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Ballyshannon · February 04, 2026

Violent offender called attack victim 'a dirty rapist', court hears

Nathan Walsh and Lee Cunningham, both aged 29, have pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to charges arising from an assault on a man in Dublin City...

Enniskillen · February 04, 2026

Dutch teacher sold house to provide surety for alleged cocaine smuggler

A Dutch teacher who sold his house to secure bail for a compatriot accused of drug smuggling appeared before the Special Criminal Court. Ali Ghasemi Mazidi,...

Keshcarrigan · February 04, 2026

'Be happy, be yourself': Leitrim community remembers legacy of unique character

Condolences flood in as the Kesh community remembers 'a character who will be missed in the village.' The death has occurred of Ricky O'Donnell of...

Castlebar · January 30, 2026

Veteran Tesco worker (61) wins €12k for sacking over missing €20

A Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator has found that a 61-year-old Tesco worker was unfairly dismissed following the loss of a €20 note at a Castlebar...

Edgeworthstown · January 26, 2026

Masked home invader who repeatedly raped elderly neighbour gets 13 years

A man has been sentenced to thirteen years' imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the rape and burglary of an elderly neighbour in Edgeworthstown,...

Ballyhaunis · January 26, 2026

Prison for photographer who beat, sexually assaulted and mentally tortured partner

A man from Ballyhaunis, County Mayo has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for a sustained campaign of domestic violence...

Rathmullan · January 26, 2026

Criminal who moved teen's body parts was acting under instructions of 'highly volatile' Robbie Lawlor

Glen Bride, a 32-year-old with 86 previous convictions, appeared before the Special Criminal Court for his role in the disposal of murdered teenager Keane...

Belmullet · January 26, 2026 Also covered in Erris

Jobseeker who alleged discrimination over question about haircut loses claim

A man from Belmullet, County Mayo has failed in a discrimination claim brought before the Workplace Relations Commission following a meeting about employment...

Convoy · January 23, 2026

Dundon-McCarthy gang associate who fatally shot Noel Campion told multiple people he'd killed a man

A 42-year-old man originally from Limerick City has pleaded guilty to participation in an organised criminal group and possession of a firearm with intent to...

Roscommon · January 23, 2026

High Court censures solicitor for acting for both sides in land deal

A suspended Roscommon solicitor has been formally censured by the High Court following a misconduct finding relating to a 2006 Mayo land transaction. Declan...

Castleblayney · January 20, 2026

'House of Horrors' abuser claims eight year sentence was disproportionate

A man convicted of sexually abusing three of his siblings has appealed his eight-year sentence as disproportionate. Gerry Harte, aged 72, of Tullynacrunat...

Mohill · January 20, 2026

Mohill Parish bulletin 2026-01-20: weekly mass times and confessions

Regular weekday masses continue Monday to Friday at 10am with rosary after. Weekend confessions available Saturdays at 7pm in Mohill. Eucharistic Adoration...

Carndonagh · January 19, 2026 Also covered in Westport

'Hunter' who plunged knife through grandmother's neck in random city centre attack gets 12 years

A man who travelled to Dublin City Centre armed with a knife and determined to attack a stranger has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment at the Central...

Carrick-On-Shannon · January 19, 2026

Rapist attacked guest in bathroom of his home

A man from Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment following his conviction for rape at the Central Criminal...

Rathmullan · January 19, 2026

Mother of Keane Mulready-Woods tells court of 'cruelty and inhumanity' of his murder

At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on January 19th, Elizabeth Mulready, mother of Keane Mulready-Woods, delivered a victim impact statement describing...

Castlebar · January 16, 2026

Man jailed for defilement gets bail after objecting to judge's comments on 'Bart Simpson defence'

A 33-year-old man convicted of defiling a child at his home has been granted bail pending his appeal against conviction at the Court of Appeal in Dublin. The...

Lanesborough · January 16, 2026

Man admits to murder conspiracy

A 34-year-old man from Finglas has admitted to conspiring to murder a Dublin father-of-two who was fatally shot at his home in 2018. Joseph Richards, with an...

Roscommon · January 16, 2026

Pair 'preyed on' and sexually assaulted teenage girls

Two Slovak nationals have been convicted and sentenced at the Central Criminal Court following a sexual assault on two teenage girls on a disused railway line...

Mayo · January 16, 2026

Garda walks from court with suspended sentence for 'terrifying, protracted assault' on then-wife

A garda has received a suspended three-month sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for assaulting his then-wife, a fellow member of An Garda Síochána, in...

Donegal · January 15, 2026

Family describe 'living nightmare for 899 days' after man killed by neighbour in 'temper outburst'

Christopher O'Neill has been sentenced to six years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to the manslaughter of Martin Lynn...

Kingscourt · January 14, 2026

Woman who punched teen attendant at Pink concert is fined

A woman from Kingscourt, Co Cavan, has been convicted and fined €750 following an assault at a concert venue in Dublin. Sarah Callan, aged 37, pleaded guilty...

Cavan · January 13, 2026

Kevin Lunney kidnappers lose conviction appeals

Three men convicted of the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have had their conviction appeals dismissed by the Court of...

Belmullet · January 07, 2026 Also covered in Erris

Jobseeker in gender bias claim over ‘haircut’ question in interview

A man from Belmullet, County Mayo, has brought a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission alleging gender discrimination and breaches of the Employment...

Mohill · January 06, 2026

Mohill Parish announces Epiphany masses and weekly schedule

The Epiphany of the Lord is celebrated Tuesday, January 6th with masses at 7.30pm Monday and 10am/11.30am Tuesday across the parish. Regular weekday masses...

Donegal · December 19, 2025

Man who raped woman as she slept beside boyfriend and newborn baby fails in conviction appeal

A man convicted of raping a woman as she slept beside her boyfriend and newborn baby in County Donegal has failed in his appeal against conviction at the...

Donegal · December 19, 2025

'We must do better': judge notes young men from good families with no priors being jailed for sexual offences

A young man from Donegal has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, with the final eighteen months suspended for one year, following his conviction...

Castlebar · December 19, 2025

'Spare the rod, spoil the child': secretly recorded parents jailed for 'relentless' physical and emotional abuse of six children

A man in his fifties and a woman in her forties have been sentenced to a combined eight and a half years imprisonment at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court...

Carrick-On-Shannon · December 18, 2025 Also covered in Castlefinn

Man raped woman while she slept in her own home

A man from Castlefinn, County Donegal has been sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for rape....

Longford · December 18, 2025

Asthmatic garda put back on the beat amid Covid-19 surge 'grossly exaggerating' safety needs, State says

A garda with severe asthma has brought complaints of disability discrimination, harassment and victimisation before the Workplace Relations Commission,...

Convoy · December 18, 2025

Car thief stole six vehicles from own community within two months

James McMahon, aged 31, of Riversdale Road, Clondalkin, has been sentenced to six years and nine months imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with...

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