court & crime

Gordon Elliott horses out on the gallops this morning 9/3/2020
Cork horse trainer may face huge bill to restore lagoon after landmark court ruling
The judge said the 'extraordinary six-year delay' on behalf of Cork County Council in bringing the case 'suggests an unacceptable level of official tolerance for continuing breaches of the environmental protection code, including the requirements of EU law.'

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

District court president revokes former judge's decision to close two Munster courthouses
District court president revokes former judge's decision to close two Munster courthouses
Communities had been concerned about the decision because it would result in the absence of gardaí as they attend hearings elsewhere

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

Close-up shot of a thief wearing a black shirt and black gloves. He tried to open the car door and tried to break in. car theft
Calls from victims of theft to helpline surged 66% last year, new report finds
Most common reason for contacts to Crime Victims Helpline was assault, accounting for 623 contacts. Harassment and stalking accounted for 595 contacts to the service

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Computer hacker silhouette of hooded man
Number of children referred to Probation Service at highest level in 10 years, report shows
Number of children aged 12-17 referred to the service last year was 609, the highest since 2015 and 10% higher than the previous year

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Prisoner died day before his scheduled transfer to psychiatric unit, report says
Prisoner died day before his scheduled transfer to psychiatric unit, report says
A psychiatrist told the investigation team that 'accessing treatment in a community-based psychiatric facility is extremely challenging'

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

'He was the best we ever had': Community left shocked after man, 70s, dies in Waterford assault
'He was the best we ever had': Community left shocked after man, 70s, dies in Waterford assault
The man was discovered at the scene with injuries and in an unresponsive condition. 

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Oh no, I can't watch this
Cork gardaí urge young people being blackmailed over sex videos and pictures to come forward
Gardaí say demands for sums of money to prevent the images being shared online to friends and acquaintances of the targeted person can range from €500 to several thousand euro

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

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'Deeply disturbing incident': One killed in arson attack on car in Co Tyrone
A police spokesperson said they are investigating the circumstances of the incident, and issued an appeal for information

Sun, 03 Aug, 2025

Gerry Adams legal action
BBC faces criticism over delay in paying court-ordered damages to Gerry Adams
The BBC lost a major defamation case earlier this year after Gerry Adams took them to court over a 2016 episode of its Spotlight programme and an accompanying online story

Sun, 03 Aug, 2025

Four Courts Building on the river Liffey in Dublin Ireland
Farmer giving away fortune to secure ‘seat in heaven’ has guardian appointed by High Court
The High Court has appointed a guardian for a farmer giving away his fortune, believing it secures his place in heaven

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson court case
Judge keen to ensure trial of Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife not delayed again
A new trial date has been set for November 3

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

Nikita Hand to sue Conor McGregor and two witnesses after failed court appeal
Nikita Hand to sue Conor McGregor and two witnesses after failed court appeal
New High Court claim alleges 'malicious abuse' of process after dramatic witness withdrawal in McGregor’s rape appeal.

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

Cocaine seizure
Gardaí investigate narco-subs used by cartels to smuggle cocaine into Ireland
Gardaí are probing how narco-subs used by South American cartels could be moving drugs into Irish and European waters

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

Commissioner lauches new report on transforming An Garda Siochana 2018-2024
Extreme online pornography 'fuelling gender violence', says Garda boss
Garda boss says tech firms are making "billions" from "corrupting" young men

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Nikita Hand looks to 'finally move on' after Conor McGregor loses appeal
Nikita Hand looks to 'finally move on' after Conor McGregor loses appeal
In a civil case heard last November, Nikita Hand alleged that Conor McGregor raped her in December 2018, and she sued him for damages.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Cork woman told she is in 'last chance saloon' after being caught shoplifting for 15th time
Cork woman told she is in 'last chance saloon' after being caught shoplifting for 15th time
Sentencing had been adjourned so that the accused could raise compensation for the store

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Intruder who sat on toilet in Cork house while watching religious ceremony is jailed
Intruder who sat on toilet in Cork house while watching religious ceremony is jailed
Accused expected to be released from prison to be under the direction of the Probation Service and to attend mental health services

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Call for sentences to keep women out of jail
Woman jailed for biting security guard after punching motorcyclist in Cork City
The defendant was described as a menace when she is drinking on the streets

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

bottle isolated
Couple who travelled to Cork on promise of work collected plastic bottles to buy food
Couple ended up begging on the streets

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Man in prison hands of behind hold Steel cage jail bars. offender criminal locked in jail.
Cork man who sent 2,500 explicit messages to boy, 15, has suspended sentence overturned
James Varian had sent 2,500 sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old boy and had thousands of child abuse images

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Criminal Courts of Justice
'I hit him with a shovel and I hope the c**t is dead': Limerick man to be sentenced for killing
The victim had come to the defendant's house, threw stones at his windows, threatened to burn the house down and demanded money, the court heard

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Conor McGregor court case
Conor McGregor loses appeal against jury finding in Nikita Hand case
Mr McGregor had taken the appeal against the jury finding from the case last November, in which Ms Hand alleged he had raped her. The jury awarded Ms Hand €250,000 in damages

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Young girl who lost two toes in lawnmower accident settles High Court action for €415k
Young girl who lost two toes in lawnmower accident settles High Court action for €415k
It was claimed that as a result of the accident the young girl’s left foot was four shoe sizes smaller than her right foot

