The fully suspended sentence handed down to a 29-year-old man for possession of cocaine and cannabis with a street value of in excess of €28,000 was unduly lenient and should be quashed, the Court of Appeal has found.
A pensioner who argued that alleged missing evidence from a "healer" meant his trial for sexually abusing his young daughter in the 1980s was unfair has lost an appeal against his conviction.
A pensioner who argued that alleged missing evidence from a "healer" meant his trial for sexually abusing his young daughter in the 1980s was unfair has lost an appeal against his conviction.
An uninsured driver whose dangerous driving resulted in a high speed chase and crash which left his friend seriously injured has avoided a prison term.