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  • Orla O'Donnell Legal Affairs Correspondent

    Órla O'Donnell

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    Raymond Shorten was given consecutive sentences

    Gardaí suspect there could be more victims of rapist

    Gardaí suspect that there could be more victims of convicted rapist Raymond Shorten.

    Courts • 26 Jul 24
    Lawyers for the developer and leaseholder of the former Crown Paints factory told the court it seemed the incendiary devices were being dropped near the property where they could be collected by unknown individuals

    Court hears of suspected drone use in Coolock fires

    The High Court has heard that drones may have been used to deliver unlit petrol bombs to locations close to the former Crown Paints factory in Coolock in Dublin.

    Courts • 24 Jul 24
    Barristers outside the Four Courts in Dublin striking for restoration of fees

    Criminal barristers strike for the third time this month

    Barristers who work in criminal law are on strike again this morning - the third time they have withdrawn their services this month.

    Courts • 24 Jul 24
    Garda William Ryan has pleaded not guilty to three charges of sexual assault and one of false imprisonment

    Garda claims sexual encounter with woman was consensual

    A garda accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Co Wicklow garda station has told a court it was a fully consensual encounter.

    Courts • 23 Jul 24
    Raymond Shorten was sentenced for the rape of a seven year old girl

    Raymond Shorten sentenced to 13 years for rape of child

    Taxi driver Raymond Shorten, who was convicted of raping two young women in his taxi in 2022, has been jailed for 13 years for raping a seven-year-old girl in 2012.

    Courts • 23 Jul 24
    Last night, 15 people were brought before a special sitting of the court

    Pensioners among six more charged over Coolock incident

    A further six people have been before Dublin District Court charged with public order offences in relation to incidents in Coolock in Dublin yesterday, bringing the total number of people facing charges to 21.

    Dublin • 17 Jul 24
    The High Court has heard that after fertility treatment, five eggs had been successfully fertilised

    Couple seek damages in destroyed fertilised eggs case

    A couple whose fertilised eggs had to be destroyed due to contamination at a fertility clinic are claiming damages for physical as well as mental injuries, the High Court has been told.

    Courts • 12 Jul 24
    The offences are alleged to have taken place at a Leinster school in 1989 and 1990

    Sports coach goes on trial for rape of teenage girl

    A sports coach has gone on trial charged with the rape and indecent assault of a teenage girl in 1989 and 1990.

    Courts • 10 Jul 24
    Criminal barristers protesting outside the CCJ in Dublin (Pic:RollingNews.ie)

    Criminal law barristers withdraw services in pay dispute

    Criminal barristers are striking at 16 courthouses around the country, demanding the reversal of pay cuts imposed on them in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

    Ireland • 09 Jul 24
    The boy pleaded guilty to murdering Lorna Woodnutt in Co Offaly on 29 September 2023

    Teenager pleads guilty to Offaly murder of Lorna Woodnutt

    A teenager has pleaded guilty to the murder of Lorna Woodnutt who was killed in Co Offaly last year.

    Courts • 08 Jul 24
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