Cases in Dublin

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102 cases in Dublin, latest report first

No. 002927 Oct2026
Man arrested after woman in 40s found dead in Finglas, Dublin
Death · Dublin
Victim: Loredana Morosanu, Romanian woman, 48Loredana MorosanuSuspect: Daniel Simion Toader, Romanian man, 47Daniel Simion Toader
Loredana Morosanu, a 48-year-old Romanian woman who worked in a pharmacy in Dublin, was found dead from two stab wounds at her apartment on Melville Terrace, Finglas, Dublin 11, shortly after 4:30am on Monday 26 October 2026. Her partner, Daniel Simion Toader, a 47-year-old Romanian man, made multiple calls to gardaí claiming she had stabbed herself before leaving the scene, and was arrested near Charlestown Shopping Centre after a manhunt lasting more than six hours. He was charged with her murder on Tuesday 27 October and appeared before Dublin District Court, where he was remanded in custody to appear via video link at Cloverhill District Court on 3 November. CCTV footage showed a man calmly walking away from the scene making a phone call, and the victim had run screaming from the apartment five days earlier and posted photos of her bruised face to Facebook four hours before her death.
Charged27 Oct
28 reports from dublinlive.ie, extra.ie, garda.ie, gript.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, thejournal.ie
No. 013927 Oct2026
High Court appoints liquidators to Liberty Recycling charity in money-laundering probe
Money laundering · Dublin
Suspect: Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Irish man (judged from name)Aengus Ó Snodaigh
A garda money laundering investigation into Liberty Recycling, a charity based at Bluebell Industrial Estate in west Dublin, led to searches across Dublin, eastern and southern regions the previous week in which detectives from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau seized two BMW X5 cars, luxury bags, watches and jewellery valued at around €300,000, with no arrests made. The charity, chaired by Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh, acquired fixed assets totalling €1,052,028 over four years from 2022 to 2025, including a Porsche and a BMW Jeep registered to a company called Liberty Developments and in the possession of a senior staff member. The Charities Regulator said it has very serious concerns that the charity's operations and bank account are being used for unlawful purposes and sought a wind-up order under the Charities Act 2009. On 27 October 2026 the High Court appointed provisional liquidators to the charity, placing executive control into independent hands, with a hearing on the winding-up application scheduled for November.
In court27 Oct
3 reports from irishtimes.com, rte.ie, thejournal.ie
No. 005627 Oct2026
36 computers stolen from unfinished National Children's Hospital in Dublin
Theft · Dublin
36 computers, each estimated to be worth around €1,000, were stolen from the Early Access areas of the unfinished National Children's Hospital in Dublin 8 on 30 and 31 July 2026. The theft was identified by Children's Health Ireland's ICT team and reported to gardaí at Kilmainham. No suspects have been identified or arrested, and a Garda Síochána investigation is ongoing. A security review of all access routes into the Early Access area was conducted after the incident.
Reported27 Oct
1 report from rte.ie
No. 005427 Oct2026
Honduran man given non-custodial sentence for sexual assault of teen boy in gym
Sexual assault · Dublin
Victim: man, 16Suspect: Dario Maradiaga Flores, Honduran man, 33Dario Maradiaga Flores
In April 2025, Dario Maradiaga Flores, a 33-year-old Honduran man, sexually assaulted a 16-year-old boy in the changing room of a gym in Tallaght, Dublin, by groping his genitals through his clothing. The teenager reported the incident to gym staff, who contacted gardaí, and Flores was traced through CCTV footage and his gym swipe card. He pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after the District Court refused jurisdiction. On 27 October 2026, Judge Martin Nolan handed down a sentence of two and a half years suspended in full, with a condition that Flores pay €5,000 to the victim within six weeks.
Sentenced27 Oct
2 reports from gript.ie, irishmirror.ie
No. 004527 Oct2026
Gazan student's study visa refusal challenged in High Court judicial review
Judicial review · Dublin
Victim: Shaymaa Abudalu, Gazan woman, 20Shaymaa Abudalu
Shaymaa Abudalu, a 20-year-old Gazan woman, was refused a study visa in July 2026 despite holding a fully-funded scholarship for a four-year engineering degree at UCC. Her mother, two sisters, and brother were killed in an Israeli air strike in March 2024, leaving her and her father as the only surviving members of her immediate family. She challenged the refusal in a High Court judicial review heard by Mr Justice Anthony Barr on 20 October 2026, with her lawyers arguing the decision was unlawful, irrational, and in breach of fair procedures. On 27 October 2026, the court found significant and demonstrable errors in the decision-making process, overturned the refusal, and ordered the application be reconsidered within ten working days, with a stay on the order until Thursday.
In court20 Oct
4 reports from irishtimes.com, rte.ie
No. 005227 Oct2026
Man arrested after garda raid on Ballymun e-bike drug gang
Sale and supply of drugs · Dublin
Suspect: man
On Bank Holiday Monday morning, 26 October 2026, gardaí carried out a large raid on an organised crime gang in Ballymun, Dublin, involved in the sale and supply of drugs. A man was arrested and detained at Ballymun Garda station. During the operation, a large quantity of drugs, several Surron e-bikes and scramblers, a taser, fireworks, fast gas, and a large quantity of counterfeit clothing were seized. The raid was conducted by Ballymun Garda station backed up by the ASU, Dog Unit, Detective Unit, and Drugs Unit, and gardaí said they will continue to target organised crime groups in the area.
Arrested27 Oct
1 report from dublinlive.ie
No. 003227 Oct2026
Woman in 60s killed in pedestrian collision on Fonthill Road, West Dublin
Road traffic collision · Dublin
Victim: woman, 60s
A woman in her 60s was struck by a car on Fonthill Road at Liffey Valley, West Dublin, on Monday 26 October 2026, shortly before 5:30 pm. She was pronounced dead at the scene and no other injuries were reported. Garda Forensic Collision Investigators examined the scene and the local coroner was notified, with a post-mortem examination due to take place. Gardaí issued a public appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage from road users on Fonthill Road at the time. No arrest or charge has been reported.
Reported26 Oct
3 reports from dublinlive.ie, extra.ie, thejournal.ie
No. 001427 Oct2026
Man in 60s arrested over 2003 assault during burglary in Kilmacud
Assault and aggravated burglary · Dublin
Victim: woman, 30sSuspect: Irish man, 68
On the morning of 31 March 2003, a man is alleged to have posed as a TV technician, forced his way into the home of a woman in her 30s in Kilmacud, South Dublin, bound her with plastic ties, threatened her with a knife, and raped her twice while her six-month-old child was in the house. A 68-year-old Irish man based in Dublin, who would have been about 45 at the time, was arrested on 7 October 2026 following a 2023 peer review of the long-running investigation. He was charged with two counts of rape, one count of false imprisonment, and one count of aggravated burglary, and pleaded not guilty. Bail was denied at Dún Laoghaire District Court on 12 October 2026 by Judge Anne Watkin, and the accused was remanded in Cloverhill Prison with a fresh hearing set for 10 November 2026.
In court12 Oct
8 reports from dublinlive.ie, garda.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie
No. 005826 Oct2026
Romanian woman charged with smuggling man into Ireland via Dublin Airport twice in a fortnight
Smuggling of persons · Dublin
Victim: manSuspect: Daniela Rusescu, Romanian woman, 34Daniela Rusescu
A 34-year-old Romanian woman, Daniela Rusescu, of Northampton in the UK, was charged with smuggling a man into Ireland via Dublin Airport on two occasions within a fortnight. She was arrested at Terminal 1 in Dublin Airport on Saturday evening, 24 October 2026, just after 8.30pm following the arrival of a flight from Barcelona. She faces two counts under Section 6(1) of the Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021 for assisting a man to enter the State on 10 October and 24 October 2026. At Dublin District Court on Monday, 26 October 2026, bail was opposed on flight risk grounds and she was remanded in custody to appear again on Wednesday. Gardaí require directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions before she enters a plea, and the charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years.
Charged26 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 002726 Oct2026
Unidentified man's body found at Clondalkin waste recycling facility
Death · Dublin
Victim: Andrew Haire, Irish man, 35 (judged from name)Andrew HaireVictim: Mark Burke, Irish man, 36 (judged from name)Mark BurkeVictim: man, 20-50 (reports differ: 20 to 50)
An unidentified man's body was found by workers at the Greyhound Recycling Centre in Clondalkin, Dublin, before 1am on Saturday 24 October 2026. The man, described as aged 20 to 50 with a slim build, white complexion, brown or blonde hair and no tattoos, was wearing a white Adidas t-shirt, blue Nike sweatshirt, grey Nike tracksuit bottoms and a navy/white Adidas tracksuit top. Gardaí believe the body had been at the facility for a number of days and have committed a homicide inquiry, with a post-mortem completed but results withheld for operational reasons. As of 26 October 2026 the man remains unidentified and Gardaí are appealing to the public for information, having released a photograph of the tracksuit top.
Reported25 Oct
5 reports from dublinlive.ie, extra.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, thejournal.ie
No. 005926 Oct2026
Murderer Colin Whelan ordered to stay away from Stamullen and Gormanston ahead of release
Murder · Dublin
Victim: Mary Gough, Irish woman, 27 (judged from name)Mary GoughSuspect: Colin Whelan, Irish man, 55 (judged from name)Colin Whelan
Colin Whelan, 55, a computer analyst, strangled his wife Mary Gough, 27, a legal secretary, and pushed her body down the stairs of their home in Balbriggan, Co Dublin, on 28 February 2001, six months after their marriage. He left his clothes and car at Howth Head, staged a fake suicide in 2003, and fled to Majorca under the name Martin Sweeney until a Garda recognised him; after extradition he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment on 11 April 2005. Having served 22 years and been moved to Shelton Abbey Open Prison, where he is on daily temporary release to train as a chef, Whelan is due to be freed in the coming months. Under his release licence he has been ordered not to return to Stamullen or Gormanston, Co Meath, where the couple met and where Mary Gough grew up, and the Probation Service will deliberately locate him elsewhere.
No stage yet
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 006025 Oct2026
Man with 110 convictions jailed for restaurant burglary in Dublin 8
Burglary · Dublin
Suspect: Michael Joyce, Irish man, 50 (judged from name)Michael JoyceSuspect: man
Michael Joyce, a 50-year-old man of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to one count of burglary of a restaurant in Dublin 8 in the early hours of 3 April 2025. A witness in his car on his way to work spotted two men, one with a limp and a crutch, climbing out of the ransacked restaurant and called the gardaí, who arrested both men at the scene. The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where Joyce, who has 110 previous convictions including two for rape, was sentenced by Judge Orla Crowe on 23 October 2026 to two years and six months, backdated to when he went into custody.
Sentenced25 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 006124 Oct2026
Woman jailed for two years and nine months for Dublin launderette robbery
Robbery · Dublin
Victim: non-Irish woman (judged from name)Suspect: Ennis Dunne, Irish woman, 47 (judged from name)Ennis Dunne
Ennis Dunne, a 47-year-old woman, pleaded guilty to robbing a laundrette on the South Circular Road in Dublin on 24 October 2025, taking €410 from the till after pushing a sharp object into the back of a female staff member. She had been using the launderette machines for about an hour before the robbery and was heavily intoxicated on illicit substances at the time. Dunne was identified from CCTV footage and appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where she told gardai she was on methadone maintenance and taking crack cocaine. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced her to two years and nine months, backdated to her custody in October 2025, noting her 77 previous convictions including 11 for robbery.
