https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:32:18 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1121/1417747-swim-coach-sentenced/A swimming coach who set up cameras in a pool in Dublin and recorded young girls over a 12-month period as they were changing into their swimsuits has been jailed for three years.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:34:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1121/1417747-swim-coach-sentenced/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1121/1417795-kilkenny-manslaughter/A man who believed that his wife had "cheated" on him in the past with his brother-in-law has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter for stabbing his relative to death in front of his wife last year.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:19:45 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1121/1417795-kilkenny-manslaughter/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2023/1121/1417607-troubles-bill-court/A legal challenge to the British Government's controversial legislation ending all investigations into killings during the Troubles is taking place in Belfast.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2023/1121/1417607-troubles-bill-court/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1121/1417726-kyle-hayes/A trial is under way at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court of three men, including All-Ireland winning hurler Kyle Hayes, who are charged with offences relating to incidents alleged to have happened in and outside a Limerick nightclub four years ago.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:53:48 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1121/1417726-kyle-hayes/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1121/1417790-sexual-assault-trial/A 59-year-old man has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting six young men, some of whom were his students.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:38:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1121/1417790-sexual-assault-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417546-kilroy-trial/The murder trial of James Kilroy, who admits killing his wife Valerie, has collapsed for a second time at the Central Criminal Court as a key defence witness, who was in the process of giving his testimony, is now unavailable to give evidence.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:59:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417546-kilroy-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417571-jailed-road-sweeper-boy-death-dublin/A 34-year-old man who pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of a seven-year-old boy while reversing a road sweeping vehicle has been sentenced to 18 months in jail.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:58:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417571-jailed-road-sweeper-boy-death-dublin/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1120/1417561-court-tralee/A 62-year-old man has pleaded guilty at Tralee Circuit Criminal Court to manufacturing explosives and to having firearms and ammunition at his Co Kerry home in March 2021.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:18:34 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1120/1417561-court-tralee/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1120/1417604-meta-court/The Irish arm of Facebook-parent company Meta has brought a High Court challenge against a proposed immediate ban on its Facebook and Instagram platforms from processing personal data for use in behavioural advertising.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:05:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1120/1417604-meta-court/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417558-rape-trial-woman-miscarried-child/A man who raped his partner the night she returned home from hospital having just miscarried their child has been jailed for 11 and a half years.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:13:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417558-rape-trial-woman-miscarried-child/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417559-lynn-trial/Members of a bank's legal department attended the multi-million euro theft trial of former solicitor Michael Lynn to give "moral support" to workers giving evidence, the court has heard.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:10:34 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417559-lynn-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417506-little-pig-little-pyg-court/The disgruntled owner of Dublin's Little Pig restaurant brand is to ask a court to block a competitor using the similar brand, Little Pyg, which he claimed is confusing members of the public causing Little Pig significant loss of customers and money.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:28:15 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417506-little-pig-little-pyg-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417596-rape-sentence/A Dublin man previously imprisoned for raping a 10-year-old girl will spend an additional four years in prison after he admitted sexually assaulting the child's aunt 20 years ago.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:45:44 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1120/1417596-rape-sentence/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/1120/1417547-m50-toll-court/A judge has fined 32 motorists €448,000 after missing court and ignoring hundreds of unpaid M50 tolls, including a woman whose car had travelled on the motorway 950 times.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:01:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/1120/1417547-m50-toll-court/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1118/1417238-crime-politics/Laws giving judges the power to set minimum sentences for murder and serious crime will be brought forward next year.Sat, 18 Nov 2023 16:35:08 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1118/1417238-crime-politics/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1118/1417264-ilamar-rodrigues-ribeiro-court/A Brazilian man accused of leasing properties around Ireland for organised prostitution and sexual exploitation of vulnerable women has been refused bail after a court heard claims he was "a member of a major criminal organisation".Sat, 18 Nov 2023 20:17:24 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1118/1417264-ilamar-rodrigues-ribeiro-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2023/1119/1417111-murder-case-analysis/RTÉ's Legal Affairs Correspondent Órla O'Donnell looks at why guilty pleas in murder cases are few and far between.Sun, 19 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2023/1119/1417111-murder-case-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1117/1416987-jozef-puska-court/The Central Criminal Court has heard victim impact statements in the sentencing hearing for Jozef Puska, with Ashling Murphy's mother telling the court she begged her daughter not to go for a run along the Grand Canal on the day she was murdered.Fri, 17 Nov 2023 07:19:28 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1117/1416987-jozef-puska-court/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1117/1417073-jozef-puska-sentence/Jozef Puska has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Ashling Murphy in Tullamore on 12 January 2022.Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:49:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1117/1417073-jozef-puska-sentence/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1117/1417146-ashling-murphy-sister/The sister of Ashling Murphy remained largely composed as she delivered an eight-page statement to the court, at times turning to look directly at Jozef Puska.Fri, 17 Nov 2023 20:02:15 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1117/1417146-ashling-murphy-sister/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1117/1417028-jozef-puska-sentencing/Follow live updates as Jozef Puska is sentenced for the murder of 23-year-old Ashling Murphy in Tullamore last yearFri, 17 Nov 2023 10:02:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1117/1417028-jozef-puska-sentencing/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1116/1416850-supreme-court/The Attorney General has told the Supreme Court that proposed new legislation governing the appointment of judges goes to the heart of the issue of judicial independence.Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:02:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1116/1416850-supreme-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1116/1416904-carer-sentenced/A woman who stole more than €45,000 from an elderly woman while she was working as her carer has been jailed for three years, with the final six months suspended.Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:33:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1116/1416904-carer-sentenced/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1116/1416908-bray-court/Alleged lies told by a garda under oath may point to a "malaise" and possible "corner cutting" in the investigation of an early morning shooting at Bray Boxing Club in which one man was killed and well-known boxing trainer Peter Taylor was injured, a barrister has said.Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:51:11 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1116/1416908-bray-court/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1116/1416949-sligo-case/A Sligo man has been jailed for over six years for raping his sister and sexually assaulting his niece, in what a judge described as a "particularly sad case".Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:52:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1116/1416949-sligo-case/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1116/1416954-defilement-sentencing/A woman who groomed a 14-year-old boy leading them to have sex two years later after she "relentlessly pursued" him, has been jailed for a year.Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:23:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1116/1416954-defilement-sentencing/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1115/1416548-supreme-court/The Supreme Court has been told that proposed new legislation governing the way judges are appointed is unconstitutional.Wed, 15 Nov 2023 02:25:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1115/1416548-supreme-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1115/1416640-paul-hyde-appeal/The former deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála has been spared a prison sentence, following a successful appeal against the severity of the penalties imposed on him for making false or misleading declarations of interest to the State planning appeals board.Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:55:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1115/1416640-paul-hyde-appeal/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1115/1416714-prosecution-makes-closing-speech-in-bray-murder-trial/There is "overwhelming evidence" that Gerard Cervi fired nine bullets into a crowded gym, killing one man and injuring two others including well-known boxing coach Pete Taylor, a barrister has told the Central Criminal Court.Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:22:24 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1115/1416714-prosecution-makes-closing-speech-in-bray-murder-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1114/1416442-rihanna-case/A Dublin woman's High Court action against singer and billionaire businesswoman Rihanna over alleged 'malicious falsehoods' in an email and a phone call has been resolved.Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:21:28 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1114/1416442-rihanna-case/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1114/1416459-josh-cummins-court/A 19-year-old man armed himself with a hurley and took part in a group attack on a teenage girl in Dublin two years ago, which left her blind in one eye, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:26:53 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1114/1416459-josh-cummins-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416272-man-jailed-wife-rape/A man who repeatedly raped his wife during their lengthy marriage "under the guise of Catholic entitlements" has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years.Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:55:18 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416272-man-jailed-wife-rape/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416319-garda-assault/A Dublin-based garda detective has been found guilty of attacking a man in a crowded bar who told a court that he was "taking selfies" and not photographing the off-duty officer on a night out.Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:55:46 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416319-garda-assault/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416289-courts-martin-hayes/A man who claimed that his partner deliberately stabbed herself to death has been found not guilty of her murder but guilty of manslaughter by the majority verdict of a Central Criminal Court jury.Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:30:53 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416289-courts-martin-hayes/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416280-man-who-raped-family-members-jailed-for-life/A "deviant father figure" who sexually abused his granddaughter and his nephew as part of a "campaign of rape" has been jailed for life.Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:46:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416280-man-who-raped-family-members-jailed-for-life/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416174-chang-teng-wang/A 58-year-old man who admitted vigorously shaking his infant grandson who subsequently died in hospital of head and neck trauma four years ago has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:57:27 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416174-chang-teng-wang/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416257-denis-nolan/A 71-year-old former parish priest who is serving 19 years for sexually abusing several children has been sentenced to another consecutive sentence of five years in prison for raping and abusing another child.Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:29:18 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1113/1416257-denis-nolan/Courts