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# Sentencing

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# Sentencing
Leader of so-called New IRA in Dublin given life sentence for murder of dissident republican
Kevin Braney was found guilty of the premeditated murder of 35-year-old Peter Butterly.
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Feb 8th 2019, 1:00 PM
# Courts
Man (37) jailed for three years for raping his wife
The victim told the court she forgives her husband and doesn’t want him to go to prison.
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Jan 21st 2019, 5:36 PM
Voices
Opinion: Should judges hand down concurrent sentences in rape cases?
‘It is essential, for victims of crime and for society in general, that coherent sentencing policy is developed’, writes Ivana Bacik.
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Dec 27th 2018, 8:00 AM
# Courts
Victim tells court of terror as Patrick Nevin set to be sentenced for attacks on women he met through Tinder
The 37-year-old will be sentenced next month for two attacks on women he met up with via the dating app.
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Nov 19th 2018, 1:46 PM
# Courts
Man who defiled girl he collected from teenage disco in Dublin has sentence cut on appeal
He has been resentenced to two years imprisonment with 12 months post-release supervision.
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Oct 30th 2018, 8:11 PM
# Courts
86-year-old man given suspended sentence for rape and repeated child sexual abuse
Justice Michael White said that if Kiernan was a younger man the court would be imposed a serious custodial sentence.
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Oct 22nd 2018, 1:13 PM
# Courts
Two organised crime ‘foot soldiers’ jailed for ‘shambolic’ plan to murder man
Gary Gleeson and Stephen Dunne were sentenced to 12 years each.
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Jul 30th 2018, 1:50 PM
# sexual crimes
Law to make penalty for incest equal for men and women approved by Cabinet
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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Jul 24th 2018, 8:13 PM
# Málaga
James Quinn jailed for 22 years in Spain for Gary Hutch murder
The judge described the 2015 murder as “execrable”.
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Jun 21st 2018, 12:50 PM
# strike a deal
Judges to get new sentencing guidelines after Sinn Féin deal with government
It is hoped that the bill will be at committee stage before the end of the current Dáil term.
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May 22nd 2018, 9:18 PM
# Courts
Judge who jailed grandfather for rape calls sentencing guidelines 'somewhat bizarre'
“It’s somewhat bizarre that an area that is so sensitive has so little in the way of guidance for a trial judge.”
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Apr 27th 2018, 5:56 PM
# Child Abuse
Kerry man caught with thousands of child pornography images jailed for two years
John O’Donoghue, aged 38, also distributed illegal images and movies via email.
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Mar 6th 2018, 7:18 PM
# Courts
Call for urgent review of marital rape sentencing after man has sentence cut
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and Women’s AId have both raised queries about the sentence being reduced on appeal.
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Mar 2nd 2018, 6:05 AM
# thin blue line
'Gardaí are not treated as victims': Man avoids jail after kicking garda who was unconscious on ground
The GRA says there is no comparable occupation where employees are likely to suffer such a debilitating range of injuries while doing their normal duties.
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Dec 22nd 2017, 1:04 PM
# ARTHUR COLLINS
Ex-partner of reality star jailed for 20 years following acid attack outside London nightclub
Arthur Collins had been found guilty of 14 counts of assault.
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Dec 19th 2017, 10:40 PM
# Central Criminal Court
Tom Humphries is set to be sentenced for the defilement of a child this morning
The former high-profile sports journalist pleaded guilty to four counts of grooming and two counts of defilement of a child.
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Oct 24th 2017, 6:05 AM
# ronan hughes
Romanian man who blackmailed Tyrone teenager who took his own life sentenced to 4 years
Iulian Enache (31) pleaded guilty to blackmailing Ronan Hughes in a Romanian court last week.
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Aug 29th 2017, 6:33 PM
# Sentencing
Actor who played Zumo Bishop on Fair City to be sentenced for assaulting his partner
He pleaded guilty to attacking his partner.
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Jul 5th 2017, 2:04 PM
# Laois
Court upholds 13-year jail term for man who raped woman four times
The man invited the woman to his house on the pretext of helping him with some painting.
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Jun 27th 2017, 8:57 PM
# Central Criminal Court
'A very dangerous man has been put away' - family of murdered Anna Finnegan speak of their relief at verdict
Kosovan national Vesel Jahiri was convicted of Anna’s murder at the Central Criminal Court this afternoon.
