Thomas ‘Nicky’ McConnell becomes fourth person found guilty of murder of Gareth Hutch
Nephew of Gerard Hutch was killed in ambush at Dublin flat eight years ago
Criminal Courts
Cailean Crawford (28) given mandatory life sentence for assassination of ‘gentleman’ grandfather
‘I still think to this day they had the wrong person, the wrong house,’ partner of murdered Thomas McCarthy (55) tells court
Bid by Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife to have two charges withdrawn ‘should not delay trial’
Judge says trial of Jeffrey Donaldson and wife, Eleanor, should proceed as expected at the end of March
Man jailed for 10 years after admitting smuggling €21.6m cocaine on cargo ship from Brazil
Kamen Petkov told gardaí he was to be paid €150,000 for managing drug shipment
‘Institutionalised’ prisoner with 123 convictions sentenced for life for ‘vicious’ murder of fellow inmate
David Dunne (40) gave ‘no explanation for the decision to kill Robert O’Connor’ in Mountjoy Prison in 2022
Balkan war criminal found hiding in Ireland jailed for kidnap and torture
Vojislav Buzaković was convicted in a Croatian court of abducting and torturing villagers and prisoners in the early 1990s
Man who repeatedly sexually assaulted teenager who babysat his children jailed for six years
Victim says Martin O’Brien (54) was ‘subhuman, a monster and master manipulator’
Bill Tormey profile: Former Fine Gael politician a vocal commentator on health service for decades
Former Fine Gael councillor was charged with human trafficking and possession of child abuse images on Friday
Man attacked cardiologist with champagne bottle after they met in a pub, court hears
Victim required surgery to remove blood clot that was putting pressure on his brain and to reconstruct his skull, court told
‘Alcoholic’ father pleads guilty to leaving infant daughter in car for over eight hours
Nine-month-old child was found by gardaí unsecured and in distressed state in car
Ballsbridge house sells for €1.635 million, six years after sham sale
Property on exclusive St Mary’s Road in Dublin 4 became derelict and mired in ‘truly extraordinary’ legal case
Man sexually abused by uncle tells court Tusla investigation was a farce
Alan Jenkins says he felt ‘very aggrieved’ that Tusla found the allegations he had made against his uncle, Paul Craven (55) ‘unfounded’
Ballsbridge house for auction six years after it was fraudulently sold for €525,000
Property on exclusive St Mary’s Road in Dublin 4 became derelict and mired in ‘truly extraordinary’ legal case
Man who stole from same Dublin church three times is jailed
David Carroll (48) of Dorset Lane, Dublin 1, imprisoned for two and a half years for theft from St Francis Xavier Church on Gardiner Street, and from two other premises
Evidence shows law professor Diarmuid Phelan murdered trespasser, jury hears
Prosecution begins closing speech in trial of senior counsel who denies murdering Keith Conlon in February 2022
Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of man accused of acid attack on Irish international pool player
John Cross (35) had pleaded not guilty to causing serious harm to Ian Pickford (24) during a house party in Limerick
More than a quarter of offenders given probation reoffend within 12 months
CSO study finds young men most likely to come to attention of gardaí again, with older offenders and sex offenders least likely to reoffend
Former model had 12 alcoholic drinks before crash that caused death of woman, court told
Jennifer Thomas has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death of Sheila Dunne on February 11th last
Carer who preyed on six vulnerable pensioners and stole €34,000 jailed for eight years
Precious Moyo (38) developed ‘intimate’ knowledge of victims’ households, helping her to carry out offences
Promising juvenile cricketer caught with almost €5,000 of cannabis given suspended sentence
Schoolboy international Harry Archer (23) of Skerries has 13 previous convictions for drug and road traffic offences
Solicitor Cahir O’Higgins sentenced to 27 months in prison
O’Higgins (49) had pleaded not guilty to theft of €400 from client and to attempting to pervert the course of justice
Man jailed after taking intimate photos of wife without her knowledge and sending them to other men online
Man (57) jailed for 18 months after wife discovered images and video on his phone
Kerry man who stabbed friend and neighbour ‘in boiling blood’ convicted of murder
Jury rejected Patrick Murphy’s (52) case that he killed Joseph Brosnan in Tralee in self-defence
Man who set fire to Garda patrol car in Dublin riots is jailed for 6½ years
Declan Donaghey (28) shouted ‘scumbags’ as he was led away following sentencing
Law professor who denies murdering trespasser was ‘stoned’ by six men on his land in separate incident
Diarmuid Phelan has pleaded not guilty to murdering father-of-four Keith ‘Bono’ Conlon at Hazelgrove Farm, Tallaght in 2022
Man (20) who stole grandmother’s partner’s lottery winnings given suspended sentence
Luke McGann stole €14,886 of man’s €87,000 winnings after helping him to set up bank account
Det Supt Colm Fox believed he made ‘major error’ while leading Regency Hotel shooting inquiry, inquest told
