Further jail time for senior figures in Kinahan gang Six people - three Kinahan gang members and their former wives and partners have been sentenced at the Special Criminal Court - five for money ... Courts • 30 Jul
Abuse trial jury to resume deliberations on Tuesday The jury in the trial of five people accused of the abuse and exploitation of three children have been sent home for the weekend after ... Courts • 30 Jul
€20k damages for boy who suffered scald wounds on plane A judge has approved a €20,000 damages settlement to a 12-year-old boy who suffered scald wounds to his right upper thigh during a Ryanair flight. Courts • 30 Jul
Ex friar jailed for 5 years for indecent assaulting boy A jury found Joseph Keegan, 79, of Somerville Avenue, Crumlin, Dublin 12, guilty of two counts of indecent assault on the boy. Courts • 30 Jul
Rapist jailed for 16 years over threats to barristers A convicted rapist has been sentenced to 16 years in jail for making threats to the barristers who prosecuted him and harassing others involved in ... Courts • 29 Jul
CUH in apology over care of triplet after birth Cork University Hospital has apologised to the family of triplets for the care of one of the babies, the day after they were born. Courts • 29 Jul
Jury to resume deliberations in abuse trial tomorrow The jury in the trial of five people accused of the abuse and exploitation of three children will resume its deliberations tomorrow. Courts • 29 Jul
O'Hare withdraws sentence appeal after court warning Former INLA terrorist Dessie O'Hare, who was known as "The Border Fox", has withdrawn his appeal against the severity of his sentence for falsely imprisoning ... Courts • 29 Jul
CAB sells 84 cars found to be proceeds of crime The Criminal Assets Bureau has confiscated 84 cars seized from a dealership in Co Tipperary last year and €153,000 from a company bank account in ... Crime • 29 Jul
Weapons smuggling suspect to be extradited to Lithuania A man who was found civilly liable for the Omagh bombing is to be extradited to Lithuania, where he is suspected of international weapons smuggling ... Courts • 28 Jul
Divorce applications rose by 29% in 2020 Applications for divorce increased by almost a third last year, according to the latest report from the Courts Service. Ireland • 28 Jul
Dublin man admits directing activities of criminal gang A Dublin man was involved in planting tracker devices, monitoring social media and giving instructions for the Kinahan organised crime group as part of an ... Courts • 26 Jul
Defamation case against singer Dana struck out in court The High Court has struck out a defamation case taken against singer Dana Rosemary Scallon by her sister and a niece. Courts • 26 Jul
Court asked to order probe into Covid care home deaths A High Court challenge has been launched over the State's refusal to hold a public investigation into Covid-19 related deaths in care homes. Courts • 26 Jul
Man jailed over death of 'vulnerable' pensioner A 21-year-old man, who killed a "trusting, gentle and vulnerable" pensioner when he set fire to his home in Co Monaghan five years ago, has ... Courts • 23 Jul
Teen sentenced over incident on night of Blair death A 16-year-old boy who was involved in a row outside a house in Cork during which a student was stabbed to death last year has ... Courts • 23 Jul
Father jailed over blackmail, rape of his daughter A man who blackmailed his daughter before raping and sexually abusing her over more than seven years, has been jailed for 17 years by the ... Courts • 22 Jul
Abuse case jury asked to focus on evidence credibility A barrister representing the uncle of the children at the centre of an abuse trial has told a jury the children's testimony bore all the ... Courts • 22 Jul
Taoiseach praises bravery of 'horrific abuse' survivor The Taoiseach has praised the bravery of Charlene Masterson for speaking out about her father's abuse, which he said "will have helped and inspired many, ... Courts • 23 Jul
Case over Oireachtas golf dinner in Clifden adjourned A case involving Galway independent TD Noel Grealish, former Senator Donie Cassidy and two hoteliers in Clifden, who allegedly contravened a section of the Health ... Courts • 22 Jul
Court told house was under intense scrutiny A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard it was not credible that several members of a family had abused a number of children ... Courts • 21 Jul
