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Yesterday
2nd June 2026
Courts
Teen charged with fatal assault of Alex Coughlan denied bail for a second time
21 hrs ago
26.7k
Cloverhill District Court
Bail bid 'in progress' for civil servant accused of leaking government information to foreign power
2 Jun
5.7k
Last week
24th May 2026 - 30th May 2026
drugs haul
Construction boss and three workers accused of €5.1m cannabis haul in coffee tables
30 May
33.9k
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
63.7k
Blanchardstown
Judge warns social media users identifying teens charged over Alex Coughlan attack
27 May
14.2k
Alan Spicer
Leinster rugby player accused of assaulting woman in Copper Face Jacks nightclub has case adjourned
27 May
34.5k
Dublin District Court
Radio executive was arrested after 'controlled delivery' of €111k cannabis to Bauer Media offices
27 May
19.8k
Assault
Man pleads guilty to attacking teenage twin sisters with glass bottle on Dublin's Dame Street
26 May
20.6k
Last month
May 2026
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
Court
'Feeling of dread': Woman speaks out on controlling behaviour by garda husband
21 May
20.8k
Court
Ex-college IT engineer jailed for child abuse videos on social media app
20 May
14.4k
Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court
Man (24) jailed for two years for Westmeath horror crash that led to his brother losing his leg
Gerard Duffy McAndrew had filmed himself driving and drinking wine shortly before the 195km/h crash.
20 May
18.1k
Courts
Young mother who captained Irish boxing team stabbed cousin 12 times in 'savage' knife attack
19 May
27.0k
Athlone
'Pick a finger or a toe': Man jailed for 'disturbing' attacks on ex-girlfriend
15 May
23.8k
Assault
Judge warns park violence 'all too common' as teen admits 'disgraceful' Dublin robbery
11 May
19.3k
Courts
Judge criticises insufficient mental health services as he jails man who attacked four women
8 May
7.3k
Courts
Man given suspended sentence for sending sexual messages to officer posing as teenage girl
6 May
18.5k
Courts
Father-of-three refused bail after allegedly stabbing ex-partner’s father in Finglas dispute
4 May
15.6k
April
April 2026
Dublin District Court
Man (20) accused of 'casually' brandishing handgun later fired by child in Ballymun
Updated 30 Apr
7.4k
Courts
Garda bitten on the face by 'vicious' Belgian Malinois while searching for suspected drug dealer
28 Apr
15.2k
stop n glow
Aoife McGregor’s salon spared conviction for selling sunbed session to under age girl
27 Apr
12.0k
Courts
Man charged after knife stand-off at Dublin shop denied bail
25 Apr
20.1k
refused bail
Man linked to €800k fraud probe flew to Dublin weekly to collect dole, court hears
25 Apr
48.6k
suspected crime proceeds
Dublin man had ledgers showing €5m in cash movements in hidden car compartment, court told
25 Apr
17.2k
Courts
Man (62) missed daughter's wedding after making 'bomb in luggage' joke at Dublin Airport
23 Apr
25.6k
Children's Court
Teenager accused of series of arson attacks on Dublin homes held in custody
23 Apr
8.6k
Courts
Teenage boy to go on trial accused of raping a girl and making child sex abuse material
22 Apr
20.8k
Courts
Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears
21 Apr
21.5k
Tolls
Judge slams M50 toll dodgers as he hands maximum fines of €25,000 to 16 serial evaders
20 Apr
22.4k
Courts
Young man maimed his brother in horrific crash after speeding 'like a missile', court hears
17 Apr
39.8k
Westmeath
Former Royal Navy officer admits to more child sex abuse material offences while on bail
16 Apr
16.8k
Courts
Former OPW worker sent sexualised messages to undercover PSNI officer posing as 13-year-old girl
16 Apr
21.8k
Courts
Freddie Thompson to go on trial for making threats to kill in Portlaoise Prison
15 Apr
13.0k
Courts
Man who overpowered and sexually assaulted teenage girl in alleyway jailed for six years
13 Apr
30.4k
Dublin
Detective Garda charged with facilitating a 'serious offence' by an organised crime gang
13 Apr
33.3k
Dublin
Retired Garda Superintendent charged with corruption and facilitating criminal organisation
Updated 8 Apr
74.1k
Dublin
Man charged over ketamine seizure jumped from upstairs window when gardaí arrived, court hears
7 Apr
19.2k
Courts
Man charged after twin teenage girls and passer-by stabbed in Dublin city centre
6 Apr
85.4k
Courts
Man assaulted Ryanair cabin crew while drunk and caused delay in take off from Dublin, court hears
1 Apr
22.8k
March
March 2026
Courts
Dublin man charged with organised crime and cocaine smuggling to face Special Criminal Court trial
31 Mar
18.1k
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