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Man jailed for eight years over death of 'vulnerable pensioner' in house fire
The man was 16 at the time of the offence.
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Jul 23rd 2021, 12:12 PM
Man (20) jailed and fined for going on holiday instead of giving evidence in trial
Craig O’Donoghue was sentenced to two months in prison for a “flagrant” contempt of court,
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Jul 21st 2021, 5:27 PM
Man jailed for life over murder of Limerick pensioner Rose Hanrahan
Alexandru Iordache had pleaded guilty to the murder of the elderly woman, whose family described her as like a fairy godmother.
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Jul 5th 2021, 4:00 PM
Baseball bat accused can be presumed to have intended to kill or seriously injure, prosecution argue
Zoltan Almasi has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter.
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May 27th 2021, 3:42 PM
Man (29) who killed mother after stabbing her 19 times to be re-sentenced next year
Celyn Eadon was 19 when he killed his 46-year-old mother in 2011.
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Nov 16th 2020, 7:05 PM
Rapist Patrick Nevin has jail term increased by two-and-a-half years
The State had appealed the undue leniency of his sentence.
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Jul 31st 2020, 3:07 PM
Rapist Patrick Nevin appeals severity of 14-year sentence, DPP counter appeals
Nevin attacked three women he met through Tinder.
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Jul 30th 2020, 2:30 PM
Dublin man has conviction for taking part in gang rape quashed over undisclosed evidence
The Court of Appeal heard the case today and quashed the man’s conviction.
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Jul 29th 2020, 2:28 PM
Man who abused young nieces has jail time reduced after appeal
The 48-year-old was convicted in 2018 of 25 counts of sexual assault.
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Jul 28th 2020, 7:52 PM
Jail time increased for man who attacked taxi driver with glass bottle
The man had pleaded guilty to assault causing harm at Slade Road, Saggart in 2015.
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Jul 22nd 2020, 7:17 PM
Man who put bomb on bus during Queen Elizabeth's 2011 visit loses appeal against sentence severity
His trial was heard in both Irish and English, as was his appeal today.
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Jul 6th 2020, 6:20 PM
Sentence for teenager who attempted to murder woman he met on dating app ruled too lenient
The 11-year sentence was to be reviewed after 5 years but the DPP argued that review was too soon.
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Jul 2nd 2020, 12:18 PM
Louth woman receives additional 18 months for dangerous driving causing death of a pedestrian
The DPP had appealed the ‘undue leniency’ of Eimear White’s sentence.
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Jun 26th 2020, 11:00 PM
Serial sex offender who raped woman he met on Tinder appeals severity of his 14-year sentence
The DPP is also appealing the sentence for being too lenient.
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May 18th 2020, 7:53 PM
State appeals sentence of teenager who tried to murder woman he met on dating app
The teen was sentenced to 11 years’ detention in November 2019 with a review to commence on 1 January 2023.
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May 14th 2020, 2:30 PM
Teen who attempted to murder woman he met online was exposed to extreme pornography from young age, court hears
The teenager had pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a woman he met online in 2017.
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Jul 31st 2019, 5:15 PM
Man admits killing housemate after poker game with knife taken from Cavan meat factory
Tomasz Paszkiewicz pleads not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter.
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Jun 27th 2019, 3:34 PM
Dublin man found not guilty by reason of insanity of murder of his mother's partner
Adam Nolan is being treated in the Central Mental Hospital.
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May 31st 2019, 4:57 PM
Woman found guilty of killing her boyfriend but is cleared of his murder
Mother of two Inga Ozolina (48) had pleaded not guilty to murdering Lithuanian native Audrius Pukas in Roscrea in 2016.
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May 29th 2019, 3:36 PM
Woman found not guilty of murdering flatmate by reason of insanity is committed to Central Mental Hospital
Mercy Peters had told gardaí that voices in her head made her stab the 42-year-old in their Dublin home.
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May 21st 2019, 7:04 PM
Journalist found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering her flatmate
Mercy Peters had told gardaí that voices in her head made her stab the 42-year-old.
