38 h. ago Woman (63) who caused unnecessary suffering to 69 dogs given suspended sentence

Sandra Hennessy pleaded guilty to 29 animal welfare offences, including 20 related to suffering of dogs in her care

Politics

3 d. ago Businessman jailed over State’s largest crystal meth haul faces forfeiting part of house sale

Former garden centre operator Nathan McDonnell pleaded guilty to importing €32m of drugs into Cork in 2023

Economics

3 d. ago Murder trial hears father stabbed man outside his house to protect family

Patrick Murphy admits stabbing Jordan Ronan (20) and causing his death but has pleaded not guilty to his murder

Society

3 d. ago Four arrested in €31 million west Cork drug bust sign guilty pleas

About 440kg of cocaine was seized in west Cork last July

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3 d. ago Four men enter guilty pleas over importation of cocaine worth €31 million in West Cork

The men were arrested in July of this year following an operation which involved Gardai, the Naval Service and customs.

Economics

3 d. ago Man (61) caught in sting with 10,000 child abuse images is jailed

The ex-Royal Navy officer, from England but living in Ireland for several years, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act, 1998, at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court.

Events

4 d. ago Doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry jailed

Salvador Plasencia was the first to be sentenced out of five defendants who have pleaded guilty.

Events

4 d. ago Doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry jailed for 30 months

Salvador Plasencia was the first to be sentenced out of five defendants who have pleaded guilty.

Events

5 d. ago Man charged in National Guard shooting pleads not guilty to murder and assault from hospital bed

Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces murder and assault charges stemming from the 26 November attack in Washington, DC.

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5 d. ago Man charged in National Guard shooting pleads not guilty from hospital bed

Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces charges stemming from the November 26th attack in Washington, DC.

Events

5 d. ago Peeing man led gardaí straight to apprentice's €17.5k cocaine stash, court hears

Joseph Kelly, 23, of Clonown, Athlone, Co Westmeath, pleaded guilty to possessing drugs and having them for sale or supply in Athlone in February 2023.

Events

6 d. ago Man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting woman during pedicure treatment

Garda tells court that south Dublin beauty salon employee (30s) allegedly massaged customer’s inner thighs and genital area

Events

6 d. ago Five bullets went through deceased's torso, murder trial hears

Christopher Devine (44), with an address at Convent Lawns, Kylemore Road, Ballyfermot in Dublin 10, has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Michael Tormey (49) at Thomond Road in Ballyfermot in the early hours of January 9th, 2022.

Events

6 d. ago Second man pleads guilty to assisting offender by helping dispose of body parts of murdered teenager

Keane Mulready-Woods was last seen alive in Drogheda on January 12th, 2020

Events

6 d. ago Second man pleads guilty in case over disposal of body parts of murdered teen

The teenager’s dismembered remains were discovered in Dublin almost six years ago.

Events

9 d. ago Kerry man sentenced to life imprisonment for 'violent' murder of his 'wonderful' mother

Billy Burns had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of his 75-year-old mother Miriam Burns

Events

9 d. ago Kerry man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 murder of his mother in Killarney

Billy Burns had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity but a jury unanimously rejected that defence earlier this week.

Events

1 week ago Man (23) jailed for travelling through Dublin Airport with €400k worth of drugs

Daniel Munday (23) of Yew Tree Cottages, Knellers Lane, United Kingdom pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis for sale or supply on April 24th 2025. He has no previous convictions.

Events

1 week ago Limerick farmer pleads guilty to 173 'very significant animal cruelty' offences

Seamus Looby (66), Raheen, Garryspillane, Co Limerick, pleaded guilty to 173 animal cruelty offences in respect of the carcasses of calves discovered on his farmlands.

Politics

1 week ago Driver sobs as he pleads guilty to Liverpool parade crash charges

Paul Doyle, 54, changed his pleas at the start of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court.

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