Ireland Crime

Reports the sentencing of a former teacher for 1985 indecent assaults. Adds the sentence, the court's reasoning, post-release supervision and sex offenders register conditions, and that the defence said the client does not accept the verdict. No existing case matches.

Donegal Live report of the sentencing hearing: adds the judge's aggravating and mitigating factors, the sentence terms, the victim impact statement, the defence response and the trial details. Confirms the offences took place between June 1 and September 1, 1985.

Sentencing report following an October trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Adds the sentence (three years on each count, concurrent, with the final six months suspended), probation supervision, the sex offenders register, the aggravating and mitigating factors, and the defence's position that the accused does not accept the verdict.

Reports that the conviction followed a four-day trial in October 2023 and that sentencing was set for 11 January 2024. Adds the defence position, the victim impact statement, and the note that Spanish allegations were not before the jury.

Reports the defence position that the convicted woman does not accept the jury's verdict, the victim impact statement from the complainant, character references, and the adjournment of sentencing to January 11, 2024. Adds the Spain holiday allegations, which were not before the jury.

Reports the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury's majority guilty verdicts on two counts of indecent assault, the 11 hours of deliberation, and the sentence hearing date of 8 November; the existing case records a later sentence.

Reports the jury verdicts after a four-day trial, the adjournment for a sentence hearing on November 8th, and that the accused has since been refused garda vetting to teach.

Reports the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury's majority guilty verdicts on two counts of indecent assault, the defence and prosecution closing points, and the adjournment for sentence hearing on 8 November.

Reports the jury's guilty verdict on both counts, the 10-1 majority, the alleged Spain holiday incident, and bail remand until December.

Reports the jury verdict of majority guilty on two counts of indecent assault, the accused's denial and the adjournment for sentence hearing on 8 November. The article also says the accused has been refused garda vetting and is not working.

Reports that the jury resumed deliberations after a first session of just over four and a half hours on day five of the trial, with a return on Thursday. Adds the accused's denials, her evidence and that of a witness, and an alleged sexual contact on a Spain holiday that is not before the jury.

Reports that the jury has begun deliberating after closing speeches by the prosecution (Garrett McCormack BL) and defence (Patrick McGrath SC). Also gives the defence's arguments, the prosecution's account of grooming, and the alleged sexual contact on a holiday in Spain. No verdict is reported in this article.

Reports the jury beginning deliberations on 17 October 2023 after closing speeches from prosecution and defence, and the prosecution's account of grooming allegations. Adds that she pleaded not guilty and that the jury will resume the next day.

First report of the trial: the accused took the stand and denied the allegations, and a holiday companion gave evidence for the defence.

Reports the trial testimony of the accused, who denies both counts, and of a witness who was on holiday in Spain with her.

Report of the trial while it was ongoing: the accused pleaded not guilty and denied the allegations on the stand. The article does not report a verdict.

Reports the accused giving evidence and denying the charges during her trial, with the trial still continuing before a jury. The existing case records a later sentencing.

Trial report from Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Adds the accused's garda interview account, the complainant's evidence, and evidence from his former girlfriend. The trial resumes on Monday.

Reports a Supreme Court appeal ruling. The court held the Circuit Court judge erred in excluding the alleged admissions, and it will hear further argument on whether to order a retrial. The article gives no county or incident date.

Trial report from 13 October 2023 covering the garda interview transcripts, the accused's account, the complainant's evidence and cross-examination, and the defence's position. The trial resumes on the following Monday.

Only the headline is usable; the article text is empty apart from page template code. No location, date, names or court details are given, and no existing case matches.

Trial report. The alleged incidents are dated between June 1st and September 1st, 1985. The trial continues before a jury, and the defence denies the allegations. No existing case matches.

Reports the trial starting in October 2023. The accused has pleaded not guilty, the complainant has given evidence, and the defence says the allegations are denied.

Reports the start of the trial in October 2023, including the not guilty plea, the prosecution's case, the defence denial, and that the complainant is now 51. Adds the trial details to the existing case, which later records a sentence.