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This week
1st March 2026 - 5th March 2026
Man who sexually assaulted vulnerable woman in swimming pool steam room jailed for six years
Last week
22nd February 2026 - 28th February 2026
Man who hit an 11-year-old boy on a Dart while on bail given 'one final chance'
Last month
February 2026
Car dealer gets suspended sentence for failing to pay income tax
This year
2026
Brian Grendon faces sentence after admitting not paying tax on €27,000 cash found in his home
Insurance fraudster who claimed injury after being knocked off bike is jailed for almost three years
Last year
2025
Convicted killer Derek Hutch seen speeding and doing wheelies before he hit Ukrainian grandmother
Man with over 200 convictions who drove wrong way down dual carriageway jailed for three years
Man who smashed computers and glasses after missing flight at Dublin Airport jailed for one year
Man who smashed pint glass into another man's face in Dublin nightclub jailed for three years
Man who sexually assaulted woman while walking her home jailed for four years
Man jailed for eight years for attempted rape outside Dublin nightclub
Ex-garda jailed for seven years for impersonating colleague online and inciting men to rape her
Former member of Irish Defence Forces jailed for 10 years for sexual assault of child
Man (83) sentenced for careless driving after two young girls injured when his car mounted a footpath
Man found guilty of raping his niece, with child's mother convicted of facilitating the rape
Man jailed after he was found in possession of two golden hatchets and a large kitchen knife
Garda impersonated colleague online to encourage men to come to her home and rape her
Shane Flanagan pretended to be the woman on a fetish website and shared her name, address and photos in order for men to come to her home and rape her.
Man who procured attack on Alanna Quinn Idris had previously harassed her, court told
Garda who admitted inciting rape of woman and impersonating her online to be sentenced at later date
Man jailed for sexual abuse of two girls 60 years ago
Man who left baby on side of Dublin road after hijacking car is jailed for eight years
Charges against two people accused of identifying boys who murdered Ana Kriégel dismissed
Wicklow man sentenced for ramming the gates at Leinster House and Áras An Uachtaráin
Suspended sentence for man who assaulted driver in front of his children in road rage incident
Cyclist thrown higher than a bus following collision with car that broke red light, court hears
Three men jailed for 'cruel and depraved' rape of woman they encountered in Dublin nightclub
Man jailed for posting threatening videos towards Mary Lou McDonald and Garda Commissioner
Man who 'didn't see' stop sign caused life-changing injuries to another driver, court hears
Woman who was raped by three men she met at Dublin nightclub says she was treated as 'an object'
Garda pleads guilty to inciting two men to rape a woman and to impersonating her online
Judge notes 'advice' from higher courts as man gets suspended sentence for child sex abuse images
Man jailed for four and half years for his role in human trafficking three women into Ireland
Man sentenced to 12 years for sexual abuse of sister
Teenage boy who instigated 'unprovoked' attack on American tourist Stephen Termini sentenced
Woman and two men on trial for alleged rape of young girl
Man jailed for sexual activity with 14-year-old girl he contacted on Instagram
Man who set fire to church crypt containing historic mummified remains jailed for six years
Man who 'destroyed' sister’s childhood with sexual abuse jailed for five and a half years
Three men convicted of raping a woman they met in a Dublin nightclub in 2019
Man and woman jailed for over two years for sitting driver theory test on others' behalf