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# met police

Met Police in new Couzens probe as force vows to protect women and girls

A senior officer admitted a vetting check on Wayne Couzens was not done ‘correctly’ when he joined the Met in 2018.

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Oct 1st 2021, 6:54 AM

# Trial

Police officer who killed Sarah Everard will die in jail for her murder

Wayne Couzens admitted to raping and murdering the 33-year-old after snatching her in a false arrest.

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Sep 30th 2021, 12:40 PM

# jury out

Jurors begin deliberations in R Kelly sex trafficking trial

The 54-year-old singer is accused of running a Chicago-based criminal enterprise that recruited his accusers for unwanted sex.

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Sep 24th 2021, 10:30 PM

# Trial

Premier League and Championship clubs to offer safe standing areas from January

Clubs in England’s top two tiers have until 6 October to apply.

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Sep 22nd 2021, 3:19 PM

# Trial

'Highly unlikely' Anne Colomines stabbed herself to death, pathologist tells court

Renato Gehlen has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife at the apartment they shared in 2017.

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Sep 21st 2021, 9:30 PM

# Trial

Prosecutors wrap up as R Kelly sex trafficking trial moves to next stage

The defence will now begin calling former Kelly employees.

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Sep 20th 2021, 9:33 PM

# Trial

Murder accused told wife's new boyfriend not to go near her again

The trial continues in front of Justice Michael MacGrath and a jury of five women and seven men.

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Sep 16th 2021, 6:24 PM

# Trial

Murder accused told gardaí that wife stabbed herself

The trial of Renato Gehlen (39) opened today.

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Sep 14th 2021, 6:22 PM

# Trial

Man allegedly raped 15-year-old girl he met wandering alone at night, court hears

The man denies the charge.

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Sep 14th 2021, 6:08 PM

# Special Criminal Court

Former Sinn Féin councillor and three co-accused to go on trial over Regency Hotel killing

Justice Tony Hunt fixed 3 October 2022 for a trial.

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Sep 14th 2021, 4:35 PM

# France

Macron's ex-bodyguard on trial over beating of protesters

The French president was forced to fire Alexandre Benalla after a video emerged showing him striking a young man and grabbing a young woman by the neck.

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Sep 13th 2021, 11:24 AM

# Collapse

Bray Boxing Club murder trial collapses due to juror becoming seriously ill

Gerard Cervi is charged with the murder of Bobby Messett.

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Sep 6th 2021, 1:54 PM

# Brooklyn

First man to accuse R. Kelly of sexual abuse testifies in court

The 54-year-old denies all charges.

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Aug 30th 2021, 10:20 PM

# Trial

Trial of R Kelly begins in Brooklyn with prosecutors saying the case is ‘about a predator’

The claim was made in opening arguments at the R&B star’s trial in Brooklyn.

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Aug 18th 2021, 5:23 PM

# Courts

Jury hears closing speech in trial of man accused of murdering homeless construction worker

Romanian man Ioan Artene Bob was discovered fatally injured in a Tallaght park on 13 April, 2018.

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Aug 9th 2021, 9:15 PM

# Trial

Munster trial: Five family members found guilty of sexual abuse of children

The children’s mother, father, uncle, maternal aunt and her husband were found guilty in 37 counts against them.

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Aug 6th 2021, 4:10 PM

# Courts

Closing speeches conclude in trial of man accused of murdering Nadine Lott

Details on the “appalling and dreadful” injuries to the young mother’s face were given in court today.

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Jul 30th 2021, 7:51 PM

# Courts

Convicted rapist throws Bible at judge before being sentenced to 16 years for harassment

Michael Murray had pleaded not guilty to making threats to kill against barristers who prosecuted him for rape in 2013.

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Jul 29th 2021, 5:09 PM

# Courts

Jury in Munster child abuse trial retires for the evening

The judge told the jury there was no restriction on time.

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Jul 29th 2021, 4:20 PM

# Trial

Man accused of murdering Nadine Lott told gardaí if he had wanted to kill her he would have

The jurors spent today listening to the third and fourth garda interviews in the trial of Daniel Murtagh.

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Jul 28th 2021, 8:03 PM

# Trial

Nadine Lott died after traumatic head, neck and chest injuries, Chief Pathologist tells trial

The jury also heard from the expert witness that the blunt force injuries were caused by hands, fists or feet.

