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19th March 2023 - 25th March 2023
# Courts
Darragh Lyons jailed for Ballyfermot attack that left Alanna Quinn Idris blinded in one eye
Alanna Quinn Idris said her life as she knew it “came to an abrupt end” on the night of the attack.
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# Courts
Alanna Quinn Idris tells court that life she knew came to 'abrupt end' on night of attack
Darragh Lyons will be sentenced tomorrow after he pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm and violent disorder on the night in question.
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# Courts
Man (73) who fled to Tenerife 18 years ago jailed for four years for drug dealing charge
Joseph Rogerson had been due to be sentenced in November 2006 but took a bench warrant and went to the Canary Islands.
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Mar 16th 2023, 6:39 PM
This month
March 2023
# Courts
Man jailed for three years for attempting to smuggle people into Ireland via Dublin Airport
The man was paid up to €1,000 for each person he successfully smuggled in.
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Mar 2nd 2023, 5:33 PM
# Courts
Man jailed for eight and half years for torturing neighbour he thought had stolen his drugs
When the victim managed to call 999, Gardaí discovered cannabis to the value of €27,968 in the man’s Dublin flat.
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Mar 1st 2023, 6:02 PM
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February 2023
# John McClean
‘May you rot in hell’: Victims speak in court after ex-rugby coach admits sexual abuse of boys
The sentencing continues before Judge Martin Nolan and is expected to conclude tomorrow.
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Feb 23rd 2023, 3:46 PM
# Courts
Men who stole kilos of chicken, beef and lamb from restaurant store room go free
One of the men climbed up a fire escape into the store room of a restaurant on Grafton Street, where he stole the meat products worth €2,000.
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Feb 9th 2023, 7:36 PM
# Court
Man with over 150 previous convictions sentenced to three years for burglary
Stephen Maher pleaded guilty to theft at an office at Point Square in Dublin 1.
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Feb 1st 2023, 8:49 PM
This year
2023
# Dublin City
Man who randomly punched three people in Dublin city centre sentenced to four years in prison
One of the victims was hospitalised with a broken nose.
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Jan 26th 2023, 6:01 PM
# Courts
18-year-old youth sentenced over attack during which man was kicked and beaten
Jamie Walsh pleaded guilty to assault causing harm at the Naas Road in Dublin on 18 November 2021.
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Jan 12th 2023, 5:44 PM
# Courts
Former rugby coach and teacher admits to sexually abusing two boys in the 1980s
Judge Martin Nolan remanded John McClean in custody to be sentenced on 23 February.
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Jan 11th 2023, 4:07 PM
Last year
2022
# Courts
Man in court for homeless hostel arson attack that left victim 'in living hell' in hospital
A woman has been in intensive care since the fire at the Dublin hostel in March.
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Dec 20th 2022, 2:02 PM
# scott knight
Suspended jail sentence for man who tried to get passport under a fake name
Scott Knight made full admissions when he was arrested in 2021.
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Dec 1st 2022, 4:49 PM
# Central Criminal Court
Man jailed for rape of 11-year-old girl and sexual abuse of younger sister
The 36-year-old was convicted unanimously by a jury after a trial at the Central Criminal Court earlier this month.
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Nov 21st 2022, 8:17 PM
# Assault
Dublin man jailed for 'savage' assault on former partner
The judge said the description of the attacks was ‘pretty harrowing, adding that Doyle deserved a severe custodial sentence.
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Oct 27th 2022, 6:50 PM
# Central Criminal Court
Man jailed for repeated rape of a teenager with mild intellectual disability he accosted on the street
Costel Pirvu, 39, formerly of Loughrea, Co Galway, was found guilty of three counts of rape and one of false imprisonment.
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Jul 25th 2022, 2:47 PM
# Courts
Man jailed for attack on fellow homeless shelter resident which was filmed on Snapchat
Lateef Lawal was sentenced to three and a half years for assaulting, falsely imprisoning and threatening Karl Duggan.
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Jul 15th 2022, 4:15 PM
# Courts
Man who kidnapped and threatened to kill former wife jailed for five years
William O’Donnell pleaded guilty to falsely imprisoning and threatening to kill his former wife.
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Jul 7th 2022, 9:30 PM
# Carer
Woman jailed for 18 months for stealing from elderly lady she cared for during lockdown
O’Connor was stealing from the elderly woman, who had dementia, for the first four months of the pandemic.
