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Government to compensate subpostmasters who helped uncover Horizon IT scandal

The Government is to compensate hundreds subpostmasters who helped expose the Horizon IT scandal but lost out after seeing their compensation payments swallowed up in legal fees. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said ministers will be setting out details of ...

22 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Child sexual abuse prosecutions and convictions drop by half in four years

Prosecutions and convictions for child sexual abuse have fallen by around half in four years, research by a children’s charity suggests. Figures obtained by the NSPCC under Freedom of Information legislation showed that the total number of ...

20 Jan 2022 at 00:25

Raab urged to apologise to women for ‘failures’ to prosecute sexual offences

Dominic Raab has faced calls to apologise to rape victims “denied justice” because of his “failures” as Justice Secretary. The Deputy Prime Minister sidestepped repeated requests from Labour’s Angela Rayner to say sorry for low charge ...

29 Mar 2023 at 20:24

Kilkenny Live

Kilkenny Court: Prison sentence for sale and supply of cocaine

A prison sentence was imposed on a South Kilkenny man convicted of having cocaine in his possession for sale or supply. Damian Power, 3 Harney’s Flats, Kilmacow, Co Kilkenny was convicted of the offence at his home address on ...

08 Feb 2022 at 09:33

World

Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to dismiss hush money conviction

A day after New York prosecutors said they will fight efforts to dismiss Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, the president-elect’s lawyers urged a judge to ignore them and dispose of the case before he takes office in ...

20 Nov 2024 at 17:18

Woman tried to flush drugs during search in Laois

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Woman tried to flush drugs down toilet during search in Laois

A woman who obstructed gardai by attempting to flush drugs down a toilet during a search was fined at Portlaoise District Court. Rachel McCarthy 30, 15 Cabra Court, Thurles, Tipperary pleaded guilty to the offence at a ...

27 Mar 2022 at 18:33

Sunak promises new law to exonerate subpostmasters caught up in Horizon scandal

A new law is to be introduced to exonerate hundreds of Post Office branch managers caught up in the Horizon IT scandal. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said they were victims of “one of the greatest miscarriages of justice ...

10 Jan 2024 at 14:18

Local News

Derry Court: 15-year-old youth with 38 previous convictions bailed on assault of another child

Derry Magistrate's Court heard today how a 15-year-old youth with 38 previous convictions had left some residents of a local children's home 'terrified' so they don't leave their rooms when he is present. The youth ...

06 Mar 2023 at 11:33

Living costs for wrongfully convicted prisoners unfair, Sunak says

Rishi Sunak believes it is unfair that prisoners who were wrongly convicted should have to pay back living costs for their time locked up, Downing Street has said. It comes amid concerns that a man who spent 17 ...

31 Jul 2023 at 14:27

Scotland

Yousaf pledges swift UK-wide action on Horizon scandal to overturn convictions

Humza Yousaf said he has received a “positive” response from Rishi Sunak on the Post Office Horizon scandal, pledging the UK and Scottish governments will work quickly to overturn wrongful convictions. ...

17 Jan 2024 at 12:42

Ireland

Nine in 10 employers would consider hiring someone with convictions – report

Almost nine in 10 (88.9%) Irish employers said they would consider hiring someone with a history of convictions. However, barriers remain for employers and potential employees with previous ...

08 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Kildare Live

GUILTY: Dublin taxi driver convicted of raping two young women in back of cab

A Dublin man has been convicted of the rape of two young women in the back of his taxi two years ago. Raymond Shorten (50) of Melrose Crescent, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 was found guilty of ...

14 Jun 2024 at 13:33

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