Legal community worried about influence of internet on juries in criminal trialsSecond major case collapses as juror admits researching witnessWed May 03 2017 - 01:00
Domestic violence survivor: ‘I don’t feel safe in Ireland’Jane Ruffino, who left country due to abuse, accuses Government of ‘cop out’ in new BillWed May 03 2017 - 01:00
Domestic violence victims lose out on housing due to county rulesWomen’s groups warn lack of joined-up thinking among agencies and local authorities means victims of domestic violence face increased risk of further abuseWed May 03 2017 - 01:00
Lethal injection drug stolen in Co Wicklow burglaryGardaí appeal for return of ‘Dolethal’ which was in vehicle taken from house in EnniskerryTue May 02 2017 - 18:49
Parole head seeks priority housing for life-term prisonersProviding stable accommodation on release will cut social costs, says parole chiefTue May 02 2017 - 01:44
Groups call for housing reforms at May Day event in Dublin‘Get up off your arse and fight; housing is a human right’ among the chants heard in cityMon May 01 2017 - 19:12
Housing crisis makes sex offenders harder to monitor, officer warnsTotal of 63 convicted offenders live in State without being tracked, conference hearsFri Apr 28 2017 - 15:56
Cannabis seized in Dublin docklands linked to Kinahan gangTwo arrested after gardaí search car and van on St John Rodgerson’s QuayTue Apr 25 2017 - 12:43
Trial over family kidnap and €600,000 robbery collapsesJury discharged amid concerns some jurors ‘were getting information from outside trial’Wed Apr 12 2017 - 13:26
David Drumm trial adjourned to later in the yearFormer Anglo Irish Bank chief faces two charges of conspiring to defraudFri Apr 07 2017 - 16:14
New forensics lab set to bring DNA analysis to international levelsWork on €60 million facility to begin later this year in Co KildareWed Apr 05 2017 - 19:57
Man who abused fiancée’s three daughters jailed for 10 yearsMother destroyed evidence after one daughter confided she had been raped by manMon Apr 03 2017 - 15:00
Lawyers say salary cuts devalue position of judgesLegal professionals agree with Michael McDowell comments on judicial appointmentsSat Apr 01 2017 - 01:00
Rapist jailed for sexually assaulting Dart passengerPaul Moore (51) has been jailed six times for sexual offences over the last 25 yearsThu Mar 30 2017 - 19:10
Man’s fingerprint matched to pizza box, court hearsForensics expert gives evidence in trial over alleged tiger kidnapping in Co LouthWed Mar 29 2017 - 19:23
Man with 103 convictions raped woman who helped him get hotelVictim kissed John Gavin as she wanted to show she had no problem with TravellersMon Mar 27 2017 - 18:19
Defence given permission to question girl (14) about sexual historyRapist given 10 years after trial in which girl’s cross-examination lasted 2½ daysMon Mar 27 2017 - 05:58
‘I’d love to say to an abuser: You’re going to get caught’Sisters fearing questions about sexual history waited decades to make abuse complaintsMon Mar 27 2017 - 05:58
Many rape victims still face court questioning on sexual historyThree in 10 rape trials involve questions about complainant’s sexual historyMon Mar 27 2017 - 05:58
Michael Lowry’s tax trial adjourned againIndependent TD allegedly filed incorrect tax returns in 2003 and 2007Tue Mar 21 2017 - 13:22
Convicted rapist remanded in custody over Dart assaultPaul Moore (51) has been jailed six times for sexual offences over the last 25 yearsThu Mar 16 2017 - 17:03
No contingency plan to bring Irish ministers home early if Brexit triggeredAll ministers from Ireland, except for Shane Ross, will be abroad on St Patrick’s Day trips next weekSat Mar 11 2017 - 19:56
Adams to raise treatment of women and refugees with TrumpSinn Féin leader will raise criticisms of US president if he gets to meet him in WashingtonSat Mar 11 2017 - 14:10
Taxi driver accused of biting part of passenger’s thumb is acquittedFracas began when passengers began laughing at his first name, LookmanFri Mar 10 2017 - 20:59
Armed raiders threatened to ‘blow heads off’ woman and babyJonathan Gill (35) on trial for his role in false imprisonment of An Post worker and familyFri Mar 10 2017 - 15:56