Sentenced24 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 006224 Oct2026
Man remanded in custody over intimate image recording at Dublin Airport
Recording intimate image without consent · Dublin
Victim: manSuspect: non-Irish man, 25 (judged from name)
A 25-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of recording an intimate image of another man without consent at Pier 2 in Dublin Airport on Friday 23 October 2026. He appeared unrepresented before Judge Máire Conneely at Dublin District Court on Saturday 24 October, facing a single charge under Section 3 of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020. No plea was entered and no evidence was heard; he requested an adjournment and deferred his bail application. He consented to being remanded in custody to appear again the following week.
In court24 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 006324 Oct2026
Garda seriously injured after falling from moving patrol van outside Dalymount Park
Road traffic incident · Dublin
Victim: man, 30s
A male garda in his 30s based in the Dublin Region suffered a serious head injury after falling from a moving patrol van outside Dalymount Park on Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, at approximately 10.20pm on Friday 24 October 2026. He was policing a League of Ireland match between Bohemians and Shelbourne FC at the time. The garda was taken to Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, where he remains in serious condition. An Garda Síochána is investigating all the circumstances of the road traffic incident, with no arrests or charges reported as of the latest coverage.
Reported24 Oct
2 reports from dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie
No. 006524 Oct2026
Burglar with 214 convictions jailed for 10 years for Dublin burglaries
Burglary, theft, trespass, criminal damage, aggravated burglary · Dublin
Victim: 2 peopleSuspect: Andrew Cleary, Irish man, 50 (judged from name)Andrew Cleary
Andrew Cleary, 50, of no fixed abode and with 214 previous convictions, entered seven homes across Dublin between October 2024 and July 2025, stealing items to sell to feed his polysubstance drug addiction. In a Ranelagh burglary a victim gave him his wallet and was told to lock the door and not come out, while in a Killiney burglary the homeowner watched Cleary in real time on a security camera app before Gardaí apprehended him holding two bags. Cleary pleaded guilty to multiple counts of burglary, theft, trespass, criminal damage, and one count of aggravated burglary at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Ms Justice Patricia Ryan sentenced him to 10 years' imprisonment with the final 18 months suspended on strict conditions.
Sentenced24 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 002023 Oct2026
SF TD named as chair of charity under money laundering investigation
Money laundering · Dublin
Suspect: Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Irish man (judged from name)Aengus Ó SnodaighSuspect: Tony Geoghegan, Irish man (judged from name)Tony Geoghegan
Gardaí and the Charities Regulator are investigating Liberty Recycling Ltd, a Dublin-based charity that recycles clothing and provides employment to people affected by drugs, for alleged money laundering. Searches were carried out on 21 and 22 October 2026 at locations in the Dublin, Eastern and Southern Regions, including an accountant's office, during which two BMW X5 cars worth €250,000 and luxury goods worth €40,000 were seized. Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh is the charity's chairman and Tony Geoghegan is a trustee, though there is no suggestion either is under investigation. No findings have been reached, a very small number of people are under suspicion, and arrests are expected in the next phase of the inquiry.
Reported22 Oct
4 reports from dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie
No. 006723 Oct2026
Security guard's sexual assault conviction upheld on appeal
Sexual assault, false imprisonment, demanding money with menace · Dublin
Victim: woman, 15Suspect: Abdul Rahman Mohammed, non-Irish man, 37 (judged from name)Abdul Rahman Mohammed
A 15-year-old girl was detained after shoplifting a makeup brush and face mask from Penneys at Dundrum Shopping Centre on 4 December 2022, where security guard Abdul Rahman Mohammed, 37, of Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1, was convicted by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in February 2024 of sexual assault, false imprisonment, and demanding money with menace. He was jailed for five years by Judge Orla Crowe. His appeal, in which he denied the offence and alleged the victim and her friends had been following him around the shopping centre, was dismissed by Mr Justice Paul Burns in October 2026.
Convicted23 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 001023 Oct2026
Man in 40s arrested over murder of Mark Cullen in Dún Laoghaire
Murder · Dublin
Victim: Mark Cullen, Irish man, 39 (judged from name)Mark CullenSuspect: Edward Andrews, Irish man, 32 (judged from name)Edward Andrews
Mark Cullen, a 39-year-old father of three from Shanganagh Cliffs, Shankill, was shot in the upper leg at Patrician Park on Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, on Sunday 5 July 2026 and bled to death at the scene. Gardaí believe he attended a prearranged meeting at around 8.30am and was fatally injured during a struggle with a handgun or deliberately shot as part of a dispute or punishment shooting. A man in his 40s was arrested on 10 September and released without charge on 12 September, while Edward Andrews, 32, of Wicklow town, Co Wicklow, was subsequently arrested and charged with Cullen's murder. Andrews was remanded in custody at Dublin District Court on 18 October, and the case was adjourned at Cloverhill District Court on 23 October pending preparation of a book of evidence, with the next hearing set for 19 November.
In court23 Oct
3 reports from irishtimes.com, rte.ie
No. 002223 Oct2026
Man rearrested after Citywest sexual assault charges dropped
Sexual assault · Dublin
Victim: woman, 10Suspect: Sudanese man, 27
A 27-year-old Sudanese man was charged with two counts of sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in the care of Tusla, allegedly committed on 20 October 2025 at the Citywest IPAS centre in Saggart, Dublin. The allegations sparked three days of violent rioting in the area in October 2025. On 23 October 2026, the State withdrew both charges via nolle prosequi at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, and Judge Martin Nolan discharged the man from the indictment. The man, who had appeared by video-link from Midlands Prison, was immediately rearrested by the Garda National Immigration Bureau on foot of a deportation order made the previous spring. He is now back in custody in Midlands Prison, and gardaí are monitoring online activity ahead of a planned protest on Saturday evening.
In court23 Oct
4 reports from garda.ie, gript.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie
No. 006923 Oct2026
Civil servant sent to Special Criminal Court over leaking sensitive information to hostile power
Breach of Official Secrets Act, breach of Data Protection Act, disclosing confidential information · Dublin
Suspect: Yevgen McKeeffe, Irish man, 46Yevgen McKeeffe
Yevgen McKeeffe, a 46-year-old Irish man originally from Ukraine, is accused of leaking sensitive State information to a hostile foreign power between July 11, 2025 and May 28, 2026. He was arrested at Dublin Airport on May 28, 2026 while attempting to leave the State, carrying €5,650 and a one-way ticket. He faces four charges including two breaches of the Official Secrets Act, a breach of the Data Protection Act, and disclosing confidential information from a government department. He was refused bail and remanded in continuing custody. In October 2026, he was sent forward for trial to the non-jury Special Criminal Court after the DPP certified that the ordinary courts were not suitable.
In court23 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 002123 Oct2026
Gardaí examining new information in Philip Cairns disappearance case
Disappearance · Dublin
Victim: Philip Cairns, Irish man, 13 (judged from name)Philip Cairns
Thirteen-year-old boy Philip Cairns disappeared on the afternoon of 23 October 1986 while walking from his home on Ballyroan Road to Coláiste Éanna school in Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. His schoolbag was found six days later in a laneway near the school with some books missing, but he has never been located. No suspect has been identified and the case remains unsolved after more than 40 years, during which Gardaí followed over 1,600 lines of inquiry. On the 40th anniversary in October 2026, Gardaí renewed their public appeal and are examining new information that emerged following recent media attention.
Reported22 Oct
3 reports from irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie
No. 007122 Oct2026
Former teacher's indecent assault conviction appeal heard at Court of Appeal
Indecent assault · Dublin
Victim: man, 6-14Suspect: man, 74
A 74-year-old former teacher was convicted of 118 counts of indecent assault against eight boys aged six to 14, with the abuse taking place between 1977 and 1984 at various locations in Dublin including the school, his home, and his car. An earlier investigation in 1995/96 canvassed witnesses whose statements did not support the allegations, and the DPP did not prosecute. Following a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, he was sentenced to five years in prison by Judge Orla Crowe. At the Court of Appeal, defence counsel argued that essential evidence from the 1995/96 investigation was unavailable and that the trial judge's delay warning was diluted, while the man continues to maintain his innocence. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, presiding over the three-judge court, reserved judgment to a later date.
In court22 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 004922 Oct2026
Man jailed for two and a half years over roof tile standoff and Lidl threat in Dublin
Criminal damage and threatening · Dublin
Victim: manSuspect: Martin Cunningham, Irish man, 32 (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
Martin Cunningham, 32, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison at Dublin Circuit Court after pleading guilty to three charges arising from a Lidl incident in Clonsilla in February 2024 and a four-hour rooftop standoff in Castaheany in September 2025. At the Lidl, Cunningham and a woman threw fruit around the shop and he threatened a male security guard with a Stanley knife before being escorted out. In September 2025, Cunningham climbed onto the roofs of three houses on Castlegrange Avenue and threw solar panels and roof tiles at 20 assembled gardaí, causing €10,200 of damage, before jumping down and being arrested. The judge reduced the headline four-year sentence to two and a half years, noting Cunningham had been awake for two days and believed shadow men were pursuing him. The sentence was backdated to his arrest in September 2025.
Sentenced22 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 007422 Oct2026
Crack cocaine user remanded for headbutting garda unconscious in Dublin court
Assault causing harm · Dublin
Victim: Irish man (judged from name)Suspect: Jason Gumble, Irish man, 33 (judged from name)Jason Gumble
Jason Gumble, a 33-year-old man with 148 previous convictions, headbutted Garda Conor O'Dwyer unconscious in the Courts of Criminal Justice, Dublin 8, on 3 March 2025 while being removed from Dublin District Court after a failed bail application. Gumble was using crack cocaine at the time and had been shouting profanities at the judge and his lawyer. Garda O'Dwyer was treated at Mater Hospital for concussion and soft tissue damage and was out of work for four weeks. Gumble pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, and Judge Orla Crowe remanded him in custody to 14 January 2027 for sentencing, directing a Probation Services assessment including mental health assessment and drug testing.
In court22 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 007622 Oct2026
Heated exchanges at Yves Sakila inquest in Dublin
Death · Dublin
Victim: Yves Sakila, Congolese man, 34Yves SakilaVictim: Angel Issemezey Anzibi, Congolese womanAngel Issemezey AnzibiVictim: Janet Sakila, Congolese womanJanet Sakila
Yves Sakila, a 34-year-old Congolese man, was held on the ground by security guards and then handcuffed by gardaí in Dublin on 15 May 2026, before being taken to Mater Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death was listed as cardiorespiratory arrest following prone restraint, with schizophrenia as a contributory factor. At an inquest on 22 October 2026, heated exchanges occurred between coroner Dr Myra Cullinane and the stepmother's solicitor over the involvement of Store Street Garda station officers in overseeing the investigation. The coroner granted a six-month adjournment, with the case next due to be mentioned on 21 April 2027, while separate investigations by An Garda Síochána and Fíosrú remain ongoing.
