Vivienne Traynor

RTÉ Courts Reporter

The driver, who is 50 and from Dublin, is accused of raping two young women on separate nights in 2022

Jury considers verdict in trial of taxi driver for rape

The jury in the trial of a taxi driver accused of the rape of two young women will resume deliberating on its verdicts tomorrow.

Courts • 13 Jun 24

Enoch Burke took the defamation action against Mediahuis Ireland (file image)

Burke loses defamation action over newspaper article

Jailed teacher Enoch Burke has lost a defamation action against the publishers of the Sunday Independent over an article which wrongly stated he was in danger of being beaten while in prison and had to be moved because he was repeatedly expressing his religious beliefs.

Courts • 13 Jun 24

The scene at St Michan's Church was sealed off following the fire (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Man appears in court charged over St Michan's Church fire

A 38-year-old man has appeared in court charged in relation to a fire in the crypt at St Michan's Church of Ireland in Dublin yesterday.

Ireland • 12 Jun 24

Professor Philip Nolan's lawyers say he was dismissed without any opportunity for him to deal with allegations made against him

Philip Nolan 'had lost the dressing room', court told

The High Court has been told the Director General of Science Foundation Ireland was dismissed from his post because he had 'lost the dressing room' and it would be unworkable for him to return.

Courts • 11 Jun 24

Sarah McFeely sued the HSE through her mother for negligence and breach of duty (file image)

€1.5m interim settlement for girl brain injured at birth

The High Court has approved an interim settlement of €1.5 million in the case of a now 15-year-old girl who was brain injured at birth.

Courts • 04 Jun 24

Jordan Davis was shot dead in a laneway beside Our Lady of Immaculate National School in Darndale in May 2019

Man jailed for seven years over Jordan Davis shooting

A convicted murderer with 99 previous convictions who conspired to murder a man shot dead while wheeling his four-month-old son in a pram in broad daylight five years ago has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Courts • 16 May 24

The man told gardaí he was annoyed and was drinking when threatened to put the images on Facebook

Man jailed for ten months over intimate images threat

A 45-year-old man who threatened to share intimate images and videos of a woman with whom he had a short relationship has been jailed for ten months.

Courts • 14 May 24

Gearoid Coughlan attacked his mother at her home in Cork in 2021 (File image)

Man jailed for attempted murder of his mother

A 32-year-old man who tried to kill his mother by repeatedly stabbing her while he was suffering from psychosis has been jailed for ten years.

Courts • 13 May 24

Enoch Burke is seeking punitive and aggravated damages for defamation over an article published during his first period of detention for contempt of court

Journalist denies being 'reckless' over Enoch Burke story

Sunday Independent journalist Ali Bracken has told the High Court she does not accept that information about Enoch Burke annoying other prisoners in Mountjoy because of his religious beliefs was false.

Courts • 03 May 24

Enoch Burke is representing himself in the High Court action

'Eminently possible' Burke annoyed inmates, court hears

The Editor of the Sunday Independent has told the High Court he believes it was "eminently and manifestly possible" that Enoch Burke was annoying other inmates in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin.

Courts • 03 May 24