Vivienne Traynor

RTÉ Courts Reporter

Man jailed for seven years over fatal Ballymun shooting

A 35-year-old man who meticulously planned and executed a plot to shoot and kill another man in his own home has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.

Courts • 15 mins

Siblings Christopher, Jessica, Helen and Amanda Farrell are pictured outside the CCJ after their father Noel Farrell was jailed

Justice after years of silence and pain, says daughter

A woman who along with four of her siblings was sexually abused by their father has said that after many years "of silence, pain and unanswered questions," they have finally received justice.

Courts • 20 Feb

Man who sexually abused his children jailed for 20 years

A man who sexually abused five of his children, who were locked in a room for days at a time without food and forced to drink urine, has been jailed for 20 years.

Courts • 21 Feb

Man who stabbed 20-year-old had 31 previous convictions

The Central Criminal Court has heard that a man who was convicted of manslaughter after he stabbed a 20-year-old who broke into his van has 31 previous convictions, including some for possession of knives.

Courts • 16 Feb

John McGowan, who was killed at Ballyfinn Demense Hotel

Murder accused told father he loved him as he killed him

An American man who killed his father at the five-star Ballyfin Demesne hotel during a psychotic episode told gardaí that he told his father he would always love him as he took his last breath.

Courts • 10 Feb

Man found guilty of manslaughter of his mother in Louth

A 29-year-old man has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of his mother at her home in Co Louth in 2023.

Courts • 05 Feb

The Criminal Courts of Justice building in Dublin

Garda jailed for assaulting teenager during Dublin arrest

A garda who was convicted of assaulting a teenager while arresting him has been given a three-year sentence with the final two years suspended.

Courts • 03 Feb

Hit-and-run driver wants 20-year ban reduced

A hit-and-run driver whose careless driving caused the death of a 14-year-old boy in 2011 has asked the Circuit Criminal Court to restore his licence after he served just over half of a 20-year driving ban.

Courts • 28 Jan

The proposal to build an IPAS centre in Coolock has been abandoned

Costs awarded against three Coolock IPAS objectors

A High Court judge has ruled that three objectors to a proposed IPAS centre at Coolock in Dublin must pay the costs of their failed injunction application.

Dublin • 27 Jan

'Egregious errors' in care of woman crushed by horse

Regional Hospital Mullingar has apologised for what was described as a series of egregious errors in the care of a 25-year-old woman who died after she was crushed by a horse.

Courts • 20 Jan