2 h. ago Man accused of Parnell Square attack unfit for trial due to brain injury, says defence lawyers

A man accused of stabbing children and a care worker in Parnell Square is unfit to stand trial due to a brain injury, a court has heard.

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3 h. ago Dublin mother jailed for 'catastrophic' social media threats to Simon Harris

A “distraught” Sandra Barry, 40, from Tor an Rí, Balgaddy, Co Lucan, broke down when her case was heard at Dublin District Court on Thursday, and her messages were described as having occurred during “three minutes of madness”.

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5 h. ago Shop staff working on night of Dublin riots 'terrified that night', court hears

Shop staff working on night of Dublin riots 'terrified that night', court hears  Dublin Live

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8 h. ago Limerick brothers jailed for 14 years for gun attack on family’s home

The intended targets of the early morning shooting were brothers Willie Doran (20) and Joe Crawford, aka Joe Doran (17), the court heard.

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9 h. ago Supreme Court to hear DPP appeal over ruling affecting thousands of drink driving cases

Appeal concerns ‘public safety on the roads’ - judges

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22 h. ago Man coercively controlled, sexually assaulted and raped his wife during Covid lockdown, court hears

The judge imposed consecutive sentences totalling nine-and-half years.

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22 h. ago Proceeds of alleged romance fraud used to purchase Cork property, court hears

Criminal Assets Bureau says house in Youghal was bought in 2015 using money from ‘elaborate’ scam

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26 h. ago Workers from shops looted during Dublin riots felt fear and panic, court hears

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard victim impact statements from a staff member of Footlocker, O'Connell Street and from two staff working at Lifestyle Sports, Mary Street, during the sentence hearing of Thomas Dannevig (21).

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26 h. ago Seven men admit €42 million cocaine import plot as gardaí detail ‘organised cells’ in court

Special Criminal Court hears details of international smuggling operation off Clare coast

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29 h. ago Extra charge for man accused of sex attack on girl (10) in west Dublin

A second count was levelled against the 26-year-old when he faced his fifth hearing on Wednesday at Cloverhill District Court.

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30 h. ago Jason Hennessy’s dog must be destroyed after being allegedly set on gardaí, judge rules

Odie, the Browne’s Steakhouse victim’s XL pit bull, ran at gardaí aggressively, court hears

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31 h. ago Court hears dozens of secret recordings of parents abusing their children

Six siblings were all taken into care after the two eldest children walked into a garda station to report the abuse.

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36 h. ago Woman fought bedroom intruder in bid to protect her daughter from him, court hears

Man has pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault, physical assault, false imprisonment and burglary over January 2025 attack in Cork

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47 h. ago Cork hospital murder accused shouted ‘this man ate my son’, court hears

Dylan Magee (33) of Churchfield Green, Churchfield, Cork has denied murdering Matthew Healy (88)

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48 h. ago Principal removed from register over ‘predatory’ conduct towards student teacher

High Court heard principal touched woman inappropriately and said he would like to book a hotel room with her

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48 h. ago Somali youth accused of murdering Ukrainian teen claims his birth documents are fake, court hears

Somali youth accused of murdering Ukrainian teen claims his birth documents are fake, court hears  Dublin Live

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51 h. ago Woman who set fire to bus during Dublin riots jailed for six years

Leanne Kelly (34) ‘used the garda car which was on fire as an accelerant’, the court heard

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53 h. ago Man (22) who left scene of crash while his friend lay dead in passenger seat is jailed

The passenger side of the car was covered in hot tar, which poured out of the back of the articulated lorry upon impact, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard on Tuesday.

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3 d. ago Man jailed for raping friend with carrot after marriage breakdown

Court hears man exploited woman’s vulnerability; prior convictions and high risk of re-offending noted

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6 d. ago Enoch Burke fails in effort to temporarily halt disciplinary hearing

Appeal court judges satisfied that schoolteacher would suffer no prejudice from the hearing going ahead

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