Cases and rulings mentioning Killala from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Central Criminal Court
2025-10-16
Courts News Ireland
Three men have been sentenced to a combined 43 years imprisonment following their guilty pleas to manslaughter in connection with the death of a pensioner in Co Sligo. At the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice Paul McDermott imposed sentences of 16 years on John Irving (31) of...
Central Criminal Court
2025-10-13
Courts News Ireland
Three men with a combined 106 previous convictions pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Tom Niland at the Central Criminal Court on Monday. John Irving (31) of Foxford, Co Mayo; Francis Harman (58) of Ballina, Co Mayo; and John Clarke (37) of Ballina attacked the 82-year-old...
Courts Reporting Scheme
2025-10-13
Courts News Ireland
A Mayo woman seriously injured when struck by a Bus Éireann van in Ballina last May has expressed no ill-feeling towards the driver. At Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court on Friday, the court heard that Ann Bourke was briefly trapped beneath the vehicle on Kevin Barry Street on...
Central Criminal Court
2025-07-17
Courts News Ireland
A man has pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of Tom Niland at the Central Criminal Court, five days into his trial. John Irving, aged 31, of Shanwar, Foxford, County Mayo, changed his plea on the morning of July 17th. He is the third person to admit to manslaughter in...
Central Criminal Court
2025-07-15
Courts News Ireland
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has viewed CCTV footage documenting movements in County Sligo and Mayo on January 18, 2022, the date of an alleged assault on 73-year-old Tom Niland at his home near Skreen. A garda detective presented a montage compiled from multiple camera...
Central Criminal Court
2025-07-14
Courts News Ireland
A pensioner was so severely beaten during an alleged home invasion that neighbours did not recognise him as he walked along the road covered in blood with swollen eyes, the Central Criminal Court has heard. Witnesses described the victim as "crying blood" with multiple...
Central Criminal Court
2025-07-10
Courts News Ireland
A trial has commenced at the Central Criminal Court concerning charges against John Irving of Shanwar, Foxford, County Mayo. The prosecution alleges that Mr Irving, along with Francis Harman of Ballina and John Clarke of Ballina, broke into the home of a pensioner at Doonflynn,...
Central Criminal Court
2022-06-24
Courts News Ireland
Michael Golden, aged 73, of Crosspatrick, Killala, County Mayo, was convicted unanimously by jury at the Central Criminal Court last month of seven counts of indecent assault, four counts of sexual assault, and nine counts of oral rape against four children between 1980 and...
Central Criminal Court
2021-07-21
Courts News Ireland
A 20-year-old plasterer from Killala, Cork has been sentenced to two months imprisonment and fined €1,000 for contempt of court at the Central Criminal Court. Craig O'Donoghue breached a witness order by travelling to Cyprus on 27th May instead of attending a trial scheduled...
Central Criminal Court
2021-07-16
Courts News Ireland
At the Central Criminal Court, Darragh O'Connor of Deermount, Deerpark, Cork was sentenced to two months imprisonment for contempt of court. Justice David Keane described the contempt as "blatant and premeditated", noting that O'Connor had prioritised a holiday to Cyprus over...
Central Criminal Court
2021-07-12
Courts News Ireland
A contempt of court hearing concerning two witnesses has been adjourned until Friday at the Central Criminal Court. Darragh O'Connor, aged 20, of Cork, and Craig O'Donoghue, aged 20, of Killala, Cork, were arrested and are expected to face trial for contempt of court. The State...
High Court
2021-07-02
Courts News Ireland
A witness from Killala, County Cork has been arrested and remanded in custody to face trial for contempt of court after failing to appear at proceedings in the High Court. Craig O'Donoghue, aged twenty, had been served with a witness order in May requiring him to give evidence...
Court of Appeal
2021-02-03
Courts News Ireland
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision refusing to annul the bankruptcy of a Ballina woman who alleged she was overcharged on her mortgage by Bank of Ireland. The three-judge court, comprising Ms Justice Caroline Costello, Mr Justice Brian Murray and Mr Justice...
High Court
2020-05-19
Courts News Ireland
The High Court has dismissed an application by a woman from Killala, County Mayo, seeking to annul her bankruptcy following a mortgage overcharging dispute with Bank of Ireland. Ms Justice Teresa Pilkington found the court lacked jurisdiction to grant the annulment, despite...
High Court
2020-03-16
Courts News Ireland
The High Court has ordered the appointment of a receiver over three luxury watches alleged to have been purchased with proceeds of crime. Christopher Waldron, aged 37 and with an address at Killala Road in Cabra, is facing proceedings brought by the Criminal Assets Bureau...
High Court
2020-03-09
Courts News Ireland
A woman who lost her family home in County Mayo and was subsequently adjudicated bankrupt has sought to have that bankruptcy annulled following a Bank of Ireland overcharging scandal. The High Court heard that Deirdre Dennis was charged more than twice the correct amount on her...
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2018-11-21
Courts News Ireland
A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting a commuter on a Luas tram on 11 November 2016. Lee Murray, formerly of Blanchardstown, admitted attacking the victim and producing a screwdriver during the incident. The court heard the victim was...
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2017-12-07
Courts News Ireland
A Mayo man convicted of assaulting a garda sergeant has maintained his innocence, claiming he was "set up" and "framed" by gardaí. Joseph Doocey, aged 51, from Knoxbarret in Ballina, was found guilty by jury verdict in October of eleven counts including assault causing harm to...
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2016-07-19
Courts News Ireland
A man from Cabra West in Dublin has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment, with the final two years suspended, following his conviction for involvement in a cocaine importation scheme at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Michael Moore (62) of Killala Road pleaded guilty to...
High Court
2016-06-10
Courts News Ireland
The High Court has awarded approximately €700,000 in damages to Mary Molloy, the former owner of Bartragh Island in Killala Bay, County Mayo. Ms Justice Miriam O'Regan ruled on Friday that Ms Molloy was entitled to the damages arising from a 1996 option agreement with Sean...
