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Prison next if full €10,000 compensation is not paid

A woman who assaulted a female shop manager by punching her in the face during a shoplifting incident has been told if she doesn’t pay full compensation by her next court appearance she will be going to prison. Aisling Knee, with an address listed ...

30 Jun 2017 at 16:58

Crime & Court

Blind pensioner acquitted of possession of cannabis for sale or supply after plants grow too big

A legally blind pensioner who did not expect her cannabis plants to grow as large as they did has been acquitted of possessing close to a third of a kilogram of the drug for sale or supply. Evelyn Corrigan (68) of Redwood Close in Tallaght, ...

26 Jul 2021 at 18:53

Crime & Court

Former garda acquitted of raping his wife at their family home in Leinster

A jury has acquitted a former garda of raping his wife at their family home nearly four years ago. The 60-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to raping his wife in her bedroom at their family home in Leinster on a date in July 2018. ...

22 Feb 2022 at 20:38

Crime & Court

Demanded gardai drive him home from Portlaoise

A probation report was ordered for a man who was drunk and told Portlaoise Gardai to drive him home to Tullamore. Alfie Quinn, 28, of 14 Church Street, Tullamore, Offaly admitted being drunk and disorderly at Hillview, Portlaoise ...

27 Nov 2022 at 21:22

Crime & Court

Uninsured M7 motorway speeding driver loses wheels while another motorist hadn't taxed or NCTed in years

A speeding motorist finally reached the end of the road of not paying their way when caught by gardaí on the Laois Kildare border this week. Gardaí patrolling near Monasterevin on the Limerick Dublin Cork M7 motorway say they ...

18 Jun 2021 at 01:48

Crime & Court

Blind man's business was providing illegal access to cable TV channels

A legally blind man who operated a business providing customers with illegal access to cable television has received a fully suspended sentence. Lee Bergin (41) transmitted codes over the internet from legitimate viewing ...

27 Jul 2021 at 19:34

Crime & Court

Midlands manhunt after bogus garda targetted pensioner in 'appaling incident'

Detectives are on the hunt for a brazen thief who carried out an “appalling incident of intimidation and deception” by cheating his way into the home of a pensioner in the Midlands last week and robbing him while posing ...

07 Sept 2023 at 17:37

Crime & Court

Criminal hears outcome of court appeal over plan to 'blow up' petrol station ATM researched on YouTube

A man who almost caused a massive explosion that could have killed himself and others has lost his appeal against the severity of the five-year prison sentence imposed on him. Evan Stubbins, aged 25, of Church Road, ...

28 Jun 2021 at 19:08

Crime & Court

Woman allegedly trafficked to Ireland for prostitution in Portarlington and other towns “worked as a sex worker in Brazil”

A woman who was allegedly trafficked and required to work as a prostitute in rural Ireland was a sex worker in Brazil who came to this country to work as a sex worker, defence counsel has told a trial. The first ...

27 Jan 2023 at 18:52

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Men found hiding in Shannon Airport toilets charged with alleged immigration offences

Two men found hiding in toilets at Shannon airport in the early hours of Tuesday morning after disembarking a Ryanair flight are to spend Tuesday night in Limerick prison on alleged immigration offences. At ...

10 Sept 2024 at 21:00

Crime & Court

Government decision on new Laois court could be imminent as vermin removed from Portlaoise building

Rodents are no longer roaming around the Portlaoise's Courthouse and their recent discovery may have enhanced the prospects of the Government finally releasing funds for a new building in the Laois town ...

04 Jul 2024 at 20:52

Crime & Court

Bitcoin offer on Snapchat led Midlands man to murky Mexican money laundering scam

A young man who thought he was investing in bitcoin mistakenly allowed his bank account to be used for money laundering. Tullamore Circuit Court heard how the Ulster Bank account of Shaun Davey, 31st ...

11 Apr 2022 at 19:23

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