http://www.rte.ie/news/crime-and-legal/ Latest Irish and international news supplied by RTE.ie en-ie Copyright © RTÉ Publishing, see http://www.rte.ie/extra/rss.html for terms and conditions of reuse News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:57:42 +0100 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:57:42 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie/news/crime-and-legal// http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457408-jill-meagher-killer-to-serve-at-least-35-years/ The husband of Jill Meagher has said the sentence handed down to the man who raped and murdered her in Australia last year was a "disgrace". Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:57:42 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457408-jill-meagher-killer-to-serve-at-least-35-years/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457419-threat-ambulance-crew/ An 18-year-old man has been arrested in Co Antrim after an ambulance crew was allegedly threatened with a meat cleaver. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:49:25 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457419-threat-ambulance-crew/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457564-daniel-mcanespie-court/ Two Dublin men accused of the murder of a teenager in the care of the State at the time of his death three years ago have blamed each other for his death. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:09:53 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457564-daniel-mcanespie-court/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457582-silvio-berlusconi/ Italy's constitutional court this evening rejected an attempt by Silvio Berlusconi to block a tax fraud conviction from October. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:45:17 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457582-silvio-berlusconi/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457574-juvenile-detention-places/ Concern over the lack of juvenile detention places has again been highlighted by a Circuit Court judge. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:49:14 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457574-juvenile-detention-places/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457596-cork-togher-drugs/ Two men have been arrested following the seizure of drugs worth over €150,000 in Co Cork. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:53:42 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0619/457596-cork-togher-drugs/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457282-magdalene-redress/ The Irish Human Rights Commission has called on the Government to establish a comprehensive redress scheme for all former residents of Magdalene Laundries. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:06:24 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457282-magdalene-redress/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457346-garda-paul-fogarty/ A serving garda has been convicted of deceiving an insurance company into paying him over €10,000 after his car was stolen. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:56:39 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457346-garda-paul-fogarty/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457200-killorglin/ A murder inquiry has been launched following the discovery of the bodies of a mother and daughter in Co Kerry on Sunday. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:55:34 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457200-killorglin/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457267-homicide-survey/ New research suggests that the families of victims of homicide are dissatisfied with sentencing and proposed penal reform. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:14:16 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457267-homicide-survey/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457381-tuam-galway-drugs/ Two men were arrested this evening after drugs worth over €400,000 were seized in Co Galway. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:01:23 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457381-tuam-galway-drugs/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457280-judge-concerned-over-marriage-age-exemptions/ A High Court judge has said legislation may be needed to assist young people placed in arranged or forced marriages. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:30:30 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457280-judge-concerned-over-marriage-age-exemptions/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457344-letterkenny-death/ A 47-year-old Polish man has been charged with the murder of Bogdan Michalkiewicz in Co Donegal last month. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:06:55 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0618/457344-letterkenny-death/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/456993-killorglin/ Gardaí investigating the deaths of a 27-year-old woman and her eight-year-old daughter in Killorglin, Co Kerry are expected to announce a double murder investigation tonight. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:30:23 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/456993-killorglin/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457107-man-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-four-people/ A 37-year-old man has pleaded guilty to four murders in Co Limerick in 2010. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:11:44 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457107-man-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-four-people/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457147-eugene-moloney/ A man danced around after he punched a journalist in the head leading to his death, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:51:16 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457147-eugene-moloney/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457112-stuart-hall-court/ Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been jailed for 15 months after he admitted 14 counts of indecent assault against girls as young as nine. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:17:14 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457112-stuart-hall-court/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457143-ian-brady-moors-murders/ Moors murderer Ian Brady wants to go to prison so he is "free to end his life", a mental health tribunal in Britain heard today. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:28:26 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457143-ian-brady-moors-murders/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457146-richard-nieuwenhuizen-amsterdam/ A Dutch court has found six teenage footballers and a player's father guilty of beating an amateur linesman to death. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:47:40 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457146-richard-nieuwenhuizen-amsterdam/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457030-south-circular-road-attack/ A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a woman with special needs in Dublin last week. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:43:20 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0617/457030-south-circular-road-attack/