Murder

20:46, 25 MAR 2025

Man tells Cork murder trial of 'shock' when friend told him he'd killed his wife

The trial will continue tomorrow before Ms Justice Siobhan Lankford and a jury of five men and seven women

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Murder trial hears mum, who was in Ireland for just three months, had 14cm stab wound to her neck when found dead

The trial is expected to last up to three weeks and will require a "significant number of witnesses"

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Dating app attacker could be released without supervision, judge warns

Mr Justice Paul McDermott was referring to the case of a now 23-year-old who pleaded guilty in 2019 to attempting to murder Stephanie Ng on December 23, 2017

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Dad of murdered Cork student blasts justice system as court rules to keep killer anonymous

Justice Department figures show knife seizures soared by 60% in 10 years, with 2,000 seized in 2024

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Jockey appears in court charged with murder of 71-year-old pensioner

Jockey appeared in court today.

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Teen who murdered family and planned to kill 30 schoolchildren jailed for 49 years

Nicholas Prosper, 19, used an illegally-owned shotgun to kill mum Juliana Falcon, 48, brother Kyle, 16, and sister Giselle, 13, in their home last September before preparing to murder a classroom full of four and five-year-olds

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Three men jailed for 20 years for murder of Belfast man Ian Ogle

Two other men have been sentenced to 17-and-a-half years in prison for their role in the murder of the Belfast man

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Family of tragic Danielle McLaughlin will never forgive her killer

Danielle McLaughlin

Local criminal Vikat Bhagat, 31, was found guilty of the rape and murder of the 28-year-old last month and sentenced to life in prison

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House where Irish schoolteacher murdered wife and three children demolished

The grim discovery was made by his mother-in-law, when she called to the house only to see a handwritten note on the door reading "Please do not come in, please call the Gardai", which she did

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Louise Hunt endured 3-hour torture, tied up and raped near mum's dead body

Warning: Distressing content. Kyle Clifford has today been sentenced to life with no chance of parole after raping and murdering his ex girlfriend, Louise Hunt, and killing Carol and Hannah Hunt.

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Teen daughter of murdered Lisa Thompson tells court injuries were 'like in horror movies' as she blasts killer

Lisa Thompson's teenage daughter also told the Central Criminal Court today in her victim impact statement that she will never forget repeat offender Brian McHugh's "face or evil eyes"

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Dad of three kids killed by mother says child legislation failed to protect them

Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley died at their home in Dublin in January 2020. Their mother Deirdre Morley was found not guilty of their murder by reason of insanity

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Life in prison for pair who murdered man whose body was dumped off Ireland's tallest sea cliffs

Robin Wilkin's sister branded her brother's murderers "cold and calculating" in a heart-breaking statement as Alan Vial and Nikita Burns received their sentence

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Kyle Clifford: Triple killer guilty of raping ex-partner during fatal crossbow and knife attack

Clifford was tried in his absence after refusing to leave his cell at HMP Belmarsh, the court was told

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Mother of two-year-old girl found in pond to appear in court charged with murder

Police were called on September 10, 2023 after Annabel Mackey went missing from her home in Forge Road

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Mum of woman stabbed to death tells of fears killer will walk free: 'He's an animal'

Ann Dunlea of Victoria Avenue in Cork had to endure three murder trials before she saw the killer of her daughter Olivia jailed for life in 2018

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Kyle Clifford's 'violent act of spite': Killer 'tied up and raped' ex before murdering family

Ex-soldier Kyle Clifford admitted murdering Louise Hunt, her sister and their mum

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Hacked mobile phone revealed footage of husband murdering wife - as he pleads guilty

Gardai hacked into the phone of Stephen Mooney - who was accused of stabbing his wife to death

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House fire horror: Man charged with murder after blaze claims life of mum and three kids

Sharaz Ali has been charged with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder

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Jury finds Brian McHugh guilty of murdering mum-of-two Lisa Thompson who was stabbed in chest 11 times

The jury took just over three hours to return the verdict

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Teen to find out if he will receive life sentence for cemetery murder of 'family man'

Thomas Dooley (43) was killed whilst attending a burial at a cemetery with his wife Siobhan and their young children

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Mother found guilty of murdering sons aged two and five

Kara Alexander denied murdering her sons, claiming that they had drowned in the bath while she was asleep

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Leading women’s rights NGO welcomes conviction and sentencing of Danielle McLaughlin’s evil killer

"The ends of justice have been met with Vikat Bhagat being convicted for the brutal rape, murder, and destruction of evidence, and sentenced to rigorous punishment and a fine"

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Valentine's Day pub shooting victim named as major update issued

Flowers and other tributes have been left at the scene of a village pub in tribute to Lisa Smith after she died in the Valentine's Day shooting.

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