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Central Criminal Court

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Murder Trial

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The 58-year-old has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 45-year-old wife Tina Satchwell in March 2017.

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Court Documents

Russell Brand accused of ‘grabbing woman and dragging her towards male toilet’ alongside sexual assault charges

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Apple in legal battle with maker of popular game Fortnite

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High Court

Gerry Adams tells defamation trial that BBC programme was an 'attempted hatchet job'

Updated 30 Apr

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Jury sworn in for trial of man who denies murdering his mother in Sligo two years ago

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Updated 30 Apr

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Gerry Adams' 'peacemaker' reputation suffered 'unjustified attack' by BBC, High Court hears

Updated 29 Apr

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Teenager sentenced to eight years' detention for attempted murder of army chaplain at Galway barracks

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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Updated 25 Apr

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Retrial

Harvey Weinstein accuser had ‘zero interest’ in sex with him, friend testifies

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media freedom

'I was just doing my job': Judge throws out landlord's attempt to 'gag' Irish Independent journalist

16 Apr

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Bray

Two men and a teenager appear in court in connection with murder of Willie Moorehouse in Wicklow

Updated 16 Apr

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High Court: Failure to recognise Irish mothers of same-sex families led to 'unequal treatment'

Two mothers from separate same-sex families were told the State could not recognise them as parents.

14 Apr

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Central Criminal Court

Man who turned gun on drug dealer and put his body in suitcase jailed for eight years

10 Apr

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Special Criminal Court

Man (23) jailed for life for murder of gunman Tristan Sherry in Dublin Christmas Eve restaurant attack

10 Apr

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Asylum Seekers

Top European court official says Ireland can't avoid responsibility for housing asylum seekers

10 Apr

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Central Criminal Court

Defence Forces chaplain hugs and shakes hands with teen who pleaded guilty to his attempted murder

10 Apr

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Courts

Suspended sentence for man who assaulted driver in front of his children in road rage incident

9 Apr

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Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

Man (50) jailed for sexually exploiting teenage girl after contacting her on Snapchat

9 Apr

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Courts

Woman awarded €50,000 after ex-housemate covertly photographed her in shower

8 Apr

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Courts

Man given 20-month suspended sentence for hitting motorcyclist after taking illegal turn

8 Apr

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Courts

Man found guilty of murdering his wife, Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani, in Cork city in 2023

8 Apr

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Central Criminal Court

Boy found guilty of rape of sixteen-year-old girl when he was thirteen

7 Apr

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Court

Judge asks for psychiatric report on man who allegedly threatened to 'slit' TD's wife's throat

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Sentenced

Man who beat 'best friend' with baseball bat during fishing trip given life sentence for murder

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District Court

Assault case against barrister Diarmuid Phelan adjourned until June

7 Apr

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Courts

Bin lorry driver who left pedestrian hospitalised for six months has jail sentence overturned

3 Apr

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Coroner's Court

Clare woman died after being smothered with a pillow in suspected murder suicide case

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Dublin District Court

Woman who hit cyclist after drinking vodka in her car is banned from driving for five years

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New York

US Attorney General directs prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione

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Central Criminal Court

Jury takes three hours to convict Daniel Blanaru of murdering his partner Larisa Serban in 2022

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Settlement agreed in Celtic Boys Club historical abuse cases

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Sinn Fein TD’s High Court challenge to government’s 'super junior' ministers adjourned

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Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

Man jailed for assaulting former partner, who jumped from balcony to escape him

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Courts

Young man jailed for eight years over murder of Thomas Dooley

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Central Criminal Court

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