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Jury in rape trial sent home for night

The jury in the trial of three men accused of raping a then 17-year-old girl in a hotel car park will resume deliberating tomorrow.
Courts • 04 Apr 23

Serial offender who bound and gagged woman jailed

A serial offender who bound and gagged a woman with duct tape and dragged her down a city centre laneway has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.
Courts • 30 Mar 23

Court to hear further submissions in Quirke appeal

The Supreme Court has set a date of 23 May to hear further submissions on an appeal by convicted murderer Patrick Quirke.
Courts • 29 Mar 23

Seizure of computer from Quirke's home was 'unlawful'

The Supreme Court has ruled that a seizure and analysis of a computer from convicted murderer Patrick Quirke's home was unlawful.
Courts • 20 Mar 23

Woman tells court of shock after alleged rape by 3 men

A woman has told the Central Criminal Court she was in shock and could not believe what had happened after she was allegedly raped by three men in a hotel car park after going for drive with them.
Courts • 15 Mar 23

Man and woman jailed over rape, abuse of her children

A man who raped and abused a five-year-old girl and her three and-a-half-year-old brother has been sentenced to 19 years in jail. The children's mother, who took part in and facilitated the abuse, has been jailed for 14 years.
Courts • 14 Mar 23

Man pleads guilty to murder of wife in Dublin in 2020

The husband of a woman who died after she was attacked in her Dublin home almost three years ago has pleaded guilty to her murder.
Courts • 10 Mar 23

Fine over death of worker who fell from door of plane

An airport cargo handling company has been fined €250,000 for breaches of health and safety legislation following the death of an experienced employee who fell from the door of a plane four years ago.
Courts • 09 Mar 23

HSE apologises to family after son's death

The HSE has apologised to the parents of a 20-year-old man who was killed by a man with a severe psychiatric condition in a random attack.
Courts • 07 Mar 23

Surrogacy case shows 'grim reality' of legislation need

A leading family law High Court judge has said the case of a genetic mother left without any legal rights to her child born through surrogacy after her marriage broke up has "laid bare the grim reality" of the absence of legislation.
Courts • 02 Mar 23

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