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Thomas Partey court case
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey granted conditional bail
The Ghanaian midfielder, 32, has been charged with five counts of rape against two women, as well as a charge of sexual assault against a third woman

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Sexual Misconduct Diddy
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied release from jail to await sentencing
Combs has been behind bars since his September arrest

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

'He was the best we ever had': Community left shocked after man, 70s, dies in Waterford assault
'He was the best we ever had': Community left shocked after man, 70s, dies in Waterford assault
The man was discovered at the scene with injuries and in an unresponsive condition. 

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Cork Crime: Beat on the street is still a key to crime prevention
Cork Crime: Beat on the street is still a key to crime prevention
Trevor Laffan says many policing challenges now are just the same as in the 1980s when he was a garda — and he fillets recent legislation to suggest it is of little help in curbing crime

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Cork Crime: Soaring prices drive a surge in the theft of meat 
Cork Crime: Soaring prices drive a surge in the theft of meat 
Shoplifters are stealing expensive cuts of prime steaks and legs of lamb for sale on the black market

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Truck driver charged in relation to €2m cannabis seizure
Truck driver charged in relation to €2m cannabis seizure
Charge relates to seizure of 107kg of herbal cannabis from a truck which had arrived from Belgium

Sun, 03 Aug, 2025

Gerry Adams legal action
BBC faces criticism over delay in paying court-ordered damages to Gerry Adams
The BBC lost a major defamation case earlier this year after Gerry Adams took them to court over a 2016 episode of its Spotlight programme and an accompanying online story

Sun, 03 Aug, 2025

Four Courts Building on the river Liffey in Dublin Ireland
Farmer giving away fortune to secure ‘seat in heaven’ has guardian appointed by High Court
The High Court has appointed a guardian for a farmer giving away his fortune, believing it secures his place in heaven

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

Nikita Hand to sue Conor McGregor and two witnesses after failed court appeal
Nikita Hand to sue Conor McGregor and two witnesses after failed court appeal
New High Court claim alleges 'malicious abuse' of process after dramatic witness withdrawal in McGregor’s rape appeal.

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

Nikita Hand looks to 'finally move on' after Conor McGregor loses appeal
Nikita Hand looks to 'finally move on' after Conor McGregor loses appeal
In a civil case heard last November, Nikita Hand alleged that Conor McGregor raped her in December 2018, and she sued him for damages.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Cork woman told she is in 'last chance saloon' after being caught shoplifting for 15th time
Cork woman told she is in 'last chance saloon' after being caught shoplifting for 15th time
Sentencing had been adjourned so that the accused could raise compensation for the store

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Intruder who sat on toilet in Cork house while watching religious ceremony is jailed
Intruder who sat on toilet in Cork house while watching religious ceremony is jailed
Accused expected to be released from prison to be under the direction of the Probation Service and to attend mental health services

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Call for sentences to keep women out of jail
Woman jailed for biting security guard after punching motorcyclist in Cork City
The defendant was described as a menace when she is drinking on the streets

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

bottle isolated
Couple who travelled to Cork on promise of work collected plastic bottles to buy food
Couple ended up begging on the streets

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Man in prison hands of behind hold Steel cage jail bars. offender criminal locked in jail.
Cork man who sent 2,500 explicit messages to boy, 15, has suspended sentence overturned
James Varian had sent 2,500 sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old boy and had thousands of child abuse images

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Criminal Courts of Justice
'I hit him with a shovel and I hope the c**t is dead': Limerick man to be sentenced for killing
The victim had come to the defendant's house, threw stones at his windows, threatened to burn the house down and demanded money, the court heard

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Conor McGregor court case
Conor McGregor loses appeal against jury finding in Nikita Hand case
Mr McGregor had taken the appeal against the jury finding from the case last November, in which Ms Hand alleged he had raped her. The jury awarded Ms Hand €250,000 in damages

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Young girl who lost two toes in lawnmower accident settles High Court action for €415k
Young girl who lost two toes in lawnmower accident settles High Court action for €415k
It was claimed that as a result of the accident the young girl’s left foot was four shoe sizes smaller than her right foot

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Prisoner XL
'Psychotic cowardly killer' who stabbed aunt's partner from 'almost top to toe' is jailed 
Ryan Kearney, who had 152 previous convictions, claimed he was acting in self-defence when he stabbed his aunt's partner 16 times

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

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X wants to appeal High Court dismissal of case challenging Online Safety Code, court told
Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code sets out legally binding rules for video-sharing platforms to protect the public, especially children, from harmful online content

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

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Irish Examiner view: YouTube ban a challenge to platforms
From the scraping of personal data to exposing the vulnerable to bullying on a scale never seen before, these platforms have inflicted havoc on young people and children for years

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Man jailed for spitting on garda walks free due to Cork Prison overcrowding
Man jailed for spitting on garda walks free due to Cork Prison overcrowding
Despite being sentenced for assaulting a garda, a man was turned away from Cork Prison due to overcrowding crisis

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Conor McGregor court case
Court to rule on Conor McGregor's appeal against civil finding he assaulted Nikita Hand
One of the grounds of appeal centred around Mr McGregor’s answers in a garda interview where he said 'no comment' about 100 times, with his lawyers saying that it was prejudicial evidence which should not have been introduced

