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Courts
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23 Jan 2018
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Meath
Man found guilty of repeatedly raping his sister 35 years ago
22 Jan 2018
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Courts
Man who poured boiling water over his partner in front of their children given suspended sentence
15 Jan 2018
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55
Courts
Irish man convicted of using another person's passport to travel to Italy on holidays
15 Dec 2017
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Human Trafficking
Two Vietnamese men were smuggled into Ireland to work in cannabis growhouses, court hears
8 Dec 2017
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Courts
Man goes on trial accused of sexually assaulting woman during massage session
29 Nov 2017
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Assault
Woman who glassed victim in pub told gardaí she 'only meant to throw the drink at her'
29 Nov 2017
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Defilement
Man to be sentenced for defiling teenage girl after Wesley disco
7 Nov 2017
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eve doherty
Garda Detective Eve Doherty guilty of harassing State solicitor to be placed in custody on Monday
27 Oct 2017
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Dublin
Man jailed for eight years for repeatedly raping his two nephews when they were children
2 Oct 2017
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jobstown
Air horns ring out in court as Jobstown charges officially dropped
2 Oct 2017
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Clongriffin
Man who set fire to apartment block was 'out of his mind' on drink and drugs
24 Jul 2017
25.3k
Circuit Criminal Court
Woman who dressed as man to rob €10,000 given suspended sentence
22 Jul 2017
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Courts
Sentencing of Tom Humphries for sexual exploitation and defilement of a child is adjourned
10 Jul 2017
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Paul Murphy
Barrister tells Jobstown jury their political views "have to be left outside the jury room"
20 Jun 2017
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jobstown
Garda witness called 'woman beater' and 'uniformed scumbag' during protest, court told
29 May 2017
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false imprisonment
Jury told Jobstown protesters shouted at Paul Murphy to 'mind his own business'
15 May 2017
37.9k
victim impact
'I remember thinking I was free, that he couldn't hurt me anymore. How wrong I was'
12 May 2017
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FRAUDULENT CLAIM
Woman who claimed over €100k in welfare fraud 'used it to pay off son's drug debt'
8 May 2017
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Courts
Man who sexually assaulted six-year-old niece as a teenager gets suspended sentence
8 May 2017
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jobstown trial
Joan Burton told being called a c**t at a protest should be 'water off a duck's back', court hears
2 May 2017
39.6k
Courts
71-year-old jailed for six years for grooming and sexually abusing teenage nephew
6 Mar 2017
15.7k
23
compulsive behaviour
Serial con artist jailed after promising colleague All-Ireland tickets
28 Feb 2017
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what did i miss
Jury dismissed after one member falls asleep 15 minutes into opening statements
13 Feb 2017
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Offaly
Court hears father would leave £50 on his daughter's bedside locker after sexually abusing her
23 Jan 2017
34.3k
Courts
Man filmed himself sexually assaulting heavily pregnant girlfriend while she slept
23 Jan 2017
41.8k
Crime
Nigerian woman allegedly had 'voodoo process' before being trafficked to Ireland for prostitution
18 Jan 2017
16.3k
Sexual Assault
Laois man who raped and brutally beat his wife jailed for five years
20 Dec 2016
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removed
Rapist removed from court after calling his victim "a filthy prostitute" during sentence hearing
28 Nov 2016
39.9k
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Man forced stepdaughter to wear dog collar as he carried out abuse, court hears
22 Nov 2016
35.0k
Portmarnock
Student who knocked man unconscious in taxi row to be sentenced next year
17 Nov 2016
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Solicitor admits stealing from clients to help pay €6.5m debts from property boom
8 Nov 2016
26.5k
Court
Man accused of raping friend said he was "sleepwalking" at the time
4 Oct 2016
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Courts
Judge says it's 'not unreasonable' for David Drumm to sign on at garda station every day
7 Sep 2016
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Courts
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19 Jul 2016
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Cloverhill
Man who tried to smuggle drugs into prison fell asleep on the toilet while passing them
1 Jun 2016
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Courts
South Dublin schoolboy pleads guilty to fracturing teen's skull with a hammer
27 May 2016
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Central Criminal Court
Teenage boy pleads guilty to sexually assaulting his half sister
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