# Courts

April

April 2023

# Courts

Man denied bail after stabbing, blackmail and robbery arrest

The accused allegedly blackmailed a woman with a demand for €200.

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Apr 15th 2023, 8:07 PM

# High Court

High Court judge refuses inquiry into legality of Simeon Burke's detention

The application was brought by Ammi Burke on behalf of Simeon Burke this morning

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Apr 11th 2023, 2:08 PM

# Courts

Man claims adverse possession of lands allegedly owned by GAA and Cork County GAA board

James McCarthy Senior claims that he has used and occupied the land, near Delaney Rovers GAA club, for many years.

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Apr 6th 2023, 7:20 PM

# High Court

Housing developer secures injunction stopping subcontractor removing kitchen units

A subcontractor has claimed that it was not paid for its services by the main contractor, which went into liquidation.

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Apr 6th 2023, 4:02 PM

# Courts

Teen spared custodial sentence over canal push attack on Chinese woman

Video footage of the incident went viral on social media site TikTok almost three years ago.

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Apr 6th 2023, 2:18 PM

# Australia

Australian man jailed for 13 years for kidnapping 4-year-old Cleo Smith

Police found Cleo Smith alone in Terence Kelly’s house 18 days after she went missing in October 2021.

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Apr 5th 2023, 4:26 PM

# Limerick Prison

TDs to visit man jailed in Limerick for supplying cannabis to ill patients

People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny called for Justice Minister Simon Harris to intervene in the case.

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Apr 4th 2023, 1:56 PM

# Courts

Burglar caught 'red-handed' at house in Killiney denied bail

The man was found in an upstairs front bedroom of a house that was under renovation.

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Apr 2nd 2023, 7:39 PM

# Dublin District Court

Man denied bail over slashing tyres of ex-partner and breaching barring order

Gardaí objected to bail and believed that the woman was at serious risk.

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Apr 2nd 2023, 6:31 PM

# Courts

Man accused of attacking ex-partner and throwing urine at her denied bail

A garda said the woman ‘suffered numerous injuries to her face’ and the accused allegedly ‘threw a bottle of urine at her’.

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Apr 1st 2023, 5:21 PM

March

March 2023

# Courts

'It’s necessary to call a spade a spade': Judge rejects complaints that he 'mocked' Enoch Burke

Burke read out a statement from outside of the Fourt Courts, he has not been inside the courtroom since Tuesday.

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Mar 31st 2023, 5:19 PM

# Manchester Crown Court

Man found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool

The girl was fatally shot while at home in Liverpool last August.

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Mar 30th 2023, 3:04 PM

# Courts

Galway farmer Michael Scott found guilty of manslaughter of his aunt Chrissie Treacy

It was the prosecution’s case that Scott deliberately ran over Treacy following a long-running dispute over land.

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Mar 30th 2023, 1:05 PM

# Courts

Four people to appear in court after 38 dogs found in inhumane conditions in Citywest

Other animals recovered from the premises included cats, parrots, tarantulas, a snake, a scorpion and a millipede.

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Mar 30th 2023, 10:42 AM

# High Court

Former principal says she 'felt hunted' by Enoch Burke after 'request' on student's name

When the case resumed this morning at 9.30am, which is an earlier start than normal, neither Burke nor his family were present.

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Mar 29th 2023, 6:54 PM

# Newbridge

Two men due in court over armed robberies of two fast food outlets in Co Kildare

The incidents happened on Monday evening in Newbridge.

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Mar 29th 2023, 9:11 AM

# Garda Traffic Probe

All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Pat Ryan convicted of perjury after telling 'brazen lie'

The 27-year-old was jailed for two weeks by Judge Patricia Harney at Limerick District Court but he immediately appealed the sentence.

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Mar 28th 2023, 9:49 PM

# Garda Traffic Probe

All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Pat Ryan convicted of perjury after telling a 'brazen lie'

The 27-year-old was jailed for two weeks by Judge Patricia Harney at Limerick District Court but he immediately appealed the sentence.

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Mar 28th 2023, 9:34 PM

# High Court

Enoch Burke case begins without him after refusal to comply with court authority

A judge made the order after Burke refused to cease interrupting proceedings.

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Mar 28th 2023, 7:15 PM

# Gwyneth Paltrow

Man claims he became ‘self-imposed recluse’ after injury from ski crash with Gwyneth Paltrow

Terry Sanderson suffered several broken ribs and and lasting brain injuries during the incident in 2016.

