Widow's heartache as killer is jailed
Published: Friday, 17 May 2013
The widow of a pensioner who died after a confrontation at a Belfast bus stop has wept in court as her husband's killer was jailed for a year.
Men jailed over Co Tyrone explosives
Published: Friday, 17 May 2013
Two men have been sentenced to five years in jail for terrorist offences connected to the seizure of explosives in Co Tyrone last year.
Corrie's Le Vell enters not guilty pleas
Published: Friday, 17 May 2013
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell - best known for his role as the soap's mechanic Kevin Webster - has pleaded not guilty to a string of child sex offences, including six counts of rape.
Brothers deny Keady double murder
Published: Friday, 17 May 2013
Three brothers have denied the double murder of a couple who were savagely beaten with hammers and doused in petrol before being set alight.
Pensioner murder accused 'confessed'
Published: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
A man accused of murdering a Coleraine pensioner 12 years ago allegedly confessed to the killing during a conversation with a woman who lived at his former foster home, a court has heard.
Victim outrage over suspended sentences
Published: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
A Co Antrim woman beaten while she was five months pregnant has spoken to UTV of her outrage that her attackers walked out of court with a suspended sentence.
Arsonist jailed over Belfast flat fire
Published: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
An arsonist who set fire to two flats, forcing the emergency services to rescue five people, has been jailed for six years.
Man sought £1bn over PSNI recruitment
Published: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
A £1bn lawsuit brought against Chief Constable Matt Baggott over the PSNI recruitment processes has been thrown out of court.
'Windsor stadium funding not agreed'
Published: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
No binding agreement is in place for the assembly to fund a £25m upgrade of Northern Ireland's national soccer stadium, the High Court has heard.
Five sentenced over Broadway riots
Published: Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Five rioters, including the grandson of republican paramilitary leader Brendan 'The Dark' Hughes, have been sentenced to spend five years and four months in custody.
Fatal crash accused given driving licence
Published: Tuesday, 14 May 2013
A woman accused of causing a fatal car crash was issued with a driving licence despite declaring her repeated blackouts to the DVLNI.
Duffy drops action over murder charges
Published: Monday, 13 May 2013
High-profile republican Colin Duffy has abandoned his legal action over being arrested and charged with murdering two RUC officers.
Coleraine murder trial due to open
Published: Monday, 13 May 2013
A man accused of the murder of Coleraine pensioner Norman Moffat will go on trial later this week.
Teen in Dublin extradition bid
Published: Monday, 13 May 2013
A Co Down teenager - described by police as a high risk violent offender, who allegedly went on the run in the Republic of Ireland - has been arrested in Dublin.
'Terrorist basement' accused acquitted
Published: Monday, 13 May 2013
A man has been acquitted of allowing his basement to be used by terrorists.
Teacher who assaulted pupils walks free
Published: Friday, 10 May 2013
A senior teacher at a special needs school, who was convicted of wilfully assaulting two 13-year-old girls, has walked free from court after his six month jail term was suspended for two years.
Fraud priest has 'caused great sadness'
Published: Friday, 10 May 2013
A priest who was handed a two-year suspended sentence for giving church money to a woman has caused 'great sadness' to his community, the Catholic Church has said.
PMS directors agree to company ban
Published: Friday, 10 May 2013
Representatives of the collapsed Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS) have agreed not to act as company directors for periods of up to six years, the High Court has heard.
Child sex accused refused to enter dock
Published: Friday, 10 May 2013
A man already the subject of a court order banning him from contact with children has refused to enter the dock at Craigavon Magistrates' Court, on charges of child abduction and sexual assault.
Loyalist to appeal murder conviction
Published: Friday, 10 May 2013
A loyalist bidding to overturn his conviction for a sectarian murder 40 years ago is to challenge the decision to let a later killing feature in his trial.
Man on Co Down child sex charges
Published: Friday, 10 May 2013
A man is due to appear in Armagh Magistrates' Court charged with a number of sexual offences involving children.
Drugs police found £500 in baby's pocket
Published: Thursday, 09 May 2013
Police discovered £500 in a one-year-old child's pocket during a cannabis and cash seizure in Co Down, the High Court has heard.
Man jailed for breaking officer's leg
Published: Thursday, 09 May 2013
A 22-year-old man, who broke a police officer's leg while resisting arrest, has been jailed for 18 months.
McGuinness relative's PSNI search 'unlawful'
Published: Thursday, 09 May 2013
A former IRA hunger striker and a brother-in-law of Martin McGuinness are to seek damages from the PSNI, after a court ruled that stop and search operations were unlawful.
Companies fined after workplace death
Published: Thursday, 09 May 2013
Two companies have been fined for health and safety breaches which led to a man's death.
Arrested on-the-run sex offender in court
Published: Wednesday, 08 May 2013
A rapist, who went on the run two months following his release from jail after brutally raping a pensioner in her own home, has been remanded into custody.
High Court rules over stillbirth inquest bid
Published: Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Northern Ireland's senior coroner was right to refuse to hold an inquest into the death of a stillborn child, a High Court judge has ruled.
Call for A5 money to be reallocated
Published: Wednesday, 08 May 2013
A leading business organisation is calling for money pledged to the stalled A5 project to be redistributed to other roads projects in a bid to give the economy a much needed boost.
Killers seek review of witness arrest
Published: Tuesday, 07 May 2013
An unprecedented legal bid for independent oversight of PSNI inquiries surrounding the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll will take place next week.
Shivers not guilty of Massereene murders
Published: Friday, 03 May 2013
Brian Shivers, the man accused of killing two soldiers at Massereene Barracks in 2009, has been acquitted.
Bryson banned from football final
Published: Friday, 03 May 2013
Jamie Bryson has been banned from attending the Irish Cup football final, over fears it could lead to the Union flag protestor breaching his bail conditions.
Ex-partner denies gun attack
Published: Friday, 03 May 2013
A man has denied trying to kill his former partner and murdering her sister during a gun attack in a Co Londonderry village.
Man jailed in £500k Iraq tax fraud
Published: Thursday, 02 May 2013
A Co Londonderry man who stole more than £500,000 for a fake building project in Iraq has been jailed for four and a half years.
Pair face trial over Ardoyne shots
Published: Thursday, 02 May 2013
Two men are to stand trial in connection with a suspected gun attack on police in north Belfast, a judge ruled on Thursday.
Man 'saw police officer take bribe'
Published: Thursday, 02 May 2013
A man cleared of fraud charges allegedly witnessed a police officer involved in his case accepting a bribe, the High Court has heard.

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