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Court told man was so badly beaten he was unrecognisable

A 74-year-old man was so badly beaten during an alleged home invasion that his neighbours did not recognise him walking along the middle of the road covered in blood, a trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Ireland • 15 Jul

Rian Sheridan was on his way home from football training when he died

Man jailed over fatal road crash in Roscommon last year

The mother of a young man killed in a two-vehicle collision involving a lorry and a car in Co Roscommon last year has said that they are "paying the ultimate price" for a truck driver's dangerous driving and she has appealed to all commercial drivers to put safety above all else.

Connacht • 01 Jul

The report has recommended a specialist children's legal service (Stock image)

Children at risk of poor outcomes denied rights - report

Children most at risk of poor outcomes in care, education, housing, disability and mental health services, continue to be denied their rights, according to new research.

Ireland • 17 Jun

Australian mushroom murder suspect told 'lies upon lies'

An Australian woman told "lies upon lies" to cover up her murder of three lunch guests with a toxic mushroom-laced dish, the lead prosecutor has said.

World • 17 Jun

Puska brother entitled to remain silent, court hears

Jozef Puska's brother, Marek, was protecting himself, not Jozef, when he withheld information from gardaí who were investigating the murder of Ashling Murphy, a lawyer has told the Central Criminal Court.

Court • 09 Jun

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that gardaí believe Noonan had a supervisory role in relation to his co-accused

Man sentenced to 13 and a half years for importing heroin

A man has been jailed for 13 and a half years in relation to his "high" level role in importing €2.769 million worth of heroin.

Court • 16 May

Andrew McGovern, from School Lane in Rathowen, Co Westmeath, appeared before Mullingar District Court

Man in court for offensive communication about AGSI head

A 38-year-old man has appeared before Mullingar District Court charged with distributing or publishing a grossly offensive communication about the then general secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, Antoinette Cunningham.

Court • 15 May

A garda interview with Richard Satchwell, was played to the jury at his trial

Satchwell told gardaí he had to 'get rid of the memories'

The Central Criminal Court has heard how Richard Satchwell told gardaí that he had to "rediscover himself" and "get rid of the memories" following his wife's death.

Court • 15 May

Tina Satchwell's body was found six-and-a-half years after she was reported missing

Satchwell told gardaí wife's killing was not premeditated

Richard Satchwell told gardaí the killing of his wife, Tina in 2017, was not calculated or premeditated.

Court • 14 May

Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams outside the High Court

Allegations against Gerry Adams 'thoroughly investigated'

The High Court has heard that allegations made in a BBC Spotlight programme about the former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams were corroborated by as many as five other people.

Ireland • 13 May

Fr Edward Gallagher was arrested on Thursday

Priest charged over attempted sexual contact with child

A 58-year-old Catholic priest from Donegal has appeared in court charged with attempted sexual communication with a child.

Ireland • 19 Apr

Christopher and Amanda Fulton appeared before Newry Crown Court

Couple jailed for inflicting serious injuries on baby

A husband and wife from Co Antrim who were found guilty of serious crimes against a four-week-old baby boy have been sentenced to 22 years and four years respectively.

Ulster • 04 Apr

A court sketch of Kyle Clifford, who was convicted of the murders of his ex-partner Louise Hunt and her mother and sister

Triple killer told 'screams of hell' waiting for him

The husband of a woman killed along with her two daughters in the UK last year, has told their killer that the "screams of hell" are waiting for him.

UK • 11 Mar

Natasha O'Brien speaking to reporters outside the Court of Appeal today

O'Brien feels 'seen' and 'heard' after court ruling

A 25-year-old woman who was seriously assaulted by a then serving member of the Defence Forces in 2022 has said she felt seen, heard and acknowledged following today's ruling by the Court of Appeal.

Ireland • 23 Jan

Members of the Abbey House Prayer Group leaving the High Court earlier this week accompanied by TD Mattie McGrath

Friary sit-in by Clonmel prayer group due to end tonight

Members of a prayer group who are staging a sit-in at the Franciscans-owned friary in Clonmel in Co Tipperary have agreed to end their protest later today.

Munster • 23 Jan

Ricky Fagan was remanded in custody to appear by video link to Letterkenny District Court on 4 February

Man appears in Letterkenny court over deaths of teenagers

A 31-year-old man extradited through a European Arrest Warrant from Northern Ireland earlier this week has appeared before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of two teenagers.

Ulster • 23 Jan

The Circuit Civil Court was told that a group of gardaí arranged a gathering after work on 28 March 2022

Garda broke colleague's nose during night out, court told

A garda unit's night out ended with one of them having his nose broken by a colleague in Ryan's Bar in Dublin's lower Camden Street just under three years ago, a judge has heard.

Court • 21 Jan

Lawyers for Kathleen Healy said she had been fit and healthy, and living an entirely independent life before she was referred for the procedure

Hospital apologises to woman for 'life-changing' injuries

Sligo University Hospital has apologised to an 82-year-old woman whose throat was perforated during a routine endoscopic procedure, leaving her with life-changing injuries.

Connacht • 21 Jan

Cristal O'Brien told the the Central Criminal Court that incident was 'like a movie scene'

Man remanded over 'terrifying' attack on ex-partner

A man has been remanded in custody after a women told the court of an incident in which he stabbed her twice while chasing her with three different knives.

Court • 20 Jan

Aoife Johnston died on 19 December 2022, from meningitis two days after going to hospital with symptoms of sepsis

State failure entitles Johnson family to answers - Tansey

The failure of the State to vindicate and protect the life of Aoife Johnson entitles her family to answers about her death, a solicitor for the Johnston family has said.

Ireland • 19 Dec 24

William Sheehy, 57, and Eleanor Sheehy, 50, of Grange More, Timoleague, Co Cork appeared before Judge Helen Boyle at Cork Circuit Court in Bandon

Couple who operated puppy farm have sentences reduced

A couple who operated a puppy farm from an old piggery on their property in west Cork have had the severity of their sentences reduced on appeal in the Circuit Court.

Munster • 10 Dec 24

Detective Superintendent Colm Fox was the lead investigator into the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel

Garda under stress from 'endless' demands, inquest hears

A senior detective who took his own life in a garda station over six years ago felt under stress from "ridiculous and endless" demands from the defence in a high-profile murder trial he was centrally involved in at the time of his death, an inquest has heard.

Ireland • 20 Nov 24

As it happened: Judge charges jury in McGregor case

The judge has charged the jury in the civil action being taken by Nikita Hand against Conor McGregor and James Lawrence.

Court • 20 Nov 24

The case was adjourned until March next year (File image)

Man pleads guilty to assault outside Co Westmeath pub

A man has pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm to a man outside a pub in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, which left him fighting for his life.

Court • 19 Nov 24

Gavin Doran, of Olive Crescent, Fruithill in Co Carlow, was found guilty

Man sentenced to 6 years for coercive control and assault

A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for the coercive control, assault causing harm, threat to kill and false imprisonment of his former partner over two-and-a-half years.

Court • 15 Nov 24