
Four men arrested in relation to insider trading investigation
Files being prepared for DPP after suspects in their 50s, 60s and 70s questioned
Teenager charged with driving wrong way on M50 released on bail
Minor had been granted habeas corpus inquiry into legality of his incarceration
Teenager charged in relation to Grace Lynch death considering plea, court told
Lynch (16) died in January after being struck by a scrambler bike at a pedestrian crossing in Finglas
DPP appeals former priest’s ‘unduly lenient’ sentence for sexual abuse of his three sisters
Paula Fay, Catherine Wrightstone and Yvonne Crist voiced concern over term imposed on Richard Brennan
Three men released without charge after being questioned over Listowel assault
Man (20) suffered head injury during incident in the Square on Thursday night and remains in hospital in a critical condition
Carlow entrepreneur Illann Power charged with forging documents to ‘hinder’ criminal prosecution
Carlow entrepreneur refused bail faces 10 charges, five for forgery and five for deception
Murderer arrested while on the run in Co Donegal appears in court
Gary Anderson (29) had been unlawfully at large for more than a week before being arrested
Two men accused of rape of woman at Galway train station further charged with sexual assault
Brief hearing at Galway District Court heard a recent application for bail by the two men has been refused
File sent to DPP over death of man struck by Aircoach at Dublin Airport
An inquest into the death of John Fleming (62) opened on Tuesday
Christy Kinahan senior faces no cartel-related criminal charges
Cartel founder (69) ordered to leave Dubai within a week deemed ‘much cuter’ than adult sons and associates
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