Bankrupt businessman Sean Dunne has said that even though his home in the US was empty, he "didn't need furniture to live in a house". Mr Dunne yesterday told the High Court he has lived on occasions without furniture and that he had previously stayed in tents in African townships. He was giving evidence yesterday [...]
Republic of Ireland footballer Darron Gibson is appearing in court today charged with drink-driving following a St Patrick's Day crash. The 30-year-old midfielder was on his way to meet colleagues at Sunderland's Academy of Light when he was involved in a collision on Dovedale Road on Saturday March 17. The former Manchester United and Everton [...]
Three accusers confronted comedian Bill Cosby in court yesterday - with one calling him a "serial rapist" and another asking him through her tears: "You remember, don't you, Mr Cosby?" The women's charged rhetoric prompted several mistrial requests from Cosby's lawyers - which were denied - as prosecutors built their case that Cosby was one [...]
Olympian Oscar Pistorius has finally run out of options to appeal against his 13-year prison sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, legal experts have said. South Africa's highest court dismissed Pistorius's request to review the prison sentence on Monday, bringing a close to a five-year legal saga surrounding the man who was [...]
A NYPD spokesperson has confirmed that Conor McGregor will face assault and criminal mischief charges in a Brooklyn court later today. The spokesperson told Independent.ie that he has "effectively been charged" with three charges of assault and one of criminal mischief and will appear in Brooklyn Criminal Court this morning after 7am local time (midday). [...]
Tulisa has finally won a bitter, five-year court battle after she first claimed she co-wrote and featured on Britney Spears and Will.I.Am’s song Scream and Shout. The song was released in 2012 and topped the UK charts – giving Brit her first number 1 in over a decade – but Tulisa long maintained she co-wrote [...]
The court hearing for drink-drive accused Ant McPartlin has been postponed. The TV presenter was due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with the offence. But a spokeswoman for the court said the hearing had been adjourned with a new date yet to be set. McPartlin was charged by postal requisition on [...]
The 48-year-old Kildare woman was diagnosed with the disease after a lesion was detected in her mouth Lemsip may have contributed to a woman’s death as she was not aware it contained paracetamol, an inquest heard. Colette Whittle died in hospital on August 3, 2016, four days after she was admitted for cancer treatment. The [...]
A nurse who helped rescue the baby saved in the Buncrana drowning tragedy is suing the family of those who perished in the tragedy. Stephanie Knox was along with her then-boyfriend Davitt Walsh on March 20th, 2016 when a jeep slipped into Lough Swilly off Buncrana Pier. Five members of the same family drowned [...]
A woman in the US has been jailed for killing her boyfriend in a stunt gone wrong which they hoped would go viral on the video sharing site, YouTube. The BBC are reporting how Monalisa Perez, now 20, was asked by Pedro Ruiz, 22, to fire a gun from 30cm away, believing a thick book [...]