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Dublin: 12°C Tuesday 27 September 2022

#Sentencing

# sentencing - Friday 22 July, 2022

Former soldier Lisa Smith sentenced to 15 months for Islamic State membership
# Court
# Court

Former soldier Lisa Smith sentenced to 15 months for Islamic State membership

Updated Jul 22nd 2022, 11:40 AM 49,164 Views 0 Comments

Smith, 40, was found guilty in May of membership of the terror group but acquitted of financing terrorism.

# sentencing - Tuesday 28 June, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in jail for sex crimes
# Trial
# Trial

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in jail for sex crimes

Updated Jun 28th 2022, 8:00 PM 55,397 Views 0 Comments

Prosecutors had asked that Maxwell receive between 30 and 55 years in jail.

Sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell facing up to 65 years in prison
# Sentencing
# Sentencing

Sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell facing up to 65 years in prison

Jun 28th 2022, 7:14 AM 20,999 Views 0 Comments

The British socialite lured young girls to massage rooms for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.

# sentencing - Saturday 25 June, 2022

Seven accusers write to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentencing judge
# Ghislaine Maxwell
# Ghislaine Maxwell

Seven accusers write to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentencing judge

Jun 25th 2022, 6:22 PM 38,376 Views 0 Comments

Four women testified at Maxwell’s month-long trial.

# sentencing - Friday 8 April, 2022

British rapper Dizzee Rascal handed restraining order and curfew for assaulting ex-fiancee
# Sentencing
# Sentencing

British rapper Dizzee Rascal handed restraining order and curfew for assaulting ex-fiancee

Updated Apr 8th 2022, 1:43 PM 21,392 Views 0 Comments

Dizzee Rascal appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court this morning to be sentenced for assault.

# sentencing - Monday 27 December, 2021

Opinion: Ireland is tarnished by its use of prisons to house the unwanted and mentally ill
# Judicial System
# Judicial System

Opinion: Ireland is tarnished by its use of prisons to house the unwanted and mentally ill

Dec 27th 2021, 7:30 AM 18,722 Views 20 Comments

Professor Kathleen Lynch says our prison system has too long been used to incarcerate those who have additional needs.

# sentencing - Monday 20 December, 2021

Three men found guilty of Kevin Lunney abduction and torture sentenced to between 18 and 30 years
# Kevin Lunney
# Kevin Lunney

Three men found guilty of Kevin Lunney abduction and torture sentenced to between 18 and 30 years

Updated Dec 20th 2021, 1:36 PM 56,013 Views 0 Comments

# sentencing - Monday 22 November, 2021

Kevin Lunney: 'My family's anguish is a greater torment to me than the physical pain of the attack'
# Sentencing
# Sentencing

Kevin Lunney: 'My family's anguish is a greater torment to me than the physical pain of the attack'

Updated Nov 22nd 2021, 5:20 PM 29,162 Views 0 Comments

Three men were found guilty of kidnapping and assaulting him earlier this month. Sentencing is due on 20 December.

# sentencing - Friday 10 September, 2021

Opinion: ‘Slap on the wrist’ sentences for domestic violence send a message... the wrong message
# Sentencing
# Sentencing

Opinion: ‘Slap on the wrist’ sentences for domestic violence send a message... the wrong message

Sep 10th 2021, 10:00 PM 24,209 Views 28 Comments

CEO of Women’s Aid Sarah Benson says the judiciary and other legal professionals need more training on how best to handle domestic violence cases.

# sentencing - Monday 14 June, 2021

Man (31) sentenced to life imprisonment for Waterford murder
# Sentencing
# Sentencing

Man (31) sentenced to life imprisonment for Waterford murder

Jun 14th 2021, 2:05 PM 15,536 Views 0 Comments

Stephen Keane was found guilty in May 2021 for the murder of 60-year-old John Lowe.

