# Jailed

All time

# London

Irishman jailed for life over murder of woman in London

Michael Purcell told officers who found him covered in blood, “I killed the woman next door, just let me die.”

27.4k

May 27th 2016, 3:46 PM

# lorna moore

Woman from Omagh jailed over Islamic state offences

Lorna Moore has been sentenced to two and a half years for not disclosing her husband’s plans to travel to the conflict zone.

20.7k

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May 24th 2016, 9:21 AM

# Oklahoma

US governor blocks law which would have seen doctors jailed for performing abortions

The veto comes just 24 hours after lawmakers passed the legislation.

8.8k

169

May 21st 2016, 9:37 AM

# Balbriggan

Driver in 'micro-sleep' who killed woman and injured her baby sentenced to two years

The judge said he was imposing the prison term “to send a message” to drivers.

28.8k

May 10th 2016, 3:29 PM

# Jailed

Shell to Sea activist Maura Harrington arrested in Mayo

She has been taken to the Dóchas Centre women’s prison where she is expected to spend ten days.

41.0k

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May 6th 2016, 7:30 PM

# Courts

A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for six months for his part in the Jobstown protest

The court heard he has prior convictions for theft and has already served a sentence which expired in January for his other offences.

108k

May 5th 2016, 5:07 PM

# jailed without trial

'All false, all lies': Egyptian ambassador denies Ibrahim Halawa is being beaten in jail

Soha Gendi told RTÉ that he government has visited him regularly.

17.7k

Apr 15th 2016, 6:10 PM

# Naas

Man jailed for life for baseball bat murder of 20-year-old who gave his car "a thump"

Zoltan Almasi was found guilty of the murder of 20-year-old Joseph Dunne in Co Kildare in 2014.

30.3k

Mar 16th 2016, 3:02 PM

# Crime

Love/Hate actor jailed for four-and-a-half years for armed robbery

Stephen Clinch played ‘Noely’ in the hit RTÉ series.

58.8k

Mar 8th 2016, 4:09 PM

# liffey street

Man who abducted child and stole his chicken nuggets while 'out of it' jailed for three years

The child who has Down syndrome was abandoned outside Arnotts minutes after he was taken.

21.4k

Mar 7th 2016, 4:53 PM

# Court

Cork man jailed for 12 years for “horrific sustained attack” on woman

He woke the woman with a slap to her face and told her if she ever wanted to see her son again she would comply.

33.7k

Mar 1st 2016, 9:15 PM

# Waterford

Asylum seeker (22) jailed for five years for raping woman

He had met her on a night out and offered her a lift home.

41.0k

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Feb 29th 2016, 3:17 PM

# phibsboro

Man jailed for three years for assaulting woman walking home after night out

He told the woman that he would throw her into the canal if she kept moving.

26.7k

Feb 12th 2016, 5:08 PM

# Courts

"Very, very nasty" man who tried to bite a Garda and said "I have the virus" jailed

Noel Kinsella was sentenced for obstruction after refusing to be searched.

20.9k

Feb 4th 2016, 8:16 PM

# Courts

Student jailed for 11 months for wrecking holiday home on St Patrick's Day

The judge said he had no choice but to impose a custodial sentence.

31.4k

Jan 30th 2016, 7:00 AM

# Repeat Offender

Murderer convicted of burning down a family home days after he was released from prison

A woman rescued her mother and younger brother from the house.

16.8k

Jan 20th 2016, 4:28 PM

# Foreign Fighters

'I wish I could fight in the cause of Allah and then be killed' - man who tried to fight with Isis in Syria is jailed

Ednane Mahmood was jailed for four years.

17.3k

Dec 11th 2015, 2:45 PM

# South Korea

Professor jailed for force-feeding student faeces

The man was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

17.9k

Nov 26th 2015, 3:02 PM

# Courts

Man who raped two young girls in Athlone moves to appeal 'excessive' life sentence

The 32-year-old man is looking to appeal his sentence, arguing that he co-operated fully with the investigation.

24.3k

Nov 13th 2015, 3:07 PM

# Liverpool

Woman in prosthetic penis case jailed for eight years

Gayle Newland denied strapping bandages to her chest and wearing a woollen hat to disguise herself.

