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Co-accused in midlands rape trial said girl was very drunk and did not know 'what where how'

One of the four men accused of raping a teenage girl “one after another” told gardai that after the alleged events he thought she “might come to her senses” and go to the police, a trial has heard. The four men, who cannot be named for legal reasons,...

22 Mar 2022 at 17:51

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Defence tells Court of Appeal that arrest of man convicted of attempted rape was not lawful

The arrest of a homeless man who was caught on security cameras attempting to rape another homeless man in the street was not lawful, his lawyers argued at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday. William Dollard (32) had pleaded not guilty to the sexual ...

22 Mar 2022 at 18:11

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Man jailed for 15 years after leaving female neighbour permanently paralysed in attempted gun murder

A "danger to society" who led a campaign of abuse against his neighbour before leaving her permanently paralysed in an attempted gun murder that "obliterated" her life has been jailed for 15 years. The Central Criminal Court has heard that Dean ...

26 Apr 2022 at 14:09

Life sentence for man who stabbed Jennifer Poole to death

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‘The very worst of humanity’: life for man who stabbed Jennifer Poole to death

The brother of Jennifer Poole, who was fatally stabbed seven times by her boyfriend in her Finglas apartment, has said his family are tormented by the thoughts of what she endured that day and that she spent her last minutes on earth with the ...

29 Apr 2022 at 16:56

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Anti-competitive schoolbus trial involving Tipperary individuals likely to take months

The trial of 10 individuals and three companies accused of anti-competition offences regarding the provision of schoolbus services in the State is expected to last three months when it commences before the Central Criminal Court. The accused ...

26 Apr 2023 at 16:45

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Man jailed for raping co-worker at house party

A MAN who raped a young woman at a house party as she drifted in and out of consciousness on a bathroom floor has been given an eight-year sentence with the final year suspended. Ciara Mangan, who has waived her anonymity, told the Central ...

17 Jul 2023 at 15:10

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Man who 'repeatedly dropped couch' on mother's partner's head jailed for manslaughter

A FATHER-of-five who beat his mother's partner to death during a "vicious and sustained" assault - during which he repeatedly dropped a couch on his defenceless victim's head - has been jailed for 13 years. Andrew Nash pleaded guilty to ...

21 Jul 2023 at 15:30

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Man jailed for rape and false imprisonment of neighbour in Sligo home

READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED A MAN has been jailed for eight and a half years for the rape and false imprisonment of his young neighbour after they spent an evening drinking together. The 44-year old man, who can't be named to protect ...

17 Aug 2023 at 16:25

National News

Five relatives to be sentenced over prolonged abuse of children

FOUR relatives who were sexually abused by their extended family members as children have outlined how their childhoods were ruined by their abusers, whom they described as “monsters” and “devils”. Five family members were convicted ...

09 Oct 2023 at 17:02

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Life sentence for man who murdered his uncle in Clare town

The niece of a 78-year-old Clare widower, who was stamped to death by his own nephew, has described how her family have experienced a raw, pervasive fear "stemming from the chilling reality of evil so close to home". Niamh Higgins, ...

19 Feb 2024 at 14:21

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Man who stamped on his victim’s head when killing him appeals length of sentence

A killer who was told to welcome a jury's manslaughter verdict "like a drowning man clinging to a life-raft" after he stamped another man to death in his own home has argued that his jail sentence was too severe. Last December, ...

24 Jan 2024 at 11:19

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Jury told man accused of murdering elderly uncle in Clare town replied 'no comment' to gardai

A man accused of murdering his 78-year-old uncle in a Clare town replied "no comment" when asked to account for the presence of blood on his clothing during garda interviews, a jury has been told. It is the prosecution case ...

25 Jan 2024 at 16:53

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