Man who used car as ‘battering ram’ on family home loses conviction appeal
William Harty drove car into his home while his wife and young children were inside
Barrister told he left High Court ‘in the dark’ during bail application
Financial statements to be considered before Court of Appeal makes Phelan decision
Man has jail term increased for role in violence at party where Cameron Blair stabbed
Scott O’Connor armed himself with knife and encouraged ‘a situation of violence to develop’, judge said
Man ‘induced’ by gardaí to admit raping his younger brother, court told
Dublin man (37) appeals against conviction for oral rape and assault of sibling
Rapist fails in appeal over ‘brazen’ attack on public street
Jose Lacerna Pena (33) attacked vulnerable woman on Wicklow Street in central Dublin
Woman who was raped 20 times as a child relieved after accused loses appeal
The court heard the victim was raped by her sister’s partner when she was a schoolgirl
Court rejects bid to name child abuser caught with ‘paedophile manual’
Man (45) has sentence for sexual assault and exploitation increased by Court of Appeal
First people in Ireland convicted of FGM face retrial after convictions quashed
Court rules trial was ‘unfair’ because of problems with translation of their testimony
Bus driver convicted of causing cyclist’s death loses appeal
Counsel for Osborn Irabor (60) argued that legal terms used by judge caused jury difficulty
Judges frustrated with uncorroborated claims about criminal defendants
Barristers warned against making claims of clients’ depression or drug use without proof
Man found civilly liable for Omagh bombing to be extradited to Lithuania
Liam Campbell fails in bid to prevent extradition on suspicion of arms smuggling
Court to resentence woman as judge said he did not believe prison would keep her in
Judge unhappy with ‘complete and utter joke’ of woman’s previous early releases
Man loses appeal against murder conviction
Lawyers say jury should have been discharged when witness lunged at man
Man appeals conviction of indecent assault of child, citing adverse media coverage
Man convicted in 2010 on two counts of indecent assault and sentenced to three years
Man jailed for rape of woman appeals conviction over lack of witness statements
Man claims statements not taken by gardaí of two people woman confided in after attack
Man who raped and sexually assaulted his daughter over 12 years loses appeal
Man’s daughter was aged between five and 17 at time of offences
Killer who beat ‘Bomber’ Keane to death loses appeal
Court finds no grounds Séamus Morgan’s trial was unfair or that verdict was unsafe
Gang leader loses appeal against being tried for murder in Netherlands
Naoufal Fassih (40) challenged issuing of European Arrest Warrant by Dutch authorities
Man who murdered 90-year-old tells court there’s no proof he caused death
Man’s lawyer tells court pathology evidence shows man died due to hip fracture
Youth who defiled girl seeks release before being moved to adult prison
Teenager serving 18-month sentence for defilement of girl when they were 15
Man who abused cousin over six-year period appeals conviction
Man was tried in front of one jury on charges relating to two separate cases, court hears
Man jailed for ‘extreme domestic violence’ given last chance to appeal
Accountant’s solicitor fails to attend case over conviction for kicking and stabbing partner
Liam Campbell given date to appeal extradition order surrendering him to Lithuania
Appeal hearing, expected to last for a full day, set for January 19th next year
Student who knocked woman into ditch with car has her jail-term cut
Pamela Levingston suffered injuries to her heart and fractures to legs, arms and ribs
Man’s conviction for raping heavily-pregnant partner overturned
Trial had heard woman gave birth to couple’s second child three days after incident
Court of Appeal increases sentences for high-end assault cases
Sentences for three people jailed for separate assaults in Waterford were ‘unduly lenient’
‘Significant drugs wholesaler’ has 17 year jail term reduced by four years
Man (38) was out on bail when he was caught with drugs worth €12,958 at his house
Cork man appeals conviction for the murder of his girlfriend
Darren Murphy admitted manslaughter of Olivia Dunlea in Passage West in 2013
Child abuser (69) who is ‘likely to die in prison’ has sentence cut
Man originally sentenced to 20 years for repeat sex attacks on two generations of his family
Cork woman involved in cocaine ‘factory’ has 10-year sentence cut in half
Molly Sloyan rented house, hired car and bought chemicals for sophisticated operation
Judicial council legislation sets stage for personal injuries guidelines
Guidelines could take up to three years to be produced, Fianna Fáil says
Retired doctor loses appeal against sentence for abusing boys
86-year-old man cannot be identified by order of the Court of Appeal
Alleged IRA bomber fails in appeal against extradition to North
John Downey is wanted over murder of two British soldiers in Enniskillen attack in 1972
‘Persistent burglar’ who stole 70 cent has four-year jail term upheld
Thomas Healy (46), who has 67 previous convictions, broke into apartment in Cork
Bad weather made jury rush guilty verdict on a Friday evening, court told
Patrick Patton (65) appealing conviction for indecently assaulting babysitter in his Donegal home
Representative for Michael Lynn claimed State was trying to ‘nail’ him
Struck-off solicitor is due to stand trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court next year
Man loses appeal against sentence for ‘shocking’ animal cruelty
James Kavanagh from Co Carlow jailed for three years for 30 counts of cruelty
Jury’s manslaughter verdict quashed after it ignored insanity evidence
Man who thought Isis were about to invade has manslaughter case quashed on appeal
Reserved judgment in appeal by detective convicted of harassment
Eve Doherty was found guilty of harassing State solicitor with letters and emails
Robber who jumped into river to evade gardaí loses appeal
James Barry (34) jailed over knife raid at a McDonald’s on Lower Rathmines Road
Attack on man in Carlow like something committed by ‘Isis and other crackpots’
Increased sentences for two who bound and gagged man before putting him in car boot and setting it on fire
Ex-priest loses appeal against conviction for abusing boy he paid to do the gardening
Courts hears that rape by Denis Nolan injured boy and left him with health problems
Man who delivered drugs to help pay off brother’s drug debt jailed for 2½ years
Court of appeal found he should not have initially been given suspended sentence
Court was right not to jail young footballer who stole to fund gambling
DPP felt court unduly lenient in giving Mark Hehir (27) community service for stealing €300,000 from employer to fund addiction
Taxi driver has conviction for IRA membership quashed on appeal
Darren Weldon’s DNA was found on the number plate of a car that blew up in 2010
Man has conviction for raping woman three times overturned
Retrial ordered after Court of Appeal finds judge failed to give jury correct warning
Man jailed for 15 years over fire that killed boy (12) loses appeal
Dermot Griffin (58) set fire to makeshift den in 2001, killing Stephen Hughes
Sentencing in price-fixing case should be increased to encourage whistleblowers – DPP
Lawyers for DPP brought an undue leniency application in the case of Brendan Smith
Rapist who impregnated step-daughter fails in appeal over jail term
Abuse began when Cork man (70) moved into house after complainant’s father died
Man (46) fails in appeal against conviction for marital rape
Court hears woman participated in sexual act ‘because it was her way of surviving’
Former SF councillor and father have jail terms cut in waterboading case
Jonathan Dowdall and his father admitted false imprisonment, threats
Woman raped by husband 'demoralised' at reduced sentence
‘Every day of those 10 years counted for us,’ dejected victim tells three-judge appeal court
Michael Lowry wins appeal over Moriarty Tribunal legal costs
Independent TD was originally awarded one third of costs, which he says run into millions
DPP seeks tougher burglary sentencing as elderly ‘in permanent fear’
Rare call made as court extends detention of two jailed for ‘fatal burglary’
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