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# Cork Circuit Criminal Court

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May 2023
# Cork Circuit Criminal Court
Woman who made false allegations against solicitors, social workers and garda is jailed
The judge said the “vindictive campaign” of unfounded allegations made by Sonya Egan had caused untold damage to her victims.
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May 17th 2023, 8:15 PM
This year
2023
# Courts
Gang member who called to wrong house to collect drug debt and threatened homeowners jailed
The court heard Jamie Gavigan threatened to burn down the property if the homeowners didn’t hand over €8,500.
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Feb 22nd 2023, 6:57 PM
Last year
2022
# Courts
Man jailed for three-and-a-half years after claiming dead parents' pensions for over 30 years
The fraudulent claims were the largest and longest-running cases of welfare fraud in the history of the State.
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Feb 16th 2022, 1:54 PM
All time
# Court
Man jailed for two years for sexual activity with 15-year-old boy and filming men in cubicles
Garfield Ebbs pleaded guilty to five charges of engaging in different types of offensive sexual behaviour.
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Sep 8th 2021, 6:30 PM
# Court
Judge warns of danger of one-punch assaults as college student avoids jail after he hit fellow student
A 21-year-old college student has been given a suspended sentence after causing injuries in an assault.
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Jun 18th 2021, 4:09 PM
# Sioned Jones
Suspended sentence for woman who cut down spruce trees in Coillte forest and replaced them with native trees
Jones said that she was just trying to protect the environment.
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Oct 30th 2020, 8:27 PM
Voices
Opinion: ‘Coillte took me to court but we could work together to make forests a better place'
Last week, Sioned Jones was found not guilty of criminal damage of a Coillte Forest but guilty of a second charge of stealing firewood.
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Mar 3rd 2020, 7:38 PM
# Cork Circuit Criminal Court
Woman who cut down spruce trees in Coillte forest and replaced them with native trees is spared jail
The jury found the 61-year-old guilty of a second charge of dishonestly appropriating felled spruce wood.
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Feb 28th 2020, 3:57 PM
# Courts
Man who scammed €10,000 in funeral savings from 74-year-old woman is jailed for three years
The pensioner had set the money aside for her funeral before she was preyed on by the bogus tradesman.
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Feb 17th 2020, 5:34 PM
# CUH
Cork hospital reviews admission policy after teen girl was sexually assaulted by male patient in ward
The assault on a 17-year-old girl by Andrew O’Donovan was only interrupted because his heart monitor began to accelerate.
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Feb 12th 2020, 2:59 PM
# Cork
Teenager who fled the scene after he knocked down toddler jailed for four years
Nathan O’Reilly (17) was also given a twenty-year driving disqualification.
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Nov 14th 2019, 6:31 PM
# The Poisoner’s Poison
Man jailed for trying to poison co-worker with lethal chemical he saw on TV
Thomas Lynch told his fellow employees that he planned to put a liquid on his co-worker’s car, which could kill him in 24 hours.
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Nov 13th 2019, 4:25 PM
# Cork
Man jailed for assaulting nine-month-old girl, leaving her with life-threatening skull fracture
The 26-year-old man assaulted his then partner’s nine-month-old daughter.
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Feb 22nd 2019, 5:09 PM
# Jonathan O'Sullivan
Man found guilty of manslaughter of Cork pensioner in 'one punch' attack
Jonathan O’Sullivan (28) had pleaded not guilty to the unlawful killing of Finbar Lehane (65).
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Feb 13th 2019, 4:59 PM
# Cork City
Man who sexually assaulted comatose woman to be sent to jail following appeal of 'unduly lenient' sentence
The man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman in Cork city centre in February 2016.
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Jun 22nd 2017, 5:39 PM
# Courts
18 months' jail for Garda's assault over "gay shirt" remark
An off-duty garda is given 18 months in jail after attacking man who said his brother’s top was a “gay shirt”.
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May 26th 2011, 9:19 PM