{"id":27924,"date":"2025-11-19T10:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dppireland.ie\/?page_id=27924"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:17:26","slug":"the-special-criminal-court","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dppireland.ie\/ga\/criminal-justice-system\/the-special-criminal-court\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]D\u00e9ile\u00e1lann an Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta le c\u00e1sanna coiri\u00fala nach bhfuil oiri\u00fanach i gcomhair trialach sna gn\u00e1thch\u00fairteanna mar gheall ar imn\u00ed faoi shl\u00e1nd\u00e1il agus imeagl\u00fa gi\u00fair\u00e9ithe. N\u00edl aon ghi\u00fair\u00e9ithe sa Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta. \u00c9isteann tri\u00far breithi\u00fana leis an bhfianaise a chuirtear os comhair na c\u00fairte agus d\u00e9anann siad cinneadh le ch\u00e9ile an bhfuil duine at\u00e1 c\u00faisithe ciontach n\u00f3 neamhchiontach.<\/p>\n<p>Nuair a tharchuireann an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed c\u00e1s chuig an gC\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta, tugtar \u2018c\u00fais\u00ed a dheimhni\u00fa le haghaidh trialach sa Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta\u2019 air.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"accordion-oudcbnrux\" class=\"accordion\">\n    <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading-casanna-a-eistear-sa-chuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"mb-0\"><a class=\"collapsed\" href=\"#accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-casanna-a-eistear-sa-chuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-casanna-a-eistear-sa-chuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-casanna-a-eistear-sa-chuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\">C\u00e1sanna a \u00e9istear sa Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta<\/a><\/h2>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-casanna-a-eistear-sa-chuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-casanna-a-eistear-sa-chuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" data-parent=\"#accordion-oudcbnrux\" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n            <p>D\u00e9ile\u00e1lann an Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta le dh\u00e1 chatag\u00f3ir \u00e9ags\u00fala cionta. Tugtar \u201ccionta sceidealaithe\u201d agus \u201ccionta neamhsceidealaithe\u201d ar na cionta seo.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Cionta sceidealaithe<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Is liosta cionta iad cionta sceidealaithe arna gcinneadh ag an Rialtas agus at\u00e1 liostaithe sa reachta\u00edocht. De r\u00e9ir an dl\u00ed, ba ch\u00f3ir na cionta seo a liost\u00e1il le haghaidh trialach le h\u00e9isteacht sa Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta, mura gcinneann an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed an c\u00e1s a chur chuig na gn\u00e1thch\u00fairteanna.<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9antar cionta a \u2018sceideal\u00fa\u2019 m\u00e1 t\u00e1 an Rialtas:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;s\u00e1sta nach bhfuil na gn\u00e1thc\u00fairteanna leordh\u00f3thanach chun riaradh \u00e9ifeachtach an cheartais agus caomhn\u00fa na s\u00edoch\u00e1na agus an ord poibl\u00ed a \u00e1irithi\u00fa i nd\u00e1il le cionta d\u2019aon aicme n\u00f3 cine\u00e1l \u00e1irithe n\u00f3 faoi aon achtach\u00e1n \u00e1irithe&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Alt 36(1) den Acht um Chionta\u00ed in Aghaidh an St\u00e1it 1939.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Seo sampla\u00ed de chionta sceidealaithe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sti\u00faradh ghn\u00edomha\u00edochta\u00ed eagra\u00edochta coiri\u00fala;<\/li>\n<li>p\u00e1irt a ghlacadh i gcoireacht eagraithe agus \u00ed a \u00e9asc\u00fa; agus<\/li>\n<li>seilbh arm tine agus pl\u00e9asc\u00e1n.