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2 cases now at charged in Cork, latest report first

  1. No. 0019

    Man in 30s arrested over murder of Paul O'Connor near Mallow

    Murder · Cork

    Victim: Paul O'Connor, Irish man, 56 (judged from name)Paul O'ConnorSuspect: Alfred Gjonaj, Albanian man, 39Alfred GjonajSuspect: non-Irish man, 40s (judged from name) (reports differ: 30s)

    Paul 'Bosco' O'Connor, a 56-year-old man from Ballyphehane in Cork, was found dead on a walkway on the banks of the River Blackwater at Ballyellis, 2km outside Mallow, Co Cork, on 15 October 2026 after sustaining two shotgun wounds fired at close range. He had travelled by train from Cork city to Mallow the previous evening, arriving after 7.20pm, and gardaí believe he had gone to retrieve stolen drugs. Alfred Gjonaj, a 39-year-old Albanian man with an address in Co Cork, was arrested in Mallow on 19 October, and a woman in her 40s was arrested on 23 October but released without charge. The shotgun used in the killing was recovered dismantled from a hidden compartment in a car in Mallow. Gjonaj was charged with murder on 26 October and remanded in custody at a special sitting of Fermoy District Court, with a further appearance by video link set for 27 October for DPP instructions.

    Charged26 Oct

    14 reports from garda.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, thejournal.ie

  2. No. 0183

    Kieran Long charged with murder of Mark O'Connell in Hollyhill, Cork

    Murder · Cork

    Victim: Mark O'Connell, Irish man, 39 (judged from name)Mark O'ConnellSuspect: Kieran Long, Irish man, 56 (judged from name)Kieran Long

    Mark O'Connell, a 39-year-old father of three, was stabbed to death outside a house in Hollyville, Hollyhill, Cork city, in the early hours of 16 November 2025 during an altercation. Kieran Long, a 56-year-old man from Ardcullen, Hollyhill, was charged with his murder and appeared at CCJ Court No. 1 Cork on 7 October 2026, where he made no reply to the charge after caution. The DPP directed trial by indictment and consented to Long going forward on a signed plea of guilty, but his defence said Long would plead not guilty and apply to the High Court for bail. Long was remanded in custody.

    Charged7 Oct

    3 reports from garda.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com