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Last October, a jury rejected Leitons’ plea of not guilty by reason of insanity and returned a verdict of manslaughter but with substantially diminished responsibility due to his mental disorder.

Man jailed for manslaughter of woman in Dublin in 2019

January 18, 2022, 17:41

Judge says Saidrite Valdgeima was victim of extremely violent and sustained knife attack by Valerijs Leitons

The children spent their first weeks in their new home in hiding, under the stairs, under the hall table, in a hot press,

Inside the Munster abuse case: Children could not hug and woke up screaming, foster parents say

January 18, 2022, 16:38

Children feel ‘safer’ since guilty verdict: ‘I’m clean, happy, never hungry and not afraid to go to sleep,’ says one

The judge said there was no doubt that the effect of the abuse on the children has been enormous.

Five family members jailed in Munster child abuse case

January 18, 2022, 15:30

Three men and two women found guilty by a jury of all but one of the 78 counts against them

Rape victim Nora Hegarty pictured at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork. Photograph: Cork Courts Limited

‘He took my childhood from me’: Man jailed for repeated rape of sister

January 17, 2022, 16:59

‘I did this for all the people out there in the same situation as me,’ says Nora Hegarty

During the trial, the jury was told both men had been “taking sly digs” at one another as they drank.

Man who killed his father after leaving pub is jailed for four years

January 17, 2022, 15:26

Stephen Butler pleaded he didn’t mean to kill his father on doorstep of their Waterford home

The 49-year-old Dublin man, who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of his sister, pleaded guilty to 24 sample counts of sexually abusing his sister on dates between 1984 and 1991. Photograph: Collins Courts

Man jailed for nine years for sexual abuse of sister as teenager

January 14, 2022, 19:45

Woman says brother (49) was ‘monster in her home’ and her family has abandoned her

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that a doctor had transferred the money into Alexander Cribbin’s account because he mistakenly believed he was replying to an email from his pension broker. Photograph: Collins Courts

Doctor nearly lost €18,000 in pension funds in email scam, court hears

January 14, 2022, 15:20

Man (21) discharged from indictment after realising money sent to his account not ‘legitimate’

Hazel Grainger who gave a victim impact statement, pictured leaving the Central Criminal Court. Photograph: Collins Courts

Gangland criminal was ‘lured to his death’ by trusted friend

January 13, 2022, 20:59

Wayne Whelan shot after being invited to watch Ireland v Denmark soccer match

The 26-year-old man pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a four-year-old girl and raping her older brother during the summer of 2014 at their home.

Cavan man is jailed for 3½ years for sexually abusing nephew and niece

January 12, 2022, 16:03

Parents who trusted relative to baby-sit describe incident as their ‘worst nightmare’

‘I am 39 and the majority of my adult life has been spent trying to deal with what happened to me and get justice,’ the victim told the court.

Donegal man who repeatedly raped teenager jailed for 10 years

January 12, 2022, 13:16

Former firefighter found guilty of 31 counts in what was the fourth trial of the case

Mr Justice Paul McDermott adjourned the matter for finalisation next week on January 18th.

Child victim in Munster abuse case says his parents should go to jail ‘for a long time’

January 10, 2022, 18:17

‘What happened to me and my brothers and sister should have never happened’, boy says in victim impact statement

Jack Cummins leaves Dublin District Court after he was charged with assault causing harm in Ballyfermot. Photograph: Alan Betson

Two men charged over Ballyfermot assault that left girl seriously injured

January 7, 2022, 12:16

Darragh Lyons and Jack Cummins, both aged 18, charged over Dublin attack

Kevin Sheehy, a five times Irish boxing champion, was repeatedly run over by a Mitsubishi Shogun SUV and died as a result of multiple injuries, including a ‘catastrophic skull fracture’.

Mother tells court of impact on family of Kevin Sheehy’s murder in 2019

December 21, 2021, 15:21

‘This won’t be much of a victory to us,’ she says as killer of Limerick boxer sentenced to life

The official’s actions were deemed to be breaches of the 2015 Disposal of Carcases Regulations, the court was told, but the maximum penalty that could be imposed for the particular offence under those regulations was a fine rather than a suspended prison sentence.

Court quashes number of convictions imposed on animal welfare official

December 21, 2021, 15:01

Minister for Agriculture sought orders in respect of convictions imposed department employee

Five members of the same extended family were found guilty of all but one of the 78 counts against them and are due to be sentenced in January.

Judge refuses to set aside guilty verdicts in Munster child sexual abuse trial

December 21, 2021, 13:57

Mr Justice Paul McDermott said he has no jurisdiction to do so after jury discharged

A judge told Feeney’s sentence hearing on Monday that he intends to hand down a nine-year sentence. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh

Woman raped by man she met on Tinder rescued after hanging towel from balcony

December 20, 2021, 19:56

Christopher Feeney (58) guilty of four counts of raping, sexually assaulting woman in 2015

The accused had argued that his culpability for killing his wife was substantially diminished by a stroke he suffered in 2017 but this was rejected by the jury.

Guilty verdict returned in Ward murder trial

December 20, 2021, 15:36

Ward convicted of murdering his wife Catherine and of assaulting his son

Munster child abuse trial may be ‘tainted’ in wake of juror letter, court told

December 17, 2021, 19:18

Five members of the same extended family were found guilty of all but one of 78 counts against them

Paul Jones died after he received a chop wound to his head with a bill hook and 25 stab wounds to his body amid a dispute over the inheritance of the family home

Man unable to get over ‘savage’ murder of brother by sister in inheritance row

December 17, 2021, 13:58

Helen Jones and Keith O’Hara sentenced to life in prison for killing of Paul Jones in Cork

Mark Whelan was high on drugs when he stabbed and slashed his victim 18 times, Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Murder shows ‘danger of drugs’ which turned ‘gentle giant’ into ‘hulk’, judge says

December 17, 2021, 13:22

Mark Whelan given life sentence for stabbing daughter’s partner Noel Whelan to death

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