Sentencing
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February 2025
Limerick'Like they wanted me dead': Victim says Hayes brothers deserved longer sentences for assault
This year
2025
Victim Impact StatementWoman who was raped by former partner avoided counselling in fear notes could be used against her
Last year
2024
SentencingDisqualified driver who 'waved' at gardaí during high-speed pursuit jailed for almost three years
United States
Donald Trump's sentencing for criminal hush money case has been postponed indefinitely, judge rules
It’s a major legal win for the president-elect as he prepares to return to the White House.
SentencingFormer BBC presenter Huw Edwards given suspended sentence for accessing indecent images of children
Manslaughter'They killed our son and received four years': Family of Matt O'Neill criticise sentencing
Courts
Woman raped by Derry O’Rourke recounts former swim coach's 'brutalisation' of her
The 78-year-old was found guilty of one offence of rape and 11 charges of indecent assault on dates between October 1989 and June 1990.
raymond shorten
Rape Crisis Centre says 30-year jail time for taxi driver 'should give great hope' to victims
Raymond Shorten (50) will serve a total sentence of 30 years for his offences.
Lincoln Crown Court
Man jailed for life for murder of Tony McDermott, son of Mother and Baby Home campaigner
Maria Arbuckle, a mother and baby home survivor, said her son “will never be forgotten”.
PodcastThe Explainer
The Explainer: How does sentencing work in Ireland?
We’re joined by Paul McCutcheon, a professor of Law at the University of Limerick to examine how exactly sentencing works. What factors do judges take into account? What guidance do they rely on? And how is that some judges deliver sentences that look very different to those of their peers?
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lucy letbyUK media and politicians call for law change after Lucy Letby refuses to attend sentencing
BelfastMother who stabbed baby twice through heart wept on being handed jail term of 20 years minimum
CourtFormer south Dublin GP to be sentenced for possession and distribution of explicit child images
CourtSchoolgirl raped in Kerry by two teenagers developed eating disorder after attack, court hears
Victim Impact StatementHusband of murdered Urantsetseg Tserendorj says it is hard to carry on living after her death
