Andrew Phelan

Andrew Phelan is a journalist for Mediahuis Ireland covering the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent

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Man had cocaine and MDMA at Forbidden Fruit festival
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Case over groin stab attack on woman could be struck out as judge grants state ‘one last adjournment’
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Man (53) who stole iPhone and laptop after breaking into car parked overnight gets suspended sentence
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Tourist ‘found with €70,000 stolen diamond rings’ days after arrival, court hears

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Inmate caught with phone in Wheatfield Prison gets extra jail time
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Ex-professional footballer is jailed for dealing drugs on Dublin street
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Burglar stole strimmer from GP’s garden shed after he was caught trespassing at surgery
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Man who had single bullet in pocket said it was mailed to mum’s home as a threat
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Let-off for drunk man who kicked in hotel door on Father’s Day
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Man accused of two knifepoint raids at Dublin pharmacy is denied bail
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Drunken man roared at sleeping homeless people and urinated against wall in Dublin city centre, court hears
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‘I didn’t mean for it to go viral’ – Man (28) charged with threatening to kill Mary Lou McDonald is denied bail
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Shoplifting mum with ‘appalling record’ jailed after calling gardaí ‘dirty pigs’ on Dublin street
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Man grabbed €50 note after woman dropped it at Dublin Airport, then spat at her when she asked for it back
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Father of one found with crack cocaine and €3,000 in cash was having ‘a very stressful year’, court hears
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Cannabis worth €1,100 found in hot press in west Dublin
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Carpenter who threatened to ‘put a bullet in’ garda while ‘out of control’ is jailed
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Man ‘caught red-handed returning to scene of garda drugs raid’, court hears
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Man seen dropping cannabis from window during garda raid
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Man suffered head wounds requiring staples when bike was thrown at him, court hears
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Man (22) had €4,000 in cash and cannabis in his underwear, court hears
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Shoplifter was ‘under massive pressure’ from just-out-of-jail relative when she stole over €200 worth of goods from supermarket
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Truck driver found with nearly €2m of cannabis charged with drug importation
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Son ‘threatened to throw mother out third-floor window’, court hears

Andrew Phelan

Man had cocaine and MDMA at Forbidden Fruit festival

Case over groin stab attack on woman could be struck out as judge grants state ‘one last adjournment’

Man (53) who stole iPhone and laptop after breaking into car parked overnight gets suspended sentence

Tourist ‘found with €70,000 stolen diamond rings’ days after arrival, court hears

Inmate caught with phone in Wheatfield Prison gets extra jail time

Ex-professional footballer is jailed for dealing drugs on Dublin street

Burglar stole strimmer from GP’s garden shed after he was caught trespassing at surgery

Man who had single bullet in pocket said it was mailed to mum’s home as a threat

Let-off for drunk man who kicked in hotel door on Father’s Day

Man accused of two knifepoint raids at Dublin pharmacy is denied bail

Drunken man roared at sleeping homeless people and urinated against wall in Dublin city centre, court hears

‘I didn’t mean for it to go viral’ – Man (28) charged with threatening to kill Mary Lou McDonald is denied bail

Shoplifting mum with ‘appalling record’ jailed after calling gardaí ‘dirty pigs’ on Dublin street

Man grabbed €50 note after woman dropped it at Dublin Airport, then spat at her when she asked for it back

Father of one found with crack cocaine and €3,000 in cash was having ‘a very stressful year’, court hears

Cannabis worth €1,100 found in hot press in west Dublin

Carpenter who threatened to ‘put a bullet in’ garda while ‘out of control’ is jailed

Man ‘caught red-handed returning to scene of garda drugs raid’, court hears

Man seen dropping cannabis from window during garda raid

Man suffered head wounds requiring staples when bike was thrown at him, court hears

Man (22) had €4,000 in cash and cannabis in his underwear, court hears

Shoplifter was ‘under massive pressure’ from just-out-of-jail relative when she stole over €200 worth of goods from supermarket

Truck driver found with nearly €2m of cannabis charged with drug importation

Son ‘threatened to throw mother out third-floor window’, court hears

Truck driver found with nearly €2m of cannabis charged with drug importation

Son ‘threatened to throw mother out third-floor window’, court hears

Dad assaulted wife in ‘ferocious rage’ on Father’s Day, court hears

Man discarded suspected drugs into hedgerow while fleeing from gardaí, court hears

Man told gardaí he had knife to cut rocks of crack cocaine before search

Woman jailed for dealing cannabis on street is now ‘coming to her senses’

Alleged bail breacher ‘evaded garda helicopter then called officer to boast they couldn’t catch him’

Judge slams ‘appalling’ behaviour of hairdresser who brawled with ex-partner’s new girlfriend

Jail for man who stole €1,500 worth of perfume to feed drug habit

Man was chased with knife over ‘advance on woman’ at party, court hears

Concertgoer ‘out of order’ when he shouted abuse at hotel porter, court hears

Motorist tried to use fake no claims bonus certificate to get cheaper insurance

Man ‘foolishly took a chance’ driving after having too much to drink watching a match

Man ‘hit girlfriend with stick’ and swung samurai sword while threatening her, court hears

Disgruntled candle shop worker stole €4,600 from employer after learning she would be made redundant

Woman arrested after screaming at people on Dublin street had metal spike as weapon

Man who sat in ‘stupor’ at car park entrance had to be ‘roused from slumber,’ court hears

Dad stole clothes from ex at hospital and burned them

Man accused of sexually assaulting woman during party in Dublin

GAA fan ‘panicked’ and swallowed suspected drugs when stopped by gardaí at Croke Park

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