The two accused went on trial earlier this month charged with the murder of Mr Quilligan who was last seen alive on September 1st, 2023.

Ruth Lawrence (45) has pleaded not guilty to murdering Anthony Keegan (33) and Eoin O'Connor (32) in 2014.

The 49-year-old man was convicted by a jury following a trial of raping the girl at her home on a date between 2001 and 2005.

Niall Long (33) and Luke Taylor (27) are on trial at a sitting of the Central Criminal Court in Cork, charged with his murder.

Hryhorii Sryotenko admitted one count of attempting to murder Victoria Pavienko at the holiday homes, on January 13th, 2024.

'The complaint I made was a nightmare,' the woman told the court, adding that she explained this to gardaí. 'It was a bad dream that felt real.'

The woman, who is in her 50s, had denied 14 charges, including 13 charges of sexual assault and one of rape.

Fergus O’Connor, (41), Scartaglen, Castleisland, Co Kerry, who denied the murder of his brother, Paudie O’Connor, (42), will be sentenced before Christmas.

"He was a partner, a father and hard worker on one hand - and a drug user and sexual abuser on the other"

The prosecution told the court that Jade MacFarlane wished to waive her anonymity and have Ghergut named.

Seoirse Ó Dúnlaing SC told the jury that Josip Strok's status as a foreign national has relevance in the case of the three men accused of his murder.

Chloe Loran delivered her victim impact statement during the sentencing hearing of Martin Harte (33) last March.

At a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Colman FitzGerald SC for Puska's partner and mother of his children, Lucia Istokova, 36, said his client was always motivated by a desire to safeguard her children

Emma McCrory, a stylist and fashion wholesale manager in her 40s, was fatally injured after a blaze broke out in her house on the evening of December 15th, 2022.

The jury retired to consider their verdict on Friday afternoon and deliberated for around 40 minutes before being sent home for the weekend.

The seven men, who are aged between 32 and 55, each pleaded not guilty to one charge of raping the woman within the State on various dates.

The now 16-year-old accused pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to three charges of oral rape and one of rape of the then 13-year-old girl on dates between June and July 2023.

The incidences are alleged to have occurred in a County Galway housing estate where both children were living with their families

A Co Galway teenager has gone on trial charged with the rape and sexual assault of a teenage girl he had been dating for a few weeks

The offence is alleged to have taken place in February 2002 when the accused man was in his 20s.

The teen faces two counts of attempted rape and one for sexual assault of the same female on a date last year when he was aged 16.

The 18-year-old appeared at the Dublin Children’s Court this week

Imposing sentence on Thursday, Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo noted the defendant “told lies” and claimed both victims had made up false allegations against him.

Darius Langas (37) of Main Street, Ballinasloe, was convicted following a week-long trial at the Central Criminal Court

Joseph Cahill, of Sarsfield Avenue, Garryowen, Limerick, pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of Gerard Curtin on November 4th, 2023

Kevin Yungman (32) first met the woman in Paris three months previously

Shane Flanagan (39), with an address in Co Clare, impersonated the woman on a fetish website and on Facebook and engaged in graphic online discussions

A man who beat his former partner with a hoover pole has been given a two-year sentence

Thomas Wymbs was found guilty by a jury of one count of raping the woman between February 22nd and 23rd, 2020, following a Central Criminal Court trial in February 2024.

Pedro Cifali, a Brazilian with a former address in Blanchardstown, previously pleaded guilty to attempting to murder Lucia Nezbalova on May 10th, 2024.

The sentence hearing was previously adjourned for the prosecution to look into restorative justice for the complainant, with the court hearing that it is rarely utilised for victims in rape cases before the Central Criminal Court.

Ahmed Abdirahman is accused of murdering the young mother on September 25th, 2024, at her house on Melrose Street in south Belfast.

The case features 78 charges of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape at various locations in Co Dublin, including Dun Laoghaire, Killiney and Blackrock from 1971 to 1981.

James O'Reilly (63) was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of oral rape, five counts of sexual assault and three counts of sexual exploitation at the family home in Waterford on dates between 2010 and 2014.

Jineesh John (43), with an address at The Crescent Building, Park West, Dublin 12 has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of a woman at a location in West Dublin on May 21st, 2023.

The man, who is a father of five, has a number of previous convictions, both in Ireland and outside the jurisdiction

After John Irving (31), of Shanwar, Foxford, Co Mayo, pleaded guilty this morning to Mr Niland's unlawful killing, Ms Justice Eileen Creedon discharged the jury which had been hearing evidence in the trial.

Moldovan national Valeriu Melnic (24) has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Ion Daghi (39)

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a 52-year-old man charged with attempted murder in Dublin two years ago

John Irving is accused of entering Tom Niland's home as a trespasser and causing him serious harm. He is further alleged to have intentionally or recklessly caused serious harm to Mr Niland and to have falsely imprisoned him.

He was acquitted by the jury on charges of allegedly raping the complainant and of one count of allegedly sexually assaulting this complainant's sister.

Richard Brennan entered guilty pleas after each of the three women had given evidence before a jury and before the final woman was about to be cross-examined.

The complainant told the jury she lived with her mother, uncle and three other adult relatives when she was a child.