court & crime

COLOMBIA-MARIJUANA-PROTEST
Cork man accused of having cannabis for sale or supply
None of the allegations that gave rise to the prosecution were outlined in court

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Bank takes former minister Josepha Madigan to court claiming she owes €225k
Bank takes former minister Josepha Madigan to court claiming she owes €225k
Ex-Fine Gael TD Josepha Madigan, a TD for Dublin Rathdown, served as minister of state with responsibility for special education and inclusion until March

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

working dog
Girl attacked by Border collie sheepdog on open farm settles case for €185,000
Girl, 10, was set upon by the dog as she was feeding chickens, knocked to the ground and bitten about the face several times, requiring hospitalisation, court told

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Sligo deaths
Father of double murderer Yousef Palani to get hearing on decision to stop his allowances
Juma Palani is arguing there is no evidence to support an assertion that he engaged in criminal activity

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Court to decide in February if Kyle Hayes will go to prison
Court to decide in February if Kyle Hayes will go to prison
Limerick Circuit Court heard that the suspended sentence matter could not be heard because Hayes was appealing his dangerous driving conviction

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Paul Craven CCJ2
Former Daughters of Charity manager convicted of sexual assault of his nephew
Craven, aged 55, of Sarsfield Road, Ballyfermot, West Dublin, appeared before the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on Monday

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Malika Noor Al Katib death
Man charged with murdering his daughter in Wexford further remanded in custody
Mohammad Shaker Al Tamimi will appear via video link at Wexford District Court next Monday

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Garda probe after man found dead in house in Cork City
Garda probe after man found dead in house in Cork City
The body of man, in his 50s, was discovered in a property in the city centre in the early hours of this morning

Sun, 08 Dec, 2024

Garda Sign/Lantern Naas Garda Station
Three men arrested in relation to string of burglaries across the country
On Friday night, a high-powered car was stopped in Enfield, Co Meath, and a large sum of cash was seized

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Peter Keaney MGar Ct2
Man tried to suffocate partner’s elderly mother with pillow in nursing home while shouting ‘die bitch, die'
Judge commended victim for her compassion towards her daughter's partner who, he said, had attacked the pensioner 'like a man possessed'

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Man jailed for stealing gold ring and gold bracelet worth over €2k from shop in Cork
Man jailed for stealing gold ring and gold bracelet worth over €2k from shop in Cork
The man had 157 previous convictions, including eight for burglary, one for robbery, five for handling stolen property, and 30 for theft

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Prisoner accused of stealing €399 suit from Cork shop left prison release form behind, court told
Prisoner accused of stealing €399 suit from Cork shop left prison release form behind, court told
Cork man also accused of stealing €238 worth of clothing from TK Maxx on Cornmarket Street

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Cork men refused bail over 'crime spree', including assaulting garda,  and burning out stolen car
Cork men refused bail over 'crime spree', including assaulting garda,  and burning out stolen car
Men also accused of ramming Garda car on two occasions as they drove at speed in stolen car, court heard

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Two big inflatable knocker balls on the lawn for soccer playing, the new funsport in Copenhagen
Woman settles for €1m for alleged brain injury when inside a zorb ball as a child
The woman claimed she was 'thrown around like in a tumble dryer' during the incident at a summer camp when she was 10 years old

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Criminal Courts of Justice
Waterford man who bragged he punched victim 'like Conor McGregor' convicted of murder
The court heard 'This wasn’t a fight, it wasn’t an exchange, it was a pursuit down the street of a vulnerable young man'

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Lawyers for man accused of attempted murder in Parnell Square attack await reports
Lawyers for man accused of attempted murder in Parnell Square attack await reports
He is accused of the attempted murder of three children and of an assault on a care worker in the same incident

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Cork woman escaped death after vehicle landed on top of her car, court hears
Cork woman escaped death after vehicle landed on top of her car, court hears
Tina Maguire said that when the defendant's car came into view it was 'out of control' and was 'veering from one side of the road to the other'

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

CC
UHL clinical director to return to post after case resolved
Prof. Lenehan had sought an injunction over a HSE decision to put him on paid administrative leave pending an investigation for alleged serious misconduct relating to circumstances surrounding Aoife Johnston's death

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Michael Flatley secures injunction to stop receiver seizing Castlehyde home
Michael Flatley secures injunction to stop receiver seizing Castlehyde home
The court heard the spectacular Castlehyde mansion had been put up as security on a €5.6million loan taken out by Mr Flatley's London film company

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Money laundering network
Irish crime gangs used Russian networks to launder at least €2m a month
Security estimates suggest that in the region of €50m may have been laundered by Irish organised crime groups, including the Kinahan cartel

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

CC
UHL director failed to have back-up system for dealing with overcrowding, HSE tells court
Counsel was responding to questions raised by Ms Justice Siobhan Stack in the ongoing hearing of Prof Lenehan's action seeking that he be restored to his position

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Limerick gangster John Dundon fails to overturn conviction 16 years after Shane Geoghegan murder
Limerick gangster John Dundon fails to overturn conviction 16 years after Shane Geoghegan murder
Rugby player Shane Geoghegan was shot dead in 2008 in a case of mistaken identity

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Cork shoplifter who was warned she was in 'last chance saloon' now jailed for further offences
Cork shoplifter who was warned she was in 'last chance saloon' now jailed for further offences
Woman who was released on bail in October for a spate of shoplifting offences went on to commit further thefts from Cork shops

