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Wicklow woman suspected in contract killing conspiracy released by gardaí without charge
Steven O’Meara (26) murdered in ambush in Wicklow woods after agreeing to collect €5,000 drug debt for Dublin gang
Man accused of stalking influencer at Dublin hotel remanded on bail
Denis Morris (23), from Churchtown, warned not to contact woman or carry out research about her
Woman found guilty of facilitating the rape of her daughter more than 20 years ago
Complainant alleged mother remained in room while she was raped by her uncle when she was only five years old
George Gibney consents to extradition to Ireland to face sex crime charges
Former Irish Olympic swim team coach (77) has also dropped a planned legal challenge to his continued detention in custody in Florida
US mother and son charged over €1m cannabis seizure at Dublin Airport
Pair who appeared at Dublin District Court faced objections to bail
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
Court hears 13-year-old girl with history of drug use and sexual exploitation needs to switch care unit
Child with history of more than 200 incidents involving gardaí ‘wants to be part of something, she is lost’, judge told
Judge denies legal aid for three senior barristers to represent each of Sliabh Liag murderers
Judge says he has to have ‘some regard to the public purse’
Annie McCarrick: Cold case murder detectives must overcome poor investigations of 1990s
Combination of weak initial detective work and passage of time makes probes more challenging
Alleged €100,000 jewel thief denied bail over raid on Dublin diamond jewellers
Accused charged with breaking into Diamond Heaven on Clarendon Street and Nando’s on St Andrew’s Street
Ciara Kelleher on her two Custom House Capital fraud trials: ‘The powers that be refused to listen to the truth’
Former employee was accused of conspiring to defraud customers and faced two trials that ended with hung juries before DPP dropped charges
Lisa Smith’s conviction for Islamic State membership should be upheld, court told
Solicitor for former soldier, who is appealing conviction, says there is no evidence Smith recruited or fundraised for terrorist organisation
DPP seeks to overturn judge’s ‘irrational’ refusal to convict more than 30 drivers on speeding charges
District judge had said GoSafe speeding vans were ‘shooting fish in a barrel’
More than 2,000 drivers affected by High Court’s dismissal of challenge over alleged speeding in average speed zone
Ms Justice Miriam O’Regan, in a judgment on Wednesday, determined the key legal issues in Edel O’Brien’s test case in favour of the DPP
Trawler master acquitted of charges for failing to accurately record catch
Judge directs jury to return verdict of not guilty for Gareth Murphy, master of the Western Chieftain, due to failure by DPP to present fundamental evidence
Family of Ronan Wilson (9) ask DPP to appeal sentence of driver who killed him
Mother says she feels ‘let down’ by ‘leniency’ of punishment given to Sergee Kelly of Upper Mullaghmore, Co Sligo
Lisa Smith lawyers argue no legal system could convict her of Isis membership
Even if she moved to Islamic State-controlled area and was a sympathiser, it does not prove she was a member, court told
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
Daniel Blanaru (37) convicted of murdering partner Larisa Serban (26) ‘in cold blood’
Prosecution described Blanaru as ‘controlling and jealous’ boyfriend
How the Director of Public Prosecutions decides which cases go to court
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was set up 50 years ago but, apart from some high-profile cases, its work largely stays out of the public eye
Office of DPP has played ‘pivotal role’ in criminal justice system for 50 years - Taoiseach
Independence of service is embedded in society, but is not a shield from scrutiny, says Director of Public Prosecutions
Law criminalising buying of sexual services has proven difficult to enforce, review finds
Just 15 convictions recorded in seven years out of 161 prosecutions directed by the DPP
Legislative pantomime to fix penalty points loophole is not as absurd as it seems
Government has no record of number of ancillary disqualifications given in lieu of penalty points
Verdict of unlawful killing in death of journalism student Joe Drennan
Co Laois student (21) died of ‘catastrophic injuries’ caused by hit and run, inquest hears
Minister for Justice seeks approval to provide Special Criminal Court judgments to UK’s Omagh bomb inquiry
The non-jury SCC lacks power to order transcripts, High Court judge hears
Thomas Gould arrest: Mary Lou McDonald to address issue before Dáil
Sinn Féin TD denies wrongdoing over alleged €150,000 fraud and will remain as party’s junior spokesperson on housing
Sliabh Liag murder trial: Man accused has heaped ‘lies upon lies’, jury hears
Prosecution said evidence against co-accused Nikita Burns shows ‘clearest possible case of murder’
DPP directs no prosecution from Garda inquiry into controversial Davy bond deal
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Judge reserves sentence in case of juvenile convicted of Kerry murder
‘I’m genuinely sorry from my heart,’ says 19- year-old, who was 17 at time of group attack on Thomas Dooley
Multi-agency protocol to speed up rape, murder cases involving children launched by Minister for Justice
Provisions include right of child defendant to youth justice worker to support them and explain every stage of court proceedings
Finding of professional misconduct made against former deputy State pathologist Dr Khalid Jaber
Dr Khalid Jaber ‘displayed poor professional performance and professional misconduct’, a Medical Council fitness-to-practise committee has determined
Two plead guilty over roles in largest cocaine seizure in Irish history
Iranian Saeid Hassani (39) and Filipino Harold Estoesta (31) were on board MV Matthew carrying drugs worth €157 million
Catriona Carey trial: DPP granted six weeks to complete book of evidence
Former Ireland hockey international accused of providing false financial information
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