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Apr 12th 2017, 8:22 PM
# Daniel McAnaspie
Man sentenced to life in prison over murder of 17-year-old Daniel McAnaspie
Another man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter has had his sentencing adjourned.
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Apr 3rd 2017, 6:23 PM
# Courts
Convicted rapist who assaulted woman on Dart remains on bail
The man is set to be sentenced for sexually assaulting the woman.
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Feb 21st 2017, 3:18 PM
# Sentencing
'Only that for the life of my baby' - Family's anger over killer's 3-and-a-half-year sentence
“He will never come back from the ground and she will be out in three years.”
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Feb 20th 2017, 1:23 PM
# Shoplifting
Salesman faces jail over professional shoplifting scheme
He said he began the shoplifting enterprise because had built up heavy debt.
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Jan 12th 2017, 5:19 PM
# dylann roof
White supremacist who shot dead nine people won't give evidence to try avoid death penalty
“I think it’s a bad idea,” said the judge presiding over the case.
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Dec 28th 2016, 7:48 PM
# Theft
Man who stole €10k from life savings of elderly friend sent back to jail
John McDonald had asked in 2012 to be given a chance to repay the victim but later fled the country.
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Dec 22nd 2016, 6:30 AM
# Sentencing
'I will never forgive my mam': Rape victim says family has been torn apart
“He just acted like a normal loving father, when he was far from that,” the 24-year-old told the court.
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Dec 19th 2016, 7:17 PM
# Verdict
GP Bernadette Scully found not guilty of the manslaughter of her daughter
The jury returned the unanimous verdict after deliberating for four hours.
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Dec 16th 2016, 11:24 AM
# Limerick Court
Woman pleaded with burglars to help resuscitate her brother, court hears
The 62-year old bachelor collapsed and died of a heart attack as he watched the two defendants ransacking his cottage in Doon, Co Limerick.
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Oct 28th 2016, 6:56 PM
# Courts
Lounge boy lost two front teeth after being glassed in a nightclub
Silviu Voivod (31) of Little Pace, Clonee, Co Meath, pled guilty to the attack.
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Oct 20th 2016, 6:10 AM
# Courts
Man sentenced to five years in jail for harassing a garda on the internet
The judge said he was imposing the sentence “to send out a message to any other that thinks of spreading information that is grossly defamatory”.
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Jul 27th 2016, 2:14 PM
# Courts
Carer stole €41,000 from elderly neighbour to spend it on home improvements, clothes and holidays
Laura Pennick pleaded guilty in court yesterday.
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Jul 19th 2016, 7:19 AM
# Sentencing
Judge dismisses claims that Oscar Pistorius overheard rape and saw hanging while in prison
The judge said that the claims “were not supported by anything concrete”
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Jul 6th 2016, 11:53 AM
# South Africa
Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 6 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
The athlete’s defence team says it will not appeal the jail term handed down today.
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Jul 6th 2016, 9:35 AM
# Sentencing
Driver who killed cyclist after breaking red light was already banned from driving
Eugene Maher died from head injuries hours after being struck by a car driven by Christopher Coleman.
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Jun 16th 2016, 7:14 PM
# Sentencing
"Oscar Pistorius must pay for his crime" - Reeva Steenkamp's father makes emotional plea
The Paralympic athlete killed Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine’s Day in 2013.
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Jun 14th 2016, 1:14 PM
# Blade Runner
No decision on Pistorius sentence as paralympian described as a 'broken man'
The hearing to decide what sentence the 29-year-old should serve for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp is set to last a week.
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Jun 13th 2016, 4:29 PM
# Capital Punishment
'Hanging is too mild for such a savage': The story of the youngest man executed by the Irish State
William O’Neill was executed four days after Christmas, on the 29 December 1927. He was 19 years old.
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Jun 11th 2016, 10:00 PM
# Courts
Dave Mahon to be sentenced for manslaughter of his stepson
Dean Fitzpatrick died from stab wounds in 2013.
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May 30th 2016, 6:05 AM
# Rape
Man jailed for raping woman who was at his home to help with painting
The man later threatened to kill the woman and her mother if she told anyone about the attack.
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Apr 18th 2016, 5:57 PM
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