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# Courts

Last week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes told he faces custodial sentence after conviction for violent disorder
The five-time All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes is accused of assault and violent disorder.
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Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes told he faces custodial sentence after conviction for violent disorder
The five-time All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes is accused of assault and violent disorder.
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Fri 8:16 PM
Brexit backer James Dyson loses libel claim against Daily Mirror publisher
The inventor appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice in last month.
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Fri 12:57 PM
Barrister for Kyle Hayes asks jury to return verdict that will 'give him back his life'
The Limerick hurler’s barrister told the jury: ‘Take back this chalice of torture from his lips, and return him the bosom of his family.’
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Thu 7:53 PM
Man accused of wielding a knife in a supermarket appears before Dublin District Court
The man accused of wielding a knife and threatening a security guard claims it happened over a request to ‘frisk’ a person.
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Thu 7:16 PM
Barrister for Kyle Hayes asks jury to return verdict that will 'give him back his life'
The Limerick hurler’s barrister told the jury: ‘Take back this chalice of torture from his lips, and return him the bosom of his family.’
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Thu 6:32 PM
Woman given two life sentences for murder of her two children in Westmeath car fire last year
Lynn Egar was charged with the murders of Thelma (5) and Michael Dennany (2) on 9 September 2022.
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Thu 12:27 PM
All Star hurler Kyle Hayes denies attacking man after Limerick nightclub brawl
However, he admitted during garda interviews that he “ran away” from the scene of the alleged assault.
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Wed 5:30 PM
Domestic abuser gets 12 years and six months for killing partner
A pathologist said that bruises on the victim were “more likely” from direct blows than from a fall.
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Tue 4:05 PM
Cork man to be sentenced next week for the repeated rape and abuse of his granddaughter
A local detective gave evidence that the first incident happened a short period before the girl’s First Holy Communion.
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Tue 2:21 PM
Rape survivor tells court she was shamed by some in her small community following the offence
The young woman told the court that when people find out what happened, she is judged more than the accused man.
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Nov 27th 2023, 6:49 PM
Man who raped 'vulnerable and intoxicated' young woman in Dublin hotel jailed for eight years
In May 2023, Dermot Brett was found guilty by a jury, but he maintains his innocence.
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Nov 27th 2023, 2:17 PM
Two teenagers to go on trial in UK today accused of murder of Brianna Ghey
A girl and a boy, both 16, deny Brianna’s murder in February this year.
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Nov 27th 2023, 7:07 AM
Last month
November 2023
Diabetic man acquitted of dangerous driving causing a fatal car accident on the M50
Jacqueline Griffin (39) died of catastrophic head injuries after her car was forced into crash barriers on 24 January, 2019.
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Nov 24th 2023, 8:33 PM
Man tells court he saw Kyle Hayes and others punching man lying in 'foetal position' on the street
Hayes is charged with assault causing harm to Cillian McCarthy (24) on 28 October, 2019.
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Nov 24th 2023, 7:55 PM
Man found guilty of murder of Bobby Messett, but acquitted of attempted murder of Pete Taylor
Gerard Cervi had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Robert ‘Bobby’ Messett in 2018.
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Nov 24th 2023, 4:03 PM
Trial of man charged with sexually assaulting six young men collapses
A juror indicated that he was not in a position to continue to serve.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 12:34 PM
Founder of Binance crypto exchange admits failing to prevent money laundering
Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to one count of failure to maintain an effective anti-money-laundering programme.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 7:24 AM
Man who believed wife cheated on him with his brother-in-law found guilty of his manslaughter
A jury found Andy Cash not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of John Cash on 3 May 2022.
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Nov 21st 2023, 2:46 PM
Driver who knocked down and killed child (7) had previously caused death of pedestrian
Carl Scully was jailed for 18 months and disqualified from driving for 10 years.
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Nov 21st 2023, 11:28 AM
Dublin man who raped teenage girl in GAA club grounds jailed for five years
An investigating garda said that the victim was friends with the man’s sibling.
