5 h. ago Woman sexually assaulted at Cork spa after masseur asked if she would like a surprise, court hears

Sgt Brendan McBridge told Judge Helen Boyle that the hotel employee asked the 40-year-old woman if she would like a surprise. She was under the impression that the surprise might involve additional oils.

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7 h. ago Woman convicted of neglecting daughters now sees events through their eyes, court hears

Judge says he has to consider issue of ‘deterrence’ when sentencing mother (42)

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7 h. ago Mater hospital patient burgled charity and stole €3,000 worth of items, court hears

Judge imposes sentence of three years and nine months for burglary at Mater Hospital Foundation

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7 h. ago Denis Donaldson a ‘victim’ of Troubles and viewed as expendable by handlers, Gerry Adams says

Second day of defamation action against the BBC hears former Sinn Féin leader decry alleged ‘hatchet job’ broadcast

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8 h. ago Gerry Adams tells defamation trial that BBC programme was an 'attempted hatchet job'

The ex-Sinn Féin leader told Dublin’s High Court today that he viewed Denis Donaldson as ‘a victim of the conflict’.

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9 h. ago Gardaí suspicious 'something untoward' happened to Tina Satchwell years before body discovered

The Central Criminal Court jury has heard that on March 24th, 2017, Mr Satchwell told gardaí that his wife had left their home four days earlier but that he had no concerns over her welfare.

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10 h. ago Dublin man allegedly murdered girlfriend in Spain after she ended relationship, court hears

Keith Byrne is accused of strangling Kirsty Ward to death when she told him she was ending their relationship.

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12 h. ago Gerry Adams tells court he 'liked' Denis Donaldson and was 'shocked' when he heard he'd been killed

Gerry Adams told Dublin’s High Court that he viewed Denis Donaldson as ‘a victim of the conflict’.

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13 h. ago Gerry Adams considers Denis Donaldson a 'victim' of NI conflict, High Court hears

The former Sinn Féin president was giving evidence on the second day of the civil trial hearing into his defamation action against the BBC.

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13 h. ago Gerry Adams ‘shocked’ to hear informant Denis Donaldson had been killed, court hears

Former Sinn Féin president gives evidence on the second day of defamation action against the BBC

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32 h. ago Gerry Adams' 'peacemaker' reputation suffered 'unjustified attack' by BBC, High Court hears

Adams is suing the BBC for defamation, claiming it falsely alleged he sanctioned the killing of former Sinn Féin official Denis Donaldson in 2006.

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33 h. ago Family of teen who died after routine surgeries left with 'more questions than answers' after inquest

A sitting of Dublin District Coroners Court heard doctors admit they remain baffled how Carlow student, Cillian Gorman, acquired what was described as a “vanishingly rare” blood clotting condition in a sudden and catastrophic manner.

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35 h. ago Married farmer gave vulnerable man €150 cash after anally raping him, court told

A married farmer gave a vulnerable younger man €150 cash after anally raping him and telling him he wasn’t able to have sex with his own wife, the Central Criminal Court, sitting in Limerick, heard today

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35 h. ago Two friends accused of cutting down famous UK tree filmed their 'moronic mission', court hears

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are accused of driving to the area in the dead of night to chop down the tree.

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53 h. ago High Court judges to hear TD's case on 'super junior' minister appointments being unconstitutional

The three-judge divisional court is expected to sit in July to hear the Sinn Fein TD's legal challenge.

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53 h. ago ‘They took away the rest of my childhood, they took away my life,’ says teenager raped by boys at Limerick Racecourse

Central Criminal Court hears from victim after three were convicted over the attack on her

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56 h. ago Witness intimidation fears if man accused of conspiring with garda killer given bail, court hears

Det Inspector Mark Phillips today detailed numerous incidents of what he said were attempts to intimidate witnesses and jurors during Aaron Brady’s trial for the murder of Det Gda Adrian Donohoe in 2020.

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6 d. ago Teen tried to board flight to US using passport of friend 'he looked a bit like', court hears

Aaron O’Brien (19), of Innishannon Road, Fair Hill, Cork, tried to use his friend's passport to board a US-bound flight

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6 d. ago Woman (49) accused of kicking man’s genitals during ‘sustained and vicious’ attack

Dublin District Court heard it happened after the man (47) 'politely' refused to give her money

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8 d. ago State has no secure special care space for teenage girl threatened with being shot, High Court hears

Girl is currently in non-secure residential care due to bed and staff shortages

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