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Judge James McCourt is isolating due to a close contact with someone with Covid-19

Judge directs trial from home due to Covid isolation

A judge who had close contact with someone with Covid-19 has directed a jury in an ongoing criminal trial from his home.

Courts • 14 Sep 20

The jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court was shown a video of the girl's interview with gadaí

Jury shown interview of girl in crèche assault trial

A girl allegedly sexually assaulted by a childcare worker in her crèche told gardaí the man "loves doing it" and that she was aware of two other girls he was doing it to, his trial has heard.

News • 25 Feb 20

Brendan Doolin has been banned from contacting the women involved for the rest of his life

Man who harassed women writers and journalists jailed

A man who harassed six women writers and journalists by sending them hundreds of abusive messages over a number of years has been jailed for three years.

Courts • 14 Nov 19

Judge Melanie Greally described the assault and robbery as 'horrendous'

Man jailed for 12 years for assault of Dublin pensioner

A man convicted of involvement in the "horrendous" aggravated burglary, assault and robbery of an 81-year-old farmer in rural north Co Dublin has been jailed for 12 years.

News • 06 Jul 18

Michael Lowry pleaded not guilty to charges of filing incorrect tax returns between 2002 and 2007

Lowry tax trial jury to resume deliberations on Monday

The jury in the trial of Independent TD, Michael Lowry and his refrigeration company Garuda, on tax offences, has gone home for the night and will resume its deliberations on Monday.

News • 22 Jun 18

David Drumm has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to defraud and false accounting charges in 2008

Jury in David Drumm trial sent home for the night

The jury at the conspiracy to defraud and false accounting trial of former Anglo Irish Bank CEO David Drumm have been sent home for a second night, after deliberating for just under two hours today.

News • 30 May 18

David Drumm has pleaded not guilty to conspiring to defraud and to false accounting

Drumm trial told Anglo transactions a 'massive con'

Prosecuting lawyers in the trial of the former chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank, David Drumm, have described the transactions he is on trial for as "a massive con".

Courts • 24 May 18

Judge Martin Nolan said this was a particularly distressing and tragic case

Man jailed following fatal dangerous driving incident

A driver who was slightly over the legal drink-driving limit when he hit two pedestrians, killing one, has been jailed for two years for dangerous driving in what the judge called a particularly distressing and tragic case.

News • 25 Apr 18

The former Anglo Irish Bank CEO has pleaded not guilty towo charges of conspiring to defraud depositors and investors at the bank

Trial of former Anglo Irish Bank CEO enters ninth week

The former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank has told a jury that he did not know the detail of the transactions with Irish Life and Permanent "because when I found out it was a shock to me."

Ireland • 27 Mar 18

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court