55.5k

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Nov 12th 2015, 10:57 PM

# Dublin

Man caught cycling with stolen phone box under his jacket is jailed for three years

Judge Martin Nolan said Austin Byrne (38) was either a “very incompetent or very unlucky” burglar.

23.2k

Oct 15th 2015, 9:27 PM

# Bus Stop

Judge brands man (67) who kissed teenager without consent "nuisance to society"

The girl later told gardaí that a passerby did nothing to help as the man kissed her repeatedly on her face.

21.5k

Oct 10th 2015, 7:00 AM

# Smuggling

Man 'risked his life' by swallowing cannabis pellets to get money for his sick mum

The Spanish national swallowed 107 pellets. He was jailed for 18 months.

15.8k

Oct 6th 2015, 8:30 PM

# Jailed

Man who tried to rape woman after climbing drainpipe sentenced to six years

The 33-year-old has been convicted of attempted rape and indecent assault.

18.8k

Sep 17th 2015, 8:14 AM

# Michigan

Man jailed for trying to sell dirty socks as weed

As you do.

12.5k

Sep 4th 2015, 8:17 PM

# Jailed

Woman in China avoids prison for ten years by getting pregnant 13 times

It is unclear how many of the pregnancies were carried to full term.

30.9k

Aug 16th 2015, 7:13 PM

# Jailed

Irishman held for two years in Gran Canaria without charge

Kenneth Coalter was arrested after two people whose boat he had repaired were arrested for drug trafficking.

40.3k

Aug 7th 2015, 6:25 PM

# Changes

Half of the people imprisoned in Ireland last year were jailed for not paying fines

People are released after very short periods but are left with a prison record.

20.0k

Aug 6th 2015, 3:01 PM

# islamic state

Man who was "ready for jihad" sobs "I am an American" as he is jailed

The man had bought a one-way ticket to join ISIS.

24.5k

Jul 28th 2015, 6:46 PM

# run over

A Florida man has been jailed for killing a family of ducklings with his lawnmower

Jason Falbo plead guilty to animal cruelty charges.

9.1k

Jul 28th 2015, 2:27 PM

# Jailed

Romanian national falsely claimed social welfare 463 times

The 32-year-old stole at least €85,000 from the State, and has been jailed for three years.

26.7k

Jul 15th 2015, 5:09 PM

# unprovoked

Man jailed for assaulting brothers after calling one of them a "culchie"

He asked one of the brothers “What are you looking at?” before punching him in the face.

33.2k

Jul 3rd 2015, 7:30 PM

# Manchester

Married couple jailed after stealing over €64,000 from elderly neighbour

They fraudulently cashed cheques, used a credit card in his name and withdrew cash from his bank account.

18.4k

Jun 25th 2015, 10:18 PM

# titilayo kilanko

Woman jailed for stealing €57,000 to pay for her father's kidney transplant

She will spend almost two years in prison.

16.5k

Jun 23rd 2015, 6:43 PM

# Murder

Woman jailed for killing five of her newborn babies and hiding them in a freezer

The woman told the court that the children were all stillborn.

16.6k

Jun 15th 2015, 4:06 PM

# Scam

Three Irish men have been jailed for running a rooftop repair scam on the elderly

The men were sentenced to between 8 and 13 months in jail in the southwestern city of Perth, Australia.

25.6k

Jun 13th 2015, 2:21 PM

# Flag Turner

Belly dancer jailed for six months - because her outfit looked like the Egyptian flag

The dancer, known as Safinaz, was fined E£15,000 (€1,800) but has been released on bail pending an appeal.

12.7k

Apr 20th 2015, 4:44 PM

# Jailed

Boy, 13, jailed for life for stabbing Irish man to death

Corkman Christopher Barry died after being stabbed twice in London.

32.1k

Apr 10th 2015, 10:52 PM

# was it fizzy orange?

Burglar caught from DNA on a fizzy drink can he left at kitchen sink

Traces of his DNA were found on the rim of the can.

17.2k

Mar 18th 2015, 9:54 PM

# Jailed

TV weatherman Fred Talbot sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing boys

Police said he plied the boys with alcohol on school trips when he was a teacher.

14.3k

Mar 13th 2015, 2:22 PM