Criminal Courts

Teen receives 18-month detention for attack on walker

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Judge described man as having ‘Jekyll and Hyde characteristics’

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

Carpet fitter pushed partner’s head underwater and threatened her with a knife, court hears

Ireland’s longest-serving prisoner, who confessed to kidnapping and killing a 23-year-old Dublin woman in 1976, was never convicted of her murder

Defendant with history of mental illness allegedly entered Ireland by ferry last November

Former Kilkenny hurler pleaded guilty to 10 of the 21 charges he was facing

No bed available at time for vulnerable boy who was being exploited by criminals

Rian Sheridan’s mother says her family is ‘paying ultimate price’ for lorry driver’s actions

Aidan Clohessy was principal of St Augustine’s School, Blackrock, Co Dublin, from the early 1970s until 1993

Trevor Bolger pleaded guilty to assaulting his then wife Margaret Loftus, who was also a member of the force, in October 2012

Joseph Thorpe (73) pleaded guilty to a count of indecent assault during a club trip to Co Kerry in the mid-1970s

Neville Kearns died in a crash in 2024, a day before he was due to stand trial on charges relating to assault, rape and attempted rape of boys in the 1980s and 1990s

Olesja Hertova pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of James Ryan in August 2024

Jury unanimously finds man not guilty of charge of assault causing harm

Daughters tell court of ‘betrayal’ as mother brought violent drug addicts into their home

Baby’s grandmother claims child’s father added in bruises to photographs to make it look like five-month-old sustained injuries while in her care

Jackie Twomey said attack left not just physical but psychological scars

An invasive search of Tina Satchwell’s home was not carried out until six years after she was reported missing, the court heard

Oliver Etienne and Christian Munoz Sanchez charged over drugs allegedly linked to ‘transnational criminal organisation’

Two men charged over 21kg heroin seizure, with third man in court after cocaine worth €100,000 found

Ms Ibram (27), who was originally from Romania, was stabbed five times

Suleman Mazhar (43) faces prospect of jail for a series of cybercrime offences

Judge says he has to consider issue of ‘deterrence’ when sentencing mother (42)

Gardaí investigating 92 alleged offences including commercial and residential burglaries

Caoileann Fitzmaurice (31), who is stationed at Pearse Street Garda station in Dublin, was ‘exceptionally intoxicated’ when he assaulted a hotel porter, court told

Among aggravating factors was that assailant committed serious breach of trust in that victim a tenant, says judge

Seamus Hanrahan pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious bodily harm to Gerry Murray after running through a stop sign

Deirdre Arnold (42) drove Brian McHugh away after he strangled woman with blind cord

Jury finds Regin Rajan (43) guilty of murdering Deepa Dinamani (38) after deliberating for five hours

Pair’s grandmother said she would not lie to protect the accused granddaughter