Fionnuala Walsh

A burglar who was spotted by gardai on the roof of a cafe on St Stephen’s Green and had to be assisted down by the fire brigade has had his six-month jail term replaced with a suspended sentence on appeal. Judge Ronan Munro said that Enda Murray (44) seemed like he had been a “successful” burglar and thief who “ran

However Derek McGee (41), who was convicted of obstructing a garda, has had his case dismissed under the Probation Act on appeal.

The five defendants are all from Tipperary It is "quite striking" that two of five men convicted of colluding to drive tender prices higher

Each of the defendants had operated buses or taxi services bringing children to and from school in the southwest.

Jury agreed with State's case that the men had attempted to ‘load the dice' to distort competition in the market

A 42-year-old prisoner who was originally charged with the murder of a man shot dead in the north of the city more than five years ago has pleaded guilty to participating in the activity of a crime gang.

Both appellants and counsel told the presiding judge Fiona O'Sullivan that their solicitor was not available when their cases were called.

Judge Fiona O'Sullivan decided to allow the appeal of Dillion Mulligan (25) against his conviction, on the basis that there was no evidencehe had

Retired businessman and former New Land League spokesman Jerry Beades, who failed in an appeal against his conviction for driving a vehicle without a roadworthiness certificate, has highlighted an “unfairness of the system”, which does not allow those with an expired cert to drive to a centre for the purposes of a test.

The District Court Appeals Court heard that Mark Holmes (48) has 142 previous convictions, including 31 for theft.