In court22 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 007922 Oct2026
Dublin mosque arson accused to enter plea in November
Arson, criminal damage, endangering life · Dublin
Suspect: Saeid Khosroabadi, Iranian man, 41Saeid Khosroabadi
A blaze broke out at the doorway of the Faizan E Madinah Mosque on Talbot Street, Dublin, on 30 June 2026, and the mosque was evacuated with no reported injuries. Saeid Khosroabadi, a 41-year-old Iranian national and self-described anti-Islam activist, was arrested and charged with arson and criminal damage, with an additional charge of endangering life brought in August. The charges were sent forward for trial, and Judge Martin Nolan of Dublin Circuit Criminal Court set a date of 19 November for Khosroabadi to enter a plea. He was affected by the solicitors' withdrawal of services and told the court he fled Iran in 2016 to escape hanging.
In court22 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 004822 Oct2026
Grandmother with 310 convictions given suspended sentence for unprovoked assault on student doctor in Dublin
Assault causing harm · Dublin
Victim: non-Irish woman, 20s (judged from name)Suspect: Jackie McElhatton, non-Irish woman, 51 (judged from name)Jackie McElhatton
On the afternoon of 28 January 2025, Jackie McElhatton, a 51-year-old woman with 310 previous convictions, approached a student doctor in her 20s at Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, shouting and asking where she was from, then punched her on the forehead while wearing a ring. The victim, who fled Sudan, sustained swelling and a small scratch, and a video of McElhatton recorded by the victim's friend led gardaí to identify her. McElhatton, who was on bail at the time serving a seven-and-a-half-year robbery sentence plus a consecutive one-year sentence, entered a very early guilty plea to assault causing harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Orla Crowe, noting the attack had troubling racial aspects, imposed a two-year sentence suspended in full with two-year probation supervision, directed to run from the expiry of the one-year consecutive sentence.
Sentenced21 Oct
3 reports from dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie
No. 008022 Oct2026
Convicted gang rapists appeal at Court of Appeal over screen and jury direction
Rape, oral rape, sexual assault · Dublin
Victim: womanSuspect: Anthony Hickey, Irish man, 41 (judged from name)Anthony HickeySuspect: Fabio Vicente, non-Irish man, 43 (judged from name)Fabio VicenteSuspect: Matin Zolfaghari, non-Irish man, 36 (judged from name)Matin Zolfaghari
A woman was raped, orally raped and sexually assaulted in a car and in a house in Dublin on 31 August 2019 after going to a nightclub. Anthony Hickey (41), Fabio Vicente (43) and Matin Zolfaghari (36) were convicted at the Central Criminal Court in February 2025 and sentenced in March 2025 to 14 and 16 years' imprisonment. In October 2026 the three men appealed at the Court of Appeal, arguing the trial was prejudiced by the complainant giving evidence behind a screen and that the trial judge's response to a jury question on recklessness versus carelessness was inadequate. The three-judge court reserved judgment.
In court22 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 004721 Oct2026
Sentencing of Ross Deegan over assault on Brendan Courtney adjourned
Assault causing harm · Dublin
Victim: Brendan Courtney, Irish man (judged from name)Brendan CourtneySuspect: Ross Deegan, Irish man, 22 (judged from name)Ross Deegan
On 27 February 2025, broadcaster Brendan Courtney was assaulted at Usher's Quay, Dublin city centre, after being beckoned over to a car stopped at traffic lights; Ross Deegan, a 22-year-old man from Finglas, Dublin 11, left the vehicle as a back seat passenger and, with a co-accused, punched and kicked Courtney, causing a concussion and a fracture of his eye socket. Deegan voluntarily contacted gardaí on 5 March 2025, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, and was remanded on continuing bail. At a sentencing hearing on 21 October 2026, Judge Martina Baxter adjourned the case to 9 December 2026 for a community service assessment, ordered a random urine test, and directed a €1,500 gesture of remorse to Mater Hospital after Courtney refused to accept it.
In court21 Oct
3 reports from dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie
No. 008421 Oct2026
Teenager charged with dangerous driving after stolen car M50 wrong-way drive in Dublin
Dangerous driving, driving without insurance or licence, possession of stolen vehicle · Dublin
Victim: 2 peopleSuspect: Michael Maughan, Irish man, 18 (judged from name)Michael MaughanSuspect: 2 people
Michael Maughan, an 18-year-old man from Rathfarnham, Dublin, was charged with five counts of dangerous driving, driving without insurance or a licence, and possessing a stolen vehicle after allegedly driving a stolen red Toyota Aqua the wrong way on the M50 and other roads in Dublin in the early hours of 20 October 2026. Two male gardaí were injured and taken to hospital when their patrol car was hit during the pursuit, which began near Clondalkin and ended when the car was stopped on Cruagh Road in Rathfarnham. Two other teenage males in the car were arrested but released pending further inquiries and were not charged. Maughan appeared unrepresented at Dublin District Court, where Judge Peter White granted him conditional bail and remanded him to appear again on 9 December for possible further charges.
In court21 Oct
3 reports from irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
No. 008521 Oct2026
Man charged with possessing 15kg cocaine after controlled delivery in Dublin 7
Possession of drugs for sale or supply · Dublin
Suspect: David Wheelock, Irish man, 36David Wheelock
David Wheelock, a 36-year-old Irish man from Dublin 7, was arrested on 20 October 2026 after accepting a controlled delivery package at his home on Coleraine Street that contained 15kg of cocaine worth €1.5 million. He was charged with possessing drugs for sale or supply. He appeared unrepresented before Judge Michele Finan at Dublin District Court on 21 October, where he was remanded in custody with consent to bail in his own bond of €200 with a €10,000 independent surety. He is due to appear at Cloverhill District Court on 28 October.
In court21 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 008721 Oct2026
Two men arrested after €1.7 million cocaine seizure in Dublin
Possession of drugs for sale or supply · Dublin
Suspect: 2 people
On 20 October 2026, two men in their 30s and 50s were arrested during a Garda raid on a property in north Dublin city targeting an organised drugs gang. The intelligence-led operation, carried out by Revenue's Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, and the Dublin North Central Divisional Drugs Unit, recovered 17.35kg of suspected cocaine in vacuum-sealed foil packages with a street value of about €1.7 million. The men are detained in a Garda station in Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, and the seized substances have been sent to Forensic Science Ireland for testing. Investigations are ongoing as of 21 October 2026.
Arrested20 Oct
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No. 008921 Oct2026
Two men arrested in drug-related intimidation investigation in Balbriggan
Drug-related intimidation · Dublin
Suspect: 2 people
Two men in their 20s were arrested on 19 October 2026 in a drug-related intimidation investigation in Balbriggan, County Dublin. One of the men has been charged and is expected to appear before Balbriggan District Court on 21 October 2026. The second man remains in Garda custody. Investigations into the case are ongoing.
In court21 Oct
1 report from garda.ie
No. 004121 Oct2026
Case struck out against Nathan Kenna over assault in fatal attack on Anthony Long
Assault causing harm · Dublin
Victim: Anthony Long, Irish man, 40s (judged from name)Anthony LongSuspect: Nathan Kenna, Irish man, 29 (judged from name)Nathan KennaSuspect: Darren McNamee, Irish man, 42 (judged from name)Darren McNamee
On 3 July 2026, Anthony Long, in his 40s, attended a gathering at a house on Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin, where a confrontation broke out around 3.55am. Nathan Kenna, 29, allegedly struck Long with punches and kicks, and Darren McNamee, 42, allegedly struck him on the head with a machete; Long was found with severe injuries, taken to hospital in critical condition, and died two days later. Kenna was charged with assault causing harm and remanded in custody on 20 July, while McNamee was charged with murder and also remanded. After several adjournments for DPP directions, Kenna's case was struck out at Cloverhill District Court on 20 October 2026 by Judge Alan Mitchell, as directions on the possibility of further charges were still unavailable; McNamee's murder charge remains.
No stage yet
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No. 004221 Oct2026
Ex-boxer Joe Doyle jailed for 10 years for aggravated burglary and assault of elderly woman in Dublin
Aggravated burglary and assault causing harm · Dublin
Victim: 2 peopleSuspect: Joe Doyle, Irish man, 45 (judged from name)Joe DoyleSuspect: man
Joe Doyle, 45, of Queen Street, Dublin, and another man with covered faces pushed into a 76-year-old woman's flat in Dublin city centre, attacked her and a second woman in her 40s, and took €70 in cash. Doyle, a former boxer with 111 previous convictions who was in the throes of crack cocaine addiction at the time, entered pleas to aggravated burglary and two charges of assault causing harm on January 12, 2023. On October 20, 2026, Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to 10 years, a headline sentence of 12 years reduced to date from December 2023 when a separate five-year robbery term was imposed.
Sentenced20 Oct
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No. 004320 Oct2026
Murder accused Seth Whelan to watch trial by video-link
Murder · Dublin
Victim: Michael Whelan, Irish man, 64 (judged from name)Michael WhelanSuspect: Seth Whelan, Irish man, 36 (judged from name)Seth Whelan
Seth Whelan, 36, is accused of murdering his father Michael Whelan, 64, by crushing his head and repeatedly stabbing him at the flat they shared in Herberton Park, Rialto, Dublin 8, on 19 or 20 February 2024, before leaving the body for approximately one week until a neighbour raised the alarm and gardaí found it on 27 February 2024. He is also charged with criminal damage to a neighbour's Ring doorbell camera on 20 February 2024. At the Central Criminal Court, Whelan responded 'I don't know' when arraigned and his barrister Philip Sheahan SC entered not guilty pleas; the trial opened before Ms Justice Caroline Biggs and a jury of six men and six women, prosecuted by Anne-Marie Lawlor SC, and is expected to take up to four weeks. The latest development is that the judge ordered Whelan to attend the remainder of the trial by video-link after noticing him rocking and making humming noises, with a reference noted to him being autistic, though no evidence of a mental disorder will be adduced.
In court13 Oct
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No. 004020 Oct2026
Man charged with assault on Michael Healy-Rae granted bail
Assault causing harm · Dublin
Victim: Michael Healy-Rae, Irish man (judged from name)Michael Healy-RaeSuspect: Anthony Foley, Irish man, 51 (judged from name)Anthony Foley
Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae was assaulted while sitting in his car on Cork Street in Dublin on 16 September 2026, when a man walking a dog shouted obscenities and punched him in the face, causing a laceration to his lip and damage to his front teeth. Anthony Foley, 51, of Dublin 8, was charged with assault causing harm and denied bail in the District Court two days later. On 8 October, Ms Justice Cathleen Noctor in the High Court granted Foley bail with strict conditions including a curfew and exclusion from Dublin 2, noting she was not convinced the attack was politically motivated. On 20 October, Judge Alan Mitchell adjourned the case to 1 December pending DPP directions.
Charged20 Oct
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No. 009120 Oct2026
Former rugby international Brendan Mullin appears in Dublin District Court over shoplifting charge
Theft · Dublin
Suspect: Brendan Mullin, Irish man, 62 (judged from name)Brendan Mullin
Brendan Mullin, a 62-year-old former rugby international, was charged with the theft of a bottle of Hermès perfume worth €158 from Brown Thomas department store on Grafton Street in May 2026. On 20 October 2026, Mullin represented himself before Judge Treasa Kelly at Dublin District Court, saying his solicitor was absent due to a strike. He chose to have the case heard by a District Court judge rather than a Circuit Court jury. The judge directed him to attend court on 2 November to set a hearing date, with the case likely to be taken in the new year.
