Married couple charged over alleged €21m international money laundering operation
Hundreds of ‘unusual transactions’ linked to accounts held by Jixu Wang (35) and Ye Wang (34), court told
District Court
‘Victims tend to be much more satisfied’: Restorative justice process can lead to better outcomes, says judge
President of the District Court Paul Kelly says there is ‘divided opinion’ as to whether system would be suitable in sexual assault and rape cases
Trio accused of identifying Ana Kriégel’s killers to be tried before jury after losing Supreme Court appeal
Edel Doherty (48), Kyle Rooney (26) and Declan Corcoran (30) charged with posting images of accused youths on social media
Solicitor accused of ATM theft claimed someone wanted ‘to stitch’ him up because he had ‘annoyed people’
Mr O’Higgins (49) has pleaded not guilty to theft of €400 in 2016 from client and four counts of attempting to pervert course of justice
‘I can see his anger growing’: Woman obtains barring order over husband’s alleged abusive behaviour
Dublin district family court also dealt with six separate applications by parents, five mothers and one father, for protection from their adult children
Woman in court in relation to discovery of ‘meth lab’ in Killarney house
Gardaí discovered suspected cocaine and crystal meth following an operation in Kerry
Childcare worker accused of ‘sickening’ attack on toddler in creche
Man in his 20s allegedly ‘slammed’ 19-month-old boy’s head on to Lego bricks, court hears
Man (31) charged with murder of John Casserly (58) in Ballina
Liam O’Leary, of no fixed abode, made no reply to charge, Castlebar court hears
Aer Lingus plane turned back after allegation passenger touched girl inappropriately
A 57-year-old man from Co Galway appeared in Ennis District Court in connection with two counts of sexually assaulting a then 16-year-old girl
Twenty new judges to be appointed following introduction of legislation
Six are to be assigned each to the District Court, Circuit Court and High Court, with two additional judges to go to the Court of Appeal
Supreme Court reserves decision in appeal by three accused of identifying Ana Kriegel murderers
Fourteen-year-old murdered at disused Lucan, Co Dublin farmhouse in May 2018 by two boys when aged 13
Man charged in relation to seizure of drugs worth €2.5m at Rosslare Europort
Approximately 36kgs of suspected cocaine was seized by Revenue officers following a search of a truck which had disembarked from a ferry
‘I am in fear now’: Daughter who alleged father kicked in locked bedroom door gets protection order
Another woman tells family court husband forced her to perform sexual acts and tells her she is evil
Judge expresses ‘grave disappointment’ after care watchdog shelved
Court reporting project that highlighted failures in care system stood down after State funding runs out
Co Galway farmer convicted of assault after throwing cow dung towards Fianna Fáil politician
Judge also found Joseph Baldwin (39) guilty of a breach of the peace over incident involving Minister of State Anne Rabbitte
Daughter and son of prominent publican charged with violent assault in Co Limerick hotel
Alison Chawke is accused of gouging eyes of one individual, while her brother Bill is accused of punching another in an early-morning incident at the Dunraven Arms Hotel in Adare
Jemima Burke takes High Court case over public order conviction
Burke convicted at Ballina District Court last June and fined €350 over behaviour outside inquest
Misconduct by judges: Only one of 232 complaints against judges found admissible
Chief Justice said most complaints showed a ‘misunderstanding’ of the Judicial Council’s conduct regime
Man accused of attack that left woman in ‘bloodied, tortured and beaten state’ refused bail
Dublin District Court heard that a ‘makeshift blowtorch’, heated hammerheads, iron bars, and a stick were used to injure and beat the woman at a north inner city flat last Thursday
Gardener accused of beating and repeatedly ‘slashing’ a bar manager’s head during knife attack
The manager was left with ‘deep slash-type lacerations to the back of his head’
Number of prosecutions for hate crime remains low despite surge in attacks
The latest figures underscore the difficulty in bringing prosecutions under 1989 legislation
Young man charged with dangerous driving causing death has case adjourned to November
Charge involving the death of a young man in November of last year to be heard on indictment
Three men charged in connection with €7m cocaine haul in Wexford granted bail
Court hears bail bond for fourth accused contingent on land transfer which has not yet been completed
Childcare provider accused of obstructing Tusla inspector spared conviction after agreeing to pay €2,000
Judge notes ‘draconian’ law could have seen Padraig O’Connor, operator of Little Puddles Childcare in Glenageary, lose registration if convicted
Anti-stalking protection orders: ‘There are a lot of people who have been waiting a long time for this’
New civil orders restraining stalking behaviours can now be sought in at District Court level
Sharp rise last year in applications to have asylum decisions reviewed by High Court, report shows
Annual report from Courts Service shows continuing fall in most types of crime but continuing rise in domestic violence applications
Former Ireland footballer Anthony Stokes caught with cocaine worth almost €4,000 in car after high-speed chase
The ex-Celtic and Sunderland player hit 160km/h and nearly collided with another motorist shortly after midnight on January 6th, 2023
Restaurateur who turned Dublin 4 childhood home into pizzeria must pay over €7,000 for breaking planning rules
Basil Whelan, trading as Basil Pizza of Ringsend Road, was prosecuted by Dublin City Council for failing to comply with an enforcement notice about his gable end pizzeria
Four men charged in connection with seizure of cocaine worth estimated €7m
Gorey District Court heard that the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau arrested the four men after the discovery at a farmyard in Knockadock, Kilmuckridge, Co Wexford
Cork farmer uprooted 250 trees in case of ‘environmental terrorism’
Daniel Finn (70s) pleads guilty to offences contrary to the Wildlife Act after ‘extensive’ and ‘reckless’ clearance for farming
‘I didn’t feel safe’: Minister weeps as she tells court of cow dung thrown at public meeting
Junior minister Anne Rabbitte says she was ‘picked out’ by farmer Joseph Baldwin from Ballyaneen, Gort
Is it typical for a non-custodial sentence to be reviewed where person found guilty of another offence?
Reviewing a suspension, the original sentencing court has a discretion on whether to activate a jail term in whole or in part or at all
‘It was like a murder scene’: Man accused of attacking woman with knife in her north Dublin home
Matthias Kelly (41) allegedly sent text after early hours incident in Clonshaugh saying he was ‘after butchering your one’
Woman sent forward for trial accused of impersonating learner permit driving test candidates
Alina Glont (42), from Dublin 11, accused of conspiracy after allegedly sitting theory tests on behalf of third parties to obtain pass certificates
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