2 h. ago Couple who carried out hammer attack in which grandmother lost eye have convictions upheld

Gerard Stokes (44) and his co-accused Samantha Campbell (36) were convicted of inflicting what a judge described as a “punishment beating” on the woman over alleged missing drugs

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10 h. ago Doctor jailed in the UK for attempted murder struck off Medical Council register

Dr Thomas Kwan injected his mother’s partner with a poison in a row over an inheritance

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11 h. ago Former teacher jailed for 10 years for indecent assault of eight boys at private Dublin school

The judge remarked that ‘given the lack of acceptance on the part of the accused of the verdict, the court does not feel there is any evidential basis on which to suspend any of the sentence’.

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12 h. ago Leinster, scrums and set pieces under threat: Is rugby failing its supporters?

After a controversial weekend of rugby, questions mount over set-piece integrity and coaching loyalty

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13 h. ago ‘Dangerous predator’ jailed for 15 years for sex abuse of half

Judge said he would have considered life sentence had attacker been an adult when abusing children

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13 h. ago ‘Dangerous predator’ jailed for 15 years for sexual abuse of half

Judge said he would have considered life sentence had attacker been an adult when abusing children

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14 h. ago Man who tried to petrol bomb neighbour’s house jailed for two

The court heard he had suffered a traumatic event when he ‘came across the body of his neighbour who was shot’.

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14 h. ago Drones sighting over Dublin during Volodymyr Zelensky’s Ireland visit was part of 'coordinated threat' as risk exposed

Drones sighting over Dublin during Volodymyr Zelensky’s Ireland visit was part of 'coordinated threat' as risk exposed  The Irish Sun

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14 h. ago Man with 341 previous convictions is jailed over threat to kill heavily pregnant partner

CCTV footage showed him pursuing the woman while brandishing a hammer, court told

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15 h. ago Dublin man with 341 previous convictions jailed over threat to kill pregnant partner

Dean Joyce, of Rowlagh Park, Clondalkin, pleaded guilty to one count of threatening to kill and one count of simple assault of his then partner, who was eight months pregnant at the time

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15 h. ago Dublin man sentenced for arson after manslaughter conviction quashed

Dublin man sentenced for arson after manslaughter conviction quashed  Dublin People

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17 h. ago Buncrana man jailed in Australia is extradited back to face Donegal charges

An Irishman has been extradited from Australia after serving a jail sentence for stalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend in order… The post Buncrana man jailed in Australia is extradited back to face Donegal charges appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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17 h. ago Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton spared jail over grossly offensive social media posts

Last month a jury at Liverpool Crown Court found the former footballer had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts on X.

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17 h. ago North’s former first minister Peter Robinson gives evidence at NI Nama loan book trial

One-time managing partner of Tughans solicitors Ian Coulter and businessman Frank Cushnahan accused of fraud

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17 h. ago Former Willow Park teacher jailed for ten years over indecent assault of eight boys

Peter Kelly was ‘mere cog’ in ‘machine of systematic abuse’ - survivor

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17 h. ago Former teacher at Willow Park primary school jailed for 10 years over indecent assault of eight boys

Peter Kelly was ‘mere cog’ in ‘machine of systematic abuse’ - survivor

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19 h. ago 'Dangerous sexual predator' jailed for 15 years, brother jailed for four

Philip Murphy (45) engaged in a “protracted campaign of sexual abuse” against his half brother and two young girls he babysat on dates between 1994 and 1998, Mr Justice Paul Burns said when sentencing him at the Central Criminal Court on Monday.

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19 h. ago Dublin man gets arson sentence after manslaughter conviction quashed

Dublin man gets arson sentence after manslaughter conviction quashed  Dublin Gazette Newspapers

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19 h. ago Drones during Zelensky’s Dublin visit ‘part of coordinated threat’

Drones during Zelensky’s Dublin visit ‘part of coordinated threat’  The IndependentZelensky’s plane ‘followed by military drones’ before Dublin visit in ‘hybrid attack’  the-independent.comUkraine war briefing: drones reportedly spotted near Zelenskyy flight path on Dublin trip  The Guardian

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19 h. ago Joey Barton spared jail over grossly offensive social media posts

Last month a jury at Liverpool Crown Court found the former footballer had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts on X.

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