Vivienne Traynor

RTÉ Courts Reporter

Judge Sanfey said it was not up to Mr Burke to "pick and choose" which court orders he would comply with (file photo)

Enoch Burke loses action over school restraining order

School teacher Enoch Burke has lost a High Court action aimed at setting aside the order of May 2023 requiring him to stay away from Wilson's Hospital School.

Ireland • 19 Jul 24

Garda William Ryan has pleaded not guilty to three charges of sexual assault and one of false imprisonment

Woman denies engaging in consensual activity with garda

A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a garda in a Wicklow station has denied she engaged in consensual activity.

Ireland • 19 Jul 24

Following a hearing in May, the judge said while the contents of the article were untrue, they did not injure his reputation (file image)

Court rules Burke must pay legal costs in defamation case

The High Court has ruled that teacher Enoch Burke must pay the legal costs for his failed defamation action against the publishers of the Sunday Independent.

Ireland • 18 Jul 24

The court was told that the case had settled on confidential terms

Court action brought by manager against company settled

The general manager of an international company based in Ireland who claimed he suffered an acute mental breakdown due to an unmanageable workload and work stress has settled his High Court action.

Courts • 18 Jul 24

Court told woman 'shocked' during alleged garda assault

A woman has told a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that she was horrified, scared and shocked during an alleged sexual assault by a garda in a Co Wicklow station almost four years ago.

Courts • 18 Jul 24

Garda on trial accused of three counts of sexual assault

A garda has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting a woman three times after she called to a garda station to look for advice on how to recover her son's car which had been seized.

Courts • 17 Jul 24

The trial is expected to last up to nine days

Garda on trial for sexual assault of woman at station

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a garda charged with the sexual assault and false imprisonment of a woman in a garda station in Co Wicklow almost four years ago.

Courts • 16 Jul 24

Ronan O'Grady pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to eight counts of sexually assaulting his niece at various locations in Offaly on dates between 2004 and 2008

Man jailed for two years for sexually abusing niece

A survivor of childhood sexual abuse has called on the Government to act on what she described as "an epidemic" of abuse in Ireland.

Courts • 28 Jun 24

Diarmuid Connolly pleaded guilty to assaulting two men (File image)

Dublin GAA player Connolly avoids conviction over assault

Former Dublin GAA star Diarmuid Connolly has avoided a criminal conviction for assault after paying €2,000 compensation to two men who were punched by him in what was described as an unprovoked attack on New Year's Eve in 2022.

Courts • 27 Jun 24

Reece Murphy was charged in connection with an incident at the Phoenix Park on 17 June

Man charged over disorder incident in Phoenix Park

An 18-year-old man, who appeared in court charged in connection with an incident in Dublin's Phoenix Park a week ago, has said it was not an attack on the gay community.

Courts • 24 Jun 24