Circuit Court

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

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

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

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

Kevin Smyth (58) used the username ‘Older Guy’ when communicating with what he believed was a 13-year-old girl

Gavin Lawlor repeatedly assaulted victim (18) and continued to attack her while on bail for assaults

Charles McCaughley (69) was ‘going home with a bag of chips’ when attacked by Joshua Rush in Dublin in 2021

Judge says ‘telling video’ of incident in the Earl Street store convinced the court that man was not the victim of racist remarks

Cathal O’Connor (40) ‘lost all sense of reason’ during incident in a Co Sligo warehouse in March 2024, court told

Victim required 80 stitches for his wounds, which included 15cm slash to his head and ear

Cousin had disputed brothers’ claim over land left to them by uncle in his will

Judge urges halt to ‘toxic’ dispute between Ennis branch manager and Guernsey-based optician chain

He was pursued by patrol car and air support, but was not captured for two months

Testimonials can help people get suspended sentences in some instances, says retired High Court judge

Boy, who pleaded guilty to possession, is engaging with local youth service

Case taken by teens alleging ‘defamation, wrongful imprisonment and assault’ to go to trial

He also brandished a knife, but fled from a window after armed gardaí were called, court hears

Insurer Axa’s lawyers said contact in 2023 collision so minimal it could not have caused injuries claimed by Conor Fallon (30)

Lawyer for family claims there was ‘a concerted effort to deny knowledge’ of how child was injured in Dublin creche

Gardaí discovered application form and pictures 'had been stamped by senior member of force'

Passenger drank ‘mind boggling’ amount of alcohol at airport and on plane

Victim was an accomplished athlete and climber but now needs walking sticks, court hears

Cheryl Robinson (49) was previously imprisoned for theft totalling €125,000 from a former employer

Amirul Mohd Yunos is currently serving an 8½-year sentence after pleading guilty to multiple charges

Stephen Crosbie, who has been jailed for 5½ years, told victim he would ‘chop him up’ over €100 debt, court hears

Patrick Hussey Hanna (28) appeared at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday

Tiglin founder Aubrey McCarthy says death threats ‘shook our sense of security’ but he holds no bitterness towards former resident of addiction charity

Concussion and other injuries sustained by official were not caused by Michael Kelly (41)

Solicitor and garda association demand inquiry into ordeal of cleared officers in Limerick

Defendant who had changed life and begun family handed 10 years suspended sentence

Judge dismisses appeal by farmer’s daughter against possession order for former home in Birr

Philip Farrelly did not seek planning permission, has been ordered to demolish development in Sutton

James O’Neill, who wore mask while beating Paddy Hansard in stairwell, says judge did not give enough weight to him being a good father and worker

John Peters (33), who told gardaí woman was not to be believed as she had mental health issues, said he is sorry for his actions and distress they caused

Donatas Jokubauskas became caught in conveyor belt system, court hears

Zara Rana (37) claimed she suffered injuries to her left arm, right thumb and lower neck in collision outside her son’s school in Lucan, Dublin

Coolmore says it was unaware of the law requiring it to seek approval for removal of more than 500m of hedgerows and that breach of prohibition was an error

John Halpin (46) also admitted leaving the scene of an accident knowing injury had been caused to Anthony Hogg and Georgina Hogg Moore

Lawyers for Gerard O’Brien (61) say trial judge gave jury confusing instructions ‘weighted against the defence’

Dubliner (55) sentenced to a total of four years but court hears he continues to maintain he is innocent