https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:07:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0624/1520027-aidan-clohessy-court/A former school principal who was convicted of the indecent assault of six boys over a 30-year period has been jailed for four years for some of the offences.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:07:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0624/1520027-aidan-clohessy-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519949-meath-murder/Two men have been sentenced to life in prison at the Central Criminal Court for murdering a young footballer who had stolen €6,000 worth of cannabis.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:12:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519949-meath-murder/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519881-hse-covid-court/The HSE has apologised to and compensated a 13-year-old girl who was given a Covid-19 vaccination with an already used needle.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:32:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519881-hse-covid-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519953-thomas-nyhan/A man who was twice raped by a man he had known for many years has said there are "not words strong enough to capture the pain" he has suffered.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:49:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519953-thomas-nyhan/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519882-boots-black-friday/Boots Ireland has been spared a court conviction after admitting last month to breaking pricing laws during a 2023 Black Friday sale.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:39:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0623/1519882-boots-black-friday/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0620/1519553-elderly-man-jailed-rape/An 89-year-old Tipperary man who sexually abused a young girl has been jailed for ten years.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:50:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0620/1519553-elderly-man-jailed-rape/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0620/1519563-sean-diddy-combs/Sean 'Diddy' Combs's former personal assistant has testified at the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking trial that he often bought drugs for his boss and set up hotel rooms for sex parties known as "wild king nights."Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:57:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0620/1519563-sean-diddy-combs/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0619/1519345-man-apologises-for-threating-td-paul-murphys-wife/A man who threatened Dublin South-West TD Paul Murphy with slitting his wife's throat has been spared trial after apologising and citing a psychotic episode.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:57:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0619/1519345-man-apologises-for-threating-td-paul-murphys-wife/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519355-mary-higgins-court/A 63-year-old former school bursar who stole €500,000 from her employer over five years to fund a gambling addiction has been jailed for a year.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:19:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0619/1519355-mary-higgins-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0618/1519184-brothers-named-in-court-as-alleged-leaders-of-crime-group/Two brothers have for the first time been named in court as the alleged leaders of one faction of the Drogheda feud.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:04:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0618/1519184-brothers-named-in-court-as-alleged-leaders-of-crime-group/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0618/1519169-trevor-bolger-court/A 48-year-old garda will be sentenced later this year for assaulting his wife in her childhood home with their young children in the room.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:41:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0618/1519169-trevor-bolger-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0618/1519008-liam-og-o-hannaidh-court/Kneecap band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh - known by his stage name Mo Chara - who has been charged with a terrorism offence, has been granted unconditional bail until his next hearing on 20 August.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:01:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0618/1519008-liam-og-o-hannaidh-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0618/1519141-cavan-theft/A former cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council, who is charged with the theft of more than €172,000 from a Co Meath charity, has been further remanded on bail.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:09:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0618/1519141-cavan-theft/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0618/1519046-erin-patterson-court/An Australian woman accused of killing three lunch guests with deadly mushrooms should not be judged guilty just because she lied after the meal, her defence lawyer said.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:25:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0618/1519046-erin-patterson-court/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0617/1518865-puska-family-court/Two brothers of convicted murderer Jozef Puska, along with their wives, have been found guilty of charges connected with their actions in the aftermath of the murder of teacher Ashling Murphy in 2022.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:34:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0617/1518865-puska-family-court/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0617/1518994-trial-summary-puska-family/At about 3.20pm on a clear January day in 2022, Ashling Murphy came to the banks of the Grand Canal in Tullamore, to exercise after finishing her day's work at Durrow National School.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:14:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0617/1518994-trial-summary-puska-family/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0616/1518677-neil-donna-sands/An Irish tech entrepreneur has said that a defamation and harassment case he and his wife took against gossip website Tattle Life was a very complicated and complex legal and technical undertaking.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:40:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0616/1518677-neil-donna-sands/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0616/1518749-st-jamess-hospital-apologises-to-trans-woman/St James's Hospital has made a public apology to a trans woman over her experience at its emergency department last year after she fell ill following gender reassignment surgery overseas.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:01:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0616/1518749-st-jamess-hospital-apologises-to-trans-woman/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0616/1518705-riots-ballymena/A mother and her teenage daughter have appeared in court facing charges arising from rioting in Ballymena last week.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:24:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0616/1518705-riots-ballymena/Ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0616/1518712-kincora-boys-home/A victim of abuse at the notorious Kincora Boys' Home has obtained an undisclosed settlement over claims that a paedophile housemaster was protected from prosecution because of his status as an MI5 agent.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:51:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0616/1518712-kincora-boys-home/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0616/1518660-puska-family-trial/The jury in the trial of Jozef Puska's brothers and sisters in law over their actions following the murder of teacher Ashling Murphy in 2022 will resume its deliberations tomorrow.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:57:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0616/1518660-puska-family-trial/Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0616/1518760-teen-boys-court/Lack of space at the State's main youth detention centre resulted in two Dublin teenagers - accused of being armed with a machine gun during a burglary - being released at the weekend.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:05:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0616/1518760-teen-boys-court/Courts