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Jul 26th 2021, 10:40 PM

# false imprisonment

Trial of Jim Mansfield Jnr resumes at Special Criminal Court after seven month adjournment

Mansfield Jnr pleaded not guilty to conspiring with one or more persons to falsely imprison Martin Byrne.

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Jul 26th 2021, 2:47 PM

# Courts

Nadine Lott murder trial: Accused Daniel Murtagh told paramedic he 'killed his girlfriend', court hears

Murtagh has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Ms Lott.

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Jul 22nd 2021, 4:03 PM

# Courts

DPP accepts manslaughter plea after third murder trial ends in hung jury

Zoltan Almasi is charged with killing 20-year-old Joseph Dunne in 2014.

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Jul 16th 2021, 4:15 PM

# kevin lunney

Trial of men accused of abducting Kevin Lunney expected to come to a close next week

Four men are being tried for false imprisonment and intentionally causing serious harm.

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Jul 16th 2021, 3:01 PM

# Clinical Trial

Experts have 'concerns' about Rotunda trial involving induction of healthy first-time mothers

The trial is focused on home induction of women with uncomplicated pregnancies.

The trial aims to assess two different methods of induction for healthy first-time mothers at 39 weeks pregnant.

Concerns have been raised about the way in which information on the trial is being presented to pregnant people.

The trial began in November 2020 and 86 women have so far taken part, Orla Dwyer reports.

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Jul 16th 2021, 12:05 AM

# shape of the game

World Rugby will globally trial the 50:22 kick and new breakdown laws

The new laws could have a big impact on the shape and safety of the game.

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Jul 14th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Bray

Garda disputes Pete Taylor complaint that cash was taken from him after boxing club attack

The boxing coach says cash and clothes were removed from him and never returned.

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Jul 8th 2021, 6:09 PM

# Bray

Eyewitnesses to attack at boxing club say gunman only stopped firing after Pete Taylor was hit

The trial of Gerard Cervi, who is accused of murder and two counts of attempted murder, continued today.

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Jul 7th 2021, 7:13 PM

# Trial

Former 'singing' priest Tony Walsh faces trial on new indecent assault charges

Walsh was charged with two counts of indecent assault between 1983 and 1985.

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Jul 7th 2021, 4:38 PM

# Arson

Boy (13) accused of arson after house gutted by fire

The fire happened on Wellington Street in Dublin last November.

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Jul 7th 2021, 3:03 PM

# Trial

Father who sexually abused daughter defiled three underage girls after leaving the family home

The judge praised the young woman for her “courage, tenacity and composure”.

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Jul 6th 2021, 4:17 PM

# Court

Bray Boxing Club trial to hear van allegedly used in attack found 'not a million miles away' from accused's family home

Gerard Cervi (34) has pleaded not guilty to murdering Bobby Messett in June 2018.

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Jun 30th 2021, 6:52 PM

# Trial

Munster child abuse trial: Father tells gardaí in interview that his children had everything they wanted

The jury in the trial of three men and three women listened to transcripts of the man’s interviews with gardaí following his arrest in March 2018.

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Jun 29th 2021, 7:00 PM

# kevin lunney

Defence lawyers in the Kevin Lunney abduction trial are challenging garda CCTV evidence

The court heard that footage was gathered from Cavan, Monaghan, Westmeath and Dublin by gardaí.

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Jun 23rd 2021, 4:44 PM

# Courts

Munster rape trial hears concerns were raised about the children five years before they were taken into care

The court heard from a social worker familiar with the case today.

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Jun 22nd 2021, 5:58 PM

# Circuit Court

Convicted rapist accused of making death threats to prosecutors was planning to have his solicitor abducted

Michael Murray (50) admitted to detectives he was planning to have his own solicitor abducted.

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Jun 17th 2021, 10:07 PM

# Court

Convicted rapist on trial for allegedly making death threats to barristers

Michael Murray (50) is accused of leaving messages with threats to kill against barristers.

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Jun 16th 2021, 6:15 PM

# phone data

Kevin Lunney trial: Judge questions lack of clarity from EU court on accessing mobile phone data

The judges will decide on the admissability of the phone evidence next week.

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Jun 15th 2021, 5:14 PM

# Courts

Munster rape trial: Sexual abuse charges against child's grandmother are dropped

The decision was made following legal argument.

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Jun 15th 2021, 1:08 PM