https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/en-ieRTÉ 2024-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:51:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460384-crystal-meth-cork/One of the two men charged in connection with the seizure of €33 million worth of crystal meth has been further charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:41:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460384-crystal-meth-cork/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460421-garda-trial/A garda has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting a woman three times after she called to a garda station to look for advice on how to recover her son's car which had been seized.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:40:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460421-garda-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460465-manager-breakdown/The general manager of an international company based in Ireland has told the High Court that he suffered an acute mental breakdown due to an unmanageable workload and work stress.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:13:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460465-manager-breakdown/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460444-rape-trial/The jury in the trial of a sports coach accused of raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl 35 years ago has begun its deliberations at the Central Criminal Court.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:59:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460444-rape-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460380-robert-hennessy/A Dublin-based detective garda who attacked and repeatedly punched a social care worker in the face on a night out in Dublin four-and-a-half years ago has avoided a criminal conviction.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:34:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460380-robert-hennessy/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460356-thomas-dooley/The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of five men and a teenager charged with the murder of 42-year old father of seven, Thomas Dooley, who died when he was attacked as he attended a funeral in Tralee, Co Kerry on 5 October 2022.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:27:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0717/1460356-thomas-dooley/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460228-sex-assault-case/A man who sexually assaulted a woman in Dublin city centre after following her around for half an hour as she tried to get away from him has been jailed for two years and three months.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:24:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460228-sex-assault-case/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460186-coolock-court/A further six people have been before Dublin District Court charged with public order offences in relation to incidents in Coolock in Dublin yesterday, bringing the total number of people facing charges to 21.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:02:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460186-coolock-court/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460178-court-husband/A man who habitually raped and assaulted his wife, subjecting her to "25 years of hell", during which he would break into their house in the middle of the night and rape her, has been jailed for life.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:45:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0716/1460178-court-husband/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460253-harry-cassidy/The former chief executive of Custom House Capital (CHC), jailed for his role in a sophisticated €61m conspiracy to defraud investors in the firm over a decade ago, has appealed his prison term, arguing it was wrong for a judge to "pluck" a headline sentence of 14 years "out of the air".Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:37:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460253-harry-cassidy/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460171-waste-plant-death/A criminal prosecution has been brought against an employer following a workplace fatality at a waste recycling plant in Dublin almost three years ago.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:04:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460171-waste-plant-death/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2024/0716/1460224-killarney-american-robbery/A 24-year-old man who is alleged to have robbed an elderly American tourist of her handbag near Killarney National Park is to be dealt with at the Circuit Court, after the judge in the District Court refused jurisdiction.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:45:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2024/0716/1460224-killarney-american-robbery/Regionalhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460140-garda-trial-court/A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a garda charged with the sexual assault and false imprisonment of a woman in a garda station in Co Wicklow almost four years ago.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:10:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0716/1460140-garda-trial-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0715/1459940-barristers-withdraw-service/Criminal cases at several courthouses across the country have been impacted as barristers hold a second day of action in a dispute over pay.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:34:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0715/1459940-barristers-withdraw-service/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0715/1459972-waterways-ireland/Waterways Ireland faces criminal proceedings after a homeless man was paralysed when a mechanical digger cleared his tent from the banks of the Grand Canal in Dublin.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:04:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0715/1459972-waterways-ireland/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0715/1459998-atm-investigation/Three men have been charged in connection with an investigation into fraudulent activity involving the use of cash trapping devices at ATMs in Dublin.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:31:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0715/1459998-atm-investigation/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0712/1459569-army-claim/A former private in the defence forces, who claimed he was injured during an unarmed combat demonstration, has settled for an undisclosed sum.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:03:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0712/1459569-army-claim/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0712/1459624-dodgy-box/A businessman who obtained more than €900,000 in criminal proceeds from operating an illegal "dodgy box" TV streaming service has been placed back behind bars following his latest court appearance.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:02:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0712/1459624-dodgy-box/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0712/1459622-rape-trial/The jury in the trial of a sports coach accused of raping a teenage girl 35 years ago has heard from the complainant's father, who said the man asked him to encourage his daughter to return to the sport.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:48:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0712/1459622-rape-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0712/1459628-fertility-high-court/A couple whose fertilised eggs had to be destroyed due to contamination at a fertility clinic are claiming damages for physical as well as mental injuries, the High Court has been told.