In court20 Oct
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No. 003820 Oct2026
Seven men charged with violent disorder over Ormond Quay disturbance
Violent disorder · Dublin
Victim: 2 peopleSuspect: Conor Hughes, Irish man, 49 (judged from name)Conor HughesSuspect: Rhys Kane, Irish man, 32 (judged from name)Rhys KaneSuspect: Daren Fox, Irish man, 37 (judged from name)Daren FoxSuspect: Keith Hogan, Irish man, 43 (judged from name)Keith HoganSuspect: Darren Weldon, Irish man, 55 (judged from name)Darren WeldonSuspect: Conor Mills, Irish man, 45 (judged from name)Conor MillsSuspect: Dean Shannon, Irish man, 40 (judged from name)Dean Shannon
A violent disturbance occurred at a property on Ormond Quay, Dublin 1, on 30 August 2024, when several people were taken to Mater Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, including two men. Seven men were arrested and charged with violent disorder in early October 2026 following an investigation by the Garda Special Detective Unit: Conor Hughes (49), Rhys Kane (32), Daren Fox (37), Keith Hogan (43), Darren Weldon (55), Conor Mills (45), and Dean Shannon (40). On 20 October 2026, six of the seven appeared before Judge Karen Dowling at Dublin District Court, where the DPP directed trial on indictment at the Circuit Criminal Court. Rhys Kane did not appear due to a bereavement, and most defendants had no legal representation due to Dublin solicitors' industrial action over legal aid payment reforms. All seven were remanded on bail to appear on 27 November 2026 for service of the book of evidence and a return for trial order.
In court20 Oct
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No. 003420 Oct2026
Two men remanded over stolen car and M50 pursuit in Dublin
Stolen vehicle, dangerous driving and cannabis possession · Dublin
Victim: 2 peopleSuspect: Daniel Brown, Irish man, 22 (judged from name)Daniel BrownSuspect: Adam White, Irish man, 25 (judged from name)Adam WhiteSuspect: man, 20s (reports differ: mid-teens, early 20s, teens)
Three males, two in their 20s and one juvenile in his mid-teens, were arrested in West Dublin on 18 October 2026 after a Garda pursuit of a stolen Volkswagen Golf that allegedly drove on the wrong side of the M50 for one kilometre. The arrests were part of an investigation into a series of burglaries in North Dublin, including a home invasion in Malahide in the early hours of the same day in which masked men used golf clubs to damage a house and car. Daniel Brown, 22, was charged with four counts of dangerous driving, being in a stolen car, and possession of cannabis, while Adam White, 25, was charged with being in the stolen car and possession of cannabis for sale or supply. Both men appeared before Judge Karen Dowling on 19 October 2026, represented themselves due to a legal-aid fee dispute, and were remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Friday. The third suspect, a juvenile in his mid-teens, was released pending referral to the Youth Diversion Programme.
In court18 Oct
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No. 009720 Oct2026
Dean Boland pleads guilty to assault causing harm to prison officer in Mountjoy
Assault causing harm · Dublin
Victim: Andrew Hart, manAndrew HartSuspect: Dean Boland, Irish man, 38 (judged from name)Dean Boland
Dean Boland, a 38-year-old man, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm after punching prison officer Andrew Hart hard on the left side of his face, knocking him unconscious, in the medical wing of Mountjoy Prison on 14 April 2024. The officer was diagnosed with severe concussion, post-concussion syndrome and PTSD, and did not return to work for 14 months. Judge Martina Baxter adjourned the case to December for the preparation of probation, governor and medical reports along with a urine analysis. Boland, who has a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and 34 previous convictions, is currently serving a six-year sentence for arson with an earliest release date in 2027.
In court20 Oct
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No. 009919 Oct2026
Four youths charged over alleged video sex attack on teenage girl in south Dublin
Rape, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, possession of child pornography · Dublin
Victim: womanSuspect: 4 people
Four boys aged 16, 16, 16, and 15 are charged with rape, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, and possession of child pornography over an alleged video-recorded attack on a teenage girl in south Dublin in February 2025. They were arrested at their homes and appeared before Judge Brendan Toale at the Dublin Children's Court on 19 October 2026, where all four were granted bail. The DPP authorised trial on indictment in the Central Criminal Court, the mandatory venue in rape cases. No plea has been entered and the case resumes in November.
In court19 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 001819 Oct2026
Woman who facilitated gangland murder jailed for over six years
Murder · Dublin
Victim: Jamie Tighe-Ennis, Irish man, 24 (judged from name)Jamie Tighe-EnnisVictim: Kevin Ennis, Irish man (judged from name)Kevin EnnisVictim: June Tighe, Irish woman (judged from name)June TigheSuspect: Ciara Mahony, Irish woman, 46 (judged from name)Ciara Mahony
Jamie Tighe-Ennis, 24, was shot in the head on Moatview Avenue, Coolock, Dublin, in the early hours of 28 October 2017, becoming the 14th victim of the Hutch-Kinahan feud. Ciara Mahony, 46, a woman originally from Artane, was charged with facilitating a criminal organisation in the commission of the murder after evidence showed she phoned the victim on a burner phone, met him at a pub that night, and bought petrol used to burn out the black Audi getaway car. She was arrested in October 2018, released, and later extradited from Birmingham, England, in 2025 after the DPP decided to prosecute in November 2024. In October 2026, she pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and was sentenced to six years and three months, reduced from a headline of nine to ten years, with the judge citing her severe crack cocaine addiction and the influence of organised crime figures. The murder itself remains unsolved.
Sentenced19 Oct
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No. 010219 Oct2026
Father's rape and sexual assault conviction of daughter upheld at Court of Appeal
Sexual assault, oral rape · Dublin
Victim: womanSuspect: man, 53
A 53-year-old man was convicted at the Central Criminal Court of 12 counts of sexual assault and five counts of oral rape of his daughter, who was aged between 10 and 14 at the time. The offences occurred in Dublin between 2010 and 2015 and came to light in 2017 when the child disclosed them to her mother. The man, who cannot be named to protect his daughter's identity, had no prior convictions and denied the allegations when interviewed by gardaí. He was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment, and the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal in October 2026.
In court19 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 010319 Oct2026
Man stabbed to death on Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7
Stabbing · Dublin
Victim: Jamie Bailey, Irish man, 38 (judged from name)Jamie BaileySuspect: man
Jamie Bailey, a 38-year-old man originally from Limerick, was stabbed to death outside the Blackhorse Place apartment block on Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, in the early hours of Sunday 18 October 2026. He was arguing with a woman who refused to let him into the apartment complex when two men came out of a building and one stabbed him with a knife before fleeing the scene. He was found on the footpath with serious injuries, taken to Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, and pronounced dead. Gardaí believe the killing arose from a bitter personal dispute that had worsened in recent weeks and was not gangland related. A full murder investigation is being coordinated from Bridewell Garda Station, and no arrests had been made by Monday evening 19 October 2026.
Reported18 Oct
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No. 010519 Oct2026
Three charged over alleged 13-hour torture ordeal in Tallaght, Dublin
False imprisonment, assault causing harm, production of articles as weapons · Dublin
Victim: womanSuspect: Paul Walsh, Irish man, 39 (judged from name)Paul WalshSuspect: Sarahanne Smith, Irish woman, 36 (judged from name)Sarahanne SmithSuspect: James Colton, Irish man, 44 (judged from name)James Colton
A woman was allegedly tortured for 13 hours in the early hours of 7 October 2026 at a home on Fortunestown Close, Tallaght, Dublin, where she was bound, beaten, burned, drugged, placed in a car boot and had her hair shaved. Paul Walsh (39), Sarahanne Smith (36) and James Colton (44), all from Tallaght, were charged with false imprisonment, with Walsh and Smith also facing charges of assault causing harm and production of articles as weapons. The violence was suspected to stem from the loss of a handbag and an accusation that the complainant was seeing her partner. At a bail hearing before Judge Treasa Kelly at Dublin District Court on 14 October 2026, Walsh and Colton were denied bail while Smith was granted bail with conditions. Walsh and Colton are due to appear at Cloverhill District Court on 20 October 2026.
In court14 Oct
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No. 010619 Oct2026
Simon McGinley sentenced for breaching release conditions at Central Criminal Court
Breach of release conditions · Dublin
Victim: 2 peopleSuspect: Simon McGinley, Irish man, 52 (judged from name)Simon McGinley
Simon McGinley, a 52-year-old man originally from Dundalk, appeared before the Central Criminal Court on 19 October 2026 for repeatedly breaching the notification requirements of his release under the Sex Offenders Act. He had been released from jail in 2021 after serving part of a 21-year sentence imposed in 2009 for the rape of an 86-year-old woman, and in 2023 two years of that sentence were reactivated with six months suspended. The week before the hearing, McGinley received a 2½-year jail term at Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court for the same breaches, and on 19 October Judge Tony Hunt reactivated three months of the suspended sentence to run consecutively to that term. McGinley had no solicitor present at the hearing due to the withdrawal of services.
Sentenced19 Oct
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No. 010719 Oct2026
Pipe bombs seized and four arrested in Tallaght, Dublin
Possession of explosives · Dublin
Suspect: 4 people
Two viable pipe bombs were found during a search of an apartment in Tallaght, Dublin 24, on 19 October 2026, prompting the evacuation of the apartment complex. Four people were arrested at the scene: a male in his 20s and three females, one in her 30s and two in their 40s. A Defence Forces EOD team made the area safe and removed the devices for further examination. The four are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 at a Garda station in the Dublin area, and investigations are ongoing.
Arrested19 Oct
1 report from garda.ie
No. 011219 Oct2026
Man in 40s due in court over organised crime drug trafficking and money laundering operation in Dublin
Drug trafficking, money laundering · Dublin
Suspect: 3 people
A Garda operation targeting an organised crime group involved in drug trafficking and money laundering led to the arrest of three people following searches of homes in Dublin's north inner city on 14 October 2026. A man in his 40s, a woman in her 30s, and a woman in her 60s were arrested, and €301,000 in cash was seized from two properties. The two women were charged in connection with the operation. The man is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 20 October 2026.
Charged19 Oct
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No. 011517 Oct2026
Man who raped landlady appeals conviction over evidence lacuna
Rape · Dublin
Victim: womanSuspect: Dmitrus Aleinkovs, non-Irish man, 33 (judged from name)Dmitrus Aleinkovs
In June 2016 in Dublin, a woman who had sub-let part of her home to tenant Dmitrus Aleinkovs, a 33-year-old man, said she was raped by a drugs courier and then by Aleinkovs while she was paralysed after taking cocaine. Aleinkovs left for Latvia before being charged, was extradited back to Ireland in December 2022, and was convicted at the Central Criminal Court in October 2024 of one count of rape, receiving a seven-year sentence. His defence argued the conviction should be quashed over missing interview tapes and transcript errors, and the prosecution responded. In October 2026, Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy reserved judgment on the appeal.
