Man shot dead by relative paid ultimate price for meeting people involved in drugs trade, court told
Michael Tormey was a ‘decent, honest man’, says brother Patrick Tormey
Central Criminal Court
Man jailed for using Somali diplomatic passports to help women enter the State
Abdallatif Mohamed (40), aka Hussein, pleaded guilty to four counts of assisting women’s unlawful entry into the State
‘I want to turn my pain into purpose’, says woman raped by former partner after his jailing
Nathan Grant McNulty (27) sentenced to eight years for rape and coercive control of Sarah Ryan
Man charged with Parnell Square attack on children unfit to stand trial, court told
Judge orders legal representatives for defendant, and medical witnesses, not to be identified
Cork hospital killing: Man found guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility
Dylan Magee of Churchfield, Cork, had denied the murder of Matthew Healy (88) in Mercy University Hospital
Man suffering from relapse of schizoaffective disorder found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
Jury accepts evidence that Austin Mangan was unable to refrain from killing Maud Coffey
Valerie French Kilroy’s family sue her killer husband for damages
James Kilroy is serving a life sentence for murder of wife Valerie French Kilroy in Co Mayo in 2019
Grandmother stabbed with seven-inch knife after Dublin Christmas lights event, court hears
Darragh Quigley (26) of Carndonagh Road, Donaghmede pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Gretta McCullough (64) at Chatham Row
Man who stabbed father to death during psychotic episode not guilty by reason of insanity
He developed a delusion that his dad was mixed up with criminals and posed a threat to him
Man sentenced to 17 years for rape, assault and coercive control has appeal rejected
Evidence presented at trial of Dean Ward (38), also known as Dean Alexander Fowkes, was ‘relevant’ and ‘potentially probative’, appeal court rules
Jury views footage of moment father of four stabs man outside home
Trial hears accused seemed ‘slightly nervous’ when gardaí arrived after death of Jordan Ronan
Alleged collusion between school bus operators drove up tender prices, trial hears
Five men accused of colluding in tender process to provide school routes for Bus Éireann, leading to ‘disappearance of competition’
Judge’s concern over children’s access to internet after hearing teen abused young sister
Boy had been given a tablet computer when he was aged just five, Central Criminal Court is told
‘Dangerous predator’ jailed for 15 years for sexual abuse of half-brother and two girls
Judge said he would have considered life sentence had attacker been an adult when abusing children
The full story of Ruth Lawrence’s double murder trial
Girlfriend of drug dealer crossed paths with Eoin O’Connor and Anthony Keegan before they were shot dead and their bodies left on a Lough Sheelin island in 2014
Man jailed for setting fire to house with four people inside on Christmas Day
Shane Casey was on bail and had been released from psychiatric unit 10 days earlier, court hears
Boy (16) sentenced to 15 months for rape of girl in Galway
Perpetrator, who admitted watching porn on his smartphone from a young age, from same estate as girl
Man who raped neighbour as she recovered from surgery jailed for six years
Assailant, who was next-door neighbour, gained entry to victim’s home by pretending to have lost his keys
Judge laments ‘lack of knowledge’ about sexual consent as man given three-year sentence
Offences took place in skatepark in January 2022, when both the man and the victim were 17
Man accused of killing relative in garden with machine gun admits manslaughter
Christopher Devine (44) not suffering from mental disorder but meets criteria for cocaine intoxication, trial told
Former member of Defence Forces pleads not guilty to murder of pensioner found shot dead at Kerry home
Thomas Carroll, the accused, and Patrick O’Mahony, the deceased, had been friends over many decades, trial told
Father of four who beat man to death with a shovel jailed for 7½ years
Court heard Joseph Cahill believed he was protecting himself and his children, but used excessive force
Man who fatally stabbed sister’s partner while drunk jailed for eight years
Judge said Valeriu Melnic’s intoxication when he killed Ion Daghi (39) in Co Kildare was an aggravating rather than a mitigating factor
Psychiatrists differ over insanity verdict in case of Kerry man who killed mother
Billy Burns (55) accepts killing but denies murdering his mother Miriam Burns (75) in August 2022
Man (22) jailed for nine years for rape of two girls he met on Snapchat
Over 1,600 files of downloaded child abuse material were found on man’s phone following his arrest
Ruth Lawrence found guilty of murdering two men whose bodies were found on lake island
Dublin woman (46) had denied murdering Anthony Keegan and Eoin O’Connor in 2014
Stepmother accused of murdering four-year-old boy changes plea to guilty
Extensive injuries to small child were like those from a car crash, Central Criminal Court heard
Child died of injuries associated with road traffic collisions or striking trauma, murder trial hears
Child at centre of case was unresponsive when brought to hospital, stepmother’s murder trial hears
Jury in Ruth Lawrence double murder trial given option of returning majority verdict
Jury of four men and eight women began considering their verdicts last Thursday
Meet the retirees whose hobby is watching Irish court trials: ‘It’s fascinating and costs nothing’
A group of retired people ‘from different backgrounds and walks of life’ have formed a club to watch proceedings in the Central Criminal Court
Woman asks how she can trust men as ‘monster’ father given 12-year sentence for rape
Co Offaly man (51) threatened to kill daughter and start abusing her younger sister if she told anyone what had happened, court hears
Doctors gasped when reviewing injuries of dead boy (4), murder trial hears
Physical condition would usually be associated with car crashing into a wall, court told
Sign language team to assist in trial of seven men accused of sexually abusing deaf woman
Woman’s three uncles and four brothers charged with 98 counts of sexual abuse, as judge says court is in ‘new territory’
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