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# Sentencing

Director who stole €116,000 from Hep C support group says she has 'nothing to show for it'

Bernadette Warnock has been given the chance to raise compensation – but she still may face jail.

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Mar 19th 2016, 7:30 AM

# Special Criminal Court

Thomas 'Slab' Murphy to appeal 18-month prison sentence

The high-profile republican was convicted of various tax offences at the Special Criminal Court last December.

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Feb 26th 2016, 11:45 AM

# albert woodfox

US prisoner freed after 43 years in solitary confinement

Human rights organisations had condemned the sentencing of Albert Woodfox.

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Feb 20th 2016, 2:53 PM

# Crime

Thieves target pharmacies for all their cosmetic and fake tan needs

A survey showed that three out of four pharmacies have experienced some form of crime.

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Jan 15th 2016, 6:07 AM

# terrifying messages

Kerry man convicted of intimidating sex worker to be held in prison over Christmas

The 40-year-old sent the woman threatening text messages and said he would contact her family.

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Dec 15th 2015, 7:10 PM

# Bail

Oscar Pistorius granted bail and will appeal murder conviction

His case has been postponed until April 2016.

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Dec 8th 2015, 8:49 AM

# re-sentencing

Man behind worst car crash in history of State to spend four years in jail

Shaun Kelly has been sentenced to eight years in prison with the final four suspended.

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Dec 7th 2015, 11:31 PM

# Slavery

Doctor and his wife who kept man as a slave jailed for 12 years

They called the man a “parasite” and made him be their “house boy”.

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Dec 7th 2015, 9:36 PM

# Courts

Limerick man sentenced to 12 and a half years for brutal, repeated rape of woman in her home

Alan Hanley received concurrent sentences for three counts of rape, a more serious attack than which would be ‘hard to envisage’ according to judge Deirdre Murphy.

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Nov 12th 2015, 5:23 PM

# Carlow

78-year-old man pleads guilty to raping niece and grandniece

The man claimed his grandniece asked him to pay her for sex.

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Oct 6th 2015, 6:15 AM

# Sexual Assault

Man faces maximum of 10 years in prison after sexually assaulting woman at party

Andrew Durran is due to be sentenced next month.

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Oct 5th 2015, 4:54 PM

# Alexander Pacteau

Karen Buckley's killer sentenced to minimum of 23 years in prison for her murder

Her parents said: “Today’s life sentence will not bring our beautiful Karen back.”

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Sep 8th 2015, 9:58 AM

# Alexander Pacteau

Karen Buckley killer's sentencing to be broadcast live on TV

Sky News will show the hearing.

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Sep 5th 2015, 12:20 PM

# Dublin

Man to face jail after being caught with "Aladdin's cave" of drugs, ammo and Garda uniforms

A customs officer carrying out a random spot check at a storage facility in Dublin almost two years ago smelled cannabis.

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Jul 25th 2015, 7:30 AM

Voices

In Ireland, a man can actually confess to rape and still serve no time in prison

Yesterday Magnus Meyer Hustveit walked free from court after admitting that he had repeatedly raped his former girlfriend when she was unconscious.

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Jul 15th 2015, 6:00 PM

# Graham Dwyer trial

Graham Dwyer likely to lodge appeal against conviction

There were numerous legal arguments that Dwyer’s legal team could argue are grounds for appeal.

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Apr 20th 2015, 8:01 AM

# Court

Graham Dwyer to be sentenced to life in prison in court today

Last month, Dwyer closed his eyes and shook his head when the guilty verdict was delivered.

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Apr 20th 2015, 6:01 AM

# lifer

How long will Graham Dwyer be in prison for?

In murder trials in Ireland, there is an automatic life sentence applied on a guilty finding.

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Mar 27th 2015, 3:56 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.

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Mar 13th 2015, 2:22 PM

# fraudsters

Seven people sentenced in £1.5m mortgage fraud case

A business man, members of his family and his solicitor were all involved in the scam.

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Nov 18th 2014, 1:59 PM

# South Africa

Prosecutors to appeal Oscar Pistorius verdict and sentencing

The next step is to file papers in court

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Oct 27th 2014, 1:09 PM

# culpable homicide

Oscar Pistorius jailed for 5 years for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

The 27-year-old athlete was found guilty of the culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp.

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Oct 21st 2014, 11:14 PM

# ruled out

Pistorius banned from defending Paralympic gold medals in Rio in 2016

Pistorius won sprint gold medals at three Paralympic Games as well as competing in the 2012 London Olympics.

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Oct 21st 2014, 11:37 AM

# Sentencing

10 years in jail or house arrest? Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced today for killing his girlfriend

Correctional services have denied reports that they were already preparing a cell for Pistorius in a high-security section of Pretoria Central Prison.

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Oct 21st 2014, 6:40 AM

# Sentencing

Reeva Steenkamp's family rejected "blood money" from Pistorius

His sentencing hearing heard today that he offered the family $34,000.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:32 PM

# culpable homicide

Here's how long Oscar Pistorius's prison sentence could be

The former Olympian’s sentence could technically be left off with a fine and suspended sentence.

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Sep 12th 2014, 11:31 AM

# Courts

Anthony Lyons to spend 18 months in prison

Lyons had been found guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman in Dublin in 2010.

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Jul 31st 2014, 10:12 AM

# Abuse

More people who say they were abused by Rolf Harris have come forward

Rolf Harris is due to be sentenced on Friday after being found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault.

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Jul 1st 2014, 8:26 AM

# I'm sorry

Niall Collins admits that asking a judge not to jail a drug dealer was 'a mistake'

Meanwhile, his party leader Micheál Martin says that the Limerick TD’s position IS tenable.

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Jun 20th 2014, 10:29 PM

Voices

Opinion: Would stricter guidelines for trial judges encourage more consistent sentencing?

The current Anthony Lyons case has highlighted the problem of uniformity regarding criminal sanctions. Is there a way to improve consistency and fairness of sentencing?

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May 30th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Sentencing

Max Clifford to be told today if he's going to jail over sexual assaults

The PR guru was found guilty of eight counts of indecent assault.

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May 2nd 2014, 8:34 AM

# Anglo Trial

Anglo pair in court to face sentencing for illegal loan scheme

Willie McAteer and Pat Whelan will find out today if they are to face a jail term.

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Apr 28th 2014, 6:15 AM

# Anglo Trial

Anglo pair could each face five years in prison for each offence

The charges carry a penalty of up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to €30,000 per offence.

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Apr 17th 2014, 6:28 PM

# Diane ward

Sentencing deferred in case of Cork mother who smothered son

Diane Ward attempted to take her own life the night she smothered her 8-year-old son Anthony with a pillow.

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Apr 7th 2014, 2:31 PM

# Life Sentence

Groups say 'justice was delivered' in Athlone rape case ruling

The Rape Crisis Centre say that the children received support ‘immediately’ and so ‘recovery is now possible’.

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Mar 3rd 2014, 10:13 PM

# Sentencing

France scrum-half Morgan Parra to learn Six Nations fate tomorrow

The Clermont number nine attended a disciplinary hearing in Paris this morning.

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Feb 26th 2014, 3:42 PM

Voices

Aaron McKenna: Why do the Irish courts not care about women?

Our courts seem to have affected an uncaring view towards violent and sexual crimes against women – allowing offenders to escape jail sentences by simply giving their victims a payoff. It is horrific and unacceptable.

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Feb 1st 2014, 8:00 AM