Criminal Courts

Drug dealer pleaded guilty to separate attacks one year apart

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

Victim spoke of panic when accused admitted not being a taxi driver and considered jumping out of moving car

Former teacher locked girl behind a locked door, court heard

Journalist died after being struck by bullet fired at police vehicles in Derry seven years ago

Michael Kelly (41) came at victim with his arms swinging after his son got into verbal disagreement with umpire, court hears

Complaints and unfairness will result from removal of sergeant role, he said

Scheme must be designed so that the vast majority of applicants should not require a lawyer’s assistance

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

Two convicted were assessed to be above money mules and mule herders in the operation, court told

Expenditures were being shared by Deirdre Buttner and her partner, including holidays, and the court heard they travelled abroad quite frequently

Donatas Jokubauskas became caught in conveyor belt system, court hears

John Dunne (35) of Sandyhill Terrace, Ballymun, broke into the family home, armed with a lump hammer

Daniel Connolly of Arndathrush, Glengarriff, Co Cork, remanded in custody for sentencing in June

The children now live with their grandmother and are doing well, garda tells court

HSE dental inspectors said Jerome Kiely falsely claimed for many treatments he never provided

Girl was six when abuse began and is now in her mid-teens

Martin Ekhosuehi (22) denied charges of aggravated burglary, assault causing harm, and making threats to kill

Agricultural college students Darragh Dullea and Cillian Kirwan were killed in crash

Extensive injuries to deceased’s hands indicated fighting taking place, pathologist tells trial of murder accused Tomas Cypas

Two of the three victims flew from China for sentencing hearing of Aidan Cullinane and Gerard Quinlan

Man drove towards patrol car, went wrong way on M50, was later found with drugs featuring Trump’s face

Passengers intervened and gardaí were called when train stopped at Lansdowne Road, court hears

The garda no longer has the confidence to work ‘on the front line’

Court at loss to understand Jerome Kiely’s actions as it seems he had a lot of money, judge says

Ronaldo Otto, who goes by the first name Samantha, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 20-year-old autistic man

West Cork sheep farmer Daniel Kelleher (53) pleads guilty over growing more than €100,000 worth of plants

Judge says Patrick Sibanyoni is ‘deteriorating’ in prison and court is ‘completely hamstrung’ by situation

Rider ‘still tortured’ by sound of his breaking bones, court hears

Joseph Rafferty (45) threatened to kill woman, causing her to jump out while car was moving

Christian Munoz Sanchez (35) with an address in Barcelona, Spain had acted ‘for personal gain’ and had come to Ireland for this purpose

Lorcan Murphy (32) sentenced to three years with two years suspended over incident that happened in Temple Bar area in June 2021

Jury hears Stephen O’Sullivan was given information by Detective Garda David Bourke

He denied being part of crime group when asked about other seizures of money and drugs, court hears

Christopher Ryan (33) admitted breaking into home and assaulting woman and daughter before he was fought off

Roy Hicks used money to keep his Welsh accountancy business afloat, court hears

Ann Watters never regained consciousness after suffering head injuries when struck by a van driven by a delivery driver

Miller Pacheco denies murdering his ex-girlfriend at his apartment in January 2023, saying: ‘I am not this monster’