The Irish Times

Letting agent who stole nearly €70,000 in tenant deposits gets suspended sentence

Court hears Richard Power (35) was paying deposits into own account to fund gambling

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 17:31

Man who harassed woman he met on dating site gets suspended sentence

Victim experienced very real fear and was disturbed by widower’s behaviour, court heard

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 13:30

Letting agent stole nearly €70,000 to fund gambling addiction, court told

Bank details were changed in order to divert refunds due to be paid by employer to clients

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 18:43

Man who sexually assaulted woman 12 days into a suspended sentence is jailed

Liam Vickers was identified after gardaí canvassed local area and residents for CCTV

Mon Dec 06 2021 - 21:13

Sex assault trial collapses after lawyers argue missing CCTV could help defence

Second trial to collapse in Dublin court due to failure of investigators to secure CCTV

Thu Nov 25 2021 - 19:25

First people in Ireland convicted of FGM face retrial after convictions quashed

Court rules trial was ‘unfair’ because of problems with translation of their testimony

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 15:38

Man jailed after being caught twice with proceeds of crime

Man was in ‘predicament’, owed money to people who threatened his family, court told

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 19:32

Man involved in high-speed car chase jailed for three and a half years

Court heard man threw garden equipment out of stolen car windows as gardaí followed

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 16:34

Swedish citizen jailed for trafficking man into State

Man pleads guilty to trafficking an illegal immigrant from Somalia

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 13:32

Couple jailed for female genital mutilation want girl re-examined

Pair apply for Court of Appeal hearing to assess whether procedure took place

Mon Mar 22 2021 - 14:42

Man jailed for mugging tourists near Guinness Storehouse

Paul Heaney (37) and Gareth Mallon (39), used realistic imitation firearm during incident

Mon Mar 08 2021 - 20:40

Man jailed for 10½ years for coercively controlling and attacking woman

Senior garda praises woman for her bravery in seeking help as former partner (52) is sentenced

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 20:07

Man jailed for his involvement in mob that tried to storm Dublin nightclub

One of men attempting to push past doormen was armed with hatchet, court hears

Fri Dec 18 2020 - 18:45

Woman jailed for tax fraud had claimed relief for IVF treatment she never had

Tracey McManus (47) also claimed rent relief for a property she was not renting

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 20:06

Man who admitted abusing boy gets suspended sentence due to delay bringing prosecution

Defendant has previous convictions for sexually assaulting another child

Fri Jul 17 2020 - 17:13

Damage to eye in assault destroyed man’s dream of playing football for Dublin

Aaron Duffy was 19 when glass was smashed into his face at Wrights Cafe Bar in Swords

Wed Jul 15 2020 - 16:54

Dublin man caught with child porn by undercover FBI agent is jailed

FBI agent contacted Yahoo which determined email address was located in Ireland

Thu Jul 09 2020 - 18:42

Man sent photos of child abuse to FBI agent online, court hears

Dermot Whelan (67) from Tallaght admitted possessing hundreds of images on computers

Tue Jun 23 2020 - 16:05

Man jailed for sexual assaults on child (4) his partner was babysitting

Case saw one of youngest complainants ever giving evidence and being cross-examined

Wed Apr 22 2020 - 20:47

Jury fail to reach verdict on number of charges against creche worker

Childcare worker remanded on bail after court told jury unable to agree on verdicts on 18 counts of alleged sexual assault

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 21:57

Jury urged to stick with trial despite coronavirus

Trial of childcare worker (29) accused of sexually assaulting four girls in creche is set to conclude next week

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 20:47

Garda did not tell two girls alleging assault to tell truth, court hears

Interviewer says she has no excuse for oversight in case where childcare worker accused

Mon Mar 02 2020 - 20:51

Man who crashed stolen bicycle into English tourist jailed for eight years

Jeffrey Crowley has 92 previous convictions many involving ‘gratuitous violence’

Fri Feb 21 2020 - 18:34

Thief who struck elderly woman with a stolen car is jailed

Liam Sheridan (40) pleaded guilty to endangerment at Mountjoy Street in 2016

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 14:58

Parents jailed over female genital mutilation of daughter

First conviction for ‘heinous and barbaric’ practice recorded in history of the State

Mon Jan 27 2020 - 13:01

Trial hears accused woman was victim of FGM in Somalia

Couple face charges of performing procedure on one-year-old girl in Dublin three years ago

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 18:34

Suspended sentence for Leaving Cert student who beat fellow pupil unconscious

Injured boy had his nose broken in assault and was left with breathing difficulties

Wed Jul 24 2019 - 17:16

Man who was ‘off his head on crack’ for 13 robberies is sentenced

Dublin man David Dunne given nine years for thefts committed over three months

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 18:28

Suspended sentence for man who had baby rape video on phone

Frank Kamara claimed he sent supervisor video to warn him over child exploitation

Wed Apr 10 2019 - 16:01

Man kicked former partner in face during attack

Man told woman that “tonight was her execution” and asked if she would like to be shot

Fri Apr 05 2019 - 14:45

Man goes on trial over causing ‘devastating damage’ with gas explosion

Court told Terence Maguire cut inlet pipe in alleged attempted suicide but later lit cigarette

Tue Apr 02 2019 - 19:53

Woman pulled from vehicle by drug addict during car-jacking, court told

Victim was ‘amazed’ by people who came to assist her at time of Clontarf attack

Mon Mar 04 2019 - 19:59

Massage parlour owner thought ‘manual relief’ was legal, court told

Nan Wu pleads guilty to controlling and directing the actions of prostitution for gain

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 15:37

Garda found with child porn to be sentenced in January

Joseph O’Connor (58) claimed man who came to his home for sex ‘corrupted’ laptop

Mon Nov 12 2018 - 12:54