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# false-imprisonment - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
Two arrested after mini bus with passengers stolen from Dublin Airport and later crashed into PSNI vehicle
The men were later arrested in Monaghan.
# false-imprisonment - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
Three people arrested after video of alleged assault in Cavan shared on social media
A man was charged and will appear in court today.
# false-imprisonment - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
Jim Mansfield Jnr charged with conspiracy to commit false imprisonment
He appeared before an out-of-hours sitting of the non-jury Special Criminal Court tonight.
# false-imprisonment - Friday 15 February, 2019
Man who broke into a terminally ill woman's home and repeatedly beat her son to be sentenced for false imprisonment
Graham Stafford broke into the home believing one of the family owed him €3,000.
# false-imprisonment - Thursday 26 April, 2018
Video analyst says he can't rule out that CCTV was paused on day of €2.28m robbery, court hears
Four men have pleaded not guilty to the false imprisonment of the Richardson family at their Raheny home in 2005.
# false-imprisonment - Friday 23 March, 2018
Man found guilty of sexually assaulting and falsely imprisoning women
When one of the women ran away he caught her and began punching her repeatedly.
# false-imprisonment - Tuesday 27 February, 2018
Man jailed for two years for falsely imprisoning teenagers and threatening to pour 'acid' into their eyes
32-year-old Michael Cummins had been suffering a ‘paranoiac’ attack due to taking a cocktail of drugs, the court heard.
# false-imprisonment - Thursday 8 February, 2018
Irish Rail appeals after passenger granted €16k in damages for false imprisonment
The Circuit Civil Court ruled last week in favour of Sarah Doupe over an incident that happened in 2013.
# false-imprisonment - Wednesday 31 January, 2018
Irish Rail ordered to pay €16,000 for false imprisonment of passenger
The payment was in relation to an incident that took place at Pearse Station in 2013.
# false-imprisonment - Monday 4 December, 2017
Jobstown teen cleared of false imprisonment of Joan Burton on appeal
Jason Lester, now aged 18, had been convicted of false imprisonment of the former Labour leader and one of her assistants in the Children’s Court.
# false-imprisonment - Friday 30 June, 2017
'People have risen and won't be put back in their box': Jobstown supporters hail a political victory
Dozens of supporters celebrated with Paul Murphy and others, assured that their right to protest has been protected.
# false-imprisonment - Thursday 29 June, 2017
Jobstown protest: TD Paul Murphy and 5 others found not guilty
The six men were accused of falsely imprisoning former Tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser Karen O’Connell in 2014.
# false-imprisonment - Thursday 22 June, 2017
A 'peaceful protester' could be facing a life sentence if found guilty, Jobstown trial hears
Closing statements were made by counsel for some of the accused in the Jobstown trial today.
# false-imprisonment - Wednesday 7 June, 2017
Four directors prosecuted for 'culture of abuse' at UK care centres
People with significant learning disabilities were detained in seclusion rooms which had no heating or toilet facilities.
# false-imprisonment - Monday 29 May, 2017
Garda witness called 'woman beater' and 'uniformed scumbag' during protest, court told
It’s day 22 of the trial.
# false-imprisonment - Friday 19 May, 2017
Superintendent denies being 'part of conspiracy to pervert course of justice', trial hears
Solidarity TD Paul Murphy and six other men are charged with falsely imprisoning Joan Burton and her advisor.
# false-imprisonment - Monday 15 May, 2017
Jury told Jobstown protesters shouted at Paul Murphy to 'mind his own business'
Garda Inspector Derek Maguire was giving evidence in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today.
# false-imprisonment - Thursday 11 May, 2017
Jobstown defendant said Joan Burton could 'take sanctuary in church'
Seven men are accused of falsely imprisoning the former Tánaiste during a water charges protest in 2014.
# false-imprisonment - Monday 8 May, 2017
'Will we let her go or hold onto her for the night?': Jobstown trial hears evidence from gardaí
“The protesters called us rats,” one garda told the trial today.