Det Supt Colm Fox referred to ‘act of omission’ made under ‘immense pressure’ relating to 2016 gangland shooting incident inquiries
Man who set fire to Garda car during Dublin riot apologises and says he is ‘not a racist’
Declan Donaghey (28) pleaded guilty to offences including attack on migrant centre on November 23rd 2023
Stabbing of Marius Mamaliga (19) by Brandon Gavin (22) was ‘planned and premeditaed’, jury hears
Ms Justice Eileen Creedon will conclude her charge to the seven men and five women of the jury today
Solicitor accused of ATM theft claimed someone wanted ‘to stitch’ him up because he had ‘annoyed people’
Mr O’Higgins (49) has pleaded not guilty to theft of €400 in 2016 from client and four counts of attempting to pervert course of justice
Murder accused searched ‘prison sentence for murder in Ireland’ prior to fatal stabbing
Brandon Gavin (22), who has pleaded not guilty, also contacted a woman on Tinder 20 minutes before Marius Mamaliga (19) was killed
Self-confessed paedophile jailed for 10 months over videos and images of children being raped
Kevin Raggett (22) caught with 455 ‘horrifying’ videos and images on mobile phone and laptops
Two men who flew heroin worth €8.4m into Dublin are jailed
Sophisticated operation involved bringing drugs into Weston Airport on light aircraft
Gunman Tristan Sherry was kicked and stamped in ‘savage’ Christmas Eve steakhouse assault, court hears
Three men plead not guilty to murder of Sherry at non-jury Special Criminal Court
Garda arrest two men and a juvenile in connection with 29 burglaries
The thefts took place across five counties
ECHR to examine case of Irishman Oisín Osborn, shot dead by Hamburg police in May 2019
Osborn family believe killing of son resulted from excessive police force
Mary Ward had been in ‘tumultuous’ relationship with former partner, court hears
Ahmed Abdirahman (31) was arrested in Dublin last month and charged with the murder of Belfast mother-of-one
Man who admitted possessing and distributing child abuse videos as a teenager remanded for sentencing
The now 22-year-old cannot currently be named due to reporting restrictions
Barbie Kardashian acquitted of threats to kill or cause harm to women at Limerick Prison
Accused wanted to make threats to two women for ‘revenge’ over rumour she was leaving showers dirty, court told
Man (67) accused in sexual assault case groomed woman from age of 14, she tells trial
‘Father figure’ was aware of complainant’s ‘chaotic’ home life, she said
Bank worker jailed for laundering money for Black Axe international crime gang
Funmi Abimbola (26) jailed over offences relating to money laundering after €121,000 stolen from solicitors’ firm
Personal trainer found guilty of ‘predatory’ sexual assault on young woman
Man in his 30s made covert digital recordings of women at a gym over two years
Barbie Kardashian case: Prison officer left ‘terrified’ by inmate’s threat to rape her, trial hears
Barbie Kardashian (22) denies three counts of making threats to kill or cause serious harm to Roisín Linnane on dates in April and June 2023
Farmworker thought she saw trespassers on law professor’s farm turn back as she heard gun shot
One man was loudly arguing with Diarmuid Phelan and appeared to be crying, court told
Former rugby player insisted legal advice bills be sent only to him, trial told
‘Either way, the bill will be settled,’ Brendan Mullin told partner at McCann Fitzgerald
Man who abused partner’s niece in ‘despicable manner’ jailed for 9 years
John Dempsey snr of Crumlin admitted to seven counts of raping Lillian Byrne whom he had groomed from when she was 12 years old
‘There was a lot of fear’: Diarmuid Phelan trial hears from witness to fatal shooting
Keith Conlon and his friend ‘did not seem a danger’, farmworker tells court
Farm worker tells court he saw man fall to ground after shot was fired by law professor Diarmuid Phelan
Man who was shot was bleeding from the head and asking for help, jury told
Woman (20s) who claims man sexually assaulted her during treatment ‘froze’ when he told her he was ‘getting hard’
Physio (30s) pleads not guilty to sexual assault at midlands gym in 2021
Body of Sean McCarthy discovered bound in bubble wrap inside suitcase in wardrobe of Dean Caffrey, murder trial hears
Dean Caffrey (38) has pleaded not guilty to murder of McCarthy (28) at his Drumcondra apartment
Former rugby international Brendan Mullin allegedly stole €500,000 from Bank of Ireland, trial hears
Irish international (60) allegedly stole money while he was managing director of Bank of Ireland Private Bank a decade ago
Postman who stole greeting cards to pay off gambling debt given suspended sentence
Shane Brown (35) caught with 39 stolen greeting card envelopes after ‘sting’ operation by An Post
Murder trial of law professor Diarmuid Phelan to open on Wednesday
Senior counsel has pleaded not guilty to murdering a man at his Co Dublin farm in February 2022
Taxi driver who sexually assaulted woman (18) he was driving home after night out jailed for 5½ years
Naveed Rana (42) told victim to sit in front seat and drove off in wrong direction before sexually assaulting her
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