Isabel Hayes

1 week ago | independent.ie | Isabel Hayes

Rapist who threatened to kill former teenage partner must serve further three years in jail, judge ordersThe Four Courts in Dublin. Photo: CollinsA convicted rapist who harassed and threatened to kill his former teenage partner must serve a further three years in prison, a judge has ordered. The 57-year-old man was jailed for 10 years last year after he pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping a 16-year-old girl in his home in June 2018.

1 week ago | westmeathexaminer.ie | Isabel Hayes

By Isabel Hayes A chef who stole an estimated €25,000 worth of diesel using cloned fuel cards belonging to a trucking logistics company was caught growing cannabis plants when gardaí searched his home. Vladislovas Jurevicius was growing juvenile cannabis plants with an estimated value of €28,000 when gardaí searched his home at Greenfield Heights, Rathwire, County Westmeath on February 10, 2024, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard.

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Isabel Hayes

A criminal with a history of violence assaulted his girlfriend over a prolonged period and held a blade to her throat before sending her threats from prison to drop the charges, a court has heard. Patrick Byrne (28), formerly of Cooleven Close, Cloverhill Road, Dublin, has 44 convictions and was jailed for two years and nine months last November after he assaulted a man in the city centre with a bike saddle in an unprovoked attack.

2 weeks ago | sundayworld.com | Isabel Hayes

PLEADS GUILTY | The woman who had to be cut out of the car was the most seriously injured, with fractures to her spine and ribs. Today at 08:22A learner driver who lost control of his car and smashed head-on into another vehicle, injuring three passengers, has been placed under the supervision of the Probation Services ahead of sentencing. John Stokes (22) was originally charged with dangerous driving in relation to the collision that occurred at Lower Lucan Road, Dublin on May 2, 2021.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Isabel Hayes

A serial burglar with more than 200 convictions who robbed the dean of Christ Church Cathedral’s residence during a wedding has been jailed for 3½ years. Zachary Purcell (36) walked into the Christ Church deanery in Dublin 8 on July 23rd, 2022 while Dean Dermot Dunne was hosting a wedding, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard. He stole an iPad and some jewellery with a total value of €2,000 and a credit card that was the property of the church, Marc Thompson BL, prosecuting, told the court.