Paschal Sheehy

Southern Editor

The man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in Cork (File image)

Man jailed for 17 years for rape of wife and daughters

A 45-year-old man has been jailed for 17 years for the rape and sexual assault of his wife and two daughters.

Courts • 18 Nov 24

Man injured in Kerry road crash dies in hospital

A man in his 20s who was seriously injured after the van he was driving crashed on a local road near the village of Baile na Sceilge in south Kerry has died.

Munster • 17 Nov 24

Noel Campion was shot dead in the Thomondgate area of Limerick city shortly before 11am on 26 April 2007

Man charged with 2007 murder of Noel Campion in Limerick

A 41-year old man has been before a special district court sitting in Limerick, charged with the 2007 murder of Noel Campion in the city.

Munster • 17 Nov 24

The man pleaded guilty to a number of sample counts on an indictment that ran to 128 counts

Man jailed for over 17 years for rape of four daughters

A man in his 40s has been jailed for 17-and-a-half years for the rape and sexual assault of four of his daughters.

Courts • 16 Nov 24

The woman was found asleep under the skip bag earlier this week

Woman found sleeping rough under skip bag in Cork city

Homeless charity Cork Simon has described as very sad and tragic the discovery of a woman sleeping rough under a plastic skip bag in a green area not far from Cork city centre.

Munster • 15 Nov 24

The Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee was told that Ivan Gilder (R) made the explosives from household products available in hardware shops and on the internet (File image)

Jail term after 'Aladdin's cave' of explosives discovered

A 63-year-old man has been jailed for four and a half years after he pleaded guilty to manufacturing homemade explosives that were so dangerous they could not be handled or weighed by bomb disposal experts.

Courts • 11 Nov 24

William and Eleanor Sheehy of Grange More, Timoleague, Co Cork operated a dog breeding operation from an old piggery on their dairy farm

Pair avoid jail over 70 dogs kept in 'filthy' conditions

A husband and wife have been given five-month suspended jail sentences, after a court in west Cork was told they kept 50 dogs and more than 20 pups in conditions which were filthy and stinking.

Munster • 08 Nov 24

William and Eleanor Sheehy of Grange More, Timoleague, Co Cork will be sentenced on Thursday

Couple kept 70 dogs in 'filthy' conditions, court told

A husband and wife who pleaded guilty to animal health and welfare charges kept 50 dogs and more than 20 pups in conditions described as filthy and stinking.

Courts • 05 Nov 24