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Prisoner XL
'Psychotic cowardly killer' who stabbed aunt's partner from 'almost top to toe' is jailed 
Ryan Kearney, who had 152 previous convictions, claimed he was acting in self-defence when he stabbed his aunt's partner 16 times

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Man charged over Capel Street garda stabbing remanded in custody by Dublin court
Man charged over Capel Street garda stabbing remanded in custody by Dublin court
Abdullah Khan, 23, was arrested at the scene and faces charges for assault and production of a knife

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Fiona Sinnott case: Land to be searched in Wexford 27 years after young mother vanished
Fiona Sinnott case: Land to be searched in Wexford 27 years after young mother vanished
Investigators launch a forensic search of open ground as part of the decades-old case into Fiona Sinnott’s suspected murder

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

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X wants to appeal High Court dismissal of case challenging Online Safety Code, court told
Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code sets out legally binding rules for video-sharing platforms to protect the public, especially children, from harmful online content

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Man due in court over stabbing of garda in Dublin
Man due in court over stabbing of garda in Dublin
A man has been charged in connection with the earlier this week and is due to appear in court on Thursday. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening on Capel Street, where the officer was on routine patrol.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Conor McGregor court case
Court to rule on Conor McGregor's appeal against civil finding he assaulted Nikita Hand
One of the grounds of appeal centred around Mr McGregor’s answers in a garda interview where he said 'no comment' about 100 times, with his lawyers saying that it was prejudicial evidence which should not have been introduced

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Businessman hoped to give rival Barne bidder 'a heart attack' with article, court hears
Businessman hoped to give rival Barne bidder 'a heart attack' with article, court hears
Mr Regan had to clarify that he was using 'light humour' when he said that the silence from Barne on his offers made him wonder if Richard Thomson-Moore had actually been 'kidnapped'

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Rape victim moved into emergency accommodation with daughter out of fear of her partner
Rape victim moved into emergency accommodation with daughter out of fear of her partner
Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring said the woman should understand that she did nothing wrong at all and that the guilt lies at his door and his door only

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Former Ryanair pilot charged with €10m cannabis haul granted bail upon appeal
Former Ryanair pilot charged with €10m cannabis haul granted bail upon appeal
Brendan O'Mara, 62, is charged with possessing cannabis with a street value of more than €10m at his Clare home in May this year

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Courts of Criminal Justice, Dublin
Five men jailed for roles in 'cruel and sadistic' torture of woman over false accusation
The sentencing judge said the offending 'demonstrates the evils associated with the drugs trade' and its wider criminal associations

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Appeal court overturns finding State breached rights of homeless asylum seekers
Appeal court overturns finding State breached rights of homeless asylum seekers
Court said Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission had not proved the situation of extreme material poverty for homeless asylum seekers undermined the physical and/or mental health of the members of that class of persons or put them in a state of degradation incompatible with human dignity

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Cork man warned to stay away from Mahon Point shopping centre
Cork man warned to stay away from Mahon Point shopping centre
Man tells court he found the experience of being in custody hard and asks for a last chance

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Man facing 10 charges of defiling a child in Cork to be sent for trial
Man facing 10 charges of defiling a child in Cork to be sent for trial
The accused was aged 27 at the time of all the alleged offences while the child was under the age of 15 when the alleged offences began

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Couple charged with running brothel in Cork remanded on bail
Couple charged with running brothel in Cork remanded on bail
Woman also faces charge of having a can of pepper spray in her possession

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

'You will be heard,' says Cork woman as her brother is jailed for raping her as a child
'You will be heard,' says Cork woman as her brother is jailed for raping her as a child
After sentencing, Niamh Herbert said: 'To anyone who has been harmed by another person let me tell you that you are strong, – speak your truth, people will listen, people will support you and you will be believed.'

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Intelligence service assisting local detectives in establishing motive for garda stabbing
Intelligence service assisting local detectives in establishing motive for garda stabbing
The Garda National Crime and Security Intelligence Service has been brought in to support investigators in establishing the motive

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Four Courts Building on the river Liffey in Dublin Ireland
Child who was allegedly knocked down by neighbour's car in housing estate settles action for €1.5m
Five-year-old boy suffered an acquired brain injury in the accident, it was claimed

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Military accident
Man dies and one arrested after M50 crash in early hours of the morning
Gardaí appeal for witnesses and footage after a fatal collision near Junction 5 leaves one dead and one seriously injured

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Dublin garda stabbing sparked wave of online disinformation, says senior officer
Dublin garda stabbing sparked wave of online disinformation, says senior officer
Assistant Commissioner warns of agenda-driven disinformation following Dublin stabbing; Garda Representative Association highlights rising violence.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

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'He's still out there': Alanna Quinn Idris says nobody has given up the attacker who blinded her
Woman who lost an eye in attack says: 'He’s still walking around and as far as I know he is from my hometown of Ballyfermot, so that will always play on my mind'

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Man, 20s, arrested as garda stabbed in Dublin city
Man, 20s, arrested as garda stabbed in Dublin city
The garda was attacked while on a high-visibility patrol on Capel Street just after 6pm

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Sky profits
Man must pay Sky €480,000 in damages for ‘dodgy box’ copyright infringement
Sky had previously described the man as a 'top-level' copyright infringer

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

'€50k in brown envelopes turned trustees away from Magnier deal in Barne Estate row'
'€50k in brown envelopes turned trustees away from Magnier deal in Barne Estate row'
Trustee of the Barne Estate in Tipperary tells High Court cash offer raised a 'red flag' and was seen by the trust as a 'pure inducement'

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

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