Vivienne Traynor

RTÉ Courts Reporter

Jury hears man strangled mother during manic episode

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard that a 55-year-old man strangled his mother while suffering from a manic episode due to bi-polar disorder three years ago.

Courts • 12 Nov 25

Woman changes plea to guilty in child murder case

A woman who had been on trial accused of the murder of her partner's four-year-old son has changed her plea to guilty.

Courts • 11 Nov 25

Still image of Denis Morris entering the courthouse

Woman stalked by man says incident took over her life

A young woman who was stalked by a man who followed her into her hotel in the early hours of the morning has told a court she no longer feels safe and the incident has taken over her life.

Courts • 11 Nov 25

Sentence for man over Drennan death increased by 5 years

A 21-year-old man who knocked down and killed a student at a bus stop in Limerick two years ago has had his sentence increased by five years by the Court of Appeal.

Courts • 06 Nov 25

Garda vehicles parked outside Pearse Street station in Dublin's city centre

Sentencing in garda assault case adjourned until February

A garda who was convicted of assaulting a vulnerable teenager while arresting him has apologised to his victim and to his colleagues.

Courts • 03 Nov 25

The High Court was told that despite clear signs of obstruction there was no proper investigation of Graysen's airways

€5m settlement approved for boy in brain injury case

The High Court has approved an interim settlement of €5m in the case of a now five-year-old boy who suffered a catastrophic brain injury due to a failure to diagnose an obstruction of his airways he had since birth.

Courts • 17 Oct 25

Close up image of Tom Niland, who is wearing glasses and smiling

Three jailed for up to 15 years for Niland manslaughter

Three men who brutally attacked and robbed a 75-year-old man who later died from his injuries have been given prison sentences of 14 and 15 years for manslaughter.

Courts • 17 Oct 25

Tom Niland 'unrecognisable' after attack, say family

The family of a 75-year-old man who was beaten and robbed by three men at his home and later died from his injuries has told the Central Criminal Court he was unrecognisable after the attack.

Courts • 13 Oct 25

Murder accused inquired about borrowing boat, court told

The Central Criminal Court has heard that a woman on trial for murder of two men whose bodies were found on an island on Lough Sheelin inquired from her landlord about borrowing a boat the day before the men went missing.

Courts • 10 Oct 25

Two murder victims were both shot in head, court told

The trial of a Dublin woman who is accused of the murder of two men more than ten years ago has heard that both men were shot in the head.

Courts • 09 Oct 25