Circuit Court

Former garda has assault conviction linked to Strokestown eviction quashed by High Court

Security man had alleged Kevin Taylor grabbed him, causing him to go to ground

Guilty plea over manslaughter of Co Offaly man who died during stag party in Athlone

Seán Munnelly (37) to be sentenced in October after pleading guilty to unlawful killing of Paul ‘Babs’ Connolly (48) in August 2022

‘Why are the gardaí outside our house?’: Robber’s phone dropped during bookies raid receives message from ‘Mam’

Michael Geoghegan (43) was identified from CCTV footage of robberies

Hundreds of solicitors meet to discuss quitting free legal aid panels due to new rules

Further meetings due this week on next step in bitter dispute between solicitors and the Department of Justice

Girl (12) falsely suspected of stealing eyelashes from Penneys awarded €17,500 in compensation

Girl and sister had given up intended purchases at Penneys store before being approached by security

Two men charged after off-duty garda ‘pursued’ and assaulted in Dublin

Gardaí obtained video and audio recordings of the pair on Aston Quay talking about the incident

Child at centre of assault allegations is offered settlement by south Dublin creche

Settlement of €15,000 approved by judge over allegations child was physically abused when she was just under two years old

Woman appears in court accused of 98 counts of fraud

Denise O’Brien (42) must surrender her passport and not to apply for any other travel documents

Court refuses to release transcripts from trials of sex offender Michael Shine

Shine was convicted of sexually assaulting young boys in course of his work at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda

New custody cases may be disrupted as solicitors escalate action over legal aid payments

More criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsens

Teenage passenger in stolen car that killed man crossing road jailed for two years

Victim Michael Farrelly was 50m from safety when he was struck by stolen car in Dublin in 2024

Former teacher told he ‘might die in prison’ at sentencing for child sex abuse

Patrick Sharkey (83) given 6½ years for 132 charges of abuse spanning a quarter of a century

Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row

Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warn

‘Highly discourteous’: Judge critical of silence around proposed withdrawal of solicitors

Paul McDermott called on the Law Society of Ireland to inform the courts of solicitors’ intentions

Man accidentally set off panic alarm while attempting to rob Ranelagh ice cream parlour

Carl McGuinness (31), who has 117 previous convictions, tracked down by gardaí via phone finder app on handset he stole

Dublin’s Silk Road Cafe granted injunction to stop landlord from closing it during EU presidency

Landlord sought to close cafe in Dublin Castle for six months due to security reasons

Schoolgirl (9) left with scar after fall against steel railings awarded €48,500

Court told girl had been teased by other children about the mark on her forehead and had grown a fringe to hide it

Retailer accused of possessing ‘very realistic’ imitation firearms

Ali Raza (29), owner of Fone Geek shop in Edenderry, Co Offaly, charged with holding eight imitation firearms

Orthopaedic surgeon accused of trashing hotel and assaulting guests found not guilty by reason of insanity

Trial of Dr Emmett Cullen, who specialised in hip replacement surgeries, lasted three days at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court

Mother awarded €12,500 after judge rules mould in Dublin council flat aggravated asthma

Judge awards damages to mother-of-three Danielle Hogg who lived in north inner city flat

Sentencing of Charlie Chawke’s son and daughter for assault set for mid-July

Bill and Alison Chawke pleaded guilty to assaulting two men at Dunraven Arms Hotel in Adare in 2023

New ‘actuarial’ criminal legal aid payments open to legal challenge, Law Society warns

Anger mounts among solicitors after Minister for Justice presented plan as a ‘fait accompli’

Learner driver ran over and seriously injured then girlfriend in act of ‘horseplay’

Lana Dowling (20) given suspended sentence over incident in which young woman fell from bonnet of Nissan Micra and was run over

Garda inspector was in fear of his life when Longford man set dog on him

Couple sentenced after officer shot dog that was ‘frothing at the mouth’ and had launched at his neck

Garda taped conversations with wife, put tracker on her phone and told her to stay at home

David Reynolds had ‘old-fashioned attitude’ and treated woman like ‘chattel’, judge says

Limerick driver who was ‘steaming drunk’ when he killed motorist jailed for seven years

‘I’ll appeal that, that’s a f*cking disgrace’, Niall O’Halloran (57) shouted in court after sentence was read out

Judge criticises ‘unforgivable’ failures as she jails man for manslaughter of grandmother

Judge says man suffered from complex mental health issues but Central Mental Hospital lacked capacity to accept him

‘I no longer feel safe in my own home’: Retired nun gives evidence as man pleads guilty to burglary

Keith Delaney, who has 346 previous convictions, pleaded guilty on multiple counts including theft and criminal damage

‘Pick a finger or toe’: Man back in custody after breaking suspended sentence for attacks on ex-partners

Ben Curry (25) beat and threatened a former partner at knifepoint and subjected another ex-girlfriend to a 40-minute beating in public

Sex offender exploited ‘particularly vulnerable teenager’ after claiming to be youth worker

Accused told child his mother did not love him and was not fit to have children

Man who stole sex worker’s phone initially thought to be crime victim after he was assaulted

Gardaí initially contacted about possible abduction after Lee Coleman (38) was seen being attacked and placed in a car

‘We didn’t get any justice’: Driver who killed bride-to-be is jailed for five years

Laura Connolly (35) was killed after she lay down in the middle of a road in her hometown of Lifford, Co Donegal

Man breached safety order to attend court case of woman with large social media following

The 64-year-old encouraged others to fight with woman, who was his former partner

Tesco van driver given suspended sentence over death of 83-year-old in Dublin car park

Van was driven at 12km/h when it hit Thomas Leeson in a supermarket car park

Bride-to-be who lay on road was killed by disqualified driver who failed to stop, court hears

Laura Connolly (34) died after she was struck by a van on outskirts of Lifford, Co Donegal

Man (32) who claimed he was ‘tortured’ by brothers found not guilty of stabbing

William Brennan cleared of two charges of assault causing serious harm to his siblings John and Jerry Brennan jnr

Chawke siblings brought ‘embarrassment’ on their family after hotel assault, court hears

Alison and Bill Chawke pleaded guilty to the assault at the Dunraven Arms Hotel

Senior garda ‘photographed associates of whistleblower in court’, judge told

Superintendent asked about identity of person with Chief Supt Brian O’Reilly, High Court hears

Man was ‘full of venom’ when he allegedly stabbed brother, court told

Brother asked father to call ambulance for his sibling but he refused to do so, Cork Circuit Criminal Court hears

‘I am still tortured by the sound of my breaking bones’: SUV ‘crushed’ Dublin cyclist, court told

Izabella Aleksandrowicz (50) pleads guilty to driving over Andrew Brett twice after illegal right turn at Portobello Bridge

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