# sentencing - Wednesday 14 October, 2020

Aaron Brady sentenced to minimum of 40 years in prison for the capital murder of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe
# Courts
# Courts

Aaron Brady sentenced to minimum of 40 years in prison for the capital murder of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe

Oct 14th 2020, 1:29 PM 51,964 Views 88 Comments

Brady was found guilty by a jury in August.

# sentencing - Thursday 8 October, 2020

'I fought for him like a lion': Mother of manslaughter victim with genetic disorder says he was picked on all his life
# Central Crimiinal Court
# Central Crimiinal Court

'I fought for him like a lion': Mother of manslaughter victim with genetic disorder says he was picked on all his life

Oct 8th 2020, 6:35 PM 46,448 Views 0 Comments

Dmitry Hrynkevich (24) died after suffering multiple injuries to his head, face and neck in 2015.

# sentencing - Friday 2 October, 2020

Mark Crawford sentenced to life in prison for cocaine-fuelled murder of man in Limerick pub
# Mark Crawford
# Mark Crawford

Mark Crawford sentenced to life in prison for cocaine-fuelled murder of man in Limerick pub

Oct 2nd 2020, 1:19 PM 19,391 Views 11 Comments

Patrick O’Connor was just 24-years-old when he died.

# sentencing - Monday 31 August, 2020

Use of suspended sentences for sexual offences decreased over last decade
# Sentencing
# Sentencing

Use of suspended sentences for sexual offences decreased over last decade

Aug 31st 2020, 12:27 PM 8,003 Views 13 Comments

White-collar crimes and child offenders were given particular consideration in a new report from the Law Reform Commission.

# sentencing - Thursday 25 June, 2020

British teenager to be sentenced for throwing boy off Tate Modern balcony
# London
# London

British teenager to be sentenced for throwing boy off Tate Modern balcony

Jun 25th 2020, 8:23 AM 41,658 Views 0 Comments

Jonty Bravery (18) has admitted trying to kill the child on the viewing platform of the gallery in August last year.

# sentencing - Monday 2 March, 2020

Teenager who stabbed mother's violent ex-boyfriend to death sentenced to two years in prison
# Courts
# Courts

Teenager who stabbed mother's violent ex-boyfriend to death sentenced to two years in prison

Mar 2nd 2020, 2:02 PM 33,953 Views 29 Comments

The incident occurred during a row at the family home in Co Offaly in 2017.

# sentencing - Monday 27 January, 2020

Ireland's first FGM conviction: Father sentenced to 5.5 years, mother sentenced to 4 years and 9 months
# Dublin
# Dublin

Ireland's first FGM conviction: Father sentenced to 5.5 years, mother sentenced to 4 years and 9 months

Updated Jan 27th 2020, 1:15 PM 112,434 Views 0 Comments

Judge Elma Sheahan described the parents’ actions as “the most egregious breaches of trust by those who are presumed to protect their infant child”.

Parents convicted of allowing FGM to be carried out on daughter to be sentenced today
# Dublin
# Dublin

Parents convicted of allowing FGM to be carried out on daughter to be sentenced today

Jan 27th 2020, 6:00 AM 14,129 Views 0 Comments

The couple were found guilty following a trial last November.

# sentencing - Friday 20 December, 2019

Parents convicted of 'extremely serious offence' of FGM to be sentenced next month
# Dublin
# Dublin

Parents convicted of 'extremely serious offence' of FGM to be sentenced next month

Dec 20th 2019, 1:21 PM 9,895 Views 0 Comments

Female genital mutilation carries a maximum sentence of up to 14 years in prison.

# sentencing - Monday 2 December, 2019

Court increases 'unduly lenient' jail term for farmer who killed neighbour with teleporter in 2017
# Court Of Criminal Appeal
# Court Of Criminal Appeal

Court increases 'unduly lenient' jail term for farmer who killed neighbour with teleporter in 2017

Dec 2nd 2019, 7:39 PM 21,799 Views 4 Comments

Kerry farmer Michael Ferris has had his sentencing increased from five years to nine in the Court of Criminal Appeal.

