Vivienne Traynor

RTÉ Courts Reporter

Kielan Mooney was jailed for eight-and-a-half years

Defence Forces member jailed over rape of fellow soldier

Two former partners of a member of the defence forces who was convicted of rape have come forward to contradict testimonials given in his favour at a sentence hearing.

Courts • 20 Jan 25

Calvin Dunne (L) and Sean Kavanagh each denied a charge of murder

Murder accused claim they were acting in self-defence

A jury in the trial of two men charged with the murder of a 29-year-old man in Co Kildare in August 2022 has heard that both accused claimed they were acting in self-defence.

Courts • 17 Jan 25

Many of the callers to the Rape Crisis Centre were concerned about the level of detail being reported

Calls to Rape Crisis Centre rose during McGregor case

Calls to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre increased significantly during the case against Conor McGregor which attracted widespread media attention.

Ireland • 23 Nov 24

Nikita Hand is suing Conor McGregor and James Lawrence in the High Court

Jury in McGregor case told they are judges of fact

The judge in the civil case against mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has told the jury that their role is as judges of fact and that they must look "wholly, rationally and calmly at the evidence".

Courts • 19 Nov 24

Conor McGregor has denied the claims made by Nikita Hand (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Paramedic tells McGregor case of 'intensity of bruising'

A paramedic who examined a woman who claims she was raped in a Dublin hotel by MMA fighter Conor McGregor has told the jury she had not seen such bruising on a patient in a long time.

Courts • 12 Nov 24

Conor McGregor has denied the claims made by Nikita Hand

Judge in McGregor case warns about mobile phone use

A jury in the High Court action taken by a woman who says she was raped by MMA fighter Conor McGregor has expressed concern that it was being filmed or photographed by someone in the public gallery.

Courts • 08 Nov 24

Nikita Hand tells court she told friend to delete texts

A woman who alleges she was raped by mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor at a Dublin hotel six years ago has said she told a friend to delete all her text messages because she was "afraid for her life".

Courts • 07 Nov 24

Barrister Diarmuid Phelan, 56, denies murder

Witness in barrister murder trial heard three shots fired

A witness in the trial of a law professor and barrister accused of murder has told a jury that a man who was shot while trespassing on a farm on which she was working was turning to go at the same time as she heard a third shot from a gun held by her boss.

Courts • 22 Oct 24

Diarmuid Phelan, 56, is accused of murdering 35-year-old Keith Conlon at Hazelgrove Farm, Tallaght in Dublin in February 2022

Phelan trial told of issue with translation of evidence

The jury in the trial of a law professor and barrister accused of murder has heard an issue arose over the translation from French to English of eyewitness evidence given last week during which the accused was described as "really pissed off" shortly before a fatal shooting.

Courts • 21 Oct 24

Lisa Ronan, her daughter Kitty-Mae and husband Declan Hayes, speaking to reporters outside the High Court

Settlement of €5m for girl left brain-damaged after birth

The parents of a two-year-old girl, who was severely brain damaged due to deficiencies in her care soon after her birth, have described what happened to their daughter as a "nightmare sequence of errors".

Courts • 17 Oct 24