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Businessman hoped to give rival Barne bidder 'a heart attack' with article, court hears
Businessman hoped to give rival Barne bidder 'a heart attack' with article, court hears
Mr Regan had to clarify that he was using 'light humour' when he said that the silence from Barne on his offers made him wonder if Richard Thomson-Moore had actually been 'kidnapped'

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Rape victim moved into emergency accommodation with daughter out of fear of her partner
Rape victim moved into emergency accommodation with daughter out of fear of her partner
Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring said the woman should understand that she did nothing wrong at all and that the guilt lies at his door and his door only

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Former Ryanair pilot charged with €10m cannabis haul granted bail upon appeal
Former Ryanair pilot charged with €10m cannabis haul granted bail upon appeal
Brendan O'Mara, 62, is charged with possessing cannabis with a street value of more than €10m at his Clare home in May this year

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Courts of Criminal Justice, Dublin
Five men jailed for roles in 'cruel and sadistic' torture of woman over false accusation
The sentencing judge said the offending 'demonstrates the evils associated with the drugs trade' and its wider criminal associations

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Appeal court overturns finding State breached rights of homeless asylum seekers
Appeal court overturns finding State breached rights of homeless asylum seekers
Court said Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission had not proved the situation of extreme material poverty for homeless asylum seekers undermined the physical and/or mental health of the members of that class of persons or put them in a state of degradation incompatible with human dignity

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Cork man warned to stay away from Mahon Point shopping centre
Cork man warned to stay away from Mahon Point shopping centre
Man tells court he found the experience of being in custody hard and asks for a last chance

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Man facing 10 charges of defiling a child in Cork to be sent for trial
Man facing 10 charges of defiling a child in Cork to be sent for trial
The accused was aged 27 at the time of all the alleged offences while the child was under the age of 15 when the alleged offences began

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Couple charged with running brothel in Cork remanded on bail
Couple charged with running brothel in Cork remanded on bail
Woman also faces charge of having a can of pepper spray in her possession

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

'You will be heard,' says Cork woman as her brother is jailed for raping her as a child
'You will be heard,' says Cork woman as her brother is jailed for raping her as a child
After sentencing, Niamh Herbert said: 'To anyone who has been harmed by another person let me tell you that you are strong, – speak your truth, people will listen, people will support you and you will be believed.'

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Four Courts Building on the river Liffey in Dublin Ireland
Child who was allegedly knocked down by neighbour's car in housing estate settles action for €1.5m
Five-year-old boy suffered an acquired brain injury in the accident, it was claimed

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

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'He's still out there': Alanna Quinn Idris says nobody has given up the attacker who blinded her
Woman who lost an eye in attack says: 'He’s still walking around and as far as I know he is from my hometown of Ballyfermot, so that will always play on my mind'

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Sky profits
Man must pay Sky €480,000 in damages for ‘dodgy box’ copyright infringement
Sky had previously described the man as a 'top-level' copyright infringer

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

'€50k in brown envelopes turned trustees away from Magnier deal in Barne Estate row'
'€50k in brown envelopes turned trustees away from Magnier deal in Barne Estate row'
Trustee of the Barne Estate in Tipperary tells High Court cash offer raised a 'red flag' and was seen by the trust as a 'pure inducement'

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Man, 77, arrested at Cork home and charged with sexually assaulting four-year-old girl five times
Man, 77, arrested at Cork home and charged with sexually assaulting four-year-old girl five times
Case was adjourned until September 10 for service of a book of evidence

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Man in prison hands of behind hold Steel cage jail bars. offender criminal locked in jail.
Cork man 'addressing his addiction concerns' jailed for three shoplifting offences
Cork District Court heard the accused had 62 previous convictions including eight for theft

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Man who repeatedly failed to provide fingerprints to facilitate deportation jailed for two months
Man who repeatedly failed to provide fingerprints to facilitate deportation jailed for two months
Court heard this was the defendant’s third conviction for the same offence

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Cork intruder who sat on toilet while watching religious ceremony told homeowner: 'God sent me'
Cork intruder who sat on toilet while watching religious ceremony told homeowner: 'God sent me'
Judge praises victim impact statement from homeowner

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Four Courts Building on the river Liffey in Dublin Ireland
Children prescribed anti-psychotic drug while in Kerry Camhs care settle actions
It was claimed anti-psychotic drug Risperidone should never have been prescribed for a child

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Alanna Quinn Idris CCJ13
Man who procured 'cowardly' attack on Alanna Quinn Idris jailed for six years
Two other men have already been sentenced for their roles in the attack while a fourth man has never been identified

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Criminal Courts of Justice
Judge orders trial for former sports figure in his 70s on 79 historic sexual abuse charges
The man, who cannot be named due to the nature of the charges, faces 79 allegations relating to the sexual abuse of four girls aged between eight and 15 in Ireland during the 1970s and 1980s

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Shane Flanagan 30Jun CCJ4
Ex-garda who impersonated colleague on fetish site and incited men to rape her gets seven years
Shane Flanagan, impersonated the woman on a fetish website and on Facebook and engaged in graphic online discussions with users of these sites about sexual violence, rape, cannibalism, torture and physical violence

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

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