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Court

January
January 2026
No jail time for Garda who carried out 'terrifying' assault on his wife after family event
The judge suspended the sentence on strict conditions.
Former driving instructor who fraudulently sat 21 theory tests is jailed for a year
Former TV personality pleads not guilty to breaking safety order
Woman extradited from UK charged in connection with the murder of Dublin man in 2017
Man who entered Dublin Garda station with four knives remanded in custody
Venezuela Q&A: What next - and is this Trump's new era of US dominance?
Ten people have been found guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron
Two men charged as €700,000 worth of suspected cocaine seized in Cork
Last year
2025
Ennis man jailed for six months after defecating on cathedral floor
'Total devastation': Family of woman killed by her partner say she would be alive if he was listened to
Man (19) who raped girl in field when they were both teenagers jailed for three years
Retrial and new venue sought in case of man accused of sexually assaulting teenager
Harris says in victim impact statement that woman who threatened him online violated his family
Woman gets six-month jail sentence for 'catastrophic' social media threats to Simon Harris
Sandra Barry broke down at Dublin District Court today, where her messages were described as having occurred during “three minutes of madness”.
Court hears dozens of secret recordings of parents abusing their children
‘Sustained and violent attack’ on 88-year-old man in hospital led to fatal cardiac arrest, court hears
Man guilty of one charge of sexually assaulting teenage girl as jury fails to agree on five more
John Magnier ordered to pay over €4m in costs after failed bid for Barne Estate
Woman sentenced over €22,000 luxury goods and over €100,000 in drugs, cash
Father of boy (4) killed in Edenderry petrol bomb attack refused bail to attend funeral
Man who set ex-girlfriend's car on fire is jailed for 16 months
Man found guilty of murdering 84-year-old former army captain Patrick O’Mahony in Co Kerry
Fine Gael politician sought to move speed vans while asking superintendent to cancel speeding fine
Man charged with theft of 42 cattle worth an estimated €53k remanded in custody
Man stands trial accused of sexually assaulting teenager
Elon Musk and X granted permission to challenge Irish media regulator investigation
Man who was allegedly waterboarded and branded 'RAT' refuses to give evidence
Retired superintendent tells garda trial he 'looked after' hundreds of summonses for people
Garda who poured water on teen's tracksuit bottoms in act of 'degradation' avoids jail
Farmer who killed his 76-year-old aunt using a teleporter has sentence reduced by 18 months
Media coverage leads to State finding psychiatrist to assess mother charged with murder of son (6)
Couple withdraw €120,000 compensation claim after court is shown their honeymoon photos
Detective who loaned bicycle to elderly man gets permission to challenge superiors
Second man pleads guilty in case over disposal of body parts of murdered teen
Man charged with attempting to murder police officer with knife in Derry
Driver sobs as he pleads guilty to Liverpool parade crash charges
Woman sentenced to life in prison in New Zealand for 'suitcase murders' of her two children
Man sentenced to 24 years for manslaughter of Longford woman Sarah McNally in New York
Sarah had been planning to return home to Ireland when she was attacked and killed by her former boyfriend.
Man (89) who sexually assaulted five-year-old girl in 1995 jailed for three years
Bangladesh's former prime minister sentenced to death in absentia over student-led protests