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# District Court

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2022
# summary justice
Garda chiefs issue strict rules for gardaí on cancelling of District Court cases
The new rules will be activated at the end of the month.
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Jul 15th 2022, 6:00 AM
# new rule
Lawyers to prosecute Garda district court cases after court ruling bans officers from presenting
This is an interim solution and will include individual State solicitors as well as DPP prosecutors.
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Updated Jun 3rd 2022, 3:32 PM
# court garda
State examines fallout from High Court ruling banning garda court presenters
The Court heard from Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger said that the use of court presenters was beyond the permitted powers of gardaí.
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Updated May 31st 2022, 9:11 PM
# Court
Lawyer accused of murdering Keith Conlon held in custody pending DPP directions
Diarmuid Phelan, 53, is accused of the murder of the father-of-four in Tallaght.
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Mar 4th 2022, 3:01 PM
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# Arrests
17 people arrested over fraudulent activity related to Covid-19 social welfare
The arrests were made over immigration offences.
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Nov 5th 2021, 12:35 PM
# Ballyshannon
Man pleads guilty after dog and cat found in 'outrageous state of filth'
The ISPCA said that these cases aren’t rare.
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Oct 4th 2020, 12:47 PM
# Dublin
Man and woman in their 20s charged after knife-point robbery in Dundrum
Both persons appeared before Dún Laoghaire District Court this morning.
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Mar 25th 2020, 12:31 PM
# District Court
Conor McGregor spared prosecution for motoring offences in Dublin
He had been accused of allegedly driving a 192-reg car without a licence or insurance.
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Jan 29th 2020, 4:08 PM
# District Court
Shipping company faces charges over father-of-two's death at Dublin Port
Doyle Shipping Group is accused of breaking health and safety laws following the death of a father-of-two after a workplace accident at Dublin Port.
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Jan 6th 2020, 4:07 PM
# District Court
Man (23) accused of using Snapchat for witness intimidation remanded in custody for Christmas
On conviction, the charge carries a possible 10-year sentence.
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Dec 21st 2019, 4:58 PM
# Courts
Girl (9) remains in critical condition after alleged assault by her parents five months ago, court hears
The child’s mother and father have been charged with child cruelty offences.
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Dec 10th 2019, 5:54 PM
# District Court
Man who took 12,000 photos of female neighbour without consent to be re-sentenced
Mark Mooney pleaded guilty to harassing his neighbour and was originally convicted last year.
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Sep 11th 2019, 7:41 AM
# moneymore estate
Three men appear in Drogheda court accused of false imprisonment and assault
The men were in court over an alleged incident earlier this month.
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Nov 23rd 2018, 1:56 PM
# Castletroy
Two due in court over burglary and attempted getaway in Limerick
Three men were arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning in the Castletroy area following an attempted getaway from an alleged burglary.
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Apr 8th 2018, 12:58 PM
# Courts
Justice minister says he plans to abolish court poor box payments
Charlie Flanagan says it is no longer fit for purpose.
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Apr 2nd 2018, 4:25 PM
# Maynooth
Four Traveller men compensated €6,000 each after being refused service in bar
A further condition of the settlement was that the staff involved attend a course of equality training.
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Dec 18th 2017, 10:42 AM
# raheen
Three men due in court over Limerick assault
A man in his 30s was brought to hospital with apparent stab wounds.
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Oct 30th 2017, 12:22 PM
# Courts
Garda pleads not guilty to assaulting RTÉ cameraman at protest against far-right group
The incident allegedly happened at a demonstration by far-right group Pegida in Dublin in February 2016.
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Sep 26th 2017, 2:24 PM
# District Court
Mother accused of killing three-year-old son misses court for third time due to illness
The body of Maha Al-Adheem’s son was found in their home in Kimmage in July.
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Aug 28th 2017, 5:04 PM
# IN COURT
Man charged with the murder of Dublin woman Patricia O'Connor
Green told gardaí that he acted in self-defence.
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Jun 15th 2017, 1:13 PM
# Ennis
Elderly residents at Clare hospital stay in bed all day as 'they've nowhere else to go', court hears
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is attempting to close St Joseph’s Hospital to further admissions until 2021.