In court17 Oct
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No. 011617 Oct2026
Man charged over fatal shooting in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Fatal shooting · Dublin
Victim: Mark Cullen, Irish man, 39 (judged from name)Mark CullenSuspect: Edward Andrews, Irish man, 32 (judged from name)Edward Andrews
Mark Cullen, a 39-year-old father of three, was shot in the leg and died at the scene at Patrician Park, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, on the morning of Sunday 5 July 2026. The shooting is understood to have been a possible punishment shooting gone wrong. Edward Andrews, a 32-year-old man of Wicklow town, was arrested on 13 October 2026, the third arrest in the investigation, and charged with Cullen's murder. Andrews appeared before Dublin District Court on 17 October 2026, was automatically remanded in custody, and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on the same day.
Charged17 Oct
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No. 011817 Oct2026
Man jailed for five years for assaulting partner in Dublin
Assault causing harm, criminal damage, breach of safety orders · Dublin
Victim: womanSuspect: man
A man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the injured party, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of assault, criminal damage, and breach of safety orders arising from incidents in July 2024 at a Dublin address, in which he punched, kicked, and threw objects at his then partner, causing her serious soft tissue injuries and mental health trauma. He was arrested in the garden and sentenced by Judge Martin Nolan on 17 October 2026 to five years on two assault causing harm counts running concurrently, backdated to his custody. The man, who has 36 previous District Court convictions, expressed remorse and said he was ashamed of what he did to his partner.
Sentenced17 Oct
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No. 012316 Oct2026
Parnell Square attacker Riad Bouchaker critically ill in hospital after collapsing in Cloverhill
Attempted murder, assault causing serious harm, assault, producing a knife in a manner likely to intimidate · Dublin
Victim: Leanne Flynn, Irish woman (judged from name)Leanne FlynnVictim: Alan Loren-Guille, French man, 17Alan Loren-GuilleVictim: Alan Lorena Guille, French manAlan Lorena GuilleVictim: 2 peopleSuspect: Riad Bouchaker, Algerian man, 52Riad Bouchaker
On 23 November 2023, Riad Bouchaker, a 52-year-old Algerian man now an Irish citizen, stabbed a five-year-old girl in the heart, creche worker Leanne Flynn in the back, and other children with a 36cm carving knife at Parnell Square East in Dublin. The five-year-old girl suffered severe brain injury due to blood loss and will require lifelong care. Bouchaker was charged with attempted murder of three children, assault causing serious harm to Flynn, and other offences, and a jury at the Central Criminal Court convicted him of all charges after a three-week trial ending in July 2026. Sentencing was adjourned to 16 November 2026, and on 16 October 2026 Bouchaker collapsed in Cloverhill remand prison and was taken to intensive care in a Dublin hospital, where he is critically ill but not in imminent danger.
Sentenced12 Oct
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No. 012416 Oct2026
Two men on trial for murder of 63-year-old man stabbed in Finglas
Murder · Dublin
Victim: Anthony aka Josh Fowler, Irish man, 63 (judged from name)Anthony aka Josh FowlerSuspect: Connor Brennan Moran, Irish man, 23 (judged from name)Connor Brennan MoranSuspect: Ryan Brennan, Irish man, 30 (judged from name)Ryan Brennan
Anthony aka Josh Fowler, a 63-year-old man and recovering drug addict, was stabbed to death just after midnight on 26 November 2024 at Dunsink Green, Finglas, Dublin, by two men who were looking for a person believed to have stolen cannabis and cash. Connor Brennan Moran, 23, and Ryan Brennan, 30, both of Lanesborough Gardens, Finglas, pleaded not guilty to his murder. The two accused left the area in a taxi to Newry, Co Down, after the stabbing. The trial opened at the Central Criminal Court on 16 October 2026, with the prosecution outlining a joint enterprise case in which the men intended to cause serious harm to the alleged drug thief but instead stabbed Mr Fowler, who died from a single stab wound to the chest.
In court16 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 012916 Oct2026
Convicted rapist jailed for stealing milk van with driver's daughter inside
Dangerous driving, unlawful taking of a vehicle, assault · Dublin
Victim: 2 peopleSuspect: Jamie Murray Kinsella, Irish man, 34 (judged from name)Jamie Murray KinsellaSuspect: Irish man, 37
Jamie Murray Kinsella, a 34-year-old Irish man with 74 previous convictions including a rape conviction, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, unlawful taking of a vehicle, and assault after he and another man took a milk delivery van with the driver's daughter in the back on 12 May 2025 in the Saggart and Tallaght areas of Dublin. The van travelled 24 km before Kinsella lost control, and both men were arrested; he was sentenced in October 2026 to five years and nine months (backdated) and a five-year driving disqualification. Separately, a 37-year-old Dublin factory worker was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury in June 2026 of 25 counts of sexual assault, rape, and child cruelty against his partner's two children, who were aged eight and nine at the start of the abuse between 2018 and 2021 in Dublin and Waterford. He was sentenced on 16 October 2026 to 12 years and three months with no part suspended, and both children are now in care. The man maintains his innocence and does not accept the jury verdict.
Sentenced16 Oct
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No. 013016 Oct2026
Man in 40s arrested and €170,000 in drugs and cash seized in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Sale and supply of controlled drugs · Dublin
Suspect: man, 40s
On 15 October 2026, the Dublin Crime Response Team searched a residence in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, as part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Dublin Metropolitan Region. A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene and is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in the Dublin area. Officers seized approximately €167,110 in drugs, including cannabis, cocaine, MDMA, psilocin and LSD, along with €4,575 in cash and drugs paraphernalia. The seized drugs are to be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, and investigations are ongoing.
Arrested16 Oct
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No. 013416 Oct2026
Gardaí given Orla Poole's name 28 years ago in George Gibney investigation
Indecent assault, attempted rape · Dublin
Victim: Carolyn Brown, Irish woman (judged from name)Carolyn BrownVictim: Orla Poole, Irish woman (judged from name)Orla PooleVictim: 2 peopleSuspect: George Gibney, Irish man, 78George GibneySuspect: Graham Carey, Irish man, 42 (judged from name)Graham Carey
George Gibney, 78, an Irish man and former Olympic swimming coach, was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury in July 2026 of 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape of four girls, including Orla Poole, an Irish woman whom he abused from the age of eight and attempted to rape at 12, for offences committed between 1971 and 1981 at swimming pools in Stillorgan and Blackrock, Co Dublin, and in his car, home, and complainants' homes. After being extradited from Florida in 2025, Gibney was sentenced on 12 October 2026 to 15 years and 6 months' imprisonment. Carolyn Brown, another Irish woman victim, gave Orla Poole's name to gardaí in 1998, but they never contacted her, and the DPP directed no charges on Brown's complaint. Separately, Graham Carey, 42, an Irish man and truck driver, was convicted in April 2026 of incitement to hatred for a 2023 Instagram livestream in which he referred to refugees as 'rape-ugees' and sentenced in October 2026 to two years' imprisonment with the final year suspended.
Sentenced12 Oct
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No. 013615 Oct2026
Irish scaffolding company's €2.4m Revenue debt case in High Court
Winding up, asset dissipation · Dublin
Suspect: Robert Stowe, Irish man (judged from name)Robert StoweSuspect: Andrew James Haynes, Irish man (judged from name)Andrew James HaynesSuspect: Joseph Oxley, Irish man (judged from name)Joseph OxleySuspect: Serge Marino, non-Irish man (judged from name)Serge MarinoSuspect: Graham Donald Croot, Irish man (judged from name)Graham Donald Croot
A scaffolding company, Instant Upright Ltd, was wound up in January following a petition by the Revenue Commissioners, owing almost €2.4 million to Revenue along with other debts. In the High Court in Dublin, the company's liquidator alleged the business had been diverted to a Gibraltar-registered entity of the same name to place assets beyond creditors' reach. Judge Brian Cregan granted an interim freezing order and permission to serve proceedings on five named defendants outside the jurisdiction, including Robert Stowe, Andrew James Haynes, Joseph Oxley, Serge Marino and Graham Donald Croot. The case is set to return to court the following week.
In court15 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 013315 Oct2026
Garda regains control of official X accounts after cryptocurrency hack
Unauthorised access to computer systems · Dublin
Two official An Garda Síochána X accounts, @GardaTraffic and @GardaInfo, were hacked on 14 October 2026 when a third party gained unauthorised access to promote a cryptocurrency platform. The accounts, which have a combined following of more than 900,000 people, had some branding removed and their location set to Amsterdam, while cryptocurrency posts appeared on the profiles. Gardaí confirmed that no data was exposed and there was no unauthorised access to any Garda systems. Control of the accounts was re-established by 15 October 2026, and the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau has opened a criminal investigation, with the accounts to remain inactive for the coming days.
Reported15 Oct
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No. 013515 Oct2026
Masked men steal cash from Balbriggan business with apparent firearm
Robbery · Dublin
Suspect: 2 people
Two masked men armed with an apparent firearm entered a business in the Old Market Green area of Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, at approximately 9:15pm on Saturday 10 October 2026, threatened staff, and stole a sum of cash before fleeing on foot. The two suspects, whose names, ages, and nationalities have not been given, were described as wearing a navy hoodie with a white mask and a yellow/beige jacket with a dark hat respectively. No arrests or charges have been reported. On 15 October 2026, Gardaí from Balbriggan Garda Station issued a witness appeal seeking anyone with information or camera footage from the Old Market Green or Craoibhin Park area between 9pm and 9:30pm that evening.
Reported15 Oct
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No. 013715 Oct2026
Thieves rob Salsa Mexican Food restaurant in Dublin city centre
Burglary · Dublin
Thieves smashed the front window of Salsa Mexican Food restaurant on Custom House Square, Mayor Street Lower, Dublin city centre, and stole a number of items at approximately 3:30 am on Tuesday 13 October 2026. No suspects have been identified. Gardaí launched an investigation into the burglary. The restaurant owners described the incident as incredibly upsetting and appealed for information on Instagram. No arrests or charges have been reported as of the latest update.
Reported15 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 014014 Oct2026
Witness appeal after assault on Inver Road, Cabra, Dublin 7
Assault · Dublin
Victim: man, 50s
A man in his 50s was assaulted on Inver Road, Cabra, Dublin 7, at around 10:15pm on Monday 12 October 2026. He was taken to Mater Misericordiae University Hospital with serious injuries believed to be non-life-threatening. No suspect has been named or arrested. Gardaí from Cabra are investigating and have issued a witness appeal, specifically asking taxi drivers and road users in the area between 9:30pm and 10:30pm to provide information or camera footage. Investigations are ongoing as of 14 October 2026.
Reported14 Oct
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No. 014114 Oct2026
Convicted killer Derek Boyd jailed for one year for pub assault in Finglas
Assault with intent to cause bodily harm · Dublin
Victim: Mark Carroll, Irish man (judged from name)Mark CarrollVictim: Sandra Boyd, Irish woman, 36 (judged from name)Sandra BoydVictim: manSuspect: Derek Boyd, Irish man, 31 (judged from name)Derek Boyd
Derek Boyd, 31, a man, punched a man outside the Abbey Tavern in Finglas, Dublin, in April 2024, knocking him to the ground and causing a nosebleed. The injured man declined to co-operate with the garda investigation, but Boyd was arrested, initially denied it was him, and then pleaded guilty to assault with intent to cause bodily harm on April 17, 2024. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced Boyd to one year in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Boyd is already serving a life sentence for the murder of Mark Carroll in June 2024 and a four-year sentence, with two years suspended, for the manslaughter of his sister Sandra Boyd in 2022.
