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Doctor jailed for the rape, coercive control and assault of his wife (opens the original)
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A doctor has been jailed for 10 years for the rape, coercive control and assault of his wife over three years. The 46-year-old man pleaded guilty to charges of assault causing harm but had denied two charges of rape and one of coercive control. He was convicted of these charges following a trial at Sligo Central Criminal Court earlier this year. The sentence hearing was also heard in Sligo. The court heard that the couple met in Sudan and were married in 2010 and later went on to have three chil
Childminder temporarily blinded during serial burglar's crime spree (opens the original)
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A serial burglar who carried out a spate of raids on various premises to pay off drug debts has been jailed for 10 and a half years. Owen Maughan (47) of Dalton Park, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to nine burglaries, three robberies, assault causing harm, aggravated burglary and burglary of numerous premises including hotels, banks, residential properties, a veterinary clinic, a nail salon, a McDonald’s restaurant, a parish centre, a post office and a b
Thief caught after answering video call on stolen phone gets more jail time (opens the original)
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A thief and convicted rapist who was caught after he answered a video call on the phone he had just stolen has been told he will spend another two years in custody. Patrick Maughan (27) of Poddle Close, Kimmage, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to theft of a mobile phone on Harolds Cross Road, Terenure on September 15, 2023. An additional charge of assault causing harm was taken into account after the court heard that Maughan’s accomplice, who is currently unlawfully at large, was
'That was me': Mugger's surprising admission when he heard call on garda radio (opens the original)
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A man who mugged a tourist in Dublin city three years ago will be sentenced later for this and three raids on convenience stores last year. Rian Dunne (27) of Raheen Park, Ballyfermot, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery of the woman on Bachelor’s Walk on August 22, 2023. He also admitted two robberies and an attempted robbery of three different premises on May 28, 2025. Dunne’s 20 previous convictions include drug, public order and road traffic offences. The 64-year-old w
Man stabbed childhood friend in the back during cannabis-induced psychosis (opens the original)
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A man who was in a cannabis-induced psychosis when he stabbed his childhood friend in the back in a "bizarre" and random attack has been given a partly-suspended sentence. Neal Brennan (29) of Sutton Lawn, Sutton, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to Cian Brennan (no relation) on January 02, 2025 on Station Road, Portmarnock. He has no previous convictions and has been on remand in custody since his arrest following the attack. Garda Dylan Toner told Kieran
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