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Barred sex offender who raped teen just days after arriving in Ireland is further jailed

3 days ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Niamh O'Donoghue

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'Cold, calculated and violent': man tells court of rapes by married farmer (60)

5 days ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Sonya McLean

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Dealers get life for murdering promising footballer over €6k in stolen cannabis

5 days ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Eoin Reynolds

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89-year-old jailed for repeatedly raping girl in 1990s

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Fiona Ferguson

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Retired garda avoids jail for second time over harassment of woman

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Fionnuala Walsh

A retired detective garda who was facing jail time after he contacted a woman despite his conviction for harassing her has had his eight-month custodial sentence suspended on appeal. The District Court Appeals Court heard that Eamon Moran (51) has suffered ill health ever since he was attacked on a 2012 deportation flight and was recently in intensive care. Moran, with an address in Perrystown, Dublin 12, harassed a woman by sending her unwanted texts and calls on dates between 2021 and 2023.
Jury sworn in for trial of man (39) who denies murdering father of two

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Eoin Reynolds

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'Danger to children' abused boy on 1970's football trip

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Eimear Dodd

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Boy (13) posted images of rape of younger sister online

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Sonya McLean

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'High risk' sex offender has jail term for breaching release conditions overturned

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Fionnuala Walsh

A “high risk” sex offender who was sentenced to six months in jail for failing to attend a meeting with a supervising officer post-release has had his sentence replaced with a fully suspended term on appeal. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty in the District Court to breaching Section 33 (1) of the Sex Offenders Act, 2001 after failing to comply with his supervision period conditions by not attending an appointment with a member of the probation services.
Heroin addict tells court he bought drugs in bulk to avoid having to steal

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Elaine Stenson

A heroin addict caught with nearly €1,000 worth of the drug has avoided jail after telling a judge he bought in bulk to avoid committing theft to feed his addiction. “Drugs ruined my life,” the defendant Norman Purfield (45) told Tallaght District Court. Purfield, of The Grange, Dún Laoghaire, had initially faced a charge of possession of heroin for sale or supply.