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Sentenced
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13.3k
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30.2k
Courts
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21.8k
Courts
Man jailed for eight years for rape and false imprisonment of his wife
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31.3k
Victim Impact Statement
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21.3k
Courts
Thorntons Recycling fined €60k for health and safety breaches after death of employee
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32.3k
Courts
Man who punched garda repeatedly until he was unconscious outside Dublin flats is jailed
22 hrs ago
27.9k
Courts
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67.1k
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Courts
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45.3k
Courts
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32.1k
Fermoy
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12 Jun 2023
31.3k
Courts
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Five family members on trial accused of various sexual offences and assaults against relatives
3 May 2023
27.4k
Roscommon
Security guard of Roscommon repossessed home says he was cut with a blade during alleged attack
26 Apr 2023
13.3k
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17 Apr 2023
29.6k
Sentenced
Alleged terrorist found with child abuse images and firearm components jailed for ten years
28 Mar 2023
17.9k
Courts
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13 Feb 2023
23.0k
Courts
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8 Feb 2023
19.8k
Court
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7 Feb 2023
19.3k
Courts
Man jailed for 'merciless' attack on a man in Phoenix Park
31 Jan 2023
20.4k
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24 Jan 2023
25.2k
All time
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10 Nov 2022
53.0k
Courts
Man who mugged woman (73) who had just won €23k in city centre casino jailed for three years
1 Nov 2022
25.1k
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Man sentenced to six years for assaulting and threatening to kill his pregnant partner
26 Oct 2022
14.0k
Dublin
Woman 'definitely did not consent' to any sexual activity at centre of trial, court hears
19 Oct 2022
23.1k
Court
Man on trial accused of sexually assaulting his wife over period of nine years
18 Oct 2022
24.6k
Paul Moody
Garda jailed for three years three months for the domestic abuse of his terminally-ill partner
Updated 26 Jul 2022
36.0k
Courts
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25 May 2022
35.4k
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Fine Gael TD filled with a 'cold sense of dread' after receiving pornographic material
11 May 2022
22.1k
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10 May 2022
17.9k
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Man who threatened to pour acid over ex-girlfriend's face avoids jail term
22 Mar 2022
21.9k
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Man jailed for striking his partner in the face with a bottle and saucepan
21 Mar 2022
24.4k
Trial
Woman jailed for burglary attacks on elderly neighbours
3 Feb 2022
29.4k
Courts
Man who was part of scam that defrauded potential tenants ordered to carry out community work
2 Feb 2022
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Court
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Courts
Man who had sex with underage girl after giving her cocaine jailed for a year and ten months
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52.9k
Courts
Man jailed for shooting Emergency Response Unit garda during raid
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20.9k
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