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Garda John Halley said a girl who was subsequently raped was given shots of vodka at a party and after some time was unable to stand up and felt very unwell. File photograph: Getty Images

Teenager who raped 15-year-old girl jailed for three years

October 23, 2017, 20:13

Garda says defendant offered to help girl lie down when she felt unwell after taking vodka

Mohamed Okda (30)found guilty of raping a woman he met after she became lost on a night out in Dublin city has been jailed for ten years. Photograph: Collins Courts

‘Not a day goes by without feeling weight of that night,’ rape victim says

October 23, 2017, 12:52

Mohamed Okda (30) gets 10 years for raping woman who got lost on night out in Dublin

Brazilian man found guilty of manslaughter after Waterford stabbing

October 20, 2017, 22:01

But Juraci Da Silva (36) was found not guilty of murder of James Banville (28) in 2016

Jury will be asked to use circumstantial evidence to decide if the accused man murdered two Dublin criminals, who were “assassinated” in a car they had stolen.

Dublin man pleads not guilty to double murder of criminals in Louth

October 18, 2017, 17:32

‘The two men were shot in the head and the car was immediately set on fire’ - prosecution

Melissa O’Keeffe (left) and her sister Amy Barrett leave court after their father, Jerry O’Keeffe (69), was remanded in custody. Photograph: Collins Courts

Retired soldier pleads guilty to raping and abusing daughters

October 17, 2017, 21:32

‘I have had feelings of guilt and hurt for years but today I hand them back to my Dad’

Jade Maguire gave a victim impact statement at the Central Criminal court where her father Danny Keena was given a life sentence for murdering her mother Brigid Maguire. Photograph: Collins Courts

Daughter of murderer Danny Keena urges other domestic abuse victims to seek help

October 13, 2017, 14:53

‘I will never forget seeing my beautiful mother lying on the floor. It will haunt me forever’

The court heard an order could be made committing the accused to the Central Mental Hospital, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Man who stabbed pregnant sister over ‘Dublin baby’ found not guilty by reason of insanity

October 12, 2017, 15:09

Kilkenny man Daniel O’Connell had an ‘almost pathological dislike of Dublin’

The court heard Daniel O’Connell had an “an unnatural and almost pathological dislike of Dublin and Dublin people”. Photograph: The Irish Times

Psychiatrists support ‘insanity’ verdict in sibling stabbing

October 11, 2017, 19:49

Man who disliked Dublin said he tried to kill sister so she would not raise her child there

Man accused of IRA membership denies buying glucose

October 11, 2017, 14:11

Court hears audio recording of the Louth man allegedly talking about manafacturing explosives

Danny Keena of Empor, Ballynacargy was on trial at the Central Criminal Court, charged with the murder of 43-year-old Brigid Maguire (above) on November 14th, 2015.

Danny Keena found guilty of murdering mother of his two children

October 9, 2017, 16:01

Westmeath man (55) killed Brigid Maguire in her new home two months after she left him

Juraci Da Silva (36) has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of James Banville.

Murder accused ‘racially abused’ by man he allegedly stabbed

October 9, 2017, 14:27

Juraci Da Silva (36) has pleaded not guilty to murder of James Banville in Waterford last year

Daniel O’Connell is charged with attempting to murder Olivia O’Connell at Scholarstown Park in Dublin 16 last year.

Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of his sister

October 9, 2017, 13:57

Jury sworn in for trial of Daniel O’Connell (33) from Newpark in Co Kilkenny

The man had previously strangled Brigid Maguire to the point of dizziness, and she and her two children had left him only two months before her death. Photograph: Facebook

Jury to resume Monday in trial of man accused of murdering ex-partner

October 6, 2017, 13:43

Judge says there are two available verdicts, guilty of murder or guilty of manslaughter

Brigid Maguire: Danny Keena of Empor, Ballynacargy, Co Westmeath is charged with her murder. Photograph: Facebook

‘He’d never leave my mother alone’ – boy testifies in murder trial

October 5, 2017, 15:59

Brigid Maguire’s son says his father had wielded a hammer and threatened to kill her

Brigid Maguire: Danny Keena said he had gone to her new home in the village that evening to discuss their son’s education, but they had argued. Photograph: Facebook

Murder accused told gardaí he choked woman, court hears

October 4, 2017, 18:24

Danny Keena charged with strangling Brigid Maguire, mother of his two children

Danny Keena of Empor, Ballynacargy, Co Westmeath is charged with the murder of 41-year-old Brigid Maguire (above) at Main Street, Ballynacargy on November 14th, 2015. The 54-year-old has pleaded not guilty to murder, but guilty to her manslaughter.

Man accused of murdering mother of their two children in her home

October 3, 2017, 21:24

‘He was very violent towards my mother ... literally the whole time’ - daughter tells court

Juraci Da Silva (36), with an address at Park Lane in Waterford is on trial at the Central Criminal Court. File photograph: Cyril Byrne

Man out for revenge when he stabbed 28-year-old, court told

October 3, 2017, 17:26

Juraci Da Silva has pleaded not guilty to Waterford murder of James Banville

Photograph: Alan Betson / THE IRISH TIMES

Prosecutors seek extra jail time for rapist and child abductor

October 3, 2017, 17:01

Michael Murray lured victim into apartment by saying elderly woman needed help

The scene where three young children and a woman were injured following a fire at Tyrone Place a partments in Inchicore, Dublin. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Prisoner granted compassionate bail to visit critically-ill children

September 22, 2017, 19:38

Michael Lynch’s partner and three children were injured in fire at their Dublin home

The men must not leave the jurisdiction, enter Northern Ireland nor attend any Republican commemorations.

Bail for pair charged in connection with Peter Butterly murder

September 14, 2017, 15:49

Laurence Murphy and Ray Kennedy must hand over passports and sign on at Garda station

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