Potential DPP move to confiscate assets possibly linked to jailed former solicitor Michael Lynn adjourned
Adjournment granted pending outcome of appeal by Lynn against five-and-a-half year sentence
Director of Public Prosecutions
Paula Canty killing: Man accused of murder should receive plan for DPP directions, says judge
Joseph Butler, a native of Midleton, Co Cork, is charged with murdering Paula Canty at his flat at the Belfry, Bridewell Lane, Mallow, on January 3rd
Man (23) facing contempt proceedings for failing to give evidence at murder trial of Diarmuid Phelan
Kallum Coleman was with Keith Conlon when Conlon was fatally wounded during incident on barrister’s farm in Tallaght
Can Michael Lowry still be government kingmaker now Moriarty has resurfaced?
In the News podcast: Colm Keena reported on the Moriarty tribunal from its inception in 1997 to 2011. He explains what it did and why
First formal engagement between FF, FG and Regional Independents to take place today
Group of eight Independent TDs will submit a position paper to the two bigger parties setting out its preconditions for entering government
Michael Lowry ‘fully confident’ he has no case to answer as Moriarty tribunal file goes to DPP
Tánaiste and Taoiseach both reject suggestion that independent TD will be a ‘kingmaker’ in government formation talks
Garda file on Moriarty tribunal sent to DPP 14 years after final report on ‘payments to politicians’
Decision to forward file will exert pressure on FF and FG as parties negotiate with Independent TD Michael Lowry to form coalition
Family of Keith Conlon ‘hurt and upset’ as law professor Diarmuid Phelan cleared of his murder
Jury took nearly seven hours to reach verdict after trial with potential costs of up to €2 million
‘Leo the leak’ affair still lingers five years on
Sipo has resolved for a second time not to investigate the leaking of a draft State contract with the Irish Medical Organisation when Varadkar was taoiseach
Man jailed for 11 years over abuse of cousins, 26 years after first complaints
Two victims were told by serving garda to withdraw statements against Thomas Collins (59) in 1997
Man sentenced to life in prison for ‘cowardly’ murder of grandfather in Co Kerry
Patrick Murphy (52) told to leave gathering at Joseph Brosnan’s home but then returned with a knife and stabbed him
Man attacked cardiologist with champagne bottle after they met in a pub, court hears
Victim required surgery to remove blood clot that was putting pressure on his brain and to reconstruct his skull, court told
Bill Tormey, ex-Fine Gael councillor, charged with human trafficking, possession of child abuse images
Former politician (73), from Glasnevin, served with book of evidence at Dublin District Court
Solicitors to seek judicial review in case of woman struck and killed by Garda car in Donegal
Rebecca Browne (21) from Derry died after night out in Buncrana last May
Murder trial of law professor adjourned to December 30th due to unavailability of jurors
Diarmuid Phelan has denied the murder of a trespasser on his Co Dublin farm
Woman accused of stealing potted plants takes High Court case over lack of CCTV evidence
Court hears judge ‘erred in law’ in indicating she would consider witnesses’ evidence of what they saw on CCTV even though gardaí ‘failed in their duty’ to preserve footage
Murder trial of law professor adjourned due to juror unavailability
Diarmuid Phelan has denied murder of trespasser on his Co Dublin farm
Limerick gangster John Dundon fails in bid to overturn murder conviction
Counsel argued that court should hear fresh evidence of a phone conversation recorded by Irish Prison Service between witnesses that did not emerge at Dundon’s trial in 2013
Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of man accused of acid attack on Irish international pool player
John Cross (35) had pleaded not guilty to causing serious harm to Ian Pickford (24) during a house party in Limerick
Solicitor in DPP’s office alleges workplace discrimination since he disclosed treatment for alcohol addiction
Solicitor sober since 2019 claims discrimination, victimisation on grounds of disability of alcoholism
Independent prosecution service ‘must be protected’ says Director of Public Prosecutions
Comments come in wake of criticism of DPP decision not to prosecute MMA fighter Conor McGregor
‘Consent is not talked about enough’: Dublin rally held in solidarity with Nikita Hand after Conor McGregor case
Several hundred people assemble in front of City Hall before marching to DPP offices to protest decision not to bring criminal charges against mixed martial arts fighter
Drivers must wait for checkpoint drug test result, Supreme Court rules
The High Court previously found gardaí were not entitled to detain drivers while awaiting result
Criminal lawyers divided on whether charges should have been brought against Conor McGregor
Award for damages against Conor McGregor seen as low by some but indicates jury did not believe martial arts fighter
Creeslough: Man (60s) arrested as part of inquiry into fatal explosion released without charge
Ten people died following an explosion at the Applegreen service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal on Friday October 7th, 2022. Photograph: PA Wire
Married couple charged over alleged €21m international money laundering operation
Hundreds of ‘unusual transactions’ linked to accounts held by Jixu Wang (35) and Ye Wang (34), court told
Cahir O’Higgins: Rise and fall of solicitor from well-known political family
Solicitor jailed in September for assault and found guilty on Friday of theft from a former client was known for being unusually focused on getting clients, law practitioners say
Man convicted of murder after jury rejects claim he intended to ‘frighten’ rather than kill neighbour
Robert Murphy (42) stabbed Jamie Kavanagh (24) in hostel on Dublin’s Harrington Street in April of last year
Trio accused of identifying Ana Kriégel’s killers to be tried before jury after losing Supreme Court appeal
Edel Doherty (48), Kyle Rooney (26) and Declan Corcoran (30) charged with posting images of accused youths on social media
Supreme Court rejects ‘wafer thin’ arguments by women who refused hotel quarantine after Dubai trip
Niamh Mulreany (27) and Kirstie McGrath (32) had appealed High Court dismissal of their challenge to lockdown prosecution
Man who admitted possessing and distributing child abuse videos as a teenager remanded for sentencing
The now 22-year-old cannot currently be named due to reporting restrictions
Inquest into hit-and-run death of man in Co Dublin returns verdict of unlawful killing
Stephen Lynch (31) was struck by Ford Focus at Brookview Close, Tallaght, in April 2017, and dragged for more than 16m on road
Murder trials delayed by ‘burden of work’ on psychiatrists, warns judge
Lawyers report varying degrees of success in getting court psychiatric reports for ‘very serious cases’
Farm worker tells court he saw man fall to ground after shot was fired by law professor Diarmuid Phelan
Man who was shot was bleeding from the head and asking for help, jury told
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