The Irish Times

Catholic bishops call on UK to prioritise rights of Ukrainian refugees

Special collection will be taken up at all Masses in Ireland for the people of Ukraine

Wed Mar 09 2022 - 20:37

County council votes against taking action against its chief executive

Tom Enright receives standing ovation at Wexford council meeting after Sipo report

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 20:06

Councillor breached ethics Act with ‘racist, dangerous’ election material

Leaflet from Independent councillor Séamus Treanor xenophobic, Sipo inquiry finds

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 17:00

Dáil approves former FF senator and lobbyist for ethics watchdog

Geraldine Feeney’s membership of Sipo confirmed by 87 votes to 57

Wed Nov 18 2020 - 22:22

Taoiseach defends nomination of former Fianna Fáil senator to ethics watchdog

People not debarred from ethics committee because of one particular issue, says Martin

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 17:34

Rapist returned to prison after pleading guilty to burglary charges

Gerard Kane (43) breached terms of partly suspended sentence handed down over 2011 attack

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 14:53

Rapist to be released though court told conditions of suspended sentence not met

DPP sought to keep Cork man, who raped wife and cut off her hair, behind bars

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 20:09

Former AG Peter Sutherland to be buried on Thursday

Figures from the worlds of law and politics pay tribute to long-serving statesman

Thu Jan 11 2018 - 01:45

Former FG councillor gets legal aid for Supreme Court appeal

Fred Forsey Jnr was convicted of receiving corrupt payments from a property developer

Fri Nov 03 2017 - 17:57

Dónal Óg Cusack quits Sport Ireland role after backlash over Humphries reference

Former Cork hurler says ‘he did not wish any controversy’ to detract from body’s work

Tue Oct 24 2017 - 13:48

Driver who killed cyclist has sentence increased

Unlicenced driver Christopher Coleman (27) ‘ploughed into’ Eugene Maher (62)

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 16:19

Dublin man has life-long driving ban reduced to 40 years

Court of Appeal rules in favour of adjustment as no one was seriously injured or killed

Mon Jan 23 2017 - 17:05

Man found asleep among cannabis plants appeals sentence

Cao Son Nguyen (30) has sentence reduced over cultivation of €1.4m worth of cannabis

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 18:01

Man who robbed prostitute has sentence cut on appeal

Gediminas Zigmantas (35) left victim tied up up in bath and took €4,000 from her room

Fri Dec 16 2016 - 19:02

Drunk driver who injured mother has sentence cut on appeal

Kearney (27) was almost three times limit when she hit women and caused brain injury

Fri Dec 16 2016 - 17:10

Jail term of eight years for rape in woman’s flat cut to five

Court of Appeal said sentencing judge erred in placing offence too far on scale of seriousness

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 16:35

Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy ‘had nothing to do with cattle farming’

Appeal hearing told that prominent republican’s brother Patrick ran the family farm

Wed Nov 09 2016 - 18:52

Man arrested for urinating in bushes can challenge indecency offence

Tezaur Bita faced charges similar to causing scandal or injuring community morals

Tue Oct 25 2016 - 15:14

Man requested court not to jail heroin addict who robbed him

Trevor O’Donoghue (34) has had his prison sentence cut on appeal

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 17:28

Drunk driver, who killed boy (4), appeals 7½-year sentence

Finbarr O’Rourke pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Ciarán Treacy

Mon Oct 17 2016 - 19:30

Cork man given eight years for assaulting wife released from prison

Court allows appeal in case of Anthony Kelleher whose wife refused to give evidence

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 17:08

Ruling of unfit for trial over dangerous driving causing death quashed

Robert Harrison (25) charged with driving causing death of passenger Nicola Roberts (19)

Thu Jul 07 2016 - 18:42

Director of Public Prosecutions challenged for not explaining decision

Eric Eoin Marques described by FBI as ‘largest facilitator of child porn in the world’

Sat Jun 25 2016 - 01:01

Breifne O’Brien seeking to pursue Supreme Court appeal

Former businessman jailed over bogus investment scheme seeks to appeal his unsuccessful appeal against the sentence

Fri Jun 24 2016 - 17:26

Man jailed for assault disputes claim he locked woman in dog cage

Court of Appeal told Navan man Andrew Smith (24) bit ex-girlfriend’s leg during incident

Fri Jun 17 2016 - 19:08

Man (79) dies before appealing life sentence for sexual abuse

Paedophile convicted of 87 counts of sexually assaulting and raping his three children

Thu Jun 16 2016 - 12:37

No extra jail time for Donna Hutch (42) over bid to stab garda

Counsel for DPP says Hutch has ‘astronomical’ amount of previous convictions - 313 in total

Tue May 31 2016 - 16:26

Man who imprisoned partner spared further jail time

Brian McLaughlin’s original six-month jail term ‘unduly lenient’, Court of Appeal finds

Mon May 30 2016 - 16:44

Luas driver commended for role in catching burglar

Judge notes public service and rejects Darren Canning’s appeal against three-year sentence

Thu May 26 2016 - 16:58

Couple will not face retrial over death of MS sufferer

Convictions of Eleanor Joel and Jonathan Costen were overturned earlier this month

Fri Mar 18 2016 - 12:32

Court quashes couple’s convictions for killing Evelyn Joel

Wexford MS sufferer (59) died by neglect and daughter Eleanor and partner convicted

Fri Mar 04 2016 - 13:30

Judge says rapist ‘wise’ to withdraw appeal against sentence

Lovemore Dube (28) had pleaded guilty to attacking woman in her Cork home

Thu Mar 03 2016 - 14:01

Haulage firm loses appeal against €1m fine for causing two deaths

Fine imposed on Roadteam Logistic Solutions ‘just and proportionate’, says judge

Fri Feb 19 2016 - 01:00

Man loses appeal over three-year jail term for welfare theft

Theft of €85,000: Judge says prolonged, persistent offending had to be seen as serious

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 18:11