(Pictured: Mr Jeff Hendrick. Credit: Collins)

The row between professional footballer Jeff Hendrick and another man was just “drunken handbags”, according to his barrister.

Mr Hendrick and a co-accused, Jonathan Doran (26), have both denied charges of committing violent disorder at Harcourt Street, Dublin on October 12, 2013. Mr Doran is also charged with assault of Darren McDermott causing him harm on the same location and has denied this charge.

Mr McDermott has given evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that Mr Hendrick (25) dragged him from a taxi outside a nightclub shortly after a verbal row inside the club. He said he ….read more

(Pictured: Jeff Hendrick. Credit: Collins)

A Dublin man has said that he was left with multiple fractures to his jaw following an attack by a group of men minutes after professional footballer Jeff Hendrick dragged him from a taxi stopped at traffic lights.

Mr Hendrick (25), originally from Kilmore Drive, Artane, Dublin but now living in the UK, pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to committing violent disorder at Harcourt Street, Dublin on October 12, 2013.

A co-accused Jonathan Doran (26), of Kilmore Close, Artane also pleaded not guilty to the charge of violent disorder. In addition Mr Doran, who works ….read more

A Cork man has been acquitted of charges relating to an attempted armed burglary of the home of a Cork businessman four years ago.

Niall Fitzpatrick (50) of Corrin Close, The Glen, Cork, had denied a total of four charges arising from an incident at the home of Patrick Glavin on August 11th, 2013.

He had pleaded not guilty to possession of a Remington 12-guage pump-action shotgun and possession of ammunition at Mr Glavin’s home in Rougrane, Glanmire, Co Cork.

He had also pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted burglary and attempted aggravated burglary at Mr Glavin’s home.

After a two week trial ….read more

(Pictured: Munir Ghariani. Credit: Collins)

A judge has agreed to give one last chance to a convicted sex offender who poses a risk to public safety.

Munir Ghariani (26) received a suspended jail term last May after he admitted attacking a woman on a street “for the thrill”. At the time, Judge Melanie Greally warned Ghariani that she would have “no hesitation” in reactivating the three-year sentence if he broke any of the conditions for his release.

Today the Probation Service brought the case back before Judge Greally because of his failure to meet with Probation Officers.

His probation officer Michelle Richardson said she ….read more

Prominent sports journalist and author Tom Humphries is to be sentenced next month for the sexual exploitation and defilement of a child.

Humphries (54) of Corr Castle, Sutton, Dublin pleaded guilty last March to six sexual offences against a girl under the age of 17.

He could not be publicly named on that date because he was facing trial for further offences.

This morning those charges were dropped by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Humphries, a former Irish Times journalist, was present in court for the short hearing.

Last March he pleaded on the morning of his trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to ….read more

A taxi driver who “snapped” and ran down a passenger who ran away without paying the fare has had his four year driving ban lifted.

David Ryan (59) pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to Eoin Daly at Carysfort Park, Blackrock on April 7, 2011.

In July 2014 Judge Patricia Ryan suspended a sentence of three years and banned him from driving for four years.

Today lawyers for Ryan asked the court to reinstate his driving licence as he needed it for his work as a rural publican in Cappaghwhite, Co. Tipperary.

His barrister said that ….read more

Lawyers for a professional boxer who assaulted a nightclub bouncer have asked a court to strike out the charges so he can take up a significant fight contract in the US.

Jamie Kavanagh (27) was part of a group which attacked door staff at Dublin’s Copper Face Jacks nightclub in what the court heard was “an explosion of violence”

Derek Cooney BL, prosecuting, said that that Kavanagh “got caught up” in the brawl with the other men who he had met up with earlier during his father’s funeral in September 2014.

Paul Rice (26) and Mark Carlyle (27), who were the instigators of ….read more