Tax evasion, AI use and an Irish sprinter’s bikini photos: Specsavers ‘war’ reaches the High Court
Judge urges halt to ‘toxic’ dispute between Ennis branch manager and Guernsey-based optician chain
Circuit Court
Man who jumped over 6ft wall and escaped Garda custody is jailed
He was pursued by patrol car and air support, but was not captured for two months
Character references ‘don’t carry huge weight’ if judge has decided on a custodial sentence
Testimonials can help people get suspended sentences in some instances, says retired High Court judge
Teenage boy (15) caught with €80,000 worth of illegal tablets placed on probation bond
Boy, who pleaded guilty to possession, is engaging with local youth service
Judge rejects settlement offers to boys ‘manhandled’ by Blanchardstown shopping centre security staff
Case taken by teens alleging ‘defamation, wrongful imprisonment and assault’ to go to trial
Tenant who assaulted his landlord and another man is jailed for 12 months
He also brandished a knife, but fled from a window after armed gardaí were called, court hears
‘Nothing but a lie’: Judge says Dublin man may face criminal charges over failed €60K personal injury claim
Insurer Axa’s lawyers said contact in 2023 collision so minimal it could not have caused injuries claimed by Conor Fallon (30)
Boy (3) allegedly grabbed by face and shaken by creche worker in toilet, court told
Lawyer for family claims there was ‘a concerted effort to deny knowledge’ of how child was injured in Dublin creche
Father and wife of wanted man tried to get him false passport before he fled, court hears
Gardaí discovered application form and pictures 'had been stamped by senior member of force'
Ryanair crew member left her job after being sexually assaulted during flight, court hears
Passenger drank ‘mind boggling’ amount of alcohol at airport and on plane
Deerhunter who shot man meditating in his Rathfarnham garden to be sentenced
Victim was an accomplished athlete and climber but now needs walking sticks, court hears
Foxrock golf club accountant jailed for stealing almost €30,000
Cheryl Robinson (49) was previously imprisoned for theft totalling €125,000 from a former employer
Child psychiatrist jailed for sexual abuse of teen has registration cancelled by High Court
Amirul Mohd Yunos is currently serving an 8½-year sentence after pleading guilty to multiple charges
Man attacked homeless services user with hatchet during incident of ‘harrowing violence’
Stephen Crosbie, who has been jailed for 5½ years, told victim he would ‘chop him up’ over €100 debt, court hears
Accused in fatal quad bike collision awaits forensic report ahead of plea
Patrick Hussey Hanna (28) appeared at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday
‘I believe in the power of compassion’: Senator forgives man jailed for threatening to kill him
Tiglin founder Aubrey McCarthy says death threats ‘shook our sense of security’ but he holds no bitterness towards former resident of addiction charity
‘A stupid split-second decision’: Apology offered to umpire assaulted during minor hurling match
Concussion and other injuries sustained by official were not caused by Michael Kelly (41)
‘Six years of hell’: Charges of perverting course of justice dropped against traffic gardaí
Solicitor and garda association demand inquiry into ordeal of cleared officers in Limerick
Hotel thief who posed as British tourist fled country for two decades after guilty plea
Defendant who had changed life and begun family handed 10 years suspended sentence
Deceased farmer’s home to be sold to pay some of €1.5m legal costs bill in estate dispute
Judge dismisses appeal by farmer’s daughter against possession order for former home in Birr
‘I don’t envisage lying in front of bulldozers’: Man wants reprieve for €300,000 Sutton extension
Philip Farrelly did not seek planning permission, has been ordered to demolish development in Sutton
Man jailed over vicious shovel attack on neighbour (73) appeals severity of sentence
James O’Neill, who wore mask while beating Paddy Hansard in stairwell, says judge did not give enough weight to him being a good father and worker
Personal trainer at women-only gym pleads guilty to assaults on former girlfriend
John Peters (33), who told gardaí woman was not to be believed as she had mental health issues, said he is sorry for his actions and distress they caused
Concrete products firm fined €80,000 after man died in workplace incident
Donatas Jokubauskas became caught in conveyor belt system, court hears
Woman pulls €60,000 injury claim after court hears neither vehicle showed signs of damage
Zara Rana (37) claimed she suffered injuries to her left arm, right thumb and lower neck in collision outside her son’s school in Lucan, Dublin
Coolmore asks not to be hit with maximum €250,000 fines for destroying historic hedgerows
Coolmore says it was unaware of the law requiring it to seek approval for removal of more than 500m of hedgerows and that breach of prohibition was an error
Man pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing deaths of married couple in Blanchardstown
John Halpin (46) also admitted leaving the scene of an accident knowing injury had been caused to Anthony Hogg and Georgina Hogg Moore
Former judge appeals conviction for attempted rape and sexual abuse of six young men
Lawyers for Gerard O’Brien (61) say trial judge gave jury confusing instructions ‘weighted against the defence’
Judge notes striking similarities in how man sexually abused cousin and daughter 25 years apart
Dubliner (55) sentenced to a total of four years but court hears he continues to maintain he is innocent
Man who inflicted ‘reign of abuse’ on solicitor and legal executive given suspended sentence
Imad Qazi pleaded guilty to two counts of harassing the women on dates between September 2019 and January 2024
Man spared jail over ‘ferocious’ and ‘unprovoked’ assault outside Conor McGregor’s pub
John Griffiths (41), who lives in California, says he was using alcohol as a crutch at time of 2021 incident after his brother died by suicide
Teenage girl who had bad reaction to acrylic nails settles case for €15,000
Court told Eve Stears’ fingers started to swell and became itchy after having treatment at The Happy Nail in Coolock when she was 13-year-old
Jailed Tipperary dentist claimed payment for 19 extractions for patient who said she only went for dentures
HSE dental inspectors said Jerome Kiely falsely claimed for many treatments he never provided
Priest lost nearly €50,000 in broadband phishing scam
Priest tells Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he believes the bank failed him as a customer
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