Updated: 22:04, Saturday, 26 May 2012

Crime and Legal

Murder investigation after Kilkenny post mortem

21:12, Saturday, 26 May 2012

Gardaí have launched a murder investigation in Co Kilkenny following the results of a post mortem examination on the body of a woman this afternoon.

Large cannabis seizure in Limerick drugs operation

15:34, Saturday, 26 May 2012

Gardaí in Limerick have seized a large quantity of cannabis resin as part of an ongoing operation against the illegal drugs trade in the city.
Two men charged after Donegal cannabis seizure

22:04, Saturday, 26 May 2012

Two men have appeared at a special sitting of Sligo District Court tonight charged in connection with the seizure of a significant quantity of cannabis in Co Donegal yesterday.
Two men charged with extortion

18:48, Saturday, 26 May 2012

Two men have been remanded on bail following their appearance before a special sitting of Cavan District Court on charges of extortion.
Two held after stabbing incident in Co Tyrone

16:07, Saturday, 26 May 2012

Two men have been arrested following an assault on a man in the Milburn Park area of Cookstown, Co Tyrone, in the early hours of this morning.
18-year-old gunman kills two in Finland

19:16, Saturday, 26 May 2012

Two people have been killed and several others have been injured in a shooting incident in Finland.
Pope's butler arrested on suspicion of leaks

15:07, Saturday, 26 May 2012

Pope Benedict XVI's butler has been arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private study to newspapers.
Man charged with death of Etan Patz in NYC in 1979

15:58, Saturday, 26 May 2012

A man has been charged with the second degree murder of a school boy in New York 33 years ago.
Heated exchanges at McAreavey murder trial

Friday, 25 May 2012

The Michaela McAreavey murder trial in Mauritius was adjourned for a time following heated exchanges between legal teams in the case.
Man guilty of murder of two men in Dublin in 2010

Friday, 25 May 2012

A man has been given two life sentences after he was found guilty of the murders of two men in Dublin two years ago.
Three in custody after 2005 conviction quashed

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Three men who had their convictions quashed in relation to the kidnapping of a Securicor driver and his family have been remanded in custody in the absence of an agreement on bail.
Forsey Jr sentencing hearing adjourned

Thursday, 24 May 2012

The sentencing of former Dungarvan town councillor Fred Forsey Jr has been adjourned until next month.
Man charged with 1998 Louth murder

Thursday, 24 May 2012

A Belfast man has been charged with abducting and murdering a man who was found dead in Co Louth 14 years ago.
Pakistan jails doctor who helped find Bin Laden

Thursday, 24 May 2012

A Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison.
Two teens held in Waterford murder probe

Friday, 25 May 2012

Two men have been arrested in connection with a murder investigation in Waterford city.
Appeal after four stabbed at Forty Foot

Friday, 25 May 2012

An appeal for witnesses has been launched after four people were stabbed at the Forty Foot in Dublin last night.
Woman jailed for social welfare fraud

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

A Dublin woman who pleaded guilty to making fraudulent social welfare claims totalling €229,000 has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Former Bus Éireann driver jailed over fatal crash

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

A 45-year-old former Bus Éireann bus driver has been given a three-year prison sentence for his role in a fatal crash in 2009.
Panel to decide on detention of John Gallagher

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Legal experts have said that an independent panel of doctors and experts will be tasked with deciding whether John Gallagher ought to be further detained, following his return to the Central Mental Hospital.
Prosecution outlines case in McAreavey trial

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

The prosecution in the Michaela McAreavey murder trial in Mauritius has begun outlining its case against the two accused men.

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