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Former solicitor and Mayo native Michael Lynn jailed

FORMER solicitor and Crossmolina native Michael Lynn, who was found guilty of stealing just over €18 million from six financial institutions during the Celtic Tiger era, has been jailed for five and a half years. Sentencing Lynn this afternoon, ...

19 Feb 2024 at 19:59

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Escaped prisoner captured in Offaly

Ciara Galvin A PRISONER who escaped custody while receiving treatment at Mayo University Hospital last week has been caught in Co Offaly. The 33-year-old escaped from the hospital on Saturday morning, September 8, while attending the Emergency ...

18 Sept 2018 at 11:59

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Prison sentence for woman who set fire to building

A WOMAN who set fire to a building in Westport causing nearly €40,000 in damage received a four-year prison sentence at last week’s sitting of Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. Valerie Reid of 1A Dyson Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England ...

06 Feb 2018 at 10:11

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Prison Service ‘waste’ lambasted by judge

Prison Service ‘waste’ lambasted by judge Youths driven separately from Dublin prison to Castlebar Court Ciara Galvin TWO separate prison vans transferred two teenage prisoners from a Dublin prison to Castlebar court for a hearing that ...

14 Apr 2015 at 11:16

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Kilkelly publican disgusted at early release

Kilkelly publican disgusted at early release of man involved in attack Anton McNulty A KILKELLY publican has called into question the legal system after a man involved in a ‘riot’ in the village, which saw €5,000 worth of damage ...

09 Dec 2008 at 11:38

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Judge unhappy with waste of Prison Service resources

A DISTRICT court judge has questioned the unnecessary presentation of a prisoner to Castlebar court on Wednesday last. Supt Joe McKenna had made an application to Castlebar District Court for the disposal of police property, ...

12 Apr 2016 at 12:13

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'I wish them all the best' - 133 new graduates set to work in Irish Prison System

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has welcomed the graduation of 133 Recruit Prison Officers at the Print Works, Dublin Castle on Wednesday, April 3. The new officers completed their Higher Certificate of Arts in Custodial ...

04 Apr 2024 at 16:34

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Man spat in a Garda's face and then urinated in a cell after crashing car

A man spat in a Garda's face and then urinated in a Garda cell after he crashed his car into a tree. Nathan McNulty was caught after Gardai responded to a man driving erratically at Quigley's Point in Inishowen on July 4, ...

29 Feb 2024 at 16:10

National News

Irish prisons implement daily cell searches after Gardaí catch drone delivering heroin

Irish prisons are implementing major security changes after a drone bound for a west Dublin prison was found to be carrying heroin. The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has re-affirmed its commitment to investing in new ...

24 Feb 2024 at 14:56

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Prisoners in Mountjoy living ‘in luxury’ claims Erris county councillor

ERRIS-based councillor Gerry Coyle has claimed inmates in Mountjoy Prison are living ‘in luxury’ that is the equivalent to the Burlington Hotel. Cllr Coyle made his remarks at a meeting of Mayo’s Joint Policing ...

07 Dec 2023 at 09:20

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Remains of executed prisoners to be removed from Irish prison this month

The remains of executed prisoners from the grounds of an Irish prison will be removed and reinterred this month (January 2024). The Department of Justice has confirmed news of the project, which will see ...

02 Jan 2024 at 12:43

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Limerick gangland murderer David Stanners found dead in Mountjoy Prison

THE INFAMOUS Limerick gangland murderer, David Stanners, has been found dead at Mountjoy Prison. David ‘Frog Eyes’ Stanners, from Moyross, is reported to have been "discovered deceased" in the early ...

26 Oct 2023 at 12:32

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