Category: Courts

‘Quite clear this was a very serious arson attempt’ – Judge

‘Quite clear this was a very serious arson attempt’ – Judge

Ballyfermot

A man involved in setting a fire outside an apartment where an infant and a small child were sleeping has been jailed ...

Convicted of money laundering syndicate on breathtaking scale

Convicted of money laundering syndicate on breathtaking scale

Ballyfermot

A “colonel and a major” in a “worldwide highly sophisticated money laundering syndicate on a breathtaking scale” have been jailed for nine ...

Allowed bank accounts to be used to defraud

Allowed bank accounts to be used to defraud

Lucan

A security guard who allowed his bank accounts to be used as part of a scheme to defraud a man out of ...

Former principal described as ‘sexual predator’ by judge

Former principal described as ‘sexual predator’ by judge

Tallaght

A former school principal described by a judge as “a sexual predator” who abused young boys in their “formative years” has been ...

Man (40) led garda cars and helicopter on high speed chase down wrong way of N7

Man (40) led garda cars and helicopter on high speed chase down wrong way of N7

Ballyfermot

A man who led garda cars and the garda helicopter on a high-speed car chase in Dublin has been jailed for a ...

Carer defrauded state of €110k claiming Deserted Wife’s Benefit while cohabiting

Carer defrauded state of €110k claiming Deserted Wife’s Benefit while cohabiting

Lucan

A carer defrauded the State of over €110,000 by claiming Deserted Wife’s Benefit while cohabiting, a court has heard, reports Niamh O’Donoghue. ...

Allowed bank accounts to be used to defraud

Allowed bank accounts to be used to defraud

Lucan

A security guard who allowed his bank accounts to be used as part of a scheme to defraud a man out of ...

Man giving back to the community

Man giving back to the community

Tallaght

A PROBATION welfare report was ordered for a man who has “battled addiction for a long time” but is giving back to ...

Man fined €500 for breaching condition of safety order

Man fined €500 for breaching condition of safety order

Tallaght

A MAN was fined €500 for breaching conditions of a safety order with his ex-partner, asking her to drop charges against him. ...

Caught climbing from growhouse window

Caught climbing from growhouse window

Tallaght

A boat yard worker who was caught trying to climb out the bathroom window of a “sophisticated” cannabis grow house has been ...