57 m. ago Kyle Hayes waits on potential jailing decision as case is adjourned

Limerick hurler’s suspended sentences for 2019 incident were conditional on not committing other offences

Events

6 d. ago Truck driver given suspended sentence for careless driving that ‘nearly killed’ cyclist

Gardaí accepted incident occurred as driver failed to adequately check his mirrors before moving

Transport

7 d. ago Paris court convicts Paddy McKillen of being physically and verbally aggressive towards bailiff

Property developer (70) fined €10,000 over incident involving baliff, but judge rejected prosecution demands for suspended sentence

Events

8 d. ago Children's care home owner sentenced for 'altered' Garda vetting and 'fake' staff background checks

Ideal Care Services director Karen Akwuobi was given a six-month suspended sentence for failing to satisfy Tusla requirements.

Politics

8 d. ago Care home for children that used fake background checks was at high level of criminality – judge

Director Karen Akwuobi given six-month suspended sentence alongside fines for service

Events

1 week ago Belfast man described as 'brutal child predator’ by PSNI sentenced to 23 years over rape of boys

Stephen-Lee McIlvenny was convicted of rape, sexual abuse, blackmail, having indecent images and assault involving three teenage boys.

Politics

1 week ago Garda pleads guilty to impersonating woman online and inciting two men to rape her

Shane Flanagan (39) also pleaded guilty to possession of four child sexual abuse images

Politics

1 week ago Judge notes 'advice' from higher courts as man gets suspended sentence for child sex abuse images

Judge Martin Nolan said jail terms were harder to apply when no aggravating factors were at play.

Events

1 week ago Man found to have nearly 3,000 images of child sexual abuse avoids jail

Keith Farrell (50), of Le Fanu Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material

Events

2 w. ago Scammer (23) jailed for trying to buy BMWs using fake screenshots of bank transfers

Callum Kearney, who posed as an interested buyer, received a three-year sentence with 21 months suspended

Economics

2 w. ago Man used fake images of bank transfers in attempts to swindle car dealers out of three BMWs

Judge notes Callum Kearney’s expensive taste after Co Cork man (23) pleaded guilty to theft and attempted theft

Economics

2 w. ago Rape trial hears woman has 'clear recollection' of her mother and uncle having sex when she was a child

One of the allegations made towards the woman's uncle is that when she was 11 years old, he had sexual intercourse with her

Politics

2 w. ago Man caught with multiple sex abuse images of infants while on sex offenders register

One of the images on a device seized from David McGrath (31) depicted an infant child in diapers being sexually abused while “hog tied” with electrical tape.

Events

2 w. ago Killer Kelly Noble receives suspended sentence for public order offences

Killer Kelly Noble receives suspended sentence for public order offences  Dublin Live

Events

3 w. ago Woman given suspended sentence for scamming Dublin City Council

Woman given suspended sentence for scamming Dublin City Council  Dublin People

Politics

3 w. ago Man faces trial for allegedly having more than 300 child sexual abuse images

Judge restrains identification of accused to protect his young child

Events

3 w. ago Man jailed for sexual activity with teenager he met on Instagram

Dean Carr (25) pleaded to a charge of meeting a child under 17 for the purpose of engaging in a sex act, known in law as defilement, and a charge of sending sexually explicit material to her on Instagram

Events

3 w. ago Ronan Keating hits out at 'broken justice system' after suspended sentence over his brother's death

Ciaran Keating died in a car crash in Co Mayo in July 2023.

Events

3 w. ago Ronan Keating hits out after man given suspended sentence over death of brother

Ronan helped carry the coffin of his brother Ciaran during his funeral in Louisburgh in July 2023.

Events

3 w. ago Man given suspended sentence over death of Ronan Keating's brother Ciarán

Ciarán’s wife Annmarie was not able to attend his funeral because of her medical condition after the collision.

Events