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7th June 2026 - 20th June 2026
Courts
Assault charge dropped against man accused of violent disorder linked to attack on Qayyum Balogun
12 Jun
Dublin District Court
Man charged with unlawful possession of Glock handgun remanded in custody
Updated 11 Jun
Grafton Street
Former Irish rugby international Brendan Mullin accused of stealing perfume from Brown Thomas
9 Jun
This month
June 2026
Court
Man accused of leading '14-man pack' that chased Qayyum Balogun granted bail
5 Jun
Courts
Teen charged with fatal assault of Alex Coughlan denied bail for a second time
2 Jun
Cloverhill District Court
Bail bid 'in progress' for civil servant accused of leaking government information to foreign power
2 Jun
Last month
May 2026
drugs haul
Construction boss and three workers accused of €5.1m cannabis haul in coffee tables
30 May
Dublin District Court
Dublin civil servant accused of leaking government information to a foreign intelligence service
Yevgen McKeeffe (45), originally from Ukraine but with Irish citizenship, appeared at Dublin District Court on Saturday and was refused bail by Judge Máire Conneely.
30 May
Blanchardstown
Judge warns social media users identifying teens charged over Alex Coughlan attack
27 May
Alan Spicer
Leinster rugby player accused of assaulting woman in Copper Face Jacks nightclub has case adjourned
27 May
Dublin District Court
Radio executive was arrested after 'controlled delivery' of €111k cannabis to Bauer Media offices
27 May
Assault
Man pleads guilty to attacking teenage twin sisters with glass bottle on Dublin's Dame Street
26 May
Courts
Man ordered to pay compensation for derogatory comments ‘excused by the likes of the Tates’
22 May
Court
'Feeling of dread': Woman speaks out on controlling behaviour by garda husband
21 May
Court
Ex-college IT engineer jailed for child abuse videos on social media app
20 May
Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court
Man (24) jailed for two years for Westmeath horror crash that led to his brother losing his leg
Gerard Duffy McAndrew had filmed himself driving and drinking wine shortly before the 195km/h crash.
20 May
Courts
Young mother who captained Irish boxing team stabbed cousin 12 times in 'savage' knife attack
19 May
Athlone
'Pick a finger or a toe': Man jailed for 'disturbing' attacks on ex-girlfriend
15 May
Assault
Judge warns park violence 'all too common' as teen admits 'disgraceful' Dublin robbery
11 May
Courts
Judge criticises insufficient mental health services as he jails man who attacked four women
8 May
Courts
Man given suspended sentence for sending sexual messages to officer posing as teenage girl
6 May
Courts
Father-of-three refused bail after allegedly stabbing ex-partner’s father in Finglas dispute
4 May
April
April 2026
Dublin District Court
Man (20) accused of 'casually' brandishing handgun later fired by child in Ballymun
Updated 30 Apr
Courts
Garda bitten on the face by 'vicious' Belgian Malinois while searching for suspected drug dealer
28 Apr
stop n glow
Aoife McGregor’s salon spared conviction for selling sunbed session to under age girl
27 Apr
Courts
Man charged after knife stand-off at Dublin shop denied bail
25 Apr
refused bail
Man linked to €800k fraud probe flew to Dublin weekly to collect dole, court hears
25 Apr
suspected crime proceeds
Dublin man had ledgers showing €5m in cash movements in hidden car compartment, court told
25 Apr
Courts
Man (62) missed daughter's wedding after making 'bomb in luggage' joke at Dublin Airport
23 Apr
Children's Court
Teenager accused of series of arson attacks on Dublin homes held in custody
23 Apr
Courts
Teenage boy to go on trial accused of raping a girl and making child sex abuse material
22 Apr
Courts
Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears
21 Apr
Tolls
Judge slams M50 toll dodgers as he hands maximum fines of €25,000 to 16 serial evaders
20 Apr
Courts
Young man maimed his brother in horrific crash after speeding 'like a missile', court hears
17 Apr
Westmeath
Former Royal Navy officer admits to more child sex abuse material offences while on bail
16 Apr
Courts
Former OPW worker sent sexualised messages to undercover PSNI officer posing as 13-year-old girl
16 Apr
Courts
Freddie Thompson to go on trial for making threats to kill in Portlaoise Prison
15 Apr
Courts
Man who overpowered and sexually assaulted teenage girl in alleyway jailed for six years
13 Apr
Dublin
Garda detective accused of crime gang facilitation, bribery and firearms charges
13 Apr
Dublin
Serving garda charged in connection with organised crime investigation
8 Apr
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