Justice Paul McDermott

Charges against family members over Munster child abuse dropped

Children’s father, mother, aunt and two uncles jailed last month for up to 15 years

Rapist fails in appeal over ‘brazen’ attack on public street

Jose Lacerna Pena (33) attacked vulnerable woman on Wicklow Street in central Dublin

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

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

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

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

Man who raped girl (15) he invited to apartment is jailed for nine years

‘I haven’t been alive since that night. I’m the walking dead,’ victim told court

‘I’m the walking dead,’ teenage victim tells rapist in court

Man to be sentenced next month for raping girl at Dublin apartment when she was 15

Man admits removing evidence from scene where teen was murdered

Gerard McKenna pleads guilty over role in murder of Kean Mulready Woods (17)

Father jailed for repeated rape and abuse of daughter for 16 years

Dublin man , now aged 62, began molesting his daughter when she was seven

Apprentice film-studio electrician to go on trial accused of attempted murder

Martin Cunningham (27) is also charged with assaulting a man and producing a machete

Inmate at prison hit by Covid-19 outbreak has trial delayed

Having to wear to PPE in court would jeopardise prospect of fair trial, says judge

First death of inmate from Covid-19 confirmed as prisons battle outbreaks

Outbreaks in Cloverhill, Mountjoy and Midlands are causing significant disruption to courts system

Frustration mounts over court delays as more judges sought

New judges expected to be announced within two weeks

Juror wrote to presiding judge after verdicts returned in Munster child abuse trial

Five family members found guilty of sexually abusing three children are to be sentenced in January

Munster child abuse trial jury suspend deliberations overnight

Five family members are accused of abusing three children between 2014 and 2016

Man accused of abusing niece and nephews tells gardaí he was sickened by allegations

Man one of six people accused of abusing three children in Munster

Home where parents accused of abusing their children was chaotic, court told

Family support worker tells court the parents did now show affection to their children

Children referred by social worker five years before being taken into care, court hears

Children in trial of six family members had third-degree burns, court hears

Neighbour of family at centre of abuse case describes ‘screaming’

Six relatives are accused of abusing three children in Munster between 2014 and 2016

Sexual abuse charges against grandmother are withdrawn

Specialist garda interviewer defends length it took to interview children who were allegedly abused

Man sentenced to life for murder of John Lowe (60) in Waterford home

Sister, Margaret Power, says family is ‘devastated’ by murder of their only brother

Three men, four women accused of sexually abusing three children go on trial

Seven accused include parents, grandmother, aunts and uncles of three children

Jury sworn in for trial of seven people over alleged child rapes

Three men and four women accused of sexually abusing three children in Munster

Most Read

1

We’re not alone. Spain is also struggling to cope with the strong rebound in travel

2

The doctor who destroyed my life: ‘He was charming. He was complimentary. He referred to my illness as a fascinating mystery’

3

Refurbished and extended three-bed in East Wall for €495,000

4

Charlie Bird: I want a Pride flag on my coffin

5

Fianna Fáil councillor becomes first LGBTQ+ woman elected as mayor of local authority