Sentenced14 Oct
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No. 014314 Oct2026
FAI coach Matthew Hayes Rice jailed for stabbing close friend in Tallaght
Assault causing harm · Dublin
Victim: womanSuspect: Matthew Hayes Rice, Irish man, 29 (judged from name)Matthew Hayes Rice
On 15 June 2020, Matthew Hayes Rice, a 29-year-old FAI coach, stabbed a close female friend during an altercation at her flat in Exchange Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24, after a dispute involving his sister. The victim sustained a 9cm deep stab wound to her side and cuts to her face, and was taken to Tallaght Hospital. Hayes Rice pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and took three bench warrants in the case. On 14 October 2026, Judge Nolan sentenced him to two years and three months, reduced from a headline of four years and six months, with credit for time served.
Sentenced14 Oct
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No. 014413 Oct2026
Gardaí searching for 17-year-old Sophie O'Connor missing from Finglas, Dublin
Missing person · Dublin
In October 2024, the Data Protection Commission fined Microsoft-owned LinkedIn €310 million for breaches of European data protection legislation, a decision that arose from a 2018 complaint made to the French data watchdog by the non-profit La Quadrature du Net. LinkedIn initiated High Court proceedings challenging the fine, and the High Court determined several preliminary issues in a judgment handed down in April. The DPC subsequently appealed to the Supreme Court on three issues, with LinkedIn also seeking a cross-appeal on a further preliminary issue. In October 2026, a three-judge Supreme Court panel granted permission for the leapfrog appeal, noting the issues are of general public importance. LinkedIn alleges the DPC was not exercising limited functions and powers of a judicial nature within the meaning of the Constitution.
In court13 Oct
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No. 014913 Oct2026
Solicitor Ammi Burke challenges Arthur Cox dismissal in Labour Court
Unfair dismissal · Dublin
Victim: Ammi Burke, Irish woman (judged from name)Ammi Burke
Ammi Burke, a solicitor from Castlebar, Co Mayo, was summarily dismissed by Arthur Cox Solicitors of Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, on 12 November 2019 following a dispute over a lunch invitation email sent by senior partner Gráinne Hennessy in January 2019. Burke received an ex gratia payment of €70,000 and previously challenged the dismissal at the Workplace Relations Commission, which led to two judicial reviews. She is now on her third challenge, bringing the case to the Labour Court in October 2026, where Arthur Cox's barrister Peter Ward argued Burke was solely to blame for damage to her reputation. The Labour Court hearing, which heard evidence from Hennessy and managing partner Geoff Moore, continues on Tuesday.
In court12 Oct
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No. 014813 Oct2026
Supreme Court to hear Brazilian woman's Irish citizenship appeal
Naturalisation appeal · Dublin
Victim: Danielle Caroline Cordeiro Sousa Diniz, Brazilian woman, 31Danielle Caroline Cordeiro Sousa Diniz
Danielle Caroline Cordeiro Sousa Diniz, a 31-year-old Brazilian woman who lived in Ireland from age 11 to 18 as a dependant of her father, applied for Irish naturalisation in January 2019. The Minister for Justice denied her application, and the High Court refused it in March 2023, finding she did not have a compelling discretionary case. The Court of Appeal dismissed her appeal on 13 March 2025. In October 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to hear her appeal, finding the case raises a matter of general public importance.
In court12 Oct
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No. 015312 Oct2026
Fake taxi driver Nicolae Zgherea jailed for false imprisonment of visually impaired woman in Dublin
False imprisonment · Dublin
Victim: womanSuspect: Nicolae Zgherea, non-Irish man, 30 (judged from name)Nicolae Zgherea
In the early hours of 8 May 2022, a visually impaired woman in Dublin got into the car of Nicolae Zgherea, a 30-year-old man, at a taxi rank believing he was a taxi driver. After realising there was no licence or meter, she asked him to pull over but he continued driving until a 999 operator convinced him to stop on Mespil Road. Zgherea, who was not a taxi driver, pleaded guilty to false imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Orla Crowe sentenced him to four years, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions, after reducing the headline sentence of five years.
Sentenced12 Oct
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No. 015712 Oct2026
Sentencing of Abdullah Khan, who stabbed garda and set fire to McGregor pub, adjourned to November
Assault, arson · Dublin
Victim: Gary Lynch, Irish man (judged from name)Gary LynchSuspect: Abdullah Khan, non-Irish man, 24 (judged from name)Abdullah Khan
Abdullah Khan, a 24-year-old man and supporter of Islamic State, pleaded guilty to setting fire to the Black Forge Inn, a bar owned by Conor McGregor, in Walkinstown, south Dublin, on 25 July 2025 and to stabbing Garda Gary Lynch on Capel Street in Dublin city on 29 July 2025. He appeared before the non-jury Special Criminal Court in Dublin via videolink from prison on 12 October 2026. Judge Caroline Biggs adjourned the sentencing because the judge who had been dealing with the case was unwell. Khan was remanded in custody for sentencing on 2 November 2026.
Convicted12 Oct
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No. 015612 Oct2026
Daniel Kinahan appears in person at Special Criminal Court, case adjourned to December 21
Directing a criminal organisation · Dublin
Suspect: Daniel Kinahan, Irish man, 49Daniel Kinahan
Daniel Kinahan, a 49-year-old Irish man, was arrested in Dubai in April 2026 on an extradition request from Ireland and was extradited to Ireland on 9 August 2026, where he was charged with directing a criminal organisation between 18 October 2015 and 6 April 2017 under section 71A of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. He was remanded in custody at Portlaoise Prison and has appeared at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin three times since his extradition. At his third appearance on 12 October 2026, the case was adjourned to 21 December 2026 for the service of a book of evidence, and his solicitor indicated a bail application would be made in the coming weeks before the High Court.
In court25 Sep
7 reports from irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
No. 015912 Oct2026
Man in 40s due in Bray District Court over 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy in Clondalkin
Murder · Dublin
Victim: Eoin McCarthy, Irish man, 27 (judged from name)Eoin McCarthySuspect: man, 40s
Eoin McCarthy, a 27-year-old man from Ashwood Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, was murdered in 2005. A man in his 40s was questioned in connection with the investigation into the killing. The man is expected to appear before Bray District Court on 12 October 2026 at approximately 10:30am in connection with the case.
In court12 Oct
1 report from garda.ie
No. 016111 Oct2026
Gardaí seize €150,000 of drugs in Swords, Co. Dublin
Possession of drugs for sale or supply · Dublin
Suspect: man, late teens
Gardaí searched a residential property in Swords, Co. Dublin on 9 October 2026 and seized suspected cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of €150,000, reported as €175,000 in a later Garda release, along with drug paraphernalia, cash and other items. An adult male in his late teens was arrested in connection with the seizure and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region. He was charged with possession of drugs for sale or supply and is due to appear before Balbriggan District Court on 3 November 2026. The search was part of Operation Tara and ongoing operations targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the area.
Charged10 Oct
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No. 016410 Oct2026
Motorist's friend arrested for active bench warrant after M50 stop
Driving without insurance or tax, active bench warrant · Dublin
Suspect: 2 people
On the M50 in Dublin in early October 2026, Gardaí stopped a BMW flagged by ANPR for having no active insurance and no tax for 274 days, and seized it under Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act. The BMW driver asked a friend to collect him, and when the friend arrived in an Audi, Gardaí found he had an active court disqualification and an active bench warrant. The Audi driver was arrested and held for court. Both men are due to appear at the District Court at a later date.
Arrested6 Oct
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No. 016610 Oct2026
Teenager sentenced for defilement of 12-year-old girl
Defilement · Dublin
Victim: woman, 12Suspect: man, 15 (reports differ: 17)
A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty in early 2024 to defilement after engaging in sexual acts with a 12-year-old girl near his home in Dublin. The case was deemed unsuitable for the Garda Youth Diversion Programme and was sent to the Central Criminal Court, where Mr Justice Paul McDermott adjourned the matter in September 2026 for finalisation. In October 2026, the boy, now 17, was sentenced to a two-year detention order with eight months in detention and 16 months suspended for three years on very strict conditions, along with Sex Offender's Act requirements for three years. The judge reduced the headline sentence from six years to three years to reflect the boy's youth. The boy also pleaded guilty to possession and production of child sexual abuse material at the Children's Court.
Sentenced10 Oct
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No. 01709 Oct2026
Woman jailed for four years for storing €1.5m cannabis in Lucan, Dublin
Possession of drugs for sale or supply · Dublin
Suspect: Oana Onofrei, non-Irish woman, 49 (judged from name)Oana Onofrei
Gardaí searched the home of 49-year-old woman Oana Onofrei on St Edmunds Grove in Lucan, Dublin, on 13 November 2025 after receiving information and observing a delivery, and found €1,556,000 worth of cannabis. Onofrei, who had no previous convictions, sublet a room to men for €1,000 a month to store and sort the cannabis, with the men using the Signal App to instruct her to deliver bags of drugs. She pleaded guilty to possession of the drugs for sale or supply at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. On 9 October 2026, Judge Martin Nolan sentenced her to four years in prison, backdated to November 2025, halving the headline eight-year sentence on the basis that she made little or no profit and was unlikely to reoffend.
Sentenced9 Oct
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No. 01729 Oct2026
Irish pensioner arrested in Sicily over sexual assault of child in Ireland
Sexual assault of a child · Dublin
Suspect: Irish man, 69
A 69-year-old Irish man was arrested in Sicily, Italy, on 5 October 2026 over allegations he sexually assaulted a child in Ireland. He was detained after checking into a hotel in Letojanni, near Taormina, when the Schengen European alert system flagged his details to Italian police. The DPP ordered prosecution on a charge of sexual assault on a minor, and a European Arrest Warrant was issued by the High Court in Dublin in May 2026. He is held in Messina Gazzi Prison, Sicily, awaiting extradition back to Ireland.
Arrested9 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 01789 Oct2026
Michael Flatley's court case with former solicitor adjourned following wife's death
Solicitor-client dispute, compel production of files · Dublin
Victim: Michael Flatley, Irish man (judged from name)Michael FlatleyVictim: Irish woman (judged from name)Suspect: Maxwell Mooney, Irish man (judged from name)Maxwell Mooney
Michael Flatley, a man, is in a legal dispute with his former solicitor Maxwell Mooney, a man, over €487,837 in legal fees and a general lien on client files relating to Flatley's mansion, Castlehyde, in Fermoy, Co Cork. The relationship between the two broke down in November 2025, and Flatley's side is seeking a court order compelling Mooney to produce the client files and a copy of the client account. The case was before Mr Justice David Barniville, President of the High Court, in Dublin. On 9 October 2026, the court granted a two-week adjournment following the death of Flatley's wife, Niamh O'Brien, and the matter is set to return before the court at the end of October. Mediation talks have been underway between the sides.