Father of London terror victim asks that his son's image isn't used for 'vile propaganda' in newspapers
# London Bridge Attack
# London Bridge Attack

Father of London terror victim asks that his son's image isn't used for 'vile propaganda' in newspapers

Dec 2nd 2019, 12:34 PM 23,978 Views 19 Comments

Victims Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt had been attending a prisoner rehabilitation conference.

# sentencing - Friday 8 November, 2019

The Explainer: How did the judge decide the sentences in the Ana Kriegel case?
# Podcast
# Podcast

The Explainer: How did the judge decide the sentences in the Ana Kriegel case?

Nov 8th 2019, 5:30 PM 11,847 Views 0 Comments

Mr Justice Paul McDermott would have given careful consideration to the sentences imposed in this difficult case.

# sentencing - Tuesday 5 November, 2019

Ana Kriegel case: Boy A given life sentence with review after 12 years. Boy B sentenced to 15 years, with review after 8
# Sentencing
# Sentencing

Ana Kriegel case: Boy A given life sentence with review after 12 years. Boy B sentenced to 15 years, with review after 8

Updated Nov 5th 2019, 6:09 PM 290,998 Views 0 Comments

Both boys were 13 years of age when they murdered Ana Kriegel in an abandoned house in Lucan in 2018.

# sentencing - Tuesday 29 October, 2019

'The death of a child is a parent's worst nightmare': Boy A's grandfather expresses sympathy for family of Ana Kriegel in court
# Sentencing
# Sentencing

'The death of a child is a parent's worst nightmare': Boy A's grandfather expresses sympathy for family of Ana Kriegel in court

Updated Oct 29th 2019, 1:02 PM 54,980 Views 0 Comments

The sentencing hearing of Boy A and Boy B is taking place at the Central Criminal Court.

Sentence hearing for two boys convicted of murder of Ana Kriegel to take place today
# Sentencing
# Sentencing

Sentence hearing for two boys convicted of murder of Ana Kriegel to take place today

Oct 29th 2019, 6:10 AM 19,479 Views 0 Comments

The boys, now aged 15, were convicted by unanimous jury verdicts earlier this year.

# sentencing - Friday 25 October, 2019

Sentence hearing for two boys convicted of Ana Kriegel murder to take place next week
# Sentencing
# Sentencing

Sentence hearing for two boys convicted of Ana Kriegel murder to take place next week

Oct 25th 2019, 8:24 PM 21,927 Views 0 Comments

In a hearing today, Mr Justice Paul McDermott was given psychological and psychiatric reports relating to Boy A and Boy B.

# sentencing - Friday 12 July, 2019

Pregnant woman who led gardaí on high-speed chase with children in car to be sentenced
# Courts
# Courts

Pregnant woman who led gardaí on high-speed chase with children in car to be sentenced

Jul 12th 2019, 7:58 AM 37,387 Views 0 Comments

Judge Patricia Ryan adjourned the case for sentencing in October.

# sentencing - Friday 5 July, 2019

Woman jailed for kicking expectant mother in stomach
# Dublin
# Dublin

Woman jailed for kicking expectant mother in stomach

Jul 5th 2019, 9:15 PM 34,766 Views 48 Comments

Joyce Conlon was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.

# sentencing - Thursday 4 July, 2019

Man with 56 convictions sentenced to four years in prison, two suspended, for dragging woman from car
# Cork
# Cork

Man with 56 convictions sentenced to four years in prison, two suspended, for dragging woman from car

Jul 4th 2019, 7:44 AM 27,695 Views 43 Comments

He was found guilty of assault causing harm and engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour.

# sentencing - Wednesday 19 June, 2019

Ana Kriegel murder: The sentences Boy A and Boy B could be facing
# Justice System
# Justice System

Ana Kriegel murder: The sentences Boy A and Boy B could be facing

Jun 19th 2019, 4:31 PM 148,039 Views 0 Comments

The two teengers are to be sentenced in four weeks’ time.

