A 29-year-old man was charged with the murder of a father in front of his partner and young son in Dublin three years ago. Eugene Cullen, of Derry Road Crumlin, appeared in Dublin District Court and was remanded in custody to appear again at Cloverhill District Court on Tuesday Next. He is charged with the [...]
A successful Dublin businessman who rugby tackled a woman to the ground and sexually assaulted her as she walked home at night, has been jailed for six months. Aviation broker Anthony Lyons, aged 53, of Griffith Avenue has also been ordered to pay €75,000 compensation to his 27-year-old victim who he attacked on October 3, [...]
The Justice Minister Alan Shatter is proposing a referendum to overhaul the courts. Mr Shatter said the plans, approved by Cabinet, include a move to amend article 34 of the Constitution, in order to allow the Oireachtas to establish a Court of Civil Appeal and new family courts. He is also in favour of changes [...]
The High Court is to conduct an inquiry into the legality of detaining a former postman who pleaded guilty to having cocaine and ephedrine for sale and supply. Alan Browne of Donomore Park in Tallaght was jailed for 4 years last November but it has since become clear that ephedrine is no longer a controlled [...]
The news that NAMA has introduced a house sales product designed to protect purchasers from further falls in house prices has to be welcomed. Whilst the proposed scheme, which essentially protects purchasers from a fall in house prices of up to 20% over next five years is not without flaws, it is a step in [...]
Gardai are currently searching the for a missing 18 year old girl who was reported missing by staff from Focus Ireland on the 22 April last. Gardai seek help in finding missing Tallaght girl Amy Hayes Rice is originally from Tallaght, but has been staying at an address on the Neilstown Road, Clondalkin for the [...]
so·lic·i·tor/səˈlisitər/ Noun: A person who tries to obtain business orders, advertising, etc.; a canvasser. The chief law officer of a city, town, or government department. Sean O'Brien is the founder and partnet of a team of solicitors in Tallaght; but what exactly is a solicitor, what do they do and how can they help you? [...]
Gargaí have seized a quantity of cocaine with an estimated street value of €21,000 in Dublin and have arrested one man after they also found a firearm and ammunition at the house in Tallaght. As part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in Tallaght, the seizure of the drugs and [...]
I hear on the radio that Tesco in the UK is seeking to raise the retirement age in its pension fund to 67 years of age. Having long since resigned myself to the fact that I will be working until at least 70, I find it somewhat reassuring to note that the rationale behind the [...]
Reports in the newspapers today suggest that the AIB faces a mortgage time bomb by virtue of the fact that staff facing redundancy owe the bank a total of €2 billion in mortgage debt. Over the last few days, the Taoiseach has admitted that the government has failed to deal with the question of distressed mortgages, [...]