In court9 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 01779 Oct2026
David Dunne appeals murder conviction for killing Mountjoy inmate Robert O'Connor
Murder · Dublin
Victim: Robert O'Connor, Irish man, 34 (judged from name)Robert O'ConnorSuspect: David Dunne, Irish man, 42 (judged from name)David Dunne
David Dunne, a 42-year-old man, was convicted of murdering Robert O'Connor, a 34-year-old man, at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin on 29 July 2022 after prison officers saw him stamping and kicking the inmate's head. A jury in 2024 took less than three hours to unanimously convict Dunne of murder, with the State Pathologist finding the death was caused by multiple blunt force trauma-type injuries to the head. Dunne, who had 123 prior convictions, appealed to the Court of Appeal, arguing the trial judge's direction on intent was flawed and that a prison officer's testimony was improperly admitted. The three-judge Court of Appeal panel reserved its judgment in October 2026.
In court9 Oct
1 report from irishmirror.ie
No. 01808 Oct2026
Elon Musk's X loses High Court challenge over Irish media regulator's complaint handling
Challenging regulator's handling of complaints under the Digital Services Act · Dublin
Victim: Josh Itseli, Irish man, 20 (judged from name)Josh ItseliVictim: 2 peopleSuspect: man, 50s
A 38-year-old Dublin criminal from the Drimnagh area survived two shooting attempts on 22 and 23 September 2026 in Bluebell and Inchicore, amid a feud linked to the May 2024 death of Josh Itseli, a man, 20, who was accidentally shot by a member of his own gang in Drimnagh. A petrol bomb attack on a property off Davitt Road in Drimnagh in the early hours of 7 October 2026 was believed to be a message to the same criminal, and a woman in her 50s was arrested that day in connection with the investigation. She was charged and appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 8 October 2026. On the same day, Elon Musk's X lost its High Court challenge against the Irish media regulator Comisiún na Meán over its handling of complaints under the Digital Services Act.
In court8 Oct
4 reports from garda.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
No. 01818 Oct2026
Anthony Foley granted High Court bail over assault on Michael Healy-Rae
Assault causing harm · Dublin
Victim: Michael Healy-Rae, Irish man, 50s (judged from name)Michael Healy-RaeSuspect: Anthony Foley, Irish man, 51 (judged from name)Anthony Foley
Michael Healy-Rae, a man in his 50s and Independent TD for Kerry, was assaulted through his open car window on Cork Street, Dublin 8, on 16 September 2026 at approximately 4:10pm while stopped in traffic driving home from the Dáil. Anthony Foley, a man aged 51, was arrested the following day and charged with assault causing harm, an offence carrying up to 10 years. Healy-Rae sustained a laceration to his mouth requiring seven stitches. Foley was refused bail at Dublin District Court on 18 September and remanded to Cloverhill Prison. On 9 October 2026, Judge Cathleen Noctor at the High Court in Cloverhill granted Foley bail subject to a €500 surety, a €1,400 personal bond, twice-daily sign-on, an 8pm-to-8am curfew, and exclusion from Dublin 2.
In court18 Sep
9 reports from dublinlive.ie, garda.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
No. 01828 Oct2026
Homeless man jailed for sexually assaulting woman in Dublin city centre
Sexual assault · Dublin
Victim: 4 peopleSuspect: Brian Reilly, Irish man, 49 (judged from name)Brian ReillySuspect: Levers Zinca, non-Irish man, 31 (judged from name)Levers Zinca
Brian Reilly, a 49-year-old homeless man, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 8 October 2026 to sexually assaulting a woman in Dublin city centre on 18 July 2022, after he stumbled towards her and exposed his penis at a bus stop; he said he had no recollection of the incident until shown CCTV and claimed he had taken a tray of sedatives and alcohol that night. Judge Martin Nolan jailed him for two years and three months, noting his 74 previous convictions were mainly for theft and public order offences. On the same day, Levers Zinca, a 31-year-old man of no fixed abode, was sentenced to five years with the final six months suspended for two years for seven ATM distraction thefts totalling €1,940 committed between July and December 2025, targeting elderly and vulnerable victims including an elderly nun. Zinca, who had previous convictions in Ireland, Belgium, Denmark and Germany, was identified from CCTV and arrested in January 2026; his family brought €2,000 to court to reimburse the victims.
Sentenced8 Oct
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No. 01877 Oct2026
Woman's High Court case over child abuse videos on Pornhub sites adjourned to March
Sexual abuse, breach of privacy, GDPR breach · Dublin
Victim: Jane Doe, womanJane DoeVictim: woman, 5 (reports differ: 2)Suspect: man, 18
A woman known as Jane Doe claims she was drugged and raped by a man when she was a minor and that videos of the abuse were published on adult websites including Pornhub. She brought a High Court case in Dublin against the MindGeek (now AYLO) group of companies, seeking damages for breach of privacy and GDPR breaches. In October 2026, Mr Justice Brian Cregan adjourned the case to March 2027 pending US court approval of a $120 million class action settlement. Separately, a boy now 18 who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his two half-sisters, aged five and two, between 2022 and 2023 was sentenced to four years with the final two years suspended.
Sentenced7 Oct
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No. 01897 Oct2026
Four Palestinian students' visa refusal judicial review settled in High Court
Judicial review of visa refusals · Dublin
Victim: Palestinian 4 peopleSuspect: Jim O'Callaghan, Irish manJim O'Callaghan
Four Palestinian students, three of whom are in Gaza and one in Spain, challenged the refusal of their Irish university scholarship visas in the High Court in Dublin. The visas were refused because the students had not provided original documents, with counsel arguing that civilian infrastructure for obtaining documents no longer exists in Gaza. The judicial review cases before Judge Anthony Barr settled on Wednesday 7 October 2026, with Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan agreeing to determine the students' appeals by close of business on Friday. The students' counsel indicated possible further challenges if the appeals are unsuccessful.
In court7 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 01887 Oct2026
Woman in 50s arrested after €162,000 cocaine seized in Santry, Dublin 9
Possession of drugs for sale or supply · Dublin
Suspect: woman, 50s
On 7 October 2026, Gardaí from the Ballymun Drugs Unit, Serious Crime West, searched a residential property in Santry, Dublin 9, as part of ongoing operations targeting the sale and supply of drugs. During the search, suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €162,000 was seized. A woman in her 50s was arrested and is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. The suspected cocaine has been forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for examination, and investigations are ongoing.
Arrested7 Oct
1 report from garda.ie
No. 01917 Oct2026
High Court clears way for public order trial over child left in car at Liffey Valley
Threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour in a public place, failure to comply with a garda direction, refusal to give name and address · Dublin
Suspect: man
A man, whose name is protected by a reporting restriction to safeguard his children, was arrested in the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Dublin, on 25 August 2019 after an altercation with gardaí who had been told his two-year-old son was left alone sleeping in his parked car while he went shopping. He was charged with threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour in a public place, failure to comply with a garda direction, and refusal to give his name and address, all of which he denied. His attempt to bring a private prosecution against the gardaí was refused by the District Court and upheld by the Court of Appeal. On 7 October 2026, the High Court refused his application for a separate preliminary hearing, clearing the way for his public order trial in Blanchardstown District Court.
In court7 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 01927 Oct2026
James Hoolahan given suspended sentence for bagging €31,000 drugs in Blanchardstown
Possession of drugs for sale or supply · Dublin
Suspect: James Hoolahan, Irish man, 22 (judged from name)James Hoolahan
James Hoolahan, an 18-year-old man, was caught bagging about €31,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis in a Blanchardstown apartment in January 2022. He was one of seven young men present when gardaí raided the apartment but was the only one charged. He pleaded guilty to one count of possessing drugs for sale or supply at Rose Court, Blanchardstown on 16 January 2022. In October 2026, Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to three years, suspended in full on conditions, noting he had no previous convictions and no negative garda attention in the four years since the offence.
Sentenced7 Oct
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No. 01946 Oct2026
Ciara Mahony pleads guilty to facilitating 2017 murder of Jamie Tighe-Ennis in Coolock
Facilitating a criminal organisation in the commission of murder · Dublin
Victim: Jamie Tighe-Ennis, Irish man, 24 (judged from name)Jamie Tighe-EnnisSuspect: Ciara Mahony, Irish woman, 46 (judged from name)Ciara Mahony
Jamie Tighe-Ennis, a 24-year-old man, was shot in the head on Moatview Avenue, Coolock, Dublin, in the early hours of 28 October 2017. Ciara Mahony, a 46-year-old woman, was arrested in October 2018 and the DPP decided to prosecute in November 2024; she was subsequently extradited from Birmingham, UK, in 2025. Mahony pleaded guilty to facilitating a criminal organisation in the commission of the murder between 27 and 28 October 2017. Her sentencing hearing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court was adjourned for mitigation in October 2026, and the murder itself remains unsolved.
Convicted6 Oct
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No. 01976 Oct2026
Paul Clarke remanded ahead of sentencing for role in 2019 shooting of Eoin Boylan in Dublin
Participation in the activity of a criminal organisation · Dublin
Victim: Eoin Boylan, Irish man, 22 (judged from name)Eoin BoylanSuspect: Paul Clarke, Irish man, 43 (judged from name)Paul Clarke
Eoin Boylan, 22, was shot several times at his family home on Clonshaugh Avenue, Dublin, on 24 November 2019 and pronounced dead at Beaumont Hospital. Paul Clarke, 43, was identified in CCTV footage getting out of a car near the scene and was arrested in August 2023; he was originally charged with murder in March 2025 but pleaded guilty in June 2025 to participation in the activity of a criminal organisation. Clarke, who has 114 previous convictions, was remanded in custody by Judge Paul McDermott at the Central Criminal Court in October 2026 ahead of sentencing.
Convicted6 Oct
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No. 02006 Oct2026
DPP appeals former priest Richard Brennan's nine-year sentence for raping two sisters
Rape, indecent assault · Dublin
Victim: Paula Fay, Irish woman (judged from name)Paula FayVictim: Catherine Wrightstone, Irish woman, 9-14 (judged from name)Catherine WrightstoneVictim: Yvonne Crist, Irish woman, 20 (judged from name)Yvonne CristVictim: Paula Faye, Irish woman, 13-17 (judged from name)Paula FayeSuspect: Richard Brennan, Irish man, 65 (judged from name)Richard BrennanSuspect: Bernard Brennan, Irish man, 67 (judged from name) (reports differ: 68)Bernard Brennan
Richard Brennan, 65, a former Catholic priest based in Montana, US, was charged with 24 offences including six counts of rape and 18 counts of indecent assault against his three sisters, Paula Fay, Catherine Wrightstone and Yvonne Crist, in their family home in Rathfarnham, south Dublin, between 1978 and 1985 when he was aged 16 to 24. He pleaded guilty to all 24 counts days into his trial at the Central Criminal Court in March 2025. In July 2025, Mr Justice David Keane imposed a global sentence reported as eight years by one source and nine years with the final 12 months suspended by another. The DPP appealed on grounds of undue leniency, and the Court of Appeal heard the case on 5 October 2026 before a three-judge panel presided by Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, who reserved judgment.
