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Courts

Yesterday
8th June 2026
Courts
Jeffrey Donaldson told police he ‘can’t get head round’ allegations of sexual abuse
Updated 18 hrs ago
13.4k
Courts
Two men plead guilty to terror charges over attempted arson at Galway mosque
23 hrs ago
5.3k
Courts
Kinahan crime gang 'lieutenant' Sean McGovern jailed for 24 years
Updated 8 Jun
30.3k
Last week
31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026
Courts
Woman who altered birth certs to overclaim €43,000 of child benefit given suspended sentence
5 Jun
24.8k
Courts
Man and two teenagers go on trial charged with murdering postman in Co Cork
4 Jun
14.4k
prison term
Connemara man begins four-month jail term for threatening to kill Tánaiste
4 Jun
10.5k
Courts
Personal trainer at female-only gym jailed for assaulting ex-girlfriend
4 Jun
31.1k
Court of Appeal
Man's rape conviction quashed after judge failed to warn jury of dangers of conflicting evidence
4 Jun
14.8k
Newry Crown Court
Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Husband of complainant recalls her telling him about alleged abuse
The former Lagan Valley MP has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.
4 Jun
14.8k
Court of Appeal
Retrial for man whose conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly was quashed
4 Jun
9.3k
Criminal Law
Why does Ireland not have longer minimum term life sentences, like in Northern Ireland?
The question comes following the 31-year life sentence of Stephen McCullagh for murder in Northern Ireland this week.
4 Jun
6.5k
Courts
Man who struck his wife with livestock whip jailed for coercive control
3 Jun
28.2k
Newry Crown Court
Woman tells Donaldson trial she should have told police about alleged sexual abuse earlier
3 Jun
7.0k
maxine maguire
HSE apologises for 'deficits in care' provided to woman who died by suicide in 2017
3 Jun
9.4k
High Court
Enoch Burke clashes with judge again as he is kept in prison for refusing to purge contempt
3 Jun
23.4k
stephen mccullagh
Man who murdered his pregnant partner Natalie McNally will serve at least 31 years in prison
Stephen McCullagh staged a fake YouTube livestream to provide an alibi while he murdered his pregnant girlfriend in Lurgan, Co Armagh in December 2022.
Updated 3 Jun
35.7k
Courts
Teen charged with fatal assault of Alex Coughlan denied bail for a second time
2 Jun
30.8k
danny heyneman
Cavan man must serve sentence for trying to kill father before starting term for mother's murder
The judge said the couple’s “only apparent crime was to extend a place of safety to Danny and care for him”.
Updated 2 Jun
15.5k
Newry Crown Court
Jeffrey Donaldson trial hears police interview with complainant who alleges he raped her
2 Jun
12.4k
Cloverhill District Court
Bail bid 'in progress' for civil servant accused of leaking government information to foreign power
2 Jun
5.9k
Last month
May 2026
Courts
Man appears in court charged with murder of woman in Galway
30 May
24.3k
drugs haul
Construction boss and three workers accused of €5.1m cannabis haul in coffee tables
30 May
34.7k
Dublin District Court
Dublin civil servant accused of leaking government information to a foreign intelligence service
Yevgen McKeeffe (45), originally from Ukraine but with Irish citizenship, appeared at Dublin District Court on Saturday and was refused bail by Judge Máire Conneely.
30 May
64.2k
Jeffrey Donaldson
Court told Eleanor Donaldson placed bugging device in her husband’s car over fears of affair
Updated 29 May
32.8k
Central Criminal Court
Brothers acquitted of attempted murder at halting site
28 May
18.6k
Courts
Further guilty verdicts in trial of six men accused of sexually abusing deaf relative
27 May
15.5k
Alan Spicer
Leinster rugby player accused of assaulting woman in Copper Face Jacks nightclub has case adjourned
27 May
35.0k
Newry Crown Court
Prosecution opens against Jeffrey Donaldson in sexual offences trial
Updated 27 May
14.0k
Courts
High Court orders housing activists to end trespass of former pub in Dublin's Liberties
27 May
12.2k
Dublin District Court
Radio executive was arrested after 'controlled delivery' of €111k cannabis to Bauer Media offices
27 May
19.9k
Courts
Mike Gaine murder accused Michael Kelley appears in court and is sent for trial
27 May
13.2k
Assault
Man pleads guilty to attacking teenage twin sisters with glass bottle on Dublin's Dame Street
26 May
20.7k
Courts
Learner driver who ran over partner during 'horseplay' given a two-year suspended sentence
22 May
39.0k
Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court
Judge hits out 'manosphere’ and Tate brothers as he orders man to pay €5k over sexual remarks
22 May
23.7k
Courts
High Court says judge was wrong not to convict speeding drivers because he felt limit was 'unjust'
22 May
26.8k
Courts
Man jailed for five years for St Stephen's Day hit-and-run collision which killed married couple
21 May
13.8k
Courts
Man who stabbed partner 13 times and left without calling for medical help jailed for 12.5 years
21 May
15.6k
Newry Crown Court
Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson and 'trial of facts' of his wife to be heard together, judge rules
21 May
8.6k
Shannon Airport
Three pro-Palestine activists returned for trial over alleged criminal damage of US Navy aircraft
20 May
4.6k
Courts
Former teacher to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to 132 offences against 19 boys
20 May
26.2k
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