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Jun 22nd 2022, 6:52 PM
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# Theft
Former post officer worker jailed for stealing €23k in pension payments from customers
Paula Underwood has been sentenced to three years with 18 months suspended.
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Jul 31st 2019, 7:25 AM
# Courts
Leaving Cert student who punched and kicked fellow pupil in the face gets suspended sentence
Lee Fetherson, now aged 20, was expelled from the school immediately after the attack on 10 March 2017.
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Jul 24th 2019, 8:06 PM
# Court
Dublin man (41) jailed for sexually assaulting teenage girl during sleepovers
The girl told the the court that her “innocence and childhood were taken away”.
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Jul 18th 2019, 4:48 PM
# Courts
Pregnant woman who led gardaí on high-speed chase with children in car to be sentenced
Judge Patricia Ryan adjourned the case for sentencing in October.
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Jul 12th 2019, 7:58 AM
# MARTIN GUERIN
Brother of murdered journalist Veronica Guerin pleads guilty to possession of child pornography images
Martin Guerin was arraigned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this morning.
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Jul 11th 2019, 4:32 PM
# Dublin
Woman jailed for kicking expectant mother in stomach
Joyce Conlon was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
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Jul 5th 2019, 9:15 PM
# Court
Man (36) admits stealing mummified head from St Michan's Church
‘The Crusader’ was decapitated at the crypt in St Michan’s Church, Church Street in February of this year and stolen, along with another skull.
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Jun 28th 2019, 2:59 PM
# Jailed
Man jailed for handling stolen vehicles after arranging to meet undercover guard to sell jet ski
The man was connected to stolen vehicles by means of fingerprint evidence.
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Jun 25th 2019, 5:15 PM
# Jailed
Father and son jailed for hammer assault on former family friend
Michael Reilly Senior and his son Michael F Reilly Junior have been jailed for 40 months and 20 months respectively.
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Jun 24th 2019, 10:22 PM
# Courts
'It was a once off': Nine-year suspended sentence for woman whose flat was used to store drugs worth €1.3m
The court heard that the incident was ‘totally out of character’ for the woman.
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Jun 4th 2019, 4:38 PM
# Courts
Grocer who sexually assaulted employees aged between 13 and 23 given thirteen-year sentence
The judge imposed consecutive sentences on Joseph McGrane, citing his moral culpability in the assaults.
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May 10th 2019, 8:15 PM
# Court
Man sentenced for unprovoked attack with pool cue on two tourists at Dublin hostel
He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of assault causing harm.
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May 10th 2019, 6:10 AM
# Mugging
Community service for mugger caught hiding in bushes by gardaí using thermal imaging
The muggers took the victim’s phone and wallet containing €110 in cash.
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Feb 20th 2019, 8:38 PM
Man who stole spirits from Coppers told gardaí he was on way to toilet when he spotted opportunity
Each of the 20 bottles stolen was worth between €700 and €900, the court heard.
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Dec 7th 2018, 9:19 PM
# Courts
Former soldier jailed for three years for sexually assaulting niece and nephew
The female victim delivered an emotional victim impact statement in court today.
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Dec 6th 2018, 6:00 PM
# Courts
Man who damaged M50 toll gantry with angle grinder before threatening gardaí jailed for six months
It was the second time that the accused had damaged an M50 toll gantry.
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Nov 15th 2018, 6:47 PM
# Dundrum Town Centre
Former professional footballer jailed for using cloned payment cards to buy runners and toiletries
Stefan Condurovici has been ordered to leave Ireland within seven days of his release from prison.
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Oct 5th 2018, 10:44 PM
# Clonee
Youth who robbed delivery man in 'extremely vicious' assault gets four-year suspended sentence
Judge Melanie Greally said the victim was subjected to a “horrifying experience”.
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Oct 5th 2018, 9:56 PM
# Courts
Dublin mother who flung boiling water at shop worker's face to be sentenced
Michelle Ruth has 158 previous convictions.
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Oct 5th 2018, 6:15 AM
# Courts
Donegal teenager acquitted of raping schoolmate after meeting at a takeaway
The 19-year-old youth had denied one count of rape and another of oral rape of a girl.
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Jul 19th 2018, 6:05 PM
# Sentenced
Garda dressed as a postman to deliver 36,000 ecstasy pills to suspected dealer
Philip Noonan was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison today.
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Jul 5th 2018, 4:16 PM
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