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Cionta neamhsceidealta<\/h4>\n<p>\u00c9istear le cionta neamhsceidealaithe \u00f3 am go ham sa Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta freisin. F\u00e9adfaidh an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed, n\u00f3 dl\u00edod\u00f3ir sinsearach arna tharmligean ag an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed, cinneadh a dh\u00e9anamh cion neamhsceidealaithe a tharchur chuig an gC\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta m\u00e1 chreideann siad nach f\u00e9idir leis na gn\u00e1thch\u00fairteanna d\u00e9ile\u00e1il leo go leordh\u00f3thanach. F\u00e9adfar c\u00e1sanna a tharchur chuig an gC\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta i gc\u00e1s ina bhfuil baol ann go bhf\u00e9adfa\u00ed imeagl\u00fa a dh\u00e9anamh ar an ngi\u00fair\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Seo a leanas sampla\u00ed de roinnt cionta neamhsceidealaithe a seoladh chuig an gC\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>d\u00fanmhar\u00fa;<\/li>\n<li>iarracht ar dh\u00fanmhar\u00fa; agus<\/li>\n<li>sci\u00faradh airgid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading-cad-ata-luaite-sa-dli-faoi-chasanna-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"mb-0\"><a class=\"collapsed\" href=\"#accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-cad-ata-luaite-sa-dli-faoi-chasanna-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-cad-ata-luaite-sa-dli-faoi-chasanna-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-cad-ata-luaite-sa-dli-faoi-chasanna-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\">Cad at\u00e1 luaite sa dl\u00ed faoi ch\u00e1sanna a sheoladh chuig an gC\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta<\/a><\/h2>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-cad-ata-luaite-sa-dli-faoi-chasanna-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-cad-ata-luaite-sa-dli-faoi-chasanna-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" data-parent=\"#accordion-oudcbnrux\" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n            <p>Faoin Acht um Chionta\u00ed in Aghaidh an St\u00e1it 1939 (an tAcht), is f\u00e9idir leis an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed (DPP) c\u00e1s a chur chuig an gC\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta le haghaidh trialach<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9antar cur s\u00edos san Acht ar ghn\u00e9ithe \u00e9ags\u00fala a bhaineann le c\u00e1sanna a sheoladh chuig an gC\u00fairt seo n\u00f3 cinneadh a dh\u00e9anamh iad a sheoladh chuici.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Alt 45 den Acht<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Deir an t-alt seo gur ch\u00f3ir aon duine a ch\u00fais\u00edtear i gcion sceidealta faoin Acht a thriail sa Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta, mura n-orda\u00edonn an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed a mhalairt.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Alt 46 <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Ceada\u00edonn an t-alt seo don Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed cionta neamhsceidealta a chur ar aghaidh lena dtriail chuig an gC\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta m\u00e1 chreideann an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed go bhfuil na gn\u00e1thch\u00fairteanna:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cneamhinni\u00fail chun riaradh \u00e9ifeachtach an cheartais a \u00e1irithi\u00fa agus chun s\u00edoch\u00e1in agus ord poibl\u00ed a chaomhn\u00fa i nd\u00e1il le triail an duine sin ar an gc\u00faiseamh sin\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Alt 47<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Ceada\u00edonn an t-alt seo don Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed a ord\u00fa go dtabharfar duine os comhair na C\u00fairte Coiri\u00fala Speisialta agus go gc\u00faiseofar \u00e9 n\u00f3 \u00ed le gcion os a comhair (in ionad an duine a ch\u00faiseamh os comhair C\u00fairte D\u00faiche).<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading-conas-a-chinneann-an-an-stiurthoir-ionchuiseamh-poibli-an-cuisi-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"mb-0\"><a class=\"collapsed\" href=\"#accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-conas-a-chinneann-an-an-stiurthoir-ionchuiseamh-poibli-an-cuisi-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-conas-a-chinneann-an-an-stiurthoir-ionchuiseamh-poibli-an-cuisi-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-conas-a-chinneann-an-an-stiurthoir-ionchuiseamh-poibli-an-cuisi-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\">Conas a chinneann an an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed an c\u00fais\u00ed a sheoladh chuig an