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'Inexcusable' - Former swimming coach Derry O'Rourke jailed for ten years for rape of young girl

Former international swimming coach and serial child abuser Derry O’Rourke has been jailed for ten years for the rape and sexual assault of a young teenager 35 years ago. O’Rourke (78) of Virgina Road, Cavan, had pleaded not guilty at the Central ...

31 Jul 2024 at 15:22

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Young man jailed for eight years over death of 'beloved' grandmother in e-scooter hit and run

A woman whose elderly mother was killed in a hit-and-run by a stolen e-scooter last year has described her death as a “nightmare” from which her family will never recover. Mary Bernie (87), known as Peg, died from her injuries three days after ...

24 Oct 2024 at 18:29

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'I'm proud that I survived' - Man jailed for vicious assault of wife after death threats and kneeling on neck

A man has been jailed for attacking his wife because he wrongly believed she was filming him. The mother of his three-year-old child thought she was going to die during the assault, which Judge Dara Hayes said warranted an immediate custodial ...

25 Jun 2024 at 14:28

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Kildare woman avoids jail for phony €35k insurance claim after staged traffic accident

A woman who made a fraudulent insurance claim following a staged traffic accident in south Dublin has avoided jail with a suspended sentence. Ann Wilson (44) admitted fraudulently claiming over €35,000 after her car and another were involved ...

26 Jun 2024 at 17:01

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Man jailed for seven years for rape of wife witnessed by child

A Wicklow man who continued to rape his wife after their young child walked into the room has been jailed. The 40-year-old man was convicted of one count of rape in January 2017 following a Central Criminal Court trial earlier this year. He ...

25 Oct 2024 at 19:06

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Five men handed life sentences for 'horrible' murder of father-of-seven Tom Dooley

A judge has handed down five life sentences to the family members who murdered father-of-seven Thomas 'Tom' Dooley in "an honour killing" during a Co Kerry funeral, after hearing that his last act was to tell his wife to run so she could ...

30 Jul 2024 at 14:26

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Justice for 'reign of terror' as man jailed for 12 years for sexual abuse of young son

A man who offended “against the essence of a natural father-son relationship” by sexually abusing his young son over a seven-year period has been jailed for 12 years. The 59-year-old Meath man was convicted of one count of anal rape and ...

30 Jul 2024 at 15:26

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Bank worker jailed for money laundering and assisting 'Black Axe' organised crime gang

A bank worker has been jailed for three years for money laundering and assisting organised crime. The offences relate to an international criminal organisation called ‘The Black Axe’, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard. Funmi ...

23 Oct 2024 at 20:37

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Man caught hiding €6 million euro worth of drugs in shoeboxes jailed for six years

A man who was caught helping to transport €6 million worth of cannabis hidden in a fake shoebox consignment has been jailed for six and a half years. Ryon Fitzpatrick (34) was arrested along with two other men as they prepared to ...

18 Jun 2024 at 15:21

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Man jailed for converting his property into a 'sophisticated' cannabis grow-house

A Dublin man who set up a “sophisticated” cannabis grow-house has been jailed for four years. Garry Gibson (39) of Kilcarrig Close, Tallaght, Dublin 24 pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis for sale or supply on May 3, 2023 ...

22 Oct 2024 at 17:58

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'An enormous relief to his family' - Irish citizen Paul Whelan freed from Russian jail in prisoner swap

Irish citizen Paul Whelan has been released from prison in Russia as part of a prisoner exchange today negotiated between the Kremlin and Western countries. Mr Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan who also ...

01 Aug 2024 at 18:02

'I felt humiliated and shamed' - Man jailed for for nine-and-a-half years for rape of teen stepdaughter

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'I felt humiliated and shamed' - Man jailed for for nine and half years for rape of teen stepdaughter

A man who raped his stepdaughter on her 15th birthday has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years at the Central Criminal Court. Anthony Byrne (55) was found guilty following a trial at the Central Criminal Court in May of ...

31 Jul 2024 at 19:58

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