Courts

Cork man charged with murder of mother, assault of father

A 25-year-old man has been before the district court in Cork charged with murdering his mother and with assault causing harm to his father.

Courts • 3 hrs

State's inability to facilitate trial process criticised

A judge at the Central Criminal Court has expressed his sympathy to an "unfortunate" father who has attended court over 13 times only to be told there is further delay in engaging a forensic psychiatrist to assess his wife, who is charged with the murder of their six-year-old son.

Courts • 6 hrs

From left to right: Michelle Leahy, Thomas McGlinchey, Colm Geary, Eamon O'Neill, Anne Marie Hassett

Trial of gardaí told of search warrants for mobile phones

The trial of a retired garda superintendent and four gardaí accused of intervening in potential or pending road traffic prosecutions heard today that search warrants were executed at garda stations and citizens' homes during the probe by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

Ireland • 3 hrs

A sign on a building saying Cloverhill Courthouse

Court told accused in sex assault case 'fit to be tried'

A man accused of sexually assaulting a ten-year-old girl in Dublin last month is "fit to be tried" and could face further charges, a court has heard.

Courts • 5 hrs

Enoch Burke pictured outside Wilson's Hospital School in County Westmeath

High Court orders Enoch Burke be imprisoned immediately

The High Court has said that Enoch Burke and his family have engaged in the most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack on the civil courts and the rule of law in this country in recent times and has ordered Mr Burke's immediate imprisonment.

Courts • 18 Nov

Man jailed for two years for role in 2023 Dublin riots

A man who took part in the Dublin riots - looting cigarettes from a Gala store and helping gather rubbish which was later set on fire - has been jailed for two years.

Courts • 18 Nov

Jury discharged in Cork murder trial of Michael Foley

The jury has been discharged in the trial of two people charged with the murder of father-of-four, Michael Foley, who was found dead at his home in Macroom, Co Cork, in February of last year.

Ireland • 18 Nov

side shot of the ipas centre damaged by fire with a garda car in front of it

Man charged in connection with Drogheda IPAS centre fire

A 25-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with an arson attack on an IPAS centre in Drogheda on Halloween night.

Courts • 18 Nov

Garda trial hears of why penalty points may be cancelled

The trial of a retired garda superintendent and four gardaí accused of intervening in potential or pending road traffic prosecutions has heard evidence from a superintendent whose role was to legitimately cancel fixed charge penalty notices after considering motorists' appeals.

Courts • 18 Nov

At the Central Criminal Court, 44-year-old Mark Lee and 19-year-old Anthony Delappe were found guilty by a majority verdict of of the murder of 31-year-old Mr Strok.

Two men sentenced to life for murder of Croatian man

Two men have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 31-year-old Croatian man Josip Strok, who was attacked on a Dublin street last year and later died in hospital.

Courts • 17 Nov

Couple with intellectual disabilities allowed to marry

A couple with intellectual disabilities will be able to marry following a decision of a judge in the Circuit Civil Court.

Courts • 17 Nov

Three men in court charged over €4.4m cannabis seizure

Three men have appeared in court charged in connection with a seizure of €4.4m worth of cannabis in south Dublin and Kildare last Friday.

Courts • 17 Nov

Twin sisters Mary and Regina Cooney speak to reporter Laura Hogan outside court

Waiving anonymity important for 'closure,' says victim

A 76-year-old man has been remanded in custody to await sentencing after admitting he indecently assaulted two young girls in the 1970s and 1980s.

Courts • 14 Nov

Muris Coco arriving at Blanchardstown Courthouse, he was charged with the murder of Adnan Asic in Dublin in 2022

Man charged with murder of Adnan Asic in Dublin in 2022

A 45-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 60-year-old Adnan Asic in Dublin three years ago.

Courts • 14 Nov

Video footage shows Thomas Howard who was sentenced for indecently assaulting his niece Maeve Leahy

Ex-GAA referee jailed for indecent assault of niece

A former GAA referee has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for indecently assaulting his niece when she was a child.

Courts • 13 Nov

An exterior view of Portlaoise courthouse

Man alleged to be part of extremist group before court

A man who allegedly appeared in a video proclaiming to be from a far right-wing violent extremist group calling itself the Irish defence army was remanded in custody when his application for bail was refused at Portlaoise District Court.

Courts • 13 Nov

DNA evidence correctly admitted in Slator trial

The Court of Appeal has ruled that DNA evidence was correctly admitted into the trial of a violent criminal convicted of the murder of Michael Barr, who was shot dead at Dublin's Sunset House pub in 2016.

Courts • 13 Nov

Secret recording played at NAMA trial

A secret recording of a conversation between a property developer and a businessman currently on trial for fraud was played at the NAMA trial at Belfast Crown Court.

Ireland • 13 Nov

Ruth Lawrence found guilty of murders of two men in 2014

A 46-year-old woman has been found guilty of the murders of two men who were shot dead and whose bodies were found on an island in a midlands lake 11 years ago.

Courts • 13 Nov

Man who raped girls he met on Snapchat jailed for 9 years

A 22-year-old man has been jailed for nine years for the rape of two young girls that he met on Snapchat.

Courts • 12 Nov

How Ruth Lawrence became a double murderer

Ruth Lawrence, a 46-year-old woman, was found guilty of the murders of two men - Eoin O'Connor and Anthony Keegan - whose bodies were found on an island in Lough Sheelin in 2014.

Courts • 12 Nov

Judge to decide whether Burke should go back to prison

A judge is to decide next week whether Enoch Burke should be sent back to prison for contempt of court over breaches of an order preventing him from attending Wilson's Hospital School in Co Westmeath.

Courts • 12 Nov

The challenge was heard in the High Court

Trans woman in action over child's citizenship refusal

A UK trans woman, who used her frozen sperm to have a baby with her wife, has been granted permission to challenge a refusal by the State to grant Irish citizenship to the child on the basis that she is not the biological mother.

Courts • 12 Nov

Jury hears man strangled mother during manic episode

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard that a 55-year-old man strangled his mother while suffering from a manic episode due to bi-polar disorder three years ago.

Courts • 12 Nov

87-year-old John Mackey died from blunt force impacts to his head and chest

Mackey murder accused tells trial of previous convictions

The man accused of murdering an elderly Irish pensioner in London has told the jury that he once accidently struck his former girlfriend in the face.

UK • 12 Nov