Elma Sheahan

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When a number of anomalies were uncovered and the man was called in for a meeting, he admitted he had been manipulating accounts and stealing money from the company.
Letting agent stole nearly €70,000 to fund gambling addiction, court told

A letting agent stole nearly €70,000 in tenant deposits from his employer over a two year period to fund his gambling addiction, a court has heard. R(...)

Liam Vickers (24) was sentenced to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman out running while serving a suspended sentence for attacking another woman. Photograph: Collins Courts
Man who sexually assaulted woman 12 days into a suspended sentence is jailed

A man who sexually assaulted a woman out running 12 days into a suspended sentence for attacking another woman has been jailed for three years consecu(...)

Judge Elma Sheahan directed the jury to return the not guilty verdict.
Sex assault trial collapses after lawyers argue missing CCTV could help defence

A man has been acquitted of sexual assaulting a shop worker after his lawyers successfully argued that missing CCTV footage could have helped his defe(...)

The parents, who are originally from a French-speaking region of Africa, now face a retrial
First people in Ireland convicted of FGM face retrial after convictions quashed
  • Courts
  • November 18, 2021, 15:38

The father and mother of a young girl who were the first people in the State convicted of female genital mutilation (FGM) have had their convictions q(...)

Threats had been made against the man’s family, the court heard. File photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times
Man jailed after being caught twice with proceeds of crime

A father-of-two who was twice caught with thousands of euro in cash which were the proceeds of criminal conduct has been jailed for three years. Aaro(...)

The man was sentenced to four and a half years with the final year suspended. File photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times
Man involved in high-speed car chase jailed for three and a half years

A man who threw gardening equipment out a car window during a high-speed pursuit on a motorway has been jailed for three and a half years. Jordan Car(...)

Counsel for the man said his client had done the wrong thing for the right reasons. File photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins
Swedish citizen jailed for trafficking man into State

A Swedish citizen has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to trafficking an illegal immigrant into the State. Lawyers for Farhan Abdiriza(...)

Mr Justice George Birmingham said the issue arose because there was ‘some disagreement between medical experts’ regarding what actually happened to the girl. File photograph: Collins Courts
Couple jailed for female genital mutilation want girl re-examined
  • Courts
  • March 22, 2021, 14:42

A husband and wife who were jailed for subjecting their child to female genital mutilation (FGM) want the girl re-examined to assess whether the proce(...)

Paul Heaney, of Michael Mallin House, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery and attempted robbery near the Guinness Storehouse.
Man jailed for mugging tourists near Guinness Storehouse

A man has been jailed for three years and nine months for robbing two tourists near the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. Paul Heaney (37) and Gareth Ma(...)

Daniel Kane (52) was jailed for 10 and a half years. Photograph: RTÉ
Man jailed for 10½ years for coercively controlling and attacking woman

A man convicted of coercively controlling and repeatedly assaulting his former partner has been jailed for 10½ years. During a 20-month relationship,(...)

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