Daniel Hourigan, 33, on trial for the murder of 61-year-old Michael Foley, told the Central Criminal Court in Cork city that his then-partner carried out the killing.

Ireland's Courts Service has unveiled plans for a new courthouse in Tralee, County Kerry, which is expected to begin construction by 2031 and will host Central Criminal Court and High Court hearings.

The President of the High Court stated that judges are 'not immune' to the effects of hearing 'traumatic and graphic' evidence, particularly as most Central Criminal Court cases involve sexual offences, leading to calls for psychological support.

Aaron Connolly, whose murder conviction for teenager Cameron Reilly was quashed, is scheduled for a retrial at the Central Criminal Court later this year.

A man described as 'extraordinarily brave' testified in the Central Criminal Court that he punched the Parnell Square accused, who was attempting to cut children with a knife in November 2023, stating the attacker 'needed to be put down'.

A man has been returned for trial in the Central Criminal Court, facing accusations of sexual offenses in County Louth, Ireland.

William Kavanagh, 58, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of three rapes in a retrial at the Central Criminal Court in Limerick, with his victim stating that 'death would have been easier'.

A jury in a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that a 59-year-old Mayo man died from 27 stab wounds in circumstances described as 'almost indescribable savagery'.

A member of An Garda Síochána (Irish police) charged with rape and child cruelty in County Donegal is set to stand trial at the Central Criminal Court.

The Central Criminal Court in Waterford, Ireland, has been informed about the severe injuries sustained by Tramore woman Gillian Curran last year, during a murder trial.

A daughter of a garda charged with raping his wife and child cruelty has told his Central Criminal Court trial that she grew up knowing she would be hit or given out to if she did not eat her dinner as a young child.

A woman has testified in the Central Criminal Court that a sports coach attempted to rape her during a summer camp more than 50 years ago. The court is hearing details of the alleged incident.

Riad Bouchaker's trial at the Central Criminal Court has reached its 11th day, where he has denied suggestions that he specifically targeted the smallest children in the Parnell Square attack.

A jury at the Central Criminal Court in Cork heard that 44-year-old postman Barry Daly died of catastrophic head and facial injuries inflicted with a golf club. The prosecution is arguing that three youths charged with his murder were engaged in a joint enterprise.

The majority of allegations against six men accused of sexually abusing their female relative have been withdrawn and a seventh man is no longer on trial, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard.

An Irish man who beat his grandfather to death with a granite stone and cement block has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity by a Central Criminal Court jury.

A scaffolder has been found guilty of murder by a Central Criminal Court jury for fatally beating a 'drunken bowsie' who made lewd comments to his mother. The man inflicted a 'volley of violence' in response to the insult.

The 68-year-old Donegal man was convicted after a trial at the Central Criminal Court of 16 offences including three of rape

A 30-year-old man from Carlow has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty at the Central Criminal Court to grooming and abusing a teenage girl. The conviction highlights a serious case of child exploitation.

A five-year-old girl who was stabbed in the heart in Dublin almost three years ago has been left with a "life-long, life-limiting" severe disability, as revealed in the Central Criminal Court.

Costel Raducan, 37, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for raping a woman he brought home after posing as a taxi driver. A Central Criminal Court jury convicted him last month.

A Central Criminal Court trial heard that the killing of Catherine Henry by her son, Luke Donnelly, has severely divided their family, with Donnelly described as both 'violent' and a 'deeply loving person.'

A teenager, who was 14 at the time of the alleged offenses, has been sent for trial to the Central Criminal Court in Dublin after appearing at the Dublin Children’s Court, which lacks jurisdiction for such serious charges.

A man accused of murdering Daena Walsh told gardaí he did not kill his 'soul mate,' while Garda Technical Bureau members found knives in bags and bloodstained clothing items in a Co Cork apartment during the Central Criminal Court trial.

A Garda officer charged with rape and child cruelty, with alleged offenses occurring at an address in Co Donegal, will be tried at the Central Criminal Court.