Murders, manslaughter, and robberies from people have fallen in the past year.

Alan Bourke, (48), of St Mary’s Park, Limerick, was fatally assaulted by Michael Casey, (40), of Cathedral Place, at Parnell Street, Limerick City, on April 15th, 2022.

Joseph Cahill, of Sarsfield Avenue, Garryowen, Limerick, pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of Gerard Curtin on November 4th, 2023

Ryan Kearney, with an address at Loughnamona Drive, Leixlip, Co Kildare, had pleaded not guilty to murdering Jeffrey Jackson (50) at The Lamps, School Street, Kilcock, Co Kildare on February 8th, 2024, and was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter by a jury earlier this month.

Karen Ryan told RTÉ radio’s Oliver Callan show that she had been suspicious of the circumstances surrounding her father’s death as there had been a history of domestic violence by Hertova

Valeriu Melnic (24) with an address at Calliaghstown Lower, Rathcoole, Co Dublin, is charged with murdering Ion Daghi (39) at The Close, Sallins Park, Sallins in Co Kildare on May 12th 2024.

The panel of three men and nine women unanimously rejected the prosecution case that Ryan Kearney was guilty of murder and that he had intentionally stabbed Jeffrey Jackson from "almost top to toe", intending to kill or cause serious injury.

Calvin Dunne, of Abbey View, Monasterevin, Co Kildare, was acquitted of murder but convicted of Dylan McCarthy’s manslaughter by a Central Criminal Court jury following a trial earlier this year.

Dylan Scannell (30) was arraigned at a sitting of the Central Criminal Court in Cork this morning on a charge of murdering Ian Baitson in Eurospar car park, Newtown Road, Cobh on March 19th, 2024.

Daniel O’Sullivan expressed deep remorse for his actions at the sentencing hearing, where he was jailed for eight years with the last three years suspended.

Nicole McCarthy said she was 'baffled' at how Dean Caffrey, having killed her brother Sean McCarthy, continued with his life 'like everything was normal'

The man was initially charged with the murder of his son, but after his trial began last year, he entered a plea to manslaughter, which was accepted by the State

Damian Szatkowski (38) pleaded guilty last October to the manslaughter of Marcel Kusenda in Newbridge, Co Kildare

The jury also unanimously found Dunne guilty of violent disorder

The Central Criminal Court jury took more than 12 hours to reach their majority, ten to two, verdict, acquitting Dean Caffrey of murder but holding him responsible for the unlawful killing of 28-year-old Sean McCarthy

Ann Phelan was originally charged with the murder of David Ennis (36) at Claddagh Court in Ballyfermot on the night of November 8th, 2022.

The defendant, who has been described as a 'vulnerable person", had originally been charged with murder, but the State accepted a plea to manslaughter

The man came to Ireland more than a decade ago having married an EU citizen some years earlier and some time afterwards he pleaded guilty to killing a compatriot here.

The State applied for the activation of the suspended portion of Blake Sweeney’s manslaughter sentence under Section 99 of the Criminal Justice Act resulting from his conviction.

Damian Szatkowski of Peachville, Kilshane, Dublin 11 appeared before the Central Criminal Court on Monday morning.

Speaking via videolink from prison, Philip Griffin replied not guilty to murder, but guilty to manslaughter to each charge.

Lee Byer stabbed Thomas O’Halloran in the neck and chest in August 2022

Lee Byer stabbed 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran in the neck and chest in Greenford, west London, in August 2022

Ricardo Hoey, of Ardcarraig in Carrigaline, had been charged with the murder of Matt O’Neill on December 28th, 2022.

Jordan Deasy (19) went on trial at a Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork earlier this month charged with murder

Sandra Sandaraite with an address at Academy Street, Navan, Co Meath, had been charged with the murder of Zbigniew Czech at the same address on December 10th, 2022

Andrew ‘Andy’ Cash was found guilty of the manslaughter of John Cash (40) in Kilkenny City on May 3rd, 2022

At the end of sentencing, Judge Hayes expressed his condolences to the McDonnell family.

Patrick McDonagh (52), with an address at Whitechapel Road, Clonsilla, Dublin 15, is charged with murdering his next-door neighbour Peter McDonald

Dr Davoren further noted that Mr McDonagh told another psychiatrist in 2013 that he had injected heroin during his 20s.

Andrew 'Andy' Cash (30) was found guilty of the manslaughter of John Cash (40) in Kilkenny City in May 2022

Martin Hayes had admitted using violence against mother of two Amadea McDermott (27) in his own evidence to the trial, which also heard that he used a hidden app to access her phone

Jack Corbett told the court that Molly Martens was a 'monster'

David Bolger (45) was sentenced to nine years in prison for the manslaughter of his friend, Przemyslaw Klimczuk

The voluntary manslaughter conviction carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, but only if there are extensive aggravating factors that are unlikely to come into play in this case.

Chang Teng Wang pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of his 10-month-old grandson, Séan, on August 15th, 2019.