Vivienne Traynor

RTÉ Courts Reporter

Web Summit founder and CEO Paddy Cosgrave (pictured) is suing former Web Summit director David Kelly for alleged breaches of duty (file image)

Cosgrave gave himself 'dramatic' salary rise, court told

The High Court has heard claims that Web Summit founder and CEO Paddy Cosgrave engaged in a campaign of intimidation and blackmail to force minority shareholder Daire Hickey out of the company.

Courts • 20 Mar

Lawyers for founder and CEO Paddy Cosgrave told the court the five cases now before the court were 'connected by a bitterness'

Court hears Web Summit cases 'connected by bitterness'

Opening statements have taken place at the High Court in a major legal dispute between the founders of Web Summit.

Courts • 18 Mar

The Supreme Court judgment will have significant effect on sentences already imposed on young offenders (file image)

Supreme Court rules on life sentences for child killers

The Supreme Court has ruled that life sentences for child killers should only be imposed in exceptional circumstances and the Central Criminal Court has no power to review, after a period of time, sentences imposed on child offenders.

Courts • 13 Mar

the HSE unreservedly apologised to Fiona Nolan for what it described as the deficits in care given to her son by HSE psychiatric services at Tallaght University Hospital

HSE settles case over man who killed mother's partner

The High Court has heard a 19-year-old man stabbed his mother's partner to death two weeks after he had been discharged from an emergency department without follow-up, after presenting with psychotic thoughts and an intention to kill.

Courts • 11 Mar

Matin Zolfaghari, Fabio Vicente and Anthony Hickey denied the charges but were found guilty after a two-and-a-half week trial

Woman raped by three men says further violated by filming

A woman who was raped by three men she met at a nightclub has described how she was further violated by being filmed twice during the assault.

Ireland • 10 Mar

The judge said she did not take the decision lightly but said the court had a duty to ensure a fair trial

Jury discharged in trial of three people accused of rape

The jury in the trial of three people accused of the rape and sexual assault of a young girl has been discharged.

Courts • 04 Mar

The woman was being cross examined by a defence lawyer (file image - RollingNews.ie)

Woman denies abuse allegations arose from deep resentment

A woman who says she was sexually abused by her mother from the age of three has denied that her allegations arose from a deep and lasting resentment about being neglected as a child.

Courts • 27 Feb

The woman was giving evidence in the trial of three people including her mother and uncle who are charged with raping and sexually assaulting her

Woman's earliest memory of abuse was aged 3, court told

A young woman has told the Central Criminal Court that her earliest memory of being sexually abused by her mother was from when she was three-years-old.

Courts • 28 Feb

All three have pleaded not guilty to all charges

Three on trial charged over alleged rape of young girl

Three people have gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court on a total of 21 charges including the rape and sexual assault of a young girl which allegedly began when she was three-and-a-half years old.

Ireland • 25 Feb

Garda William Ryan was last year convicted on three charges of sexual assault and one of falsely imprisoning the woman (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Garda who sexually assaulted woman jailed for six years

A garda who sexually assaulted and falsely imprisoned a woman at a station in Co Wicklow has been jailed for six years.

Courts • 11 Feb