Cathal Crotty, the soldier who avoided prison last month after being convicted of beating a woman unconscious in Limerick city, has been formally discharged from the...
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Gardaí are investigating a threatening letter posted to the family home of soldier Cathal Crotty in Co Clare. The 22-year-old recently received a fully suspended three-year...
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The future employment prospects of a convicted person are of “limited concern” to a sentencing court when dealing with serious cases, a Central Criminal Court judge...
Ms Raleigh believes eight-year sentence for her attacker Jonathan Moran ‘sends a strong message’ Ms Raleigh (26) was speaking after a judge imposed an eight-year jail...
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The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has lodged an appeal against the three-year suspended sentence imposed on soldier Cathal Crotty last month for beating a woman...
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A woman who was assaulted by a serving Irish soldier has called on the Government to press ahead with introducing new hate crime laws as she...
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“He clearly made a mistake, but to go out like this is a bit grim.” This was the view of one experienced criminal barrister on Judge...
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There has been a “lack of proactive management” by the Defence Forces of cases where its personnel have convictions or are before the courts, according Tánaiste...
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Natasha O’Brien, who saw a serving soldier who beat her unconscious walk free from court in Limerick last week, has said she is willing to meet...
Last week, Mr Crotty (22) was given a three year suspended sentence after he assaulted Natasha O’Brien in Limerick in 2022. Ms O’Brien was on her...
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The controversy regarding Cathal Crotty, a serving soldier who escaped with a suspended sentence following a vicious unprovoked assault on a woman, could hardly have come...
Defence Forces management hopes to be able to expel soldier Cathal Crotty by early next week, following his conviction for beating a woman unconscious in Limerick...