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:49:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0712/1459628-fertility-high-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459325-aaron-brady/Convicted garda killer Aaron Brady has lost his appeal against his conviction for the capital murder of a garda.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:35:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459325-aaron-brady/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459451-james-kilroy/A murder trial jury has been shown the weapon that a man used in killing his wife at their rural Co Mayo home.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:41:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459451-james-kilroy/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459346-john-waters/Author and columnist John Waters, who was held to have defamed award-winning Irish Times journalist Kitty Holland arising out of the untimely death of Savita Halappanavar, has been ordered to pay Holland's full legal costs, estimated to top €150,000.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:55:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459346-john-waters/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0711/1459385-cocaine-court/A man charged over a €3m cocaine seizure in Clondalkin, Dublin, has been remanded in custody.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:53:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0711/1459385-cocaine-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459426-obrien-adverts-court/Businessman Denis O'Brien is seeking High Court orders requiring Internet giant Meta to provide him with information about those behind allegedly "false and malicious" advertisements containing his name and image that have been posted on its platforms.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:54:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459426-obrien-adverts-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459367-dangerous-driving-kildare/A man who left a neighbour "for dead in a ditch" after crashing into him on a country road while driving after drinking 20 pints has been jailed for five years.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:00:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459367-dangerous-driving-kildare/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459428-rape-trial/The complainant in the trial of a sports coach, accused of raping and indecently assaulting her when she was a teenager 35 years ago, has described being in "a state of shock" and "feeling violated".Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:11:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0711/1459428-rape-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0710/1459228-circuit-court/A man has been given a suspended sentence after he was found with more than 10,000 images of child sexual abuse material, of which 30 were described as being in the most serious, sexually explicit category.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:12:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0710/1459228-circuit-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0710/1459221-james-kilroy/A Central Criminal Court jury has been told that two psychiatrists disagree on whether a man who is accused of murdering his wife at their rural home in Mayo five years ago satisfies the criteria for a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:04:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0710/1459221-james-kilroy/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0710/1459219-man-jailed/A man who called himself a doctor and circumcised seven young boys in their homes has been jailed for six-and-a-half years for endangerment.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:46:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0710/1459219-man-jailed/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0710/1459220-rape-trial/A sports coach has gone on trial charged with the rape and indecent assault of a teenage girl in 1989 and 1990.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:48:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0710/1459220-rape-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0709/1459019-niall-gilligan/Senior All-Ireland winning hurler with Clare Niall Gilligan has appeared in court charged with the assault causing harm of a 12-year-old boy.Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:10:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0709/1459019-niall-gilligan/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0709/1458931-barristers-withdraw-services/Criminal barristers are striking at 16 courthouses around the country, demanding the reversal of pay cuts imposed on them in the aftermath of the financial crisis.Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:22:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0709/1458931-barristers-withdraw-services/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0709/1459008-marc-godart/A judge has given Luxembourg landlord Marc Godart nine days to pay more than €13,000 in damages to two former Dublin tenants.Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:36:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0709/1459008-marc-godart/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0708/1458843-lorna-woodnut/A teenager has pleaded guilty to the murder of Lorna Woodnutt who was killed in Co Offaly last year.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:59:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0708/1458843-lorna-woodnut/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0708/1458804-raymond-shorten-court/Raymond Shorten, the taxi driver who was convicted last month of raping two young women in his taxi on separate nights in 2022, has also been convicted of raping a seven-year-old girl 12 years ago.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:12:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0708/1458804-raymond-shorten-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0708/1458805-owen-maughan/A 22-year-old man who "tortured, tormented" and stole from a vulnerable elderly man who lived alone in Balbriggan in Dublin, has been sentenced to life in prison.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:24:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0708/1458805-owen-maughan/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0708/1458881-dooley/Defence counsel in the trial of six people charged with the murder of 42-year-old father of seven Thomas Dooley have challenged the prosecution's categorisation of the case as an honour killing.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:27:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0708/1458881-dooley/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0708/1458851-andrei-dobra/A security guard with no history of violence or mental illness who strangled his fiancée to death during a psychotic episode has been found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:31:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0708/1458851-andrei-dobra/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0708/1458681-vulnerable-children-courts/A number of judges have expressed "despair" over a lack of special care beds for some of the most vulnerable children in the State, according to the Child Law Project.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0708/1458681-vulnerable-children-courts/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0708/1458726-court-privacy-rule/The operation of how the in-camera rule operates in the courts is to be examined in a new research project.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 06:01:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0708/1458726-court-privacy-rule/Ireland