In court27 Sep
2 reports from irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
No. 01965 Oct2026
Boy pushed into bin and onto train tracks at Harmonstown Dart Station, Dublin 5
Public disorder · Dublin
Victim: man
A male youth was pushed into a bin and onto the train tracks at Harmonstown Dart Station, Dublin 5, on Sunday 4 October 2026 at approximately 8pm. The victim received medical treatment at the scene. No suspects have been identified or arrested. Gardaí launched an investigation into the incident of public disorder and are appealing for witnesses, particularly those with camera footage of the station between 7:45pm and 9pm, to contact Raheny Garda Station. Investigations are ongoing.
Reported5 Oct
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No. 01995 Oct2026
Panda Waste sent for trial over 2022 workplace death of Radu Alexandru Chertes in Finglas
Breach of Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 · Dublin
Victim: Radu Alexandru Chertes, non-Irish man, 32 (judged from name)Radu Alexandru Chertes
A 32-year-old man, Radu Alexandru Chertes, died from injuries sustained at a recycling plant in Finglas, Dublin, on 6 April 2022. Starrus Eco Holdings Limited, trading as Panda Waste Management Solutions, faces six charges under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, alleging failures in safe systems of work, control measures, and training for clearing blockages in a shredding machine. An inquest was opened in November 2022 and has been adjourned pending the judicial process. On 5 October 2026, Judge Anthony Halpin at Dublin District Court sent the company for trial at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where it will be listed for mention on 19 November 2026.
In court5 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 02024 Oct2026
Gardaí appeal for witness after death of Yves Sakila on Henry Street, Dublin
Death · Dublin
Victim: Yves Sakila, Congolese man, 35 (reports differ: mid-30s)Yves SakilaVictim: 2 people
Yves Sakila, a 35-year-old Congolese man, died on 15 May 2026 after being restrained on the ground by security personnel outside Arnotts on Henry Street, Dublin, following an alleged shoplifting incident. He was unresponsive when gardaí arrived, and although CPR was performed, he was pronounced dead at Mater Hospital. The Serious Crime Unit at Store Street is investigating, and the post-mortem report has been received but not released for operational reasons. On 4 October 2026, gardaí issued a renewed witness appeal seeking a young woman who was knocked to the ground during the incident. The death prompted protests in Dublin and a call by the special rapporteur on racism for an urgent independent investigation.
Reported4 Oct
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No. 02064 Oct2026
Gardaí appeal for witnesses after woman dies in rickshaw crash on North Wall Quay, Dublin
Road traffic collision · Dublin
Victim: Kathleen Carey, Irish woman, 30s (judged from name)Kathleen CareyVictim: Danielle O'Keane, Irish woman, 37 (judged from name)Danielle O'KeaneSuspect: man, 20s
Kathleen Carey, a woman in her 30s, fell from a balcony at an apartment in Belmayne, Dublin 13, on Monday between 3pm and 3.45pm and died in hospital two days later, while Danielle O'Keane, a 37-year-old mother of two from Newry, died on 1 October 2026 after the rickshaw she was travelling in hit a kerb on North Wall Quay, Dublin, at around 11pm on Saturday 26 September 2026. A man in his 20s was arrested for questioning in central Dublin on Tuesday in connection with Carey's fall and released without charge, with Gardaí preparing a file for the DPP. The Carey case is being treated as serious assault rather than homicide, with the possibility she was pushed under investigation. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and camera footage from the vicinity of North Wall Quay between 10:30pm and 11:15pm on 26 September 2026.
Reported3 Oct
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No. 02152 Oct2026
Two Ballyfermot residents charged with perjury in Conor McGregor civil appeal
Perjury · Dublin
Victim: Sonia, womanSoniaVictim: Irish man (judged from name)Suspect: Samantha O'Reilly, Irish woman, 38 (judged from name)Samantha O'ReillySuspect: Stephen Cummins, Irish man, 39 (judged from name)Stephen CumminsSuspect: Steven Cummins, Irish man, 39 (judged from name)Steven Cummins
Samantha O'Reilly, 38, and Stephen/Steven Cummins, 39, both of Cherry Orchard Green, Ballyfermot, were charged on 29 September 2026 with perjury over false statements allegedly made in affidavits during Conor McGregor's civil appeal of a finding that he raped Nikita Hand. The alleged offences occurred at Lincoln Lane, Dublin 7, on 14 January 2025, with O'Reilly facing an additional count for 6 May 2025. Both were arrested in Ballyfermot that morning, made no reply after caution, and appeared before Judge Michele Finan at Dublin District Court, where they were granted bail. The DPP directed that they face trial on indictment at the Circuit Court, and both cases were adjourned to 9 November 2026.
In court29 Sep
6 reports from dublinlive.ie, garda.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
No. 02161 Oct2026
High Court orders toddler in abduction case to be brought to Northern Ireland for access with father
Child abduction, access order · Dublin
Victim: 2 peopleSuspect: woman
A toddler was taken to Ireland by her mother without the father's knowledge late last year, and the father was subsequently refused a visa to travel to the Republic. A High Court judge ordered the child be brought to Northern Ireland for in-person access with her father, with protective measures including supervised access by Supervised Access Ireland, a ne exeat order, passport retention by the father's solicitor, and notification of port and airport policing authorities. The mother, who alleged physical and mental abuse during the marriage that the father denies, previously told the court she would appeal any order directing her to allow the child to be brought to Northern Ireland. Mirror orders would need to be in place in Northern Ireland before access could be facilitated.
In court1 Oct
1 report from irishtimes.com
No. 02201 Oct2026
Woman in 30s dies after serious assault in Belmayne, Dublin 13
Serious assault · Dublin
Victim: woman, 30sSuspect: 2 people
A woman in her 30s was found on the ground outside apartments on Main Street, Belmayne, Dublin 13, shortly after 3:40pm on Monday 28 September 2026, after a row in a first-floor apartment; Gardaí are probing whether she was thrown or pushed off a balcony by a man known to her or whether she fell. A man in his 20s was arrested on 29 September and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and two men aged in their 60s and 50s were arrested on 30 September under the Market Abuse Regulations 2016 for the offence of insider dealing. The woman, who was taken to Beaumont Hospital for serious injuries, has since passed away, and a post-mortem examination is in progress. The man in his 20s was released without charge on 30 October 2026 pending a file to the DPP, and the two men were also released without charge with files to be prepared for the DPP.
Arrested29 Sep
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No. 022330 Sep2026
Dublin car salesman Andrius Miliauskas jailed for misleading customers over car history
Misleading consumers · Dublin
Victim: 2 peopleSuspect: Andrius Miliauskas, non-Irish man (judged from name)Andrius MiliauskasSuspect: Brian Healy, Irish man (judged from name)Brian Healy
Lucan Auto Sales owner Brian Healy and his Ukrainian salesman Andrius Miliauskas were sentenced at Dublin District Court on 30 September 2026 after pleading guilty to 10 charges under the Consumer Protection Act 2007 for selling two cars with undisclosed crash histories. A 161 Ford Focus, written off in a March 2023 crash, was sold to a customer in June 2023 for €11,500, and a 142 Audi A5, written off in the UK in 2017, was sold in June 2024 for €14,000, in both cases without disclosing the vehicles' prior write-off status. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission brought the prosecution after a probe launched following consumer complaints. Miliauskas, who had a prior 2023 conviction for a similar offence, was jailed for four months, while Healy was fined €1,500 and ordered to pay €3,567 in costs and €1,994 in compensation.
Sentenced30 Sep
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No. 001130 Sep2026
Six men arrested over false imprisonment and assault in Dublin
False imprisonment and assault · Dublin
Victim: Shea Bradley, Irish man, 29 (judged from name) (reports differ: 28)Shea BradleySuspect: 6 people
In early September 2026, a man was allegedly falsely imprisoned and assaulted in a drug-related intimidation incident in Dublin. On 29 September 2026, six men aged between their 20s and 50s were arrested following warrant searches at 11 addresses across south and west Dublin, during which electronic devices of evidential value were recovered. Four of the men were charged under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 and are due to appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice on 30 September 2026, while two were released without charge with a file to be prepared for the DPP. Separately, a man in his 40s was arrested and released without charge on 29 September 2026 in the ongoing investigation into the murder of Shea Bradley, 29, who was shot dead in a laneway in Cabra, Dublin 7, in March 2006.
Charged30 Sep
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No. 022929 Sep2026
Teenager charged with driving wrong way on M50 released from Oberstown after High Court habeas corpus inquiry
Dangerous driving, robbery, misuse of drugs, deception, being carried in a stolen vehicle · Dublin
Victim: Grace Lynch, Irish woman, 16 (judged from name)Grace LynchSuspect: Keith Lee, Irish man, 18 (judged from name)Keith LeeSuspect: man, late teens (reports differ: 16)
A car was stolen in Coolock, Dublin 17, in the early hours of 16 September 2026 and was subsequently driven against traffic on the M50 and in the Finglas and Ballymun areas before ramming a Garda vehicle at the M1/R132 junction on the evening of 17 September. A 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged with motor theft and two counts of dangerous driving, and his bail on previous charges of robbery, misuse of drugs, deception, and being carried in a stolen vehicle was revoked, leading to his remand at Oberstown Children Detention Campus. The High Court granted an Article 40 habeas corpus inquiry on 24 September and Judge David Holland ordered the boy's release on 29 September. Separately, Keith Lee, 18, of Dublin 11, appeared at Blanchardstown District Court on 29 September charged with dangerous driving causing the death of Grace Lynch, 16, who was struck by a scrambler bike at a pedestrian crossing in Finglas in January 2026; his defence is considering a plea and the case was adjourned to 10 November.
In court21 Sep
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No. 023029 Sep2026
Judge refuses application to strike out perfume-theft charge against Brendan Mullin
Theft · Dublin
Suspect: Brendan Mullin, Irish man, 62 (judged from name)Brendan Mullin
Brendan Mullin, a man aged 62, is accused of stealing a bottle of Hermès perfume worth €158 from Brown Thomas on Grafton Street, Dublin, on 15 May 2026. At Dublin District Court on 29 September 2026, his defence solicitor John O'Doherty sought to have the charge struck out, arguing noncompliance with a court disclosure order to produce statements. Judge Áine Clancy refused the application after a Garda confirmed the order had been complied with. The case was adjourned to a further hearing on 20 October 2026.
In court29 Sep
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No. 023529 Sep2026
Two men arrested in probe into criminal gang smuggling drugs into prisons
Possession of controlled drugs · Dublin
Suspect: 2 people
An investigation into a suspected criminal group smuggling controlled drugs and contraband into Irish prisons was launched more than a year before September 2026, targeting Wheatfield, Cloverhill and Mountjoy Prisons in Dublin. In April 2025, searches at properties in Clondalkin, Ballyfermot, Coolock and Tallaght and at Mountjoy Prison cells seized miniature phones, drugs worth over €25,000, €22,000 in cash, a drone and other items. On 7 September 2026, a man and a woman, both in their 20s, were arrested, and on 28 September 2026, two men, aged in their 30s and 40s, were arrested; six people have been arrested to date. The investigation remains ongoing with no charges or court appearances reported.
Arrested7 Sep
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