gC\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta<\/a><\/h2>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"accordion-oudcbnrux-collapse-conas-a-chinneann-an-an-stiurthoir-ionchuiseamh-poibli-an-cuisi-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-conas-a-chinneann-an-an-stiurthoir-ionchuiseamh-poibli-an-cuisi-a-sheoladh-chuig-an-gcuirt-choiriuil-speisialta\" data-parent=\"#accordion-oudcbnrux\" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n            \n<h4>C\u00e9im 1: Seolann na Garda\u00ed comhad chuig an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed<\/h4>\n<p>Nuair a dh\u00e9anann an Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na (na Garda\u00ed) imscr\u00fad\u00fa ar choir, seolann siad comhad chuig an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed ina dtugtar sonra\u00ed faoin gcoir agus faoin imscr\u00fad\u00fa. Is f\u00e9idir leis na Garda\u00ed a mholadh sa chomhad go dtriailf\u00ed an cion sa Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta M\u00e1 dh\u00e9anann siad amhlaidh, n\u00ed m\u00f3r d\u00f3ibh tuarasc\u00e1il mhionsonraithe i scr\u00edbhinn a chur isteach ina luaitear an f\u00e1th a bhfuil s\u00e9 sin \u00e1 dh\u00e9anamh acu.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019fh\u00e9adfadh eolais oibr\u00edochta agus faisn\u00e9is faoi na nithe seo a leanas a bheith san \u00e1ireamh sa tuarasc\u00e1il seo:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>aon eagra\u00edocht choiri\u00fail n\u00f3 neamhdhleathach n\u00f3 aon ghr\u00fapa coireachta eagraithe a gcreidtear go bhfuil baint ag na amhrastaigh leo; <em>agus<\/em><\/li>\n<li>c\u00e9n f\u00e1th a gcreideann na Garda\u00ed go bhf\u00e9adfadh an eagra\u00edocht n\u00f3 an gr\u00fapa cur isteach ar ghi\u00fair\u00e9, d\u00e1 leanfadh an c\u00e1s ar aghaidh os comhair na gn\u00e1thch\u00fairteanna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>C\u00e9im 2: D\u00e9anann an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed athbhreithni\u00fa ar an gcomhad<\/h4>\n<p>Nuair a fhaigheann Oifig an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ra Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed (DPP) molta\u00ed \u00f3 na Garda\u00ed chun ionch\u00faiseamh a dh\u00e9anamh sa Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta, d\u00e9anann l\u00edon beag dl\u00edod\u00f3ir\u00ed sinsearacha in Oifig an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed athbhreithni\u00fa orthu. \u00c1ir\u00edtear leis sin c\u00e1sanna a bhaineann le cionta sceidealaithe agus neamhsceidealaithe araon.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1s g\u00e1, rachaidh Oifig an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed i dteagmh\u00e1il leis na Garda\u00ed m\u00e1 theasta\u00edonn tuilleadh eolais uathu n\u00f3 soil\u00e9iri\u00fa ar aon sonra\u00ed.<\/p>\n<h4>C\u00e9im 3: Cinneann an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed c\u00e9n ch\u00fairt ar cheart di an c\u00e1s a \u00e9isteacht<\/h4>\n<p>D\u00e9antar gach c\u00e1s aonair a scr\u00fad\u00fa agus a mheas\u00fan\u00fa de r\u00e9ir a fh\u00edric\u00ed agus a ch\u00fains\u00ed sonracha de r\u00e9ir an dl\u00ed mar at\u00e1 leagtha amach san Acht um Chionta\u00ed in Aghaidh an St\u00e1it 1939. Cialla\u00edonn s\u00e9 seo go gcaithfidh an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed cinneadh a dh\u00e9anamh an bhfuil na gn\u00e1thch\u00fairteanna leordh\u00f3thanach chun riaradh \u00e9ifeachtach an cheartais a chinnti\u00fa agus chun s\u00edoch\u00e1in agus ord poibl\u00ed a chaomhn\u00fa. Cinneann an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed, n\u00f3 dl\u00edod\u00f3ir sinsearach arna tharmligean ag an Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir Ionch\u00faiseamh Poibl\u00ed, cib\u00e9 an gcuirtear c\u00e1s ar aghaidh chuig an gC\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta n\u00f3 nach gcuirtear.<\/p>\n<p>Cuirtear an chuid is m\u00f3 de na cionta sceidealta ar aghaidh chun trialach sna gn\u00e1thch\u00fairteanna.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]F\u00e9ach ar \u00e1r <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dppireland.ie\/ga\/publication-category\/annual-reports\">dTuarasc\u00e1lacha Bliant\u00fala<\/a> chun tuilleadh sonra\u00ed a fh\u00e1il faoi l\u00edon na gc\u00e1sanna a thriailtear os comhair na C\u00fairte Coiri\u00fala Speisialta.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]D\u00e9ile\u00e1lann an Ch\u00fairt Choiri\u00fail Speisialta le c\u00e1sanna coiri\u00fala nach bhfuil oiri\u00fanach i gcomhair trialach sna gn\u00e1thch\u00fairteanna mar gheall ar imn\u00ed faoi shl\u00e1nd\u00e1il agus imeagl\u00fa gi\u00fair\u00e9ithe. 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