Criminal Courts

Witness tells jury that Peter Kennedy was ‘broken’ and was ‘afraid’ of Brian Ibe

Damien O’Sullivan chased gardaí with axe, threatened to kill them, and damaged two Garda vans and a patrol car

Christopher O’Mahony (67) pleaded guilty to 18 sample counts of sexual and indecent assault on dates in the 1980s and 1990s

Michael Molloy (25) raped and sexually assaulted woman while walking her home from pub

Boys claim sex with girl, who was 16 at the time, was consensual

Judgment overrules landmark decision by Court of Appeal provisionally permitting the naming of the young man

Victim said ‘I can say your name and you can’t say mine now, I have the power' after waiving anonymity

Mr Babatunde (34) died after being stabbed on South Anne Street last month

Pair will face a mandatory term of life imprisonment

Sonia Foley says she and daughter (9) will be left homeless if Kimmage property sold

Alan Vial (39) and Nikita Burns (23) have both accused the other of beating Robin Wilkin (66) to death with a rock

Vasile Manole (46) slashed through tent on Tara Street, Dublin 2 causing victim to receive 190 stitches

Daniel Nevin’s (39) fiancee also admitted stealing prescriptions and using them in pharmacies around the midlands

Judge tells jurors she did not take decision to end case lightly

Seif Waleed Al Hindawi argued that he was intoxicated after his first time drinking, pointing out that he was from a culture where alcohol is not used

Ann Phelan pleaded guilty to manslaughter of David Ennis after using excessive force in self-defence

Stephen Mooney admitted to murdering Anna Mooney at their home in Kilbarrack in 2023 after new evidence emerged

Court told gardaí estimate that at least 20 incidents occurred

Jury to hear closing speeches on Tuesday in trial of Alan Vial (39) and Nikita Burns (23) over death of Robert Wilkin (66)

Karl Jess (45) induced ‘lonely and kind’ man to give him more than €25,000 which he used to pay off debts

Armed support unit and garda helicopter surrounded David McNamara’s house during his arrest

Complainant seen on CCTV footage holding on to accused ‘the way a woman who is affectionate with a man might hold on to his elbow’, asserts defence counsel

Sean Kinneavy (74) sentenced to nine years for ‘deplorable’ abuse of girl

Daniel Phillips (35) admits to dangerous driving causing death of Maurice Fehilly (54) in Co Limerick

Ciaran Keating, an older brother of the former Boyzone singer, died in a car crash in Mayo in 2023

Judge Sinead Behan told James O’Driscoll (59), of Upper High Street, Drimoleague, Co Cork, he should be ashamed of himself when he appeared before her at Cork Circuit Criminal Court

Son (12) tells court of eating mouldy bread and drinking gone-off milk

Steven Stawen, of Durrus, Co Cork, repeatedly kicked dog in head, court heard

Gunman was beaten to death after attempting to kill gangland figure Jason Hennessy snr in restaurant

Craig Coyle (37) sent victim hundreds of ‘grotesquely pornographic’ emails

Seán Hogan (39), a former An Post employee convicted of theft and interfering with mail over 2½ years, was given a fully suspended two-year sentence

David Fannin, of Edenmore Avenue, Coolock, said he carried out the arson on foot of an instruction from a man to whom he owed money

Court told Daniel Blanaru (37) and Larisa Serban (26) had a ‘turbulent relationship’

Samantha Cookes falsely claimed she sufferered from Huntington’s disease

Joe Drennan’s family seeking change in law to ensure concurrent sentences cannot be imposed in cases involving a death

Man (29), who was subject to barring order, threatened to ‘kick unborn baby out’ of woman

Alan Vial (39) admits he and Nikita Burns (23) ‘came up with a bit of a story’ for the gardaí

James Quinn (53) made no reply to the charges, the court heard

Victim dealing prescription drugs from home and once gave neighbour €20,000 to ‘hold on to’

Robert Wojtanowicz (45) and Robert Cup (44) made no response when charged