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Last month
February 2026
Man found guilty of murdering his friend as jury rejects claim stabbing was done in self-defence
Two jailed for disposing of remains of murdered teenager Keane Mulready Woods in Dublin
Woman who helped dump man's body 'like a piece of rubbish' jailed for six years
'If you are going to stab me, stab me now,' stabbing victim told murder accused
January
January 2026
Deceased screamed 'you stabbed me, you f**king eejit' after fatal neck wound, court hears
Man was instructed by 'volatile and dangerous' criminal when driving with teenager's body
Judge accepts he has no power to review sentence of Ana Kriegel’s killer
Son of murdered criminal tried to murder ex-wife's friend after marriage breakup, court hears
Man pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder Dublin father at his home
'Evil' stepmother Tegan McGhee sentenced to life in prison for murder of 4-year-old stepson
Last year
2025
Dublin father who stabbed 'intruder' outside home found guilty of manslaughter
Man who was allegedly waterboarded and branded 'RAT' refuses to give evidence
Farmer who killed his 76-year-old aunt using a teleporter has sentence reduced by 18 months
Two men jailed after acting on ‘weakest of hearsay’ in ‘brutal’ murder of Croatian man
Doctors 'gasped' when they pulled back drapes on boy (4) in operating theatre, murder trial hears
Woman who pleaded guilty to killing four-year-old boy but denies murder to go on trial
Three men given sentences of 14 and 15 years for manslaughter of Tom Niland
Three criminals who beat pensioner to death had combined 106 previous convictions, court hears
Man repeatedly stabbed ex-partner after putting tracking device on her car, court hears
Man gets life sentence for wife's murder after gardaí find video of fatal attack on his phone
Analysis of the phone uncovered a 90-minute video clip, which included footage of the murder.
Three men have pleaded guilty to killing Sligo pensioner Tom Niland
John Irving from Mayo this morning changed his plea to guilty five days into his trial.
Man suffered injuries during alleged break-in similar to 'head-on crash', witness to tell trial
Court orders extradition of child abuser Oliver O'Grady to serve prison sentence in Portugal
Fights that led to fatal stabbing in Finglas were captured on Ring doorbell, court hears
No proof Puska's relatives knew he killed Ashling Murphy when they burned his clothes, laywer says
Jozef Puska's brother withheld information to protect himself, not Ashling Murphy's murderer, lawyer says
Lawyers for murder-accused Sean McGovern to challenge legality of his extradition from Dubai
Jozef Puska's sister-in-law told gardaí she was 'afraid the whole family would go against me'
Puska seemed like he had 'problem he didn't want to share' on day of Ashling Murphy's murder, court told
Jozef Puska told brother he 'cut' a woman and it was 'probably bad', court hears
Ashling Murphy 'kicked out hard' during struggle with murderer, eye witness tells trial
Four relatives of Jozef Puska go on trial accused of withholding information
Man found guilty of murdering mother after jury rejects self-defence claim
Man named as 'Mr Flashy' jailed after firing semi-automatic rifle at a house party in Finglas
Man (23) jailed for life for murder of gunman Tristan Sherry in Dublin Christmas Eve restaurant attack
Man pleads guilty to possession of semi-automatic rifle at house in Finglas
Two people found guilty of murdering man (66) whose body was thrown over Sliabh Liag cliffs
Sliabh Liag murder trial: Jury deliberations to go into third day
Husband pleads guilty to murdering Anna Mooney after gardaí hack into attack video on his phone
'Smouldering resentment' exploded into violence in Sliabh Liag killing, court told by barrister