Criminal Courts

Woman jailed for creating fake dating profiles of ex-partner in campaign of harassment

Andreia Funicio (46) subjected former partner to ‘sustained campaign of terror’ designed to destroy, court hears

Lessons of the Alexander McCartney ‘catfisher’ case go far beyond one failed investigation

Police worldwide are struggling with the epidemic because too many in positions of influence failed to see what was coming

DPP calls for more clarity regarding law on records disclosure in sexual assault trials

Director welcomes ‘cultural shift’ in judgments addressing disclosure obligations

Kilkenny pensioner John Mackey remembered by family as ‘perfect uncle’ after man found guilty of his murder

Kilkenny pensioner was attacked and robbed near his London home by violent criminal

Venezuelan drug mule was hospitalised after cocaine pellets burst in stomach, court hears

Johan Monzon imprisoned for two years which judge backdated

Woman who created alias to avoid deportation claimed €6,775 social welfare

Sandra Moneme (27) created the alias in 2019 after she was issued with a deportation order to be returned to her native South Africa

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of grandmother (82) in Cork

Bryan Nnadi Ogbo (38) had a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, court hears

‘I was prepared to be hurt’: Influencer says man following her into hotel had lasting impact

Denis Morris (24), who pleaded guilty to stalking the woman, is remanded on bail until February 23rd

Man who stabbed woman’s vagina in ‘misogynistic and depraved attack’ jailed for nine years

The woman had lost about a quarter of her overall blood count following the attack

Deliberations cease in Ruth Lawrence double murder trial, with jury to return on Monday

Accused was extradited from South Africa to face trial over case where bodies of two men were found on lake island

Four-year-old made sit on bedroom floor in days before death, murder trial hears

Emergency services noticed bruises of different colours to child’s face, chest, arms and legs

DJ Carey: The Irish courts’ increasing will to jail fraudsters

Guidance says non-custodial sentences ‘not to be the starting point in any case’

Ruth Lawrence and boyfriend acted as ‘tag team’ to kill drug dealer, murder trial hears

Lawrence has pleaded not guilty to murdering Anthony Keegan and Eoin O’Connor

Two men plead guilty to conspiring to murder Dublin teenager

Stephen Mulvey and Jamie Berry entered a guilty plea to the charge

Halfway through the account of DJ Carey’s career as a swindler, the atmosphere changed

Former Kilkenny hurler sits motionless in the dock as stories of his cold exploitation unfold

Murder accused Ruth Lawrence feared becoming human trafficking victim, pastor tells trial

Court hears accused’s boyfriend Neville van der Westhuizen currently serving sentence for murder, attempted murder and kidnap

Convicted killer sentenced for attempting to drown woman in bathroom of flat

Man was previously jailed for seven years for the manslaughter of a man and woman

Man (70) jailed for sexual abuse of young child

Court hears William Butler had assaulted child on more than 10 occasions between 2020 and 2022

Man who punched retired judge (80) outside cafe given seven month prison sentence

Jamie O’Connor (45) was sentenced to seven months in prison for the assault on Joseph Mangan

Man charged with pregnant woman’s murder admitted responsibility, court hears

Sarah Montgomery (27) was due to give birth last August but was found dead in her home in June

Man who burgled and attacked ex-girlfriend, threw her grandmother’s ashes on fire, court hears

Willie Woodland (31) also pleaded guilty to possession of a submachine-gun and ammunition

Man died from gunshot wounds to head and neck, Ruth Lawrence murder trial told

Woman pleads not guilty to murdering Anthony Keegan (33) and Eoin O’Connor (32) in 2014

Fisherman tells Ruth Lawrence murder trial he noticed ‘dreadful smell coming off’ lake island

Lawrence denies the murder of Anthony Keegan and Eoin O’Connor in 2014

Ruth Lawrence trial: Jury sent away until Thursday as witness ‘in medical situation’

Ruth Lawrence (45) has pleaded not guilty to murdering Anthony Keegan (33) and Eoin O’Connor (32)

Former haulier jailed for 7½ years over €2.8m cocaine haul

Killian McNay of Ardilaun Green, Mullingar admitted to having 40kg of cocaine for sale or supply at Dublin Port

Man who reversed car over child (3) on scooter avoids jail

Victim had been left with ‘incredibly serious injuries’ following incident in Cappagh, Dublin in May 2022

Woman accused of murdering men whose bodies were found on island had asked to borrow boat

Ruth Lawrence denies murdering Eoin O’Connor (32) and Anthony Keegan (33) in 2014

Man who groped teenager in Dublin supermarket jailed for one year

Girl was helping her mother with weekly grocery shop when sexual assault occurred

Woman says woodland sex assault was ‘attack on sense of safety’

Teen receives 18-month detention for attack on walker

‘They ruined me’: Natalie Ennis, tortured in Dublin flat, still awaits psychiatric support

Natalie Ennis was beaten with metal poles, burned with makeshift blowtorch and cut with knife

Teen who ‘bullied and traumatised’ victim he met on bus jailed for two years for false imprisonment

Judge notes offender’s ‘brazenness’ in going to the victim’s home

‘Justice has been done’: Brother jailed for raping sister when she was a child

Victim waives right to anonymity at sentencing hearing for Emmett Baylor (47) in Cork court

Three women avoid jail for money laundering on behalf of major crime gang

Trio allowed Drogheda-based Boylan group to lodge funds into their bank accounts

Man who attempted to pervert course of justice after raping partner jailed for 10 years

Attitude of man when questioned by gardaí was among the aggravating factors, judge says

MMA fighter Charlie Ward (44) and co-accused face trial over Garda corruption offences

Charges follow investigation by anti-corruption unit regarding requests for information

Woman tortured over false drug accusation will never forgive ‘sick’ men who attacked her

Witness impact statement detailed ‘unimaginable trauma’ of being beaten, burnt and cut

Three men plead guilty to unlawfully killing Tom Niland

John Irving (31) pleaded guilty to manslaughter five days into his trial

Man operating at ‘highest possible level’ of drug-dealing network jailed for 15 years

Andrew Pender (52), from Tallaght, pleaded guilty to possessing drugs and money laundering

‘I thought I was going to die’: Woman beaten with golf club by partner in ‘savage’ attack, court hears

Judge described man as having ‘Jekyll and Hyde characteristics’

Man faces jail after child sex abuse images found on phone

Gardaí found the images while man was in their custody over suspected drug seizure

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