The Irish Times

Two men jailed for life for murder of Co Offaly man have convictions quashed

Thomas ‘Toddy’ Dooley was beaten to death with a baseball bat in his home in 2014

Tue Jul 13 2021 - 22:22

Drama teacher jailed for raping student (7) withdraws appeal

Kevin Carroll (58), who denied raping young girl, was warned sentence may increase

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 15:50

Juror ‘smiled and winked’ at rape complainant, appeal told

Kevin Carroll (58) from Birr jailed for 10 years for sexually assaulting young girl

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 15:46

O’Gorman family to get transcript of murder trial due to HSE worries

Concern raised about medical care received by the not guilty but insane Saverio Bellante

Mon Feb 19 2018 - 20:44

Mary Finlay Geoghegan nominated to Supreme Court

Supreme Court has two more vacancies; further appointments not thought imminent

Tue Nov 07 2017 - 21:05

Firm which tested school bus involved in fatal crash, appeals conviction

Boy (15) died after vehicle went out of control near Clara, Co Offaly in 2004

Fri Nov 03 2017 - 17:37

David Mahon begins appeal against sentence for killing partner’s son

Dubliner sentenced in 2016 for manslaughter of Dean Fitzpatrick, brother of missing teen Amy

Mon Oct 23 2017 - 20:13

Judge’s departure reportedly leaves High Court president ‘in biblical rage’

Heneghan’s resignation left Justice Kelly with ‘massive administrative headache’

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 01:00

Skydiving firm challenges Kilkenny County Council order to stop

Aerodrome used for parachuting since 1965, says Skydive Ireland

Tue Jul 18 2017 - 19:57

Woman and son must remove shed, gate and vehicles from beside Arklow home

High Court judge held the structures were unauthorised developments

Mon Jul 10 2017 - 20:50

Man who raped a woman four times has 13-year jail term upheld

40-year-old invited victim into his Laois home on pretext of helping him with painting

Tue Jun 27 2017 - 15:09

Man who molested and raped grand-niece jailed for seven years

Court hears now 66-year-old man abused young relative nearly 25 years ago

Fri May 19 2017 - 14:51

Man found guilty of murdering factory worker who made complaint to Garda

Andresj Krauze (31) strangled fellow Latvian Juris Buls (30) after he refused to withdraw complaint

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 13:50

Man jailed for life for murdering young woman’s fiance

Victim’s fiancee describes having to replace wedding bouquet with goodbye wreath

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 21:55

Woman found guilty of boyfriend’s manslaughter

Norma Phillips (46) fatally stabbed Stefan Neanu (36) during a drunken row in 2015

Wed Jan 25 2017 - 17:44

Man loses challenge to civil partner’s will made just before he died

Will changed from leaving house to Laaser to giving him half and the rest to siblings

Tue Nov 08 2016 - 15:19

Polo firm challenges refusal of work permit for Argentinian man

Wicklow based company says it fears for its future if it cannot recruit qualified trainers

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 18:50

Couple facing repossession claim rights breach in EU law

Geraldine and Martin Grant say registrar failed to consider if mortgage contract fair

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 01:00

David Mahon appeals length of sentence for killing partner’s son

Dublin man (45) was found guilty of killing Dean Fitzpatrick (23) in May 2013

Fri Oct 14 2016 - 19:23

Man found dead four days after alleged attack, court hears

Thomas ‘Toddy’ Dooley discovered slumped in chair at his home in Edenderry

Mon Jul 11 2016 - 15:10

Christopher Fitzpatrick’s world collapsed a second time

David Mahon trial: Father, former partner and little son of dead man feel terrible pain

Tue May 31 2016 - 01:00

Man who strangled brother committed to Central Mental Hospital

Declan O’Cualain was found guilty of murder in April by a jury by reason of insanity

Thu May 05 2016 - 21:08

David Mahon trial: jury asks to see block from which knife taken

Dubliner pleaded not guilty to murdering stepson Dean Fitzpatrick (23) in 2013

Thu May 05 2016 - 16:09

David Mahon trial: Jury to resume deliberations in morning

Dubliner pleaded not guilty to murdering stepson Dean Fitzpatrick (23)

Wed May 04 2016 - 16:11

Dean Fitzpatrick had ‘death wish’, murder trial told

Court hears relations between accused David Mahon (45) and his wife’s son (23) ‘not good’

Thu Apr 28 2016 - 18:49

Dean Fitzpatrick ‘walked into knife’, murder accused told gardaí

Pathologist says victim was not ‘gutted’, as claimed by prosecution

Wed Apr 27 2016 - 14:51

David Mahon trial told stepson ‘gutted’ during fatal stabbing

Dublin man charged with murder of Dean Fitzpatrick outside Malahide Road apartment

Mon Apr 25 2016 - 14:46

Man accused of raping daughter found unfit to stand trial

Co Meath man (87) cannot be tried as he is suffering from dementia, court finds

Wed Apr 20 2016 - 15:55

Man avoids jail for sexually assaulting niece 24 years ago

IT worker and father of three Damien Farrell assaulted victim when she was eight years old

Fri Apr 08 2016 - 14:53

Man guilty of murdering Kildare native with baseball bat

Zoltan Almasi (44) of Harbour View found guilty of murdering Joseph Dunne in 2014

Thu Mar 10 2016 - 17:02

Drama teacher who raped schoolgirl jailed for 10 years

Kevin Carroll (56) raped child in an Offaly school when he held her back after class

Fri Feb 26 2016 - 19:13

Husband pleads guilty to killing man he suspected over affair

Accused has previously been jailed for life for the murder but appeal court ordered retrial

Thu Jan 28 2016 - 01:00

Boy (15) guilty of raping girl (14) at Donegal disco

Jury return unanimous verdicts of guilty after deliberating for two hours

Fri Jan 15 2016 - 15:47

Man who killed landlord files negligence suit against HSE

Saverio Bellante’s medication stopped on psychiatrist’s direction before he killed Tom O’Gorman

Wed Jan 13 2016 - 16:03