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Mar 28th 2023, 7:54 AM

# Courts

Man caught with child abuse material after sexually assaulting child gets suspended sentence

Gardaí searched the home of Stephen Gregan (42) after receiving a complaint he had sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl while she was out shopping with friends.

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Mar 27th 2023, 1:24 PM

# High Court

Eoghan Harris appeals defamation trial against Aoife Moore being transferred to High Court

Harris claims that Moore wrongly accused him of directly sending her sexualised messages on Twitter.

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Mar 24th 2023, 6:35 PM

# Courts

Gambling addict who extorted money through social media 'exposure' threats is jailed

The court heard that the allegations made by the man were “without any foundation whatsoever”.

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Mar 24th 2023, 6:16 PM

# Central Criminal Court

Man accused of the murder of Lisa Thompson sent forward for trial

A woman accused of impeding the prosecution of the alleged murderer has also been sent forward for trial.

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Mar 24th 2023, 5:51 PM

# Courts

Security guard gives evidence in trial of men accused of rape in car park

The offences are alleged to have occurred on 20 December 2017 at a hotel car park in the Leinster area.

26.2k

Mar 23rd 2023, 8:18 PM

# 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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Mar 23rd 2023, 2:46 PM

# Courts

Wilson's Hospital School action against Enoch Burke to proceed next week

Burke was suspended from the Co Westmeath secondary school last year.

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Mar 23rd 2023, 2:14 PM

# Courts

Man found guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility of Jasmine McMonagle

Richard Burke had pleaded not guilty to the murder of McMonagle but guilty to manslaughter.

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Mar 23rd 2023, 1:30 PM

# Central Criminal Court

Murder accused tells court two armed men forced him to hide victim's remains under bush

Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu is charged with the murder of Frankie Dunne between 27 December and 28 December 2019.

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Mar 22nd 2023, 10:11 PM

# 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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Mar 22nd 2023, 9:36 PM

# Ennis District Court

Mother appears in court charged with attempted murder of her daughter (8) in Co Clare

Judge Larkin last week remanded the accused in custody to appear via video-link to Ennis District Court today.

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Mar 22nd 2023, 7:33 PM

# Courts

Murder accused bought Jasmine McMonagle a car for Christmas and set fire to it, jury hears

The accused told a psychiatrist he bought the mother-of-two a car for Christmas but later set fire to it after she would not agree to a reconciliation, a jury has heard.

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Mar 22nd 2023, 5:42 PM

# Texas

Texas court to hear fresh evidence supporting man convicted of Limerick priest’s murder

Fr Patrick Ryan was murdered at a hotel in Odessa in December 1981.

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Mar 21st 2023, 10:47 PM

# Central Criminal Court

Woman allegedly raped by three men in car park tells trial she didn't think she'd 'have to shout no'

The offences are alleged to have occurred on 20 December 2017 at a hotel car park in the Leinster area.

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Mar 21st 2023, 9:26 PM

# Courts

Man falsely claimed he was injured in a collision between a bus and a car

The man claimed he had suffered soft tissue injuries including to his shoulders during the collision but had been standing on a nearby footpath when it happened.

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Mar 21st 2023, 5:46 PM

# Court of Appeal

Man has conviction for sexually assaulting six-year-old quashed due to child's lack of memory

A judge ruled that the child’s lack of memory of the alleged incident prevented the defence from effectively cross-examining the child.

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Mar 21st 2023, 4:23 PM

# Courts

Gardaí forced entry to Jasmine McMonagle's home after her daughter seen at window, trial hears

The jury were also told how a Garda saw Ms McMonagle’s lifeless body lying in a pool of blood after he looked through a small gap in the curtains.

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Mar 21st 2023, 3:45 PM

# Circuit Criminal Court

Security guard tells Roscommon eviction trial he was 'hit with batons' during alleged attack

Four men are accused of taking part in an attack on the repossessed farm outside Strokestown, Co Roscommon in 2018.

9.8k

Mar 20th 2023, 6:13 PM

# Courts

Two men due in court over shots fired at a house in Galway

The two men were arrested on Thursday and have since been charged.

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Mar 19th 2023, 7:12 AM

# Courts

Man charged with murder of woman who was pronounced dead after fire at her home in Clontarf

Emma McCrory, who was in her 40s, was fatally injured after a blaze broke out in her house on Howth Road, Clontarf, shortly after 8.45 pm on 15 December.

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Mar 18th 2023, 10:32 AM