# Sentenced

Man who sexually abused his sister during childhood sentenced to eight years

As a child she had attempted to tell her parents what was happening to her but was disbelieved, the court heard.

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Feb 27th 2023, 6:10 PM

Man with over 150 previous convictions sentenced to three years for burglary

Stephen Maher pleaded guilty to theft at an office at Point Square in Dublin 1.

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Feb 1st 2023, 8:49 PM

Last year

2022

Murderer at centre of 'Teacher's Pet' podcast jailed for 24 years in Australia

Chris Dawson, 74, was found guilty of killing his wife Lynette Dawson after the podcast led to a new investigation.

19.3k

Dec 2nd 2022, 8:40 AM

Polish man sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for transporting over €1.5m worth of cannabis

The court heard that Revenue officials were informed of goods being transported from Malaga in Spain to Ireland.

15.6k

Nov 17th 2022, 6:24 PM

Man sentenced to six years for assaulting and threatening to kill his pregnant partner

The court heard that the man committed numerous offences while on bail and in breach of a protection order

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Oct 26th 2022, 4:05 PM

Killer sentenced for assault on woman in her bedroom prior to murder of mother-of-two

Judge Mary Larkin imposed a nine-month prison term on Patrick Ballard (35).

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Oct 19th 2022, 10:41 PM

Man, 26, jailed for violent attacks on transgender sex workers in their homes

Buti Sashi (26) pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm and one count of sexual assault.

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Oct 17th 2022, 3:54 PM

Man jailed for three years over attack on first-year student at DCU

The court had heard two men attacked the student as he was returning from a shop to his on-campus accommodation.

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Jul 1st 2022, 6:29 PM

# Offaly

Midlands trial: Five men who took part in 'gang rape' of 17-year-old jailed for total of 66 years

Sentencing the men, Justice Tara Burns said that they had “behaved like animals”.

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Jun 2nd 2022, 4:43 PM

# M50

Man who led gardaí on high speed motorway chase with two children in the backseat is jailed

The court heard the man was disqualified from driving at the time of the offence.

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May 31st 2022, 5:11 PM

# jack murphy

Man who assaulted and threatened pregnant woman jailed for five years

The 23-year-old was also arrested for robberies at two supermarkets.

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Apr 26th 2022, 8:06 PM

Man who kicked father-of-one to death at homeless campsite in Cork jailed for 11 years

The jury unanimously convicted James Brady of manslaughter in favour of the murder charge sought by the State.

17.1k

Apr 25th 2022, 2:58 PM

Rapist sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing young girls

The 61-year-old man was convicted for the acts he carried out as a teenager last year following a trial in Co Offaly.

26.3k

Mar 2nd 2022, 9:32 PM

Man who sexually abused children while he was a teenager jailed for five and a half years

He plead guilty to one count of rape and six counts of indecent assault in the 1980s.

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Feb 11th 2022, 6:48 PM

Man who raped woman while she was sleeping jailed for five and a half years

In her victim impact statement, the woman said that what happened “completely destroyed” what was supposed to be an exciting time in her life.

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Feb 7th 2022, 4:39 PM

Alan Ward sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of Catherine Doyle

Alan Ward stabbed his wife Catherine Doyle to death at their Dublin home in 2019.

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Jan 31st 2022, 2:09 PM

All time

Myanmar junta court jails close aides of ousted leader

The country has been in turmoil since February when generals deposed the civilian government.

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Dec 30th 2021, 9:34 AM

# Special Criminal Court

Man jailed for possessing over €100,000 of cross-border gang's ATM theft

Niall Finnegan will serve three years for possessing the proceeds of ATM thefts by a criminal organisation.

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Nov 29th 2021, 1:58 PM

# solingen

German woman jailed for killing five of her children

Court-appointed psychological experts determined that she could be held criminally responsible for her actions.

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Nov 4th 2021, 1:30 PM

Man who beat younger brothers 'nearly every day' jailed for nine years

The man was convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court in April of two sample counts of orally raping his brother.

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Jul 28th 2021, 4:22 PM

Suspended sentence for German ex-footballer Metzelder over child porn

The former Germany and Real Madrid defender was handed a suspended prison sentence of ten months.

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Apr 29th 2021, 5:03 PM

Woman jailed after being found with thousands of 'depraved' child abuse images

A judge has sentenced the woman to prison for three years.

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Mar 25th 2021, 6:04 PM

# thomas power

Man who stabbed stranger in the head and 'destroyed his life' jailed for 7.5 years

The judge highlighted that offences involving the use of knives need to be discouraged.

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Feb 1st 2021, 1:37 PM

# Central Criminal Court

Man (26) sentenced to life after pleading guilty to murder of chef in 2018

Alex Kelly pleaded guilty to murdering 44-year-old Martin Clancy at Little O’Curry Street in Limerick on 1 January 2018.

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Oct 8th 2020, 10:51 PM

# Germany

93-year-old former concentration camp guard handed two-year suspended sentence

Bruno Dey was convicted of 5,232 counts of accessory to murder.

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Jul 23rd 2020, 12:26 PM

Man who abused son of woman he met through dating site avoids jail term

The 45-year-old man had pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the child in 2013.

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Jul 13th 2020, 2:45 PM

# Patrick Harte

Three years jail for former school principal who sexually abused seven pupils

Harte had pleaded not guilty and gave evidence during the trial in which he strenuously denied the allegations.

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Jul 10th 2020, 6:22 PM

# Interpol

China's former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei sentenced to 13 years in prison

At his trial last June, Meng pleaded guilty to accepting $2.1 million in bribes.

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Jan 21st 2020, 8:38 AM

# Rapist

Father of UK's most prolific serial rapist says his son's sentence 'fits his crimes'

The 36-year-old went out in the early hours of the morning, hunting for lone, drunk young men around nightclubs near his flat.

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Jan 7th 2020, 10:26 PM

# London

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.

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Dec 9th 2019, 2:01 PM

# Murder

Teenager who murdered his girlfriend after she dumped him is sentenced to life in UK court

He returned to school after the murder and the girl’s father discovered her four hours later.

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Nov 9th 2019, 3:22 PM

'You will be given a chance to reconstruct your life - I hope you take it': The convictions of Boy A and B

“Her family must bear their grief. You will be given a chance to reconstruct your life – I hope you take it.”

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Nov 6th 2019, 12:05 AM

# California

Actress Felicity Huffman starts prison sentence in college admissions scam

The Oscar nominee was the first of more than 30 parents sentenced.

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Oct 17th 2019, 1:33 PM

# London

Man (26) jailed in first UK conviction for firearms manufacture using a 3D printer

Tendai Muswere was sentenced today to three years imprisonment.

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Sep 19th 2019, 7:43 PM

# orhan kibar

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.

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Sep 19th 2019, 5:32 PM

# Stockholm

US rapper A$AP Rocky convicted of assault in Sweden

The rapper was given a suspended sentence.

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Aug 14th 2019, 2:41 PM

# LIAM MCGLINCHEY

Men jailed in US after leaving Donegal man to die on grandmother's lawn

Liam McGlinchey (19) was left in a dangerously intoxicated state in New York in August 2017.

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Aug 9th 2019, 8:57 AM