# sentencing - Wednesday 27 March, 2019

Man who previously knocked down and killed French tourists jailed for driving at garda
# John Cash
# John Cash

Man who previously knocked down and killed French tourists jailed for driving at garda

Mar 27th 2019, 5:37 PM 31,162 Views 42 Comments

John Cash received a three and a half year sentence.

# sentencing - Monday 25 February, 2019

Retired surgeon Michael Shine sentenced to four years in jail for sexual abuse of patients
# Courts
# Courts

Retired surgeon Michael Shine sentenced to four years in jail for sexual abuse of patients

Feb 25th 2019, 2:58 PM 20,008 Views 28 Comments

One victim called it a “good day for me and for all victims of abuse”.

# sentencing - Friday 8 February, 2019

Leader of so-called New IRA in Dublin given life sentence for murder of dissident republican
# Sentencing
# Sentencing

Leader of so-called New IRA in Dublin given life sentence for murder of dissident republican

Updated Feb 8th 2019, 1:00 PM 29,704 Views 32 Comments

Kevin Braney was found guilty of the premeditated murder of 35-year-old Peter Butterly.

# sentencing - Monday 21 January, 2019

Man (37) jailed for three years for raping his wife
# Courts
# Courts

Man (37) jailed for three years for raping his wife

Jan 21st 2019, 5:36 PM 44,014 Views 0 Comments

The victim told the court she forgives her husband and doesn’t want him to go to prison.

# sentencing - Thursday 27 December, 2018

Opinion: Should judges hand down concurrent sentences in rape cases?
# Criminal Law
# Criminal Law

Opinion: Should judges hand down concurrent sentences in rape cases?

Dec 27th 2018, 8:00 AM 18,902 Views 42 Comments

‘It is essential, for victims of crime and for society in general, that coherent sentencing policy is developed’, writes Ivana Bacik.

# sentencing - Monday 19 November, 2018

Victim tells court of terror as Patrick Nevin set to be sentenced for attacks on women he met through Tinder
# Courts
# Courts

Victim tells court of terror as Patrick Nevin set to be sentenced for attacks on women he met through Tinder

Nov 19th 2018, 1:46 PM 23,347 Views 0 Comments

The 37-year-old will be sentenced next month for two attacks on women he met up with via the dating app.

# sentencing - Tuesday 30 October, 2018

Man who defiled girl he collected from teenage disco in Dublin has sentence cut on appeal
# Courts
# Courts

Man who defiled girl he collected from teenage disco in Dublin has sentence cut on appeal

Oct 30th 2018, 8:11 PM 51,587 Views 0 Comments

He has been resentenced to two years imprisonment with 12 months post-release supervision.

# sentencing - Monday 22 October, 2018

86-year-old man given suspended sentence for rape and repeated child sexual abuse
# Courts
# Courts

86-year-old man given suspended sentence for rape and repeated child sexual abuse

Oct 22nd 2018, 1:13 PM 101,444 Views 119 Comments

Justice Michael White said that if Kiernan was a younger man the court would be imposed a serious custodial sentence.

# sentencing - Monday 30 July, 2018

Two organised crime ‘foot soldiers’ jailed for ‘shambolic’ plan to murder man
# Courts
# Courts

Two organised crime ‘foot soldiers’ jailed for ‘shambolic’ plan to murder man

Jul 30th 2018, 1:50 PM 20,142 Views 23 Comments

Gary Gleeson and Stephen Dunne were sentenced to 12 years each.

# sentencing - Tuesday 24 July, 2018

Law to make penalty for incest equal for men and women approved by Cabinet
# Sexual Crimes
# Sexual Crimes

Law to make penalty for incest equal for men and women approved by Cabinet

Jul 24th 2018, 8:13 PM 17,782 Views 54 Comments

Currently there is life imprisonment for a male who is convicted of incest, but the sentence is three to seven years for a woman.

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