Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:18:30 +0000Pair plead not guilty over Michaela McAreavey songhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1129/1419126-michaela-mcareavey/Two men have pleaded not guilty to a charge linked to the singing of a song mocking the murder of Michaela McAreavey - the daughter of former Tyrone GAA manager Mickey Harte.Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:33:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1129/1419126-michaela-mcareavey/CourtsUL will not have to pay water charges for student digshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1129/1419173-water-charges-limerick/The High Court has ruled the University of Limerick should not have to pay water charges for its student accommodation.Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:51:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1129/1419173-water-charges-limerick/CourtsEvidence concludes in Kyle Hayes assault trialhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1129/1419222-kyle-hayes/Evidence has concluded in the case at Limerick Circuit Court in which Limerick All Star hurler Kyle Hayes is on trial accused of assaulting another man by punching him and stamping on his head outside a nightclub in Limerick on the October bank holiday weekend in 2019.Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:14:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1129/1419222-kyle-hayes/CourtsMan jailed for killing partner he said killed herselfhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1128/1418939-martin-hayes/A 34-year-old man who was convicted of the manslaughter of his partner after claiming she had stabbed herself has been sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison.Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:30:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1128/1418939-martin-hayes/CourtsMan saw group kick friend, Limerick assault trial hearshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1128/1418935-limerick-assault-trial/A witness has told a trial at Limerick Circuit Court that he remembers seeing a group of men kicking and punching his friend Cillian McCarthy when he was on the ground outside the Icon nightclub in Limerick in the early hours of 28 October 2019.Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:19:57 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1128/1418935-limerick-assault-trial/Courts€2 million settlement over Cork business park assaulthttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1128/1418973-cork-assault-settlement/A man who was left with a brain injury after he was viciously beaten with a crowbar has settled a High Court action for €2 million.Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:18:42 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1128/1418973-cork-assault-settlement/CourtsSuspended sentence over explicit child abuse videoshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1128/1419038-prizeman/A Dublin man who uploaded an extremely explicit child sex abuse video to his own Facebook page has been given a 12-month suspended sentence.Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:38:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1128/1419038-prizeman/CourtsMan jailed for eight years for rape of woman in hotelhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1127/1418805-dermot-brett/A Tipperary man has been jailed for eight years in prison for the rape of "a vulnerable and intoxicated" young woman in a Dublin hotel.Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:24:09 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1127/1418805-dermot-brett/CourtsEx-host claims he was fired after making allegationshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1127/1418753-chris-greene/Former 2FM presenter Chris Greene claims he was penalised as a whistleblower and then sacked by RTÉ after he made allegations about sexual harassment in the workplace, the Workplace Relations Commission has heard.Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:19:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1127/1418753-chris-greene/CourtsOver 24 people appear in court over Dublin city unresthttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1124/1418325-courts-dublin-charges/More than 24 people have been before Dublin District Court charged with a variety of offences following the unrest in the city last night.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:23:27 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1124/1418325-courts-dublin-charges/CourtsCervi found guilty of murder of man at Bray Boxing Clubhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1124/1418347-cervi-trial/A 36-year-old Dublin man has been convicted of the murder of Robert 'Bobby' Messett at Bray Boxing Club in Co Wicklow more than five years ago.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:27:30 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1124/1418347-cervi-trial/CourtsCase dropped against one man in Limerick assault trialhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1124/1418379-kyle-hayes/The jury at a trial in Limerick has been told it can discharge its duties in respect of one of three men accused of assaulting another man and violent disorder.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:33:19 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1124/1418379-kyle-hayes/CourtsMan accused of throwing cow dung at Anne Rabbittehttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1123/1418182-galway-court/A south Co Galway farmer alleged to have thrown a bag containing cow dung in the direction of Minister for State Anne Rabbitte at a public meeting has been charged with assaulting the Fianna Fáil deputy.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:12:19 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1123/1418182-galway-court/CourtsSolicitor denies being partner in Lynn legal practicehttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1123/1418206-lynn-trial/A solicitor who worked in Michael Lynn's legal practice has told his multi-million euro theft trial that she was never a partner in the company.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 18:29:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1123/1418206-lynn-trial/CourtsHurler punched man continuously in the head, court toldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1123/1418112-kyle-hayes/A 24-year-old man has told a trial in Limerick that he was punched continuously in the head by Limerick All-Ireland winning hurler Kyle Hayes in a nightclub on the October bank holiday weekend in 2019.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 11:54:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1123/1418112-kyle-hayes/CourtsJury to continue deliberations in Bray murder trialhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1123/1418191-bray-boxing-court/A jury will consider their verdicts for a third day in the trial of a 36-year-old man accused of murdering an early morning gym-goer and the attempted murder of well-known coach Pete Taylor and another man at Bray Boxing Club.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:50:34 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1123/1418191-bray-boxing-court/CourtsAction against Dolores O'Riordan's estate settledhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1122/1417910-carmel-coyne/A High Court action for damages taken by a flight attendant against the estate of the late singer Dolores O'Riordan has been settled.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:43:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/1122/1417910-carmel-coyne/CourtsMan subjected to 'vicious assault' in club, court toldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2023/1122/1417924-kyle-hayes/A man on a night out in Limerick was subjected to a "vicious assault" in a local nightclub, a court hearing the trial of three men including All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes has been told.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:56:45 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2023/1122/1417924-kyle-hayes/MunsterJury begins deliberations in Bray murder trialhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1122/1417957-bray-trial/A jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a 36-year-old man accused of murdering an early morning gym-goer and the attempted murder of well-known coach Pete Taylor and another man at Bray Boxing Club.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:11:32 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1122/1417957-bray-trial/IrelandSwim coach jailed for spying on girls as they changedhttps://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/CourtsMan found guilty of manslaughter of brother-in-lawhttps://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/CourtsChallenge to Troubles legacy law being heard in Belfasthttps://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/UlsterTrial hears Hayes 'punched and kicked' manhttps://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/IrelandMan on trial accused of sexually assaulting six menhttps://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/CourtsJames Kilroy murder trial collapses for second timehttps://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/CourtsDriver jailed for 18 months over Dublin boy's deathhttps://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/CourtsMan pleads guilty to making explosives at Co Kerry homehttps://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/CourtsMeta challenges proposed ban on data processinghttps://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/IrelandMan who raped partner jailed for 11-and-a-half yearshttps://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/CourtsBank team attended Lynn trial for support, court toldhttps://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/CourtsRestaurateur seeks to block use of similar brand namehttps://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/CourtsDublin man sentenced to four years over sexual assaulthttps://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/Courts32 motorists fined €448,000 over unpaid M50 tollshttps://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/Dublin