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May 8th 2019, 2:35 PM
Woman pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to murder of her flatmate in South Dublin
Prosecuting counsel said the jury would have to decide if she was suffering from a mental disorder.
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May 7th 2019, 2:14 PM
Psychiatric report ordered on teenager who tried to murder woman he met online
He had met his 25-year-old victim on the Whisper social media app, where he had pretended to be 19.
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Apr 12th 2019, 5:17 PM
'You left me for dead': Teenage boy pleads guilty to attempted murder of woman he met on social media, court hears
The young woman delivered a highly emotional victim impact statement to the court.
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Mar 25th 2019, 8:35 PM
'My baby boy is gone forever': Man jailed for life for murdering fellow drug dealer
Rihards Lavickis (26) had pleaded not guilty to murder, but guilty to manslaughter.
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Mar 21st 2019, 9:06 PM
Murder accused ‘put more effort into’ striking deceased with knife after first attempts didn’t work
The jury in his murder trial was hearing the memos of his interviews being read to the Central Criminal Court today.
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Mar 15th 2019, 5:39 PM
Woman found guilty of trying to murder stranger as she walked home from work
Laura Kenna had argued that she was legally insane at the time.
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Mar 5th 2019, 12:23 PM
Teen charged with murder of Anastasia Kriegel allowed to spend Christmas with grandparents
Two teenage boys have been charged with the 14-year-old’s murder.
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Dec 18th 2018, 2:10 PM
Man (79) to be extradited to US over FBI's claims he produces child pornography
The US-Irish citizen, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had objected to his extradition to New York.
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Dec 14th 2018, 12:39 PM
Limerick man cleared of murder but found guilty of the manslaughter of 'annoying' beggar
The jury took less than four hours to reach a unanimous verdict of not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter.
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Dec 12th 2018, 4:00 PM
40 year-old goes on trial over fatal stabbing of man in relationship with his ex-partner
Keith Connorton has gone on trial charged with the killing of 29-year-old Graham McKeever in 2017.
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Dec 10th 2018, 4:26 PM
Murder trial collapses over Prime Time discussion about another case
Five members of the jury had watched last night’s segment on the defence of provocation.
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Dec 5th 2018, 2:51 PM
Teenager admits trying to kill woman last Christmas
He was charged with attempting to murder the woman on 23 December 2017.
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Nov 23rd 2018, 6:14 PM
Two Dubliners to be sentenced to life in prison over murder of man killed on his way to drug deal
Andrew Guerrine was on his way to sell diazepam tablets to an unnamed person on the night he was killed.
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Nov 23rd 2018, 4:28 PM
'The worst part of it all was being told our son was a torso in a suitcase'
Paul Wells Snr (50) had admitted shooting O’Brien dead and dismembering his body.
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Nov 6th 2018, 6:20 PM
Friend convicted of murdering Kenneth O'Brien and dismembering his body with a chainsaw
Paul Wells Snr (50) had admitted shooting dead fellow Dubliner Kenneth O’Brien and dismembering his body.
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Nov 6th 2018, 3:25 PM
Jury begins deliberating in trial of murder accused who allegedly 'chopped' friend up with chainsaw
Paul Wells Snr (50) has admitted shooting dead fellow Dubliner Kenneth O’Brien and dismembering his body.
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Nov 5th 2018, 2:22 PM
Judge highlights 'disturbing disposal of body' in Kenneth O’Brien murder trial
Justice Paul McDermott said: “In this case, there are disturbing elements in relation to the disposal of the body,” as he began his charge.
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Nov 2nd 2018, 10:18 PM
'Muzzle of weapon was pressed against head' of man whose dismembered remains were found, court hears
Paul Wells Snr has admitted shooting dead fellow Dubliner Kenneth O’Brien and dismembering his body.
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Oct 30th 2018, 9:51 PM
'I was half-expecting him to wake up': Court hears how man dismembered friend's body with chainsaw
The Central Criminal Court heard evidence by Paul Wells Snr in his trial for the murder of Kenneth O’Brien.
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Oct 25th 2018, 5:50 PM
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