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Courts

Yesterday
15th July 2026
Courts
Woman and teenage girl charged with murder of Scarlett Faulkner in Tipperary
11 hrs ago
29.3k
High Court
Judge outlines exactly how much Enoch Burke owes in fines after 205 days trespassing at school
Stephen McDermott
13 hrs ago
21.8k
This week
12th July 2026 - 16th July 2026
hot pursuit
Ten gardaí currently before court for alleged dangerous driving or careless driving incidents
14 Jul
28.4k
Courts
Healthcare assistant who undressed teenage girl treated for overdose convicted of sexual assault
14 Jul
22.8k
Courts
Bill and Alison Chawke jailed for assault at luxury Co Limerick hotel
14 Jul
59.7k
Cork
Man accused of murdering Michael Foley tells court his then partner carried out the killing
13 Jul
17.7k
Courts
Limerick gardaí cleared of road traffic offences launch legal proceedings to recover compensation
13 Jul
21.6k
courts disruption
Justice minister says he won't buckle to pressure from solicitors over flat-fee legal aid change
13 Jul
8.5k
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Courts
Number of sexual offences to come before Irish courts increases in last two years
13 Jul
4.0k
Last week
5th July 2026 - 11th July 2026
Courts
Garda acquitted of raping his wife but guilty of child cruelty against his daughters
10 Jul
18.8k
Courts
Pilot in €8.4m cocaine smuggling case says childhood trauma made him a 'people pleaser'
10 Jul
16.6k
Tyrone
Judge says those behind Moygashel bonfire have 'agenda full of hate' as man appears in court
10 Jul
5.7k
Court of Appeal
Jozef Puska abandons bid to appeal conviction for murder of Ashling Murphy
10 Jul
11.4k
Jim O'Callaghan
Judge calls ongoing legal aid fees row a 'mess' as two sex abuse cases adjourned
9 Jul
5.0k
Courts
Healthcare worker put his number in teen girl's phone after alleged sexual assault, jury told
8 Jul
17.7k
Courts
Two men jailed for five years for involvement in Valentine's Day violence in Dublin
8 Jul
8.9k
High Court
Enoch Burke has launched yet another court challenge, this time against the decision to sack him
Stephen McDermott
8 Jul
31.9k
Hadi Alodid
Case of man charged with attempted murder after Belfast stabbing to be sent to Crown Court
8 Jul
3.6k
Courts
Jury begin deliberations in trial of garda accused of raping his former wife and child cruelty
7 Jul
8.7k
Midlands
Healthcare worker goes on trial accused of sexually assaulting teenager treated for overdose
7 Jul
16.5k
Temple Street hospital
Almost €1m settlement for girl (11) over unapproved spring inserted in her body during spinal surgery
It is the first case to come before the High Court since the controversy surrounding the use of unauthorised springs during spinal surgeries at Temple Street.
Jane Moore
7 Jul
15.0k
Adina Raluca Constantin
Eugen Constantin (72) charged with murder of his wife Adina Raluca Constantin in Portlaoise
7 Jul
28.0k
The Morning Lead
For the first time, an Irish courtroom heard the full details of how George Gibney preyed on young girls
Inside Court 20 at the Central Criminal Court, the former swimming coach sat expressionless as the four survivors recounted how he had abused them decades ago.
Jane Moore
7 Jul
18.3k
Dublin
Man accused of punching Catherine Connolly canvasser has plea delayed over solicitors' dispute
6 Jul
9.9k
Trial
George Gibney found guilty of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s
6 Jul
1.7k
Trial
George Gibney found guilty of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s
The jury delivered a verdict at the Central Criminal Court this afternoon.
The 77-year-old former swimming coach was found guilty of 39 out of 40 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape.
The offences occurred on dates between 1971 and 1981, when the four complainants were aged between eight and 15.
Jane Moore
6 Jul
22.7k
Central Criminal Court
Man who raped his 10-year-old niece jailed for 11 years
6 Jul
14.4k
Dublin
Security guard accused of 'one-punch' assault that left man critical appears in court
6 Jul
14.7k
This month
July 2026
Central Criminal Court
Daughter of garda on trial for child cruelty says she expected to be hit over uneaten meals
3 Jul
19.0k
Central Criminal Court
Jury sent home for weekend in trial of former sports coach accused of sexual abuse
3 Jul
3.2k
doneraile
Man (21) found guilty of murder of father-of-five Barry Daly in Co Cork
3 Jul
8.0k
Athlone
Accountant jailed for sexually assaulting teenager on her Leaving Cert results night deported
3 Jul
22.2k
Courts
Man who killed college friends in drink-driving crash jailed for four years
3 Jul
16.5k
Courts
Nurse found man in 'large pool of congealed blood', murder trial hears
2 Jul
14.6k
Courts
'Atmosphere of violence' in home of garda charged with rape and child cruelty, court hears
2 Jul
13.1k
Jeffrey Donaldson
‘Media frenzy’: PSNI chief tells journalists to stop trying to contact Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims
2 Jul
6.4k
Cork
Man suffered 'violent death' and was found with 11 stab wounds, Cork murder trial hears
1 Jul
8.0k
Riad Bouchaker
Mother of girl critically injured in Parnell Square attack doesn't hold anger towards Bouchaker
1 Jul
9.6k
Central Criminal Court
Jury in trial of former sports coach accused of sexually abusing four girls begins deliberations
1 Jul
4.0k
Talbot Street
Self-described anti-Islam activist appears in court over Dublin mosque attack
1 Jul
32.7k
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