6 h. ago Menendez brothers are eligible for parole after judge reduces sentences

They are now eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because they committed the crime under the age of 26.

Events

6 h. ago Menendez brothers resentenced by California judge to be eligible for parole

Brothers had been sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for the murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home

Events

16 h. ago Cousins of Menendez brothers say they would welcome them if judge frees them

The case has captured public attention for decades.

Events

20 h. ago Disgraced former solicitor Michael Lynn fails to have sentence for stealing over €18 million reduced on appeal

Thefts were perpetrated ‘cynically, knowingly and intentionally’, Court of Appeal judgement says

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20 h. ago Michael Lynn: Disgraced former solicitor fails to have sentence for stealing over €18 million reduced on appeal

Thefts were perpetrated ‘cynically, knowingly and intentionally’, Court of Appeal judgement says

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24 h. ago Donegal woman charged with stealing €36,000 from brother’s bank account

A woman charged with stealing more than €36,000 from the bank account of a family member has entered a signed… The post Donegal woman charged with stealing €36,000 from brother’s bank account appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Economics

27 h. ago French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women

Judge Thierry Donard said French actor's explanation of events was unconvincing

Events

31 h. ago Galway’s young Scouts go through their paces for weekend of competition

More than 200 Scouts descended on the sylvian surrounds of the Brothers of Charity complex at Kilcornan in Clarinbridge over the weekend for an Open Day to remember. They were gathered too for the Galway Scout County Camp, an annual event for those Scouts aged between twelve and fifteen, where they demonstrate their camping skills […] The post Galway’s young Scouts go through their paces for weekend of competition appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Politics

44 h. ago Judgment for €8.7m sought against Paddy McKillen junior, court hears

Case set for High Court list after judge rejects application to hear case in fast-track Commercial Court

Events

45 h. ago Trial date set for man accused of threatening to 'slit' the throat of Paul Murphy's wife

Cloherty disputed the evidence, telling the judge, “They were talking about killing babies.”

Events

47 h. ago 'Intolerable' for garda's family to have impasse in Stephen Silver appeal 'drag on', judge says

He gave evidence that a struggle ensued between them before he fell to the ground, and in the process of getting up he felt the gun on Gda Horkan’s hip.

Events

47 h. ago Man and woman charged in connection with murder of Wexford man Stephen Ring appear in court

Christopher Judge and Jane Corcoran have both been charged in connection with the 27-year-old’s murder.

Events

55 h. ago Authors of paper claiming Irish judges use Wikipedia as a source for rulings dispute ‘flawed’ research criticisms

Authors say that study claiming to ‘debunk’ their research did not do the work necessary for that

Events

2 d. ago Judge shown photos of ‘extensive and horrendous’ bruising allegedly inflicted on woman by husband

Woman claims sons intervened after husband allegedly tried to strangle her

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3 d. ago Former Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness: ‘I would love to see a united Ireland before I die’

Catherine McGuinness, the first woman Circuit Court judge, urges others hoping to make a positive impact to ‘be brave’

Events

3 d. ago 'It is a pity sunbed ban is not extended to adults too', judge says

At Ennis District Court, Judge Alec Gabbett made his comment after a Shannon-based sunbed business, Solcraft Ltd, entered a guilty plea to selling the use of a sunbed at a sunbed premises, Cosmopoli Tan in Shannon to a person under the age of 18.

Events

4 d. ago Judge expresses concern that sunbeds are still allowed for adults amid illegal use by person under 18

Tanning beds ‘probably more dangerous’ than smoking, court hears

Events

4 d. ago US judge temporarily blocks Trump's plans for mass layoffs of public workers

In an executive order in February, Trump called for a “critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy” and directed agencies to cull workers who are not deemed essential.

Politics

4 d. ago Gerry Adams defamation trial: laughs from the jury, a judge’s intervention and a ‘very fine story’ about a hedgehog

Former Sinn Féin president tells judge the IRA attempt to kill Margaret Thatcher was ‘legitimate’

Events

4 d. ago 'Woke Marxist Pope': Why MAGA Catholics aren't too happy about the election of Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s brother said the new pope ‘will be looking out for the disenfranchised and the poor, and he will follow Pope Francis’.

Politics