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4 