A POSITIVE probation report for a man charged with three road traffic offences was viewed favourably by the district court. Newcastle West District Court heard that on July 20, 2024, on the main street in Pallaskenry at just after 11pm, Luke O’Brien of Lisheen Park, Patrickswell, crashed the car he was driving and gardaí observed … Read more
A young woman has secured a protection order against her father after she told a court he had spat on her, “continuously stalks” her and takes pictures and videos of her and “sends them around”. “He also regularly stands outside of my room, abusing me non-stop, especially during the night. This is specifically because I … Read more
A young woman has secured a protection order against her father after she told a court he had spat on her, “continuously stalks” her and takes pictures and videos of her and “sends them around”. “He also regularly stands outside of my room, abusing me non-stop, especially during the night. This is specifically because I … Read more
A university archaeology lecturer has appeared in court on more than 140 charges of hacking students’ personal data and harassment. University College Dublin (UCD) assistant professor Stephen Davis (53) is accused of using “a piece of software to steal students’ passwords and access their accounts”. Davis, of Elgin Wood, Killarney Road, Bray, Co Wicklow, allegedly … Read more
A Leinster rugby player has appeared in court accused of assaulting a woman at a popular Dublin nightclub. Alan Spicer (21) of Swords Road, Malahide, Dublin, was charged with assault causing harm to the named woman at Copper Face Jacks, Jackson Court Hotel, Harcourt Street, on March 1st last. The secondrow, who has represented Ireland … Read more
A MAN who drove after having a few drinks to celebrate his mother’s birthday has been convicted and disqualified from driving. Garda Errol Flynn told Newcastle West District Court that he was on duty in the square in Dromcollogher on July 7, 2025. READ ALSO: ‘It was his land, but my hedge’ – heated dispute between … Read more
Five members of the Traveller community who were refused entry to a north Co Dublin restaurant have settled €75,000 claims for defamation of character against the restaurant and its security company. Barrister Dermot Francis Sheehan, who appeared with O’Hanrahan Solicitors for the claimants, on Tuesday told Judge Ken Connolly in the Circuit Civil Court the … Read more
A MOTHER who is accused of robbing an iPhone from a woman has been refused bail following a garda objection. At Limerick District Court, Judge Patricia Harney was told that Jade Power, aged 34, who has an address at Thomond House, allegedly approached a group of three women on Henry Street in the city centre … Read more
Litigation between warring spouses can turn family law into “lawfare”, as one judge put it, when one party seems intent on pursuing the other at all costs. In this scenario, the law and the courts appear to have no effective response. One example before the courts – a man’s protracted litigation against his ex-partner, now … Read more
A man has appeared in court charged in connection with a crash in Finglas that caused the death of a 16-year-old girl. Grace Lynch died after being hit by a scrambler motorbike as she used a pedestrian crossing on Ratoath Road in Dublin 11, on Sunday afternoon. Two teenagers on the bike, an adult male … Read more