Órla O'Donnell

Legal Affairs Correspondent

Gretta Conlon speaking outside the court

Man jailed for over 11 years for abuse of three cousins

A 59-year-old man has been jailed for 11 and a half years for the assault and rape of his three young cousins, 27 years after he made admissions to gardaí.

Courts • 17 Dec 24

Lisa O'Meara urged other women in abusive relationships to 'just leave'

Man jailed for coercive control, rape of former partner

A 39-year-old Co Offaly man has been jailed for 14-and-a-half years for coercively controlling, raping, assaulting and falsely imprisoning his former partner.

Courts • 17 Dec 24

Bill Tormey was sent forward for trial by judge and jury in the Circuit Criminal Court next year

Ex-Fine Gael councillor charged with human trafficking

Doctor and former Fine Gael councillor Bill Tormey has been before Dublin District Court, charged with a human trafficking offence and possession of child pornography images.

Courts • 13 Dec 24

Diarmuid Rossa Phelan denies murdering a trespasser on his land in February 2022

Phelan trial adjourned until end of December

The trial of barrister and farmer, Diarmuid Rossa Phelan, who is accused of murdering a trespasser on his land in February 2022, has been adjourned and will resume at the end of the month.

Courts • 12 Dec 24

Businessman and former presidential candidate Peter Casey (file pic)

Peter Casey awarded €140k in damages over Facebook post

Businessman and former presidential candidate Peter Casey has been awarded €140,000 in damages for defamation, arising from a post on Facebook in April 2023.

Courts • 11 Dec 24

The judge said he had not decided what he was going to do about posts by Conor McGregor after the verdict on social media in which he attacked the integrity of the jury

Hand awarded costs in civil action against McGregor

Conor McGregor must pay the costs of a civil action taken against him by Nikita Hand in which a jury found that he raped her in a Dublin hotel in 2018.

Courts • 06 Dec 24

Diarmuid Phelan denies murdering Keith Conlon in Tallaght in February 2022

Murder trial jury expected to begin considering verdict

The jury in the trial of a 56-year-old law professor and farmer accused of the murder of a trespasser on his land is expected to begin considering its verdict next week.

Courts • 04 Dec 24

Marius Mamaliga was stabbed in the neck while sitting in his car on 23 February 2023

Man sentenced to life for murder of Marius Mamaliga

A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of another man in Dublin last year.

Courts • 02 Dec 24

Nikita Hand speaking to the media following the case

What happens next in the Conor McGregor case?

The civil action taken by Nikita Hand against Conor McGregor and his friend, James Lawrence, will return to the High Court later this week when Mr Justice Alexander Owens will hear submissions on who should pay the costs of the action.

Analysis and Comment • 25 Nov 24

Nikita Hand was awarded nearly €250,000 in damages after the High Court jury found that she was raped by Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel in December 2018

Key moments in Nikita Hand's case against Conor McGregor

Courts • 22 Nov 24