The Irish Times

Man has jail term increased for role in violence at party where Cameron Blair stabbed

Scott O’Connor armed himself with knife and encouraged ‘a situation of violence to develop’, judge said

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 13:55

Man (37) jailed for sexual assault of 91-year-old woman

Woman managed to fight off Eugeniu Olan before he became violent with arriving garda

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 05:00

Disqualified driver jailed over high-speed Garda pursuit

Kenneth Williams (38) drove on footpath and against oncoming traffic during chase, court heard

Fri Dec 10 2021 - 16:51

How is Ireland’s meat industry handling recent Covid-19 outbreaks?

With billions of euro at stake, processors may need to make changes to work practices

Fri Aug 21 2020 - 05:29

Man’s sex assault conviction quashed as trial juror was related to victim in separate case

Court of Appeal orders a retrial amid what judge describes as a ‘very unusual’ situation

Fri Jul 03 2020 - 20:45

Man jailed for ‘life-changing’ one-punch assault has sentence cut in half

Mark O’Sullivan’s attack left victim with ‘catastrophic’ injuries, judge says

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 21:14

Economic boost for Lahinch as Irish Open set to tee off

Up to 100,000 golf fans expected to spend €7m in spruced-up Clare village

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 05:04

Sexually abused daughter saves father’s life, court hears

Father had attempted suicide after hearing of Garda investigation into his abuse

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 20:01

Government nominates judges as judiciary Bill moves slowly

Shane Ross wants reform of selection process as he believes bench is marred by ‘cronyism’

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 21:36

Man jailed for repeatedly raping ex-partner and teenager in ‘night of horror’

Judge says the case is one of the most serious sexual offence cases to come before him

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 16:18

Judge allows previous behaviour to be heard in Tinder attack case

Court heard how accused had driven two others to a secluded location to attack them

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 00:25

Cabinet approves appointment of four judges after court pleas

Three new Court of Appeal judges and one High Court judge named

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 21:26

‘I did all I could,’ father said of child dying in his arms

John Tighe denies murdering his six-month-old son Joshua in Mayo

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 18:21

Baby had tissues from different boxes in throat, murder trial told

John Tighe from Co Mayo has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 6-month old son

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 10:13

New jury sworn in trial of man accused of murdering infant

Delays in trial due to snow meant previous juror could not continue

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 13:38

Nurse unsure if father of choking baby followed her advice

John Tighe (40) on trial accused of murdering his 6½ month old son in Co Mayo

Mon Mar 05 2018 - 20:01

Jury asked to consider duress in impeding prosecution case

Latvian woman charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of boyfriend

Tue Feb 13 2018 - 15:18

Woman ‘feared for her life when she faked housemate’s suicide’

Garda says Egita Jaunmaize claimed she was acting under the orders of woman’s killer

Thu Feb 08 2018 - 19:50

Jury fails to agree verdicts in attempted murder trial

Court heard man was stabbed 28 times, then put into boot of car and pushed into canal

Tue Feb 06 2018 - 16:24

Woman accused of faking suicide of homicide victim

Egita Jaunmaize to go on trial for allegedly placing a cord around the deceased’s neck

Mon Feb 05 2018 - 14:49

Man claims he was paid to murder Irene White 13 years ago

Anthony Lambe said ‘guilty, judge’ to charge of 2005 killing in Dundalk

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 11:57

Teenager found guilty of murdering his best friend

Graham McEvoy (19) stabbed Paul Curran (23) to death in Crumlin in July 2016

Mon Dec 18 2017 - 16:34

Divine church conversion priced to sell at €345K

This unusual converted church started life in 1798 as a chapel for Bantry’s Protestant community

Mon Sept 18 2017 - 11:25

Man was ‘shocked’ by wife’s Christmas Day rape claim

Man accused of assaulting his then partner in 2003 claims they had consensual sex

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 20:18

Man in drag guilty of murdering pigeon enthusiast with sub-machine gun

Keith Walker (36) was shot multiple times in a Dublin car park in 2015

Mon Jul 10 2017 - 13:45

Gunman in women’s clothes asked boys for directions to pigeon club

Murder trial hears gardaí were informed of man ‘hanging around’ area before shooting

Thu Jun 22 2017 - 19:43

Hazel Waters jailed for five years for killing two-year-old son

Responsibility of mother (47) for killing child diminished due to mental health disorder

Thu Jun 01 2017 - 12:45

Collusion put floor under bids for carpeting contracts

Long road to first bid-rigging conviction ends with suspended sentence and ‘modest’ fines

Thu Jun 01 2017 - 05:20

Cork man says girlfriend asked, ‘what about my kids’ before he killed her

Darren Murphy has pleaded not guilty to murder of Olivia Dunlea

Wed May 24 2017 - 14:04

Dublin woman pleads guilty to killing of two-year-old son

Hazel Waters denies murdering son in October 2014

Mon May 08 2017 - 12:32

Murder accused ‘extremely upset’ about rape allegation on day victim died

Dylan Hayes (22) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Shane Murphy (26) in Limerick

Wed Apr 26 2017 - 21:08

Woman tried to stop two men stabbing her boyfriend, court told

Girlfriend says defendants killed man with knife and screwdriver in Limerick house

Tue Apr 25 2017 - 19:30

Man fell asleep in front of TV after killing woman with hammer

Roy Webster replied ‘I fucking knew it’ when gardaí told him Anne Shortall not pregnant

Tue Mar 14 2017 - 19:00

Man sentenced to life for killing in row over chihuahua

Life term imposed on Josh Turner for the murder of Christopher Nevin

Mon Feb 27 2017 - 20:06