39 men, women and children suffocated in the back of Ronan Hughes lorry trailer in 2019.

Busy court listings over the last 12 months have seen that backlog whittled down

No assault convictions were brought to Manorhamilton court.

The 38-year-old man, who can't be named to protect the identity of his partner and son, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to her at their home address in Co Leitrim on July 5, 2020.

Yousef Palani is charged with the murder of Roscommon man Aidan Moffit, Galway man Michael Snee and the attempted murder of another man in April of this year.

The man in his 30s was arrested yesterday when Gardai from Mullingar conducted a search in Galway City.

The Detective Garda was shot dead on June 17th 2020.

The trial has taken seven weeks of evidence to reach this stage.