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.
Cocaine 'sent to pay off gambling debt'
Published: Thursday, 02 May 2013
An Englishman accused of posting a £30,000 block of cocaine to Belfast unwittingly sent the package to pay off a gambling debt, the High Court has heard.
Stuart Hall apologises after guilty plea
Published: Thursday, 02 May 2013
Veteran broadcaster Stuart Hall has issued an "unreserved apology" to those he sexually abused, after pleading guilty in court to 14 charges of indecent assault.
Break-in accused 'in Divis Young Hoods'
Published: Wednesday, 01 May 2013
A 21-year-old man accused of breaking into a garage to steal a van and two motorbikes is allegedly part of a Belfast gang who call themselves the Divis Young Hoods, the High Court has heard.
Man remanded over £50k drugs seizure
Published: Wednesday, 01 May 2013
A Coleraine man has been remanded in custody charged in connection with a £50,000 drugs seizure on the outskirts of Belfast.
Woman 'raped after failing to get taxi'
Published: Wednesday, 01 May 2013
A woman was raped in Belfast after failing to get a taxi home, the High Court has heard.
Victims speak on travel agent fraudsters
Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Victims have described a Co Down travel agent who conned them out of tens of thousands of pounds as a "convincing liar" who was motivated by greed.
Flag protestor 'cut off electronic tag'
Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013
A union flag protester involved in blocking a road later cut off his electronic tag and dumped it in his front garden, a court has heard.
'Four time flasher' appears in court
Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013
A man has appeared in court accused of four flashing offences in Belfast on the same day.
Pink pillowcase robbery accused in court
Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013
A man who robbed an off-licence with a pink pillowcase over his head was so drunk he struggled to make his getaway, a court has heard.
£200k drugs plot accused bailed
Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013
A man accused of being part of a plot to distribute £200k worth of drugs across Northern Ireland has been granted bail amid suggestions the suspected gang of dealers could now be in disarray.
Man admits taking indecent images
Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013
A man has admitted taking pictures of a teenage girl he had been alleged to have sexually abused, a court has heard.
Man on trial for raping daughter
Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013
An alleged paedophile subjected his own daughter and his niece to years of sexual abuse, a jury has heard.
Pipe bomb 'storage man' jailed
Published: Monday, 29 April 2013
A Londonderry man who was a "storage man" in a flat where police found three pipe bombs and bomb making equipment has been jailed for nine years.
Newtownabbey rioter appeals jail term
Published: Monday, 29 April 2013
A man who became embroiled in street disorder surrounding the union flag protests has been sentenced to four months in jail.
Facial map 'IDs republican parader'
Published: Monday, 29 April 2013
Facial mappers used photograph comparison techniques to identify a masked man accused of being the lead flag bearer in a republican parade, a judge has heard.

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