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Teenage rapists’ sentences criticised as ‘too lenient’ amid review calls
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Three teenage boys avoided spending time behind bars after they were sentenced for their parts in the rape of two girls
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Four males due in court in connection with serious assault in Castlebar last year
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A man in his 20s sustained serious injuries in the incident in the Tucker Street area of Castlebar in the early hours of the morning of Saturday, August 23, 2025.
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Mob murder suspect hit with €860k CAB bill as State warns: ‘He could flee’
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Mr Justice Patrick McGrath did not rule on the bail application but adjourned the hearing to June 3 to allow Ms McLoughlin-Burke to clarify what taxes Mr Gill has paid in that period
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Ex-wife of garda who assaulted her speaks out after his dismissal from force halted
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Exclusive: Bolger’s court case heard how he attacked Margaret Loftus after they attended a family party in Co Mayo on 24 October 2012
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'He's off the streets' - Former Army sergeant jailed for sexually abusing two vulnerable victims
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Lynch was convicted in a second trial in January 2026 of two counts of sexual assault of a girl on a date between July and August 2022
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Diaries of evil: Paedo teacher who raped boys and put them on 'throne' named in court
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The court heard all four injured parties were aged between 13 and 17 at the time of the offending and were given keys to the Connolly’s house
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Major update in Nicky Gordon murder investigation in Belfast as two men charged
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They have been charged with offences including murder, possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and threats to kill
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Victim's family: 'Sharon's lying under six foot of clay while her killer is being watered, fed, dressed and showered'
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Sean Egan (39) was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility of Sharon Crean and was today sentenced
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Pregnant Natalie McNally’s killer called himself 'monster' in probation statements
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Stephen McCullagh, 36, of Woodland Gardens, Lisburn, denied the charge of murder, but was found guilty by a jury at Belfast Crown Court earlier this year following a five-week trial
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Sex offence trials of Jeffrey Donaldson and wife Eleanor 'to run together'
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The judge had earlier ruled that Eleanor Donaldson is unfit to be tried after hearing medical evidence
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Man and woman charged after €280,000 worth of cocaine seized in Tipperary
Drugs seizures
Gardaí seized four kilos of cocaine in Tipperary on Tuesday
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Mother feared her daughters would be raped during home burglary, court told
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The woman's youngest daughter said in her statement that her “sense of normality and security” were taken that day
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Gardai recommend charges as file finally sent to DPP over long-unsolved murder of Kenneth Fetherston
Ken Fetherston
The Irish Mirror has learned that officers with the Garda Serious Crime Review Team submitted a file to the DPP earlier this year - and have made recommendations to charge a man in relation to the horrific 2009 killing.
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Retired pastor injured in Arnotts tragedy says he forgives whoever hurt him
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The retired pastor who suffered a broken hip during the fatal Arnotts incident involving Yves Sakila has forgiven whoever injured him, his wife said.
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Wife of Jeffrey Donaldson ruled unfit to stand trial in historical sexual offences case
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Judge Paul Ramsey made the ruling at Newry Crown Court on Wednesday after hearing medical evidence
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Woman 'dragged into wooded area and raped' in Belfast, court hears
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A 22-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in Belfast Magistrates' Court - he has denied all charges
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Man who kicked 'kind' Cork pensioner to death in unprovoked attack learns his fate
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Aaron Wolfe (31) met Florrie O’Sullivan by chance in a pub in Cork city. He kicked him to death less than six hours later
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Spanish victim speaks out as rapist jailed: 'Dublin no longer felt like a charming city'
Rape
Youssef Shehata (23) was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of one charge of rape in her Dublin apartment
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Post mortem fails to determine cause of death of man detained outside Arnotts
Dublin
A post mortem on Congolese national Yves Sakila, who died after being detained outside Arnotts in Dublin on Friday, was inconclusive.
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Controversial Irish ICE detainee Seamus Culleton still behind bars in the US as lawyer gives update
Seamus Culleton
Kilkenny native Seamus Culleton, who owns a plastering business in Boston, Massachusetts, was arrested and has been in a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in El Paso, Texas, ever since last September.
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Woman harassed by ex-garda Paul Moody says she was 'met with silence'
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Paul Moody (46) harassed his then partner, sent her abusive messages and threatened to send intimate images to her employer
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Tears as man apologises to his family for murdering his mother - stabbing her 14 times: 'I miss you all'
Murder
Danny Heyneman, one of five siblings, wept today as members of his family detailed the trauma they have suffered since he murdered 'loving and caring' Annie Heyneman
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Man who raped and abused younger sisters jailed for 13 and a half years
Rape
The 52-year-old man had denied the charges but was convicted following a trial by a Central Criminal Court jury
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Waterford man, 60s, raped vulnerable teenage boy on beach
Rape
The complainant said that after the incident he felt "dirty, used and violated" and described it having a physical and mental impact on him
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