Grandmother jailed for role in roaming fraud gangMichelle Butterworth (56) used fake credit cards to buy high value items such as phonesFri Mar 10 2017 - 14:58
Taxi-driver jailed after being caught with drugs worth €300,000Stephen Murphy supported in court by Gail O’Rorke, who was acquitted of trying to assist friend’s suicideFri Mar 10 2017 - 14:46
Kidnap victim ‘feared he would never see his baby again’An Post worker describes being sent to collect €600,000 as his family was held hostageThu Mar 09 2017 - 19:00
Former priest told boy he was abusing to ‘Google gay porn’63-year-old convicted of orally raping child is currently serving sentence for other sex crimesThu Mar 09 2017 - 18:08
Journalist pleads guilty to six sexual offences against girlMan who admitted engaging in sexual acts with child aged under 17, is remanded on bailTue Mar 07 2017 - 11:57
Man who beat girlfriend and bit her face gets suspended sentenceVictim said the violence lasted an hour or two and he would not stop when she asked himWed Mar 01 2017 - 16:00
Child rapist with ‘remarkable level of disability’ jailedSeven-year sentence for man for abusing nephew while living in child’s family homeMon Feb 27 2017 - 20:29
Man with six previous jail sentences for rape and sexual assault released on bail againPaul Moore is awaiting sentence for sexually assaulting woman on DARTMon Feb 27 2017 - 15:50
Fighting home repossessions but winning few friends in courtThe Hub battles to keep people in their homes – and annoy judges in the processMon Feb 27 2017 - 11:37
Man who sexually assaulted woman on Dart had many similar convictionsDubliner Paul Moore assaulted woman as she was travelling home from collegeTue Feb 21 2017 - 15:22
Anglo auditor denies engaging in ‘performance theatre’Kieran Kelly denies he was trying to ‘buy time’ by asking to examine documentsThu Feb 16 2017 - 19:29
Gym owner avoids prison for beating girlfriendKevin Loughnan receives three-year suspended term for ‘alcohol fuelled incident’Tue Feb 14 2017 - 17:46
High costs and rise in repossessions drive growth of lay litigantsJudges say the unrepresented are poorly advised and lack knowledge of proceduresSat Feb 04 2017 - 01:01
The man who knows how to make a citizen’s arrestStephen Manning uses a legal provision to pursue those who may have broken the lawFri Feb 03 2017 - 14:43
Dublin trial delayed as witness fears he won’t get back into USPakistani man was due to travel to provide evidence in case over theft and fraud offencesWed Feb 01 2017 - 16:37
Mother says Donegal driver who killed son ‘fooled court’Man with almost 500 convictions jailed for 18 months after hitting boy’s car while drunkSat Jan 28 2017 - 10:51
No more jail time for Willie McAteer over Anglo loan fraudTwo-and-a-half-year sentence over €8m loan fraud to run alongside earlier jail termMon Jan 23 2017 - 14:47
The Dutch con artist, the Hell’s Angels and the heiressAnthonie Van Wilderoden, convicted of shoplifting in Dublin, had a colourful pastMon Jan 16 2017 - 20:58
Anglo director Pat Whelan fined €3,000 for failing to record loanFraudulent loan of €8 million made to former Anglo director William McAteerMon Jan 16 2017 - 15:35
Steal-to-order thief who ran professional shoplifting scheme is jailedNespresso machine and Jimmy Choo handbag among items robbed using modified pramFri Jan 13 2017 - 15:14
Edible-insect business owner faces jail for shoplifting schemeAnthonie Van Wilderoden is also director of a chocolate-making company in WicklowThu Jan 12 2017 - 18:30
Gardaí have no suspects or witnesses in Kym Owens caseMaynooth University student in an induced coma after incident in November 2016Tue Jan 10 2017 - 21:07
Recovering addicts make their case in historic surroundingsJudge in Green Street Courthouse hears stories of progress and personal setbacksFri Jan 06 2017 - 01:09
Drug Treatment Court: Life-saving option for drugs offendersThe DTC aims to rehabilitate criminals and prevent a life spent in and out of courtFri Jan 06 2017 - 01:07
Calm falls on hospital corridors after night of trolley chaosSt Vincent’s and Mater emergency departments return to normal, but for how long?Wed Jan 04 2017 - 20:07