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Jun 12th 2017, 6:24 PM
# Charged
Two men in court charged with stealing a boat and sailing up the Liffey while drunk
The two Crumlin men have been ordered to stay away from Dublin 4.
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Jun 1st 2017, 4:54 PM
# Naas
Cyclist on motorised bike banned for three years for drink cycling
The man was charged with driving a mechanically propelled vehicle while exceeding the alcohol limit.
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May 27th 2017, 7:00 AM
# worrying trend
'It's a worrying trend': Judge concerned that age profile of drink drivers is getting younger
Judge Mary Devins said the average age of drink drivers used to be upwards of 60 years.
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Apr 26th 2017, 7:17 AM
# Courts
Businesswoman faces criminal charges in relation to Clerys redundancies
Criminal proceedings commenced at Dublin’s District Court today.
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Apr 10th 2017, 4:13 PM
# Courts
Judge says case of alleged abuse of Kildare teenager is one of the most shocking he has encountered
The teenager claims that her mother horsewhipped her.
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Mar 25th 2017, 6:30 AM
# hans vogel
Bodybuilder facing trial over sale of €100k worth of steroids and viagra-like medicines
Hans Vogel with an address at Cameron Court, Cork Street, Dublin 8 pleaded guilty to five charges.
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Mar 14th 2017, 6:20 AM
# Courts
Two men charged with possession of pump-action shotgun in Limerick
Liam Casey and Robert Kelly have been charged with the incident which allegedly happened in Bruff last Sunday.
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Feb 28th 2017, 6:43 PM
# Clare
Thief who broke into isolated home of All-Ireland winning captain jailed for nine months
The burglary occurred at the rural Co Clare home of former county captain Anthony Daly in October 2016.
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Feb 22nd 2017, 6:25 AM
# District Court
Polish man who told gardaí trafficking charge 'is rubbish' remanded on bail
He answered “these are lies” when the second charge was put to him.
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Jan 8th 2017, 7:00 AM
# Ashford
Two men charged after aggravated burglary in Wicklow
The burglary took place in March 2015.
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Dec 21st 2016, 5:12 PM
# extremely drunk
Drunk teen who stole live reptiles 'went berserk when confronted by gardaí'
The court heard the 17-year-old, who can’t be identified for legal reasons, attacked a number of officers.
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Nov 28th 2016, 5:20 PM
# Courts
Aer Lingus faces charges over man who died at Dublin Airport warehouse in 2014
The charges relate to the death of John Murray at a cargo warehouse at the airport in November 2014.
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Nov 8th 2016, 4:22 PM
# Kildare
Drink driver has charges dismissed after garda handcuffs him unlawfully
24-year-old Ross McLoughlin was caught drink driving in Maynooth, Co Kildare, in July 2014.
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Nov 3rd 2016, 6:05 AM
# Limerick
Man tells gardaí "I'm so, so sorry" after being charged with sexual assault
The man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her late 20s in Limerick on 29 October.
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Oct 31st 2016, 6:00 PM
# leon wright
Wallace and Daly back violent prisoner whose 'human rights were breached'
Leon Wright, who has 84 previous convictions, was today cleared of assaulting a prison officer.
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Oct 19th 2016, 8:23 PM
# Water Charges
Water protestor who called President Higgins a 'midget parasite' is spared jail
Father-of-three Derek Byrne (36), from Streamville Rd, Kilbarrack, Dublin, was fined €300 by Judge Bryan Smyth at Dublin District Court today.
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Sep 6th 2016, 7:29 PM
# savage fine
Does David McSavage have a TV licence or not? He doesn't seem to know
The courts say he does, he says he doesn’t.
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Apr 22nd 2016, 1:19 PM
# Courts
Trial begins of TV fitness instructor accused of assaulting model ex-girlfriend
29-year-old Francis Xavier Usanga is accused of assault causing harm to Emma Murphy on 3 July last.
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Mar 30th 2016, 3:26 PM
# fake taxi
'Fake taxi' driver 'lucky to avoid jail' for continuing to drive vehicle after being banned
Dubliner Trevor Johnson admitted to being “in dire financial circumstances” when arrested earlier this month.
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Mar 30th 2016, 2:20 PM
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