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Just 15 convictions recorded in seven years out of 161 prosecutions directed by the DPP

Government has no record of number of ancillary disqualifications given in lieu of penalty points

Co Laois student (21) died of ‘catastrophic injuries’ caused by hit and run, inquest hears

The non-jury SCC lacks power to order transcripts, High Court judge hears

Sinn Féin TD denies wrongdoing over alleged €150,000 fraud and will remain as party’s junior spokesperson on housing

Prosecution said evidence against co-accused Nikita Burns shows ‘clearest possible case of murder’

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‘I’m genuinely sorry from my heart,’ says 19- year-old, who was 17 at time of group attack on Thomas Dooley

Provisions include right of child defendant to youth justice worker to support them and explain every stage of court proceedings

Dr Khalid Jaber ‘displayed poor professional performance and professional misconduct’, a Medical Council fitness-to-practise committee has determined

Iranian Saeid Hassani (39) and Filipino Harold Estoesta (31) were on board MV Matthew carrying drugs worth €157 million

Former Ireland hockey international accused of providing false financial information

Radio review: Odds of its hitting Earth turn out to be far shorter than those of winning Newstalk’s Cash Machine contest

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

Journalism student was killed when Kieran Fogarty, then 19, struck him in a hit and run

Man argued ‘unjustified’ disparity between life sentence and 18.5-year term for co-accused

Sean Kavanagh (26) rearraigned and pleaded guilty to charge of assault causing harm to Eamon McCarthy

Hutch is suspected of helping run a criminal organisation, an offence which can carry a life sentence

Adjournment granted pending outcome of appeal by Lynn against five-and-a-half year sentence

Joseph Butler, a native of Midleton, Co Cork, is charged with murdering Paula Canty at his flat at the Belfry, Bridewell Lane, Mallow, on January 3rd

Kallum Coleman was with Keith Conlon when Conlon was fatally wounded during incident on barrister’s farm in Tallaght

In the News podcast: Colm Keena reported on the Moriarty tribunal from its inception in 1997 to 2011. He explains what it did and why

Group of eight Independent TDs will submit a position paper to the two bigger parties setting out its preconditions for entering government

Tánaiste and Taoiseach both reject suggestion that independent TD will be a ‘kingmaker’ in government formation talks

Decision to forward file will exert pressure on FF and FG as parties negotiate with Independent TD Michael Lowry to form coalition

Jury took nearly seven hours to reach verdict after trial with potential costs of up to €2 million

Sipo has resolved for a second time not to investigate the leaking of a draft State contract with the Irish Medical Organisation when Varadkar was taoiseach

Two victims were told by serving garda to withdraw statements against Thomas Collins (59) in 1997

Patrick Murphy (52) told to leave gathering at Joseph Brosnan’s home but then returned with a knife and stabbed him

Victim required surgery to remove blood clot that was putting pressure on his brain and to reconstruct his skull, court told

Former politician (73), from Glasnevin, served with book of evidence at Dublin District Court

Rebecca Browne (21) from Derry died after night out in Buncrana last May

Diarmuid Phelan has denied the murder of a trespasser on his Co Dublin farm

Court hears judge ‘erred in law’ in indicating she would consider witnesses’ evidence of what they saw on CCTV even though gardaí ‘failed in their duty’ to preserve footage

Diarmuid Phelan has denied murder of trespasser on his Co Dublin farm

Counsel argued that court should hear fresh evidence of a phone conversation recorded by Irish Prison Service between witnesses that did not emerge at Dundon’s trial in 2013

John Cross (35) had pleaded not guilty to causing serious harm to Ian Pickford (24) during a house party in Limerick

Solicitor sober since 2019 claims discrimination, victimisation on grounds of disability of alcoholism

Comments come in wake of criticism of DPP decision not to prosecute MMA fighter Conor McGregor

Several hundred people assemble in front of City Hall before marching to DPP offices to protest decision not to bring criminal charges against mixed martial arts fighter