Vivienne Traynor

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The court heard the offences came to light when a man saw the two boys in an outdoor communal area of a residential complex (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Teenager who raped boy, 6, given 16 months detention

A teenager who raped a six-year-old boy who was his neighbour has been sentenced to 16 months detention.

Courts • 09 Apr 24

Three other gardaí and a peace commissioner have already been before the court in the past two weeks on related charges (file image)

Fourth garda charged in anti-corruption investigation

A fourth garda has appeared in court charged in connection with an anti-corruption investigation into the activities of a garda unit based in Dublin.

Courts • 25 Mar 24

In a judgment delivered this morning Ms Justice Siobhán Phelan ruled that a designation made by the Minister for Justice after the UK left the EU was unlawful

Designation of UK as 'safe third country' unlawful

The High Court has ruled that Ireland's designation of the UK as a "safe third country" for returning asylum seekers is contrary to EU law.

Courts • 22 Mar 24

Rehmah Shafiq (L) and her mother Amna (R)

€1.7m settlement for girl who suffered brain damage

The High Court has approved an interim settlement of €1.7 million in the case of a four-year-old girl who suffered brain damage after a delay in diagnosing sepsis immediately after her birth.

Courts • 22 Mar 24

Noel O'Sullivan, 93, from Ballinlough, Cork, died after suffering traumatic head injuries in a fall at the nursing home on the Lee Road in Cork on 12 October 2020

'Multiple failures' over man's care at Cork nursing home

The family of an elderly man who died after suffering ten falls in eight months at a Cork nursing home has settled a High Court action over the circumstances of his death.

Courts • 20 Mar 24

Michael Murray is currently serving a 19-year sentence for rape which is due to expire in May

Two more years jail for man over McEntee home bomb threat

A rapist who made a hoax bomb threat from his prison cell to the home of the Minister for Justice has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Courts • 19 Mar 24

Philip Cox had pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of his former partner (File photo: RollingNews.ie)

Jury fail to agree verdict in attempted murder trial

A jury has been discharged at the Central Criminal Court after failing to agree on a verdict in the trial of man charged with the attempted murder of his former partner.

Courts • 11 Mar 24

Kamal Kumar Nepali was convicted by a jury earlier this year

Man jailed for nine years for rape of woman in her home

A 24-year-old man who broke into a woman's home and raped her while she was in a deep sleep has been jailed for nine years.

Courts • 11 Mar 24

The judge said while Keith Redmond may not have set out to communicate with a child, he engaged in contact in the full knowledge of her supposed age

Man who sent explicit images to 'child' jailed

A man who sent explicit images to a person he believed was a 14-year-old girl has been jailed for a year and a half.

Courts • 07 Mar 24

Martin Best, from Childers Heights, Ballina, Co Mayo, was being treated for respiratory failure after he was admitted to Mayo University Hospital in January 2019

Hospital apologises over man's death following procedure

A hospital has apologised to the family of a 67-year-old man who died after protocols were not followed for the removal of a catheter leading to catastrophic brain damage.

Courts • 06 Mar 24