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# jailed - Thursday 19 March, 2020
Harvey Weinstein transferred to maximum-security prison in upstate New York
The former producer has been sentenced to 23 years in prison.
# jailed - Monday 16 March, 2020
Security guard jailed for 14 years for rape and violent assault of two sex workers
Noel McKeon pleaded guilty to sexual assault, assault, robbery and rape of the two women.
# jailed - Wednesday 11 March, 2020
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault
Weinstein was found guilty at a court in New York last month.
# jailed - Monday 2 March, 2020
Cork man who killed friend by repeatedly punching him in head during pub row jailed for manslaughter
Michael Dineen was sentenced to nine years imprisonment with the last year suspended.
# jailed - Monday 24 February, 2020
Two touts jailed in UK for reselling millions worth of tickets for likes of Ed Sheeran and Adele
The judge said this “was a case of sustained dishonesty for a number of years”.
# jailed - Friday 21 February, 2020
Man jailed for 17 years for murder of British backpacker Grace Millane
The 28-year-old man strangled the Essex woman and buried her body in a forested area outside Auckland, New Zealand.
# jailed - Thursday 6 February, 2020
Man who murdered wife and two daughters before fleeing UK in 2007 has been jailed for life
The jury deliberated for two days to find him guilty of all the charges.
# jailed - Monday 3 February, 2020
Drunk driver who struck pedestrian while trying to avoid garda checkpoint jailed
Darren Kershaw pleaded guilty in a Dublin court today.
# jailed - Thursday 23 January, 2020
Man who used fake documentation to open Irish bank accounts jailed
He has ten previous convictions in Finland for falsification of documentation, forgery and laundering of proceeds of crime.
# jailed - Friday 20 December, 2019
Man who had sexual encounters with 3 underage girls jailed for seven and a half years
David Masterson pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three charges of defilement.
# jailed - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
Woman who lost control of car and killed pedestrian and injured 3 others jailed for 2 years
All four victims were walking home from work during rush hour on a summer evening in Dublin city centre.
# jailed - Monday 16 December, 2019
Brexiteer who had 'obsession' with former MP Anna Soubry jailed for harassment
Soubry said she was left ‘frightened’ following the incidents.
# jailed - Monday 9 December, 2019
UK serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences for horrific attacks
Convicted burglar McCann (34) had been freed after a UK probation service error.
# jailed - Tuesday 26 November, 2019
Two priests who sexually abused deaf children each sentenced to over 40 years in prison in Argentina
The victims were children and adolescents aged between four and 17.
# jailed - Friday 22 November, 2019
Man who set fire to house of detective involved in charging him with murder jailed for eight years
The arson attack has left an “indelible scar” on the family, the court heard.
# jailed - Wednesday 30 October, 2019
Butcher jailed for eight years for possession of over €2.5 million in drugs
Gerard Ryan (44) told gardaí he was under pressure to pick up the drugs from a warehouse in Ashbourne.
# jailed - Thursday 24 October, 2019
Woman (67) jailed for 16 months for falsely claiming €150,000 in social welfare payments
She falsely claimed the carer’s allowance and then falsely claimed job seeker’s allowance.
# jailed - Tuesday 22 October, 2019
Judge calls for end to Longford gang feud as he jails teenager for five years
The judge said the feud had its genesis in “trivial” matters.
# jailed - Thursday 17 October, 2019
Man who was 16 when he sexually assaulted 12-year-old girl jailed for 4 years
The defendant had forced the child to perform oral sex on him while other youths recorded the act on their phones.
# jailed - Friday 11 October, 2019
Man who held gun to customer's head during post office raid jailed for 12 years
The man was tackled to the ground by a passing ESB repairman during the incident.
Daughter of British-Iranian woman imprisoned in Iran has returned to the UK
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was sentenced to five years in prison in Iran for spying.
# jailed - Monday 23 September, 2019
Two people jailed for illegally accessing CCTV footage of Emiliano Sala post-mortem
Sala’s plane went down in the English Channel as he flew to Cardiff on 21 January.
# jailed - Thursday 19 September, 2019
Man (26) jailed in first UK conviction for firearms manufacture using a 3D printer
Tendai Muswere was sentenced today to three years imprisonment.
Man sentenced to 13 years in prison over rape of two women in Belfast
The attack took place at a flat in south Belfast on 25 November 2017.
# jailed - Monday 2 September, 2019
Senior Kinahan associate Thomas Kavanagh jailed in UK on firearms charge
Kavanagh was arrested at Birmingham Airport in January.
# jailed - Thursday 1 August, 2019
Former psychic jailed for seven and a half years for money laundering of €1.6 million
After over two weeks of evidence, the jury returned a verdict of guilty on 20 counts.
# jailed - Wednesday 31 July, 2019
Man jailed for 20 years for raping two sex workers on the same day
Ms Justice Tara Burns said that Gheorghe Goidan (46), a Romania national, had preyed upon the vulnerability of the two women.
# jailed - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
Man who stole mummified head from St Michan's Church jailed for 28 months
The court heard that the crypt’s tour guide discovered the break in on 25 February.
# jailed - Thursday 18 July, 2019
Man (57) who spied on children in public toilets using hidden cameras is jailed
Kieran Griffin was sentenced to a total of three years in prison for a range of sexual offences.
# jailed - Thursday 11 July, 2019
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson given nine-month jail sentence
Robinson was found guilty last week of being in contempt of court.
# jailed - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
Man jailed for eight years for starting fire that spread to neighbours' apartments
Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to 11 years imprisonment, but suspended the final three years of the sentence on strict conditions.
# jailed - Wednesday 26 June, 2019
Man who led gardaí on high speed car chase and crashed outside a school is jailed
Bernard Kelly (38) broke red lights and mounted the pavement outside the school.
# jailed - Tuesday 25 June, 2019
Man jailed for handling stolen vehicles after arranging to meet undercover guard to sell jet ski
The man was connected to stolen vehicles by means of fingerprint evidence.
# jailed - Monday 24 June, 2019
Father and son jailed for hammer assault on former family friend
Michael Reilly Senior and his son Michael F Reilly Junior have been jailed for 40 months and 20 months respectively.
Cyprus court hands 7 life terms to 'first serial killer'
He said he was “tortured by memories” and could not explain why he had carried out the killings.
Man who was sentenced in his absence for rape and sexual assault of boy is jailed
Anthony Moynihan was jailed today after he was brought into court following the execution of a warrant.
# jailed - Monday 27 May, 2019
Limerick man who made death threats through Facebook to rape victim jailed for six years
The 26-year-old man pleaded guilty to raping the 19-year-old victim in November 2015,
# jailed - Friday 17 May, 2019
Man who repeatedly abused his niece during 'perverted games' jailed for 11 years
The attacks took place regularly while he was babysitting the child at weekends.
# jailed - Wednesday 1 May, 2019
Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching bail in UK
The Wikileaks founder faces a separate court battle to prevent his extradition to the US.
# jailed - Wednesday 10 April, 2019
Mother jailed after 8-year-old son missed over 240 school days released to appeal case
The woman, who is in her 30s, was convicted at Dublin District Court of neglecting the boy’s education.
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Poll: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
COUNTING IN THE Seanad general election will begin today despite the Covid-19 public health emergency.
Postal voting in the election closes today at 11am for the 43 seats on the five vocational panels and tomorrow at 11am for the six seats on the university panels.
There are 118 candidates seeking election to the vocational panels.
Counting of the votes begins this morning and is expected to continue until Friday 3 April.
So, today we want to know: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
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Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
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