Fionnuala Walsh

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.

Most cases in Central Criminal Court relate to sexual offences, with calls growing to bring in psychological support for judges

A Kerry registered firearms dealer has had his conviction for importing and possessing a prohibited component for a WW2-era machine gun at Dublin Airport overturned on appeal. Judge James O’Donoghue said he was satisfied that Patrick O’Mahony Jnr (56) had no “nefarious intent” in possessing the component. Defence counsel for Mr O’Mahony Jnr told the District Court Appeals Court that his

However, John Burkett (70), with an address in Newcastle, Dublin, must pay a fine to Crumlin's Children's Hospital after pleading guilty to a charge

Antoin Duffy (50) been remanded in custody until today for service of the book of evidence.