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Fully suspended sentence for man whose careless driving caused death of young French woman
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Irish celebrity charged with defilement has bail varied to allow return of passport
24 Jul 2023
43.5k
Courts
Girl who reported sexual abuse by brother two years ago still waiting on counselling, court hears
18 Jul 2023
16.6k
Courts
Westmeath man jailed for 10 years for raping teenage girl after they had been drinking together
10 Jul 2023
36.1k
Courts
Sex offender who raped one woman and tried to lure another woman into car jailed for 10 years
3 Jul 2023
32.8k
Central Criminal Court
Man who raped his daughters, sisters and niece is jailed for life
15 May 2023
34.8k
Courts
Former priest who sexually abused young woman avoids jail term as he cares for older sister
10 Mar 2023
28.2k
20
All time
Courts
Man jailed for two years for possession of 117 stolen bicycles with estimated value of €50,000
17 Oct 2022
40.7k
36
Court
Rapist who entered woman's home with crowbar jailed for ten years
15 Jul 2022
35.7k
Dublin District Court
Dublin teenager jailed for five years for series of violent offences
7 Mar 2022
40.0k
Gambling addict
Gambling addict who defrauded a woman and a charity of €30,000 is jailed
19 Oct 2021
52.8k
19
Convicted
Man convicted of rape and sexual assault of teenager
24 Sep 2021
22.6k
PGA Tour
Irish duo Harrington and Power make strong starts in first round in North Carolina
12 Aug 2021
6.4k
3
Dangerous Driving
Judge urges motorists to 'take that second look' as woman fined €4k for knocking cyclist off his bike
30 Oct 2020
55.9k
49
William Dollard
Man jailed for four years for sexually assaulting homeless man
15 Jun 2020
29.7k
5
Central Criminal Court
Man jailed for raping his daughter while mother was terminally ill in hospital
11 Nov 2019
50.7k
10
Courts
Man (30s) jailed for eight years for 'violent, forceful rape' of woman in Limerick
21 Oct 2019
40.4k
42
Courts
Sex attacker had to be physically pulled from victim by gardaí, court told
31 May 2019
69.1k
Storm Emma
Man arrested over Centra looting during Storm Emma pushed trollies at gardaí as he tried to escape, court hears
11 Mar 2019
22.6k
Dublin
Man (24) jailed for 12 years for role in 'horrendous' burglary and assault of 81-year-old farmer
6 Jul 2018
26.5k
48
Child Abuse
Kerry man caught with thousands of child pornography images jailed for two years
6 Mar 2018
39.4k
52
Courts
Guatemalan mother caught with cocaine-soaked shirts at Dublin Airport jailed for three years
24 Feb 2018
17.1k
7
daragh brown
Armed robber identified by gardaí due to his colourful underwear, court hears
15 Feb 2018
21.5k
Courts
Dublin man who sexually abused his sister and raped his niece jailed for six years
20 Jan 2018
28.5k
35
cyber crime bureau
Man jailed for possession of child porn has term extended after more images found
14 Dec 2017
27.4k
63
Kildare
Getaway driver sentenced after two off-duty gardaí caught him during a service station robbery
3 Nov 2017
11.8k
27
Keith Byrne
'I'll slit you from ear to ear': Man dodges jail for threatening hotel staff who found his drugs
3 Oct 2017
27.1k
48
Court
'I deserve a sentence': Kerry man who sexually assaulted woman in her home to be jailed next week
18 Jul 2017
24.2k
Courts
Convicted killer who threatened to burn down charity worker's home avoids jail
23 Jun 2017
12.0k
25
jobstown trial
'That wouldn't be long for me': 71-year-old's reaction when told he could face life in prison
31 May 2017
41.6k
Courts
Man who pretended to be an undercover Garda to rob a man avoids jail
28 May 2017
13.2k
32
Carlow
Man who abused his nephew jailed for six-and-a-half years
22 May 2017
12.6k
Darndale
Man convicted of violent disorder who told garda 'you are dead' avoids jail
3 May 2017
16.8k
22
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