Criminal who kidnapped, tortured Kevin Lunney challenges constitutionality of conviction
Alan Harte was found guilty by non-jury Special Criminal Court and sentenced to 30 years
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Man pleads guilty over involvement in alleged incident involving ‘branding stamp’
Devon Hennessy awaiting sentence after admitting assault causing serious harm and false imprisonment
Book of evidence served on alleged Kinahan associate Sean McGovern over murder charge
Accused, extradited from Dubai earlier this year, appears before court charged with murder of Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan
Man jailed for role in murder of David Douglas in Dublin shoe shop appeals conviction
Lee Canavan (36) was jailed for life by Special Criminal Court on June 3rd, 2021
Five men accused of producing ‘branding stamp’, axe and steel bar while falsely imprisoning man
All five are charged with assaulting the alleged victim to enhance the ability of a criminal organisation to commit a serious offence
Inflatable boat tried to make rendezvous with ship at sea in bid to import drugs, court hears
Gardaí found nautical equipment including satellite phones, GPS devices, radios and wetsuits in vehicles in west Cork
Teenager jailed for role in Tristan Sherry death further sentenced over sawn-off shotgun
Defendant was caught ‘red-handed’ burying a sawn-off shotgun, ammunition and more than €55,000 worth of drugs
Hizbullah and Iran suspected of involvement in MV Matthew smuggling operation
Investigators believe Kinahan organised crime group among transnational gangs linked to €157m seizure
Eight men jailed for combined 129 years over Ireland’s biggest ever drug seizure
Six men were caught on board MV Matthew while two others attempted to take drugs on board second vessel in Irish Sea
Kinahan cartel member Sean McGovern changes legal team
Mr McGovern, who was extradited from Dubai to face murder charges, confirmed that he was happy with this application
‘Go like f**k mate’: How the MV Matthew ship and a €157 million drugs haul was seized
Further details of the ship’s capture emerged during this week’s sentencing hearing of eight men who have pleaded guilty to drug trafficking offences
Irish Army rangers risked their lives in boarding cargo ship carrying cocaine, court hears
They also reacted quickly to prevent 2.25 tonnes of drugs on board the MV Matthew being destroyed by fire
‘He is 13 and he’s huge. He will be the next Wayne Dundon’: Limerick on edge as a new generation takes over gangland
A new wave of violence is plaguing the Hyde Road area 20 years after the city was rocked by a bloody gangland feud
Fall of House of Kinahan? Dubai no longer criminal safe haven after Sean McGovern extradition
Sean McGovern's ‘precedence-setting case’ has implications for other Irish fugitives based in the emirate
High-risk extradition of Sean McGovern to involve armed escort and possible helicopter when flight lands in Dublin
Kinahan cartel figure’s return from Dubai marks Ireland’s highest risk extradition since John Gilligan
Special Criminal Court and Offences Against the State Act set to be repealed
Replacement of legislation will not mean an end to non-jury courts
Special Criminal Court refuses bail for man accused of conspiring to steal cars with garda killer Aaron Brady
Judge says there is a concern James Flynn could be flight risk if granted bail
Glen ‘Mr Flashy’ Ward jailed for firing semi-automatic rifle during house party in Finglas
Gardaí discovered rifle alongside military sub-machine gun when house searched in February 2022
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
Brother of gangster ‘Mr Flashy’ jailed for firing rifle in display designed ‘to intimidate’
Eric O’Driscoll’s brother Glen Ward faces sentencing later this year for a firearms offence arising out of same incident
Privacy rights of murderer ‘breached when gardaí used surveillance to listen to him at KFC’, Court of Appeal hears
Officers did not seek proper authorisation before using listening device, lawyer tells judges
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
Court of appeal urged to uphold convictions of three jailed over Kevin Lunney’s kidnap and torture
Convicted men’s legal teams argue key DNA evidence should not have been deemed admissible at trial
Man’s conviction over getaway car used in robbery that led to detective’s murder overturned
Appeal court says decision to amend indictment against James Flynn (34) after trial finished a ‘very unusual occurrence’
Nathan McDonnell: The rise and fall of the Kerry businessman and drug trafficker
Attempted drug-trafficking for Sinaloa cartel saw Ballyseedy garden centre boss lose his livelihood and freedom
Nathan McDonnell’s carry-on-as-normal behaviour suggested a profound dissociation from the €32m of crystal meth in his yard
Nathan McDonnell couldn’t see the consequences of his crimes. How many middle-class drug users can?
Nathan McDonnell to remain in Portlaoise Prison due to ongoing threat from Sinaloa cartel
Kerry businessman, jailed last week for record crystal meth seizure, suffered broken jaw in jail attack
Kerry businessman jailed for 12 years over largest crystal meth seizure in State’s history
Court hears Nathan McDonnell has been assaulted in prison and fears for his own safety and that of his family
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
Group on MV Matthew told to be ready to burn €157m cocaine load, court told
Trial hears two accused played ‘leadership role’ in drug-trafficking operation
Pair played ‘essential part’ in international drug trafficking scheme, Special Criminal Court hears
Saeid Hassani and Harold Estoesta deny three charges connected to the seizure of 2.2 tonnes of cocaine on board a cargo ship
Six men facing trial in relation to raid on Panamanian cargo ship fail to have charges dismissed
MV Matthew trial: Men charged with offences arising from Ireland’s biggest ever cocaine seizure
MV Matthew trial: Man pleads guilty to drugs offence following largest cocaine seizure in Irish history
Ukrainian national Vitaliy Lapa (62) is one of seven men due to go on trial after a raid on the Panamanian cargo ship
‘A violent and callous crime’: Man (39) jailed for life over role in murder of Gareth Hutch
Vera Hutch tells Thomas McConnell’s sentencing hearing her son was ‘senselessly and cruelly taken’ in May 2016 shooting
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