# false-imprisonment - Tuesday 2 May, 2017
Joan Burton told being called a c**t at a protest should be 'water off a duck's back', court hears
This is day three of the Jobstown false imprisonment trial.
# false-imprisonment - Wednesday 26 April, 2017
Paul Murphy 'plainly involved' in restricting Joan Burton's liberty, trial told
Murphy and six other accused have all entered not guilty pleas.
# false-imprisonment - Monday 24 April, 2017
Jury selected for trial of men accused of falsely imprisoning Joan Burton
Over 100 potential jurors were called in a random ballot and a jury of five women and seven men were selected.
# false-imprisonment - Friday 14 April, 2017
Two men due in court over robbery and false imprisonment in Finglas
The men were arrested yesterday and were held by gardaí overnight.
# false-imprisonment - Thursday 13 April, 2017
Man held in van after being robbed while walking home from work in Dublin
Gardaí found the man when they stopped and searched a van on main street in Finglas at around 1.40 this morning.
# false-imprisonment - Friday 31 March, 2017
Paul Murphy promises he won't talk about his upcoming trial at Jobstown protest rallies
Solidarity TD Paul Murphy is one of seven people charged with falsely imprisoning Joan Burton.
# false-imprisonment - Monday 27 March, 2017
Ex-Sinn Féin councillor pleads guilty to false imprisonment and threatening to kill a man
Jonathan Dowdall and his father will be sentenced on 28 April.
# false-imprisonment - Thursday 9 February, 2017
Girl feared she'd be raped after two 17-year-olds bundled her into car
The judge described the CCTV evidence as “chilling” in court.
# false-imprisonment - Tuesday 10 January, 2017
Schoolgirl who was forced into car 'thought she was going to be raped'
The car was stopped on the M1.
# false-imprisonment - Saturday 20 August, 2016
Five people are up in court in Meath today in a suspected case of slavery
The extensive operation was launched after gardaí received reports of people being falsely imprisoned at a house in Navan.
# false-imprisonment - Thursday 11 August, 2016
Man arrested in connection with false imprisonment of teenager
He has since been released and a file prepared for the DPP.
# false-imprisonment - Wednesday 27 July, 2016
Former Sinn Féin councillor and father charged with falsely imprisoning, assaulting and threatening to kill man
Each of the three charges against Jonathan Dowdall (39) and Patrick Dowdall (59) are alleged to have taken place in Dublin in January 2015.
# false-imprisonment - Friday 8 July, 2016
Man jailed after stealing car from garage forecourt with teenager in the backseat
Sean Dowdall has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years for car theft and false imprisonment.
# false-imprisonment - Thursday 2 June, 2016
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Man to appear in court charged with the alleged false imprisonment of two women
A 32-year-old male is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice this afternoon.
# false-imprisonment - Thursday 26 May, 2016
Three men due in court over assault where man's feet were nailed to ground
The assault on a man in his 50s took place last September.
# false-imprisonment - Thursday 31 March, 2016
There were 25% more kidnappings in Ireland last year, but what does it mean?
Not all kidnappings involve hostages or demands for money.
# false-imprisonment - Tuesday 1 March, 2016
Four people have been arrested for false imprisonment
Three of the group are still being held in custody in Wexford.
# false-imprisonment - Friday 5 February, 2016
Wheelchair-user awarded €132,000 after court finds gardaí falsely imprisoned her
The jury found gardaí had trespassed and falsely imprisoned her in her home while questioning her about a missing iphone.
# false-imprisonment - Friday 4 December, 2015
Irish woman who lived in a London cult for decades still supports the convicted leader
Josephine Herivel still calls the man her teacher and leader.
Man who kept Irish woman and two others as 'slaves' found guilty of false imprisonment and rape
He was also found guilty of child cruelty and sexual offences spanning more than 30 years.
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