Three men plead guilty to unlawfully killing Tom Niland
John Irving (31) pleaded guilty to manslaughter five days into his trial
Criminal Courts
Man operating at ‘highest possible level’ of drug-dealing network jailed for 15 years
Andrew Pender (52), from Tallaght, pleaded guilty to possessing drugs and money laundering
‘I thought I was going to die’: Woman beaten with golf club by partner in ‘savage’ attack, court hears
Judge described man as having ‘Jekyll and Hyde characteristics’
Man faces jail after child sex abuse images found on phone
Gardaí found the images while man was in their custody over suspected drug seizure
Man pleads guilty to assaulting pregnant partner
Carpet fitter pushed partner’s head underwater and threatened her with a knife, court hears
Elizabeth Plunkett: How murdered woman’s family discovered they were not ‘relevant victims’ in serial killer case
Ireland’s longest-serving prisoner, who confessed to kidnapping and killing a 23-year-old Dublin woman in 1976, was never convicted of her murder
Man charged with breaching order to stay away from Ireland for 20 years
Defendant with history of mental illness allegedly entered Ireland by ferry last November
DJ Carey pleads guilty to defrauding people over cancer treatment claims
Former Kilkenny hurler pleaded guilty to 10 of the 21 charges he was facing
Teen in ‘brutal’ attack on off-duty garda should have been in special care, court hears
No bed available at time for vulnerable boy who was being exploited by criminals
Truck driver jailed for five years over road crash that killed man (24) in Roscommon
Rian Sheridan’s mother says her family is ‘paying ultimate price’ for lorry driver’s actions
School principal jailed for indecent assault at Blackrock school described as ‘an ogre’
Aidan Clohessy was principal of St Augustine’s School, Blackrock, Co Dublin, from the early 1970s until 1993
Former wife of garda ‘lost everything’ after he carried out ‘protracted assault’ on her
Trevor Bolger pleaded guilty to assaulting his then wife Margaret Loftus, who was also a member of the force, in October 2012
Former football coach to be sentenced for indecent assault of boy over 50 years ago
Joseph Thorpe (73) pleaded guilty to a count of indecent assault during a club trip to Co Kerry in the mid-1970s
The Dublin scout leader who died a day before his trial and the men who accuse him of abuse
Neville Kearns died in a crash in 2024, a day before he was due to stand trial on charges relating to assault, rape and attempted rape of boys in the 1980s and 1990s
Woman (48) admits killing husband in Balbriggan
Olesja Hertova pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of James Ryan in August 2024
Father accused of shaking his infant daughter walks free from court as jury acquits him of all charges
Jury unanimously finds man not guilty of charge of assault causing harm
Mother of two weeps as she avoids jail sentence over neglect of her young children
Daughters tell court of ‘betrayal’ as mother brought violent drug addicts into their home
Father charged with assaulting baby faked photos of bruises on child, court told
Baby’s grandmother claims child’s father added in bruises to photographs to make it look like five-month-old sustained injuries while in her care
‘I thought I was going to die’: Woman describes being attacked by husband using boiling water and hammer
Jackie Twomey said attack left not just physical but psychological scars
‘She is leaving me over this’: Richard Satchwell outlined problems about buying monkeys in same period he is alleged to have murdered wife
An invasive search of Tina Satchwell’s home was not carried out until six years after she was reported missing, the court heard
Two men remain in custody after €1.6m heroin seizure in Dublin
Oliver Etienne and Christian Munoz Sanchez charged over drugs allegedly linked to ‘transnational criminal organisation’
Three men charged over separate drugs-related seizures
Two men charged over 21kg heroin seizure, with third man in court after cocaine worth €100,000 found
Man handed life sentence for murder of Geila Ibram in Limerick
Ms Ibram (27), who was originally from Romania, was stabbed five times
Man pleads guilty to fraud and laundering cryptocurrency now worth €200,000
Suleman Mazhar (43) faces prospect of jail for a series of cybercrime offences
Woman convicted of neglecting daughters now sees events through their eyes, court hears
Judge says he has to consider issue of ‘deterrence’ when sentencing mother (42)
Limerick man suspected of string of burglaries and vehicle thefts across midwest, court told
Gardaí investigating 92 alleged offences including commercial and residential burglaries
Garda and Roscommon GAA player pleads guilty to late-night assault
Caoileann Fitzmaurice (31), who is stationed at Pearse Street Garda station in Dublin, was ‘exceptionally intoxicated’ when he assaulted a hotel porter, court told
Landlord jailed for seven years for rape of tenant whom he plied with brandy
Among aggravating factors was that assailant committed serious breach of trust in that victim a tenant, says judge
Truck driver who hit and injured father of rugby star Conor Murray had previous driving convictions
Seamus Hanrahan pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious bodily harm to Gerry Murray after running through a stop sign
HSE addiction counsellor found guilty of being getaway driver for Lisa Thompson murderer
Deirdre Arnold (42) drove Brian McHugh away after he strangled woman with blind cord
Man who claimed he accidentally cut wife’s throat found guilty of murder
Jury finds Regin Rajan (43) guilty of murdering Deepa Dinamani (38) after deliberating for five hours
Mutual relatives give evidence in defence of woman accused of sexually abusing younger cousin
Pair’s grandmother said she would not lie to protect the accused granddaughter
Man (35) jailed for money laundering after gardaí found €1m cash in bedroom
Oleksandr Strymbu pleaded guilty to handling crime proceeds at his rented house in Dublin in June 2024
Family of young man killed in hit-and-run to press DPP over ‘lenient’ sentence
Dylan Killalee Maher died after a motorist drove into him at 120km/h on a road outside a nightclub
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