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Cork man charged with drug-dealing after gardaí seize €100k of drugs in his bedroom and shed
Cork man charged with drug-dealing after gardaí seize €100k of drugs in his bedroom and shed
The man's solicitor disagreed with the garda view in relation to the quantities of cocaine, claiming that a lot of it is the mixing agent, creatine

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Teenager on bail for stealing car charged with smashing window of car in Cork shopping centre
Teenager on bail for stealing car charged with smashing window of car in Cork shopping centre
Boy, 15, was arrested for smashing the rear window of a car parked in the Tesco carpark at Mahon Point just after 12 noon on Wednesday, December 4

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Garda stock
Cork man with knuckleduster down his pants told garda to 'take off his badge and go around the corner'
The court heard that any time the man came to Cork City 'he would have something like that in his possession and it was very much for his own protection'

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Noel Finn 13/9/2015
Former Galway camogie manager jailed for embezzling €190,000 from friend 
Noel Finn of Donaree, Cappatagle, Ballinasloe, was sentenced at Galway circuit court by Judge Brian O'Callaghan to three years in prison, with the last nine months suspended

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Hospital apologises to family for six-hour delay in treating US tourist who died after fall
Hospital apologises to family for six-hour delay in treating US tourist who died after fall
The court heard that Ms Mulligan was on blood thinning medication and as a result should have had a CT scan within eight hours of her fall

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Conor McGregor
Judge orders Conor McGregor to pay Nikita Hand’s costs in civil rape case
The judge also made no order in relation to the costs of James Lawrence, from whom she also sought damages for assault

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Cork man convicted of defrauding Munster businesses over fire extinguisher sales
Cork man convicted of defrauding Munster businesses over fire extinguisher sales
Cork and Kerry farmers and Cork shopkeeper gave evidence they had paid for but never received fire safety goods

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Stephen Seery MGar Ct1
‘Blackmail’ attempt student threatened to post intimate images of girl online unless she met for sex
The man, who arranged to meet duped girl at an abandoned railway station, punched and kicked female garda who arrived on the scene

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Malika Noor Al Katib death
Man appears in court charged with murder of Malika Al Katib in New Ross
Mohammad Shaker Al Tamimi, of Lower William Street in New Ross, Co Wexford, appeared before a special sitting of Gorey District Court on Wednesday evening

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

CC
HSE CEO claims decision to put UHL clinical director on administrative leave 'not taken lightly'
The court heard that HSE CEO Bernard Gloster accepts the significant impact of his decision

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Cork gardaí send file to DPP within deadline on 10 men accused of importing drugs
Ten men accused of conspiracy to import drugs in Cork to be tried in Special Criminal Court
Judge Treasa Kelly adjourned the cases until December 18

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Cork man charged with smashing Garda bus with claw-hammer said he 'needed a place to stay'
Cork man charged with smashing Garda bus with claw-hammer said he 'needed a place to stay'
Accused charged with causing more than €2,000 worth of damage to community policing bus used to transport the elderly and people with special needs

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

DENIS SCANNELL
Shoplifter wore stolen wellies during second theft making it 'easy to identify him', Cork court told
The man was given a jail term of five months

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Cork man lured teenager to isolated area and violently attacked him over drug debt
Cork man lured teenager to isolated area and violently attacked him over drug debt
Accused spoke by phone to victim's father and demanded €2,500 for release of his son, court heard

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Woman settles case over 'randy' donkey who attempted to mount the horse she was riding
Woman settles case over 'randy' donkey who attempted to mount the horse she was riding
Woman alleged she suffered shock and personal injury when the donkey had kicked her and had tried to bite one of her legs as she struggled to control her horse and avoid the attack

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Catriona Carey among three to face trial on fraud and money laundering charges
Catriona Carey among three to face trial on fraud and money laundering charges
Catriona Carey faces three counts under section seven of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 for offences allegedly committed from 2019 to 2021

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Man, 20s, arrested after €100,000 drugs bust in Carrigaline
Man, 20s, arrested after €100,000 drugs bust in Carrigaline
A garda spokesperson said the seized drugs have been sent for further analysis and investigation is ongoing

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Vet convicted of keeping dogs in 'atrocious' conditions has sentence overturned
Vet convicted of keeping dogs in 'atrocious' conditions has sentence overturned
The veterinary inspector with the Department of Agriculture had appealed the severity of his sentence in Midleton Circuit Court

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Gerry O’Mahony: From boxing heavyweight to convicted sex offender
Gerry O’Mahony: From boxing heavyweight to convicted sex offender
Gerry O’Mahony did not initially inform the IABA or even his own club about the charge he faced

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Woman arrested in relation to potential data breach at national utility service provider
Woman arrested in relation to potential data breach at national utility service provider
The potential breach was identified in 2023 by gardaí attached to the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

CC
UHL clinical director claims suspension, pending probe into Aoife Johnston's death, 'unlawful'
Prof. Brian Lenehan has been told he can, pending the investigation, return to working as an orthopaedic surgeon which is what he was first employed

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Former Irish boxing president jailed for sexual assault of teenager
Former Irish boxing president jailed for sexual assault of teenager
Gerry O’Mahony was charged with sexual assault in May 2023 but he did not inform the IABA and continued to carry out public and media functions for the association

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Man arrested after herbal cannabis worth €600k seized at Dublin Airport
Man arrested after herbal cannabis worth €600k seized at Dublin Airport
30.2kgs of the illegal drugs were discovered in vacuum sealed packages in the baggage of a male passenger who disembarked a flight from Dubai

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

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