The Defence Forces only asked for the power to suspend members pending a criminal trial two weeks ago after an assault case involving a soldier sparked...
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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Tánaiste Micheál Martin angrily rejected Opposition claims he is “bit by bit” taking from Irish neutrality and failing to condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza in a...
The Director of Public Prosecutions has appealed the sentence given to soldier Cathal Crotty last month. Crotty, aged 22, who beat a woman unconscious in a...
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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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A serving member of the Defence Forces has been charged with the sexual assault of a female juvenile and is due to go on trial. The...
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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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There is deep anger in the Government following the submission of a dossier containing details of 68 more soldiers who have been convicted of crimes or...
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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...
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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...