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Woman who beat and robbed pensioner jailed for 4 years and given 7-year road ban

Woman who beat and robbed pensioner jailed for 4 years and given 7-year road ban

Wed, 31 Dec, 2025

Judge Colin Daly said the attack and robbery by Mandy Milstein was “shameful and disgusting”.

Police investigating attack on officers with hunting knife as attempted murder

Police investigating attack on officers with hunting knife as attempted murder

Thu, 27 Nov, 2025

PSNI deputy chief constable Bobby Singleton has revealed details of the incident in Derry.

Over €10m paid to victims of violent crime last year under State compensation scheme

Over €10m paid to victims of violent crime last year under State compensation scheme

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

The figures show represent an average payout of €49,335 in each award last year – up from €27,838 in 2023.

Over €8.7m compensation paid to victims of crime in 2023

Over €8.7m compensation paid to victims of crime in 2023

Fri, 23 May, 2025

A total of 345 individual awards were made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal in 2023 – an annual increase of 22 per cent.

Compensation paid out to victims of violent crime last year almost trebled to €6.3m

Compensation paid out to victims of violent crime last year almost trebled to €6.3m

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023

The latest annual report of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal shows compensation totalling €6,321,559 was awarded to 192 claimants in 2022.