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Nov 20th 2023, 9:22 PM
Man previously imprisoned for raping 10-year-old girl admits sexually assaulting her aunt 20 years ago
The Dublin man was today sentenced to four years’ imprisonment consecutive to the sentence he is already serving.
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Nov 20th 2023, 8:54 PM
Man jailed for ten years for chemical attack which led to loss of victim's eye
Three brothers living in the same property were attacked in a similar fashion by 35-year-old John Paul Carey,
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Nov 20th 2023, 7:34 PM
Meta challenges mooted ban on Facebook and Instagram from using personal data for targeted ads
The Data Protection Commission told Meta that it had seven days to cease processing data for use in advertising.
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Nov 20th 2023, 6:24 PM
Man who raped partner when she returned home after miscarriage jailed for 11-and-a-half years
The woman was discharged from hospital and was in severe pain after her miscarriage.
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Nov 20th 2023, 5:58 PM
Second trial of James Kilroy, accused of murdering his wife Valerie French Kilroy, collapses
Psychiatrist Professor Keith Rix, who was called by the defence and had given evidence before, is now unavailable.
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Nov 20th 2023, 3:40 PM
Man accused of renting properties for prostitution for 'major criminal organisation' refused bail
It is alleged the man had a “vital role in organising prostitution in Ireland” for several years and “coerced young vulnerable women into the industry.
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Nov 19th 2023, 1:17 PM
'He should never see the light of day again': Family of Ashling Murphy address her killer
Ashling’s mother said: “Ashling was every mum and dad’s dream daughter.”
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Nov 17th 2023, 9:25 PM
Man who endangered his family while driving at high speed on motorway jailed for three years
Over €20,000 in damage was caused to garda cars during the offence.
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Nov 17th 2023, 6:33 PM
Man jailed for six years for rape of sister and sexual assault of niece
The man pleaded guilty to both offences.
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Nov 16th 2023, 5:30 PM
12-year-old boy settles claim for €3.75 million over use of epilepsy drug in mother's pregnancy
The case will return before the courts in 2032, when the boy’s needs will be further assessed.
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Nov 16th 2023, 1:41 PM
Ex-accountant jailed for ‘disgusting’ sex attack on girl celebrating exam results
The man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the teenage in Athlone in August 2021.
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Nov 15th 2023, 9:37 PM
Former deputy chair of An Bord Pleanála Paul Hyde avoids jail on appeal
The defence had emphasised that Mr Hyde “was not involved in corruption despite what the keyboard warriors may say”.
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Nov 15th 2023, 5:26 PM
Patient stabbed housemate to death four months after release from psychiatric ward
A defence expert will say the accused has a “very limited responsibility and the proper verdict is manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility”.
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Nov 14th 2023, 8:05 PM
Grandfather jailed for 12 months for the sexual assault of his granddaughter seven years ago
The man sexually assaulted his granddaughter while babysitting her in 2016.
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Nov 14th 2023, 3:43 PM
'She wasn't someone who wanted death': the Amadea McDermott murder trial
Martin Hayes has been found not guilty of Amadea McDermott’s murder but guilty of manslaughter.
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Nov 14th 2023, 1:31 PM
'Deviant father figure' who raped and abused vulnerable children jailed for life
The man and his three sons were convicted of a total of 115 counts of sexually abusing four family members.
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Nov 13th 2023, 6:57 PM
Grandfather who killed baby grandson by shaking him jailed for 5.5 years
Chang Teng Wang (58) admitted to gardaí that he had vigorously shaken baby Seán in attempt to calm him.
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Nov 13th 2023, 6:00 PM
Three men charged over Bachelors Walk attack stopped by 'human shield'
The victim reportedly suffered, “a broken eye-socket, extensive bruising and a gash to his head.”
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Nov 11th 2023, 6:06 PM
Former swim coach to be sentenced for recording girls changing in swimming pool
An ex-swimming coach set up camera in a swimming pool in Dublin to record young girls changing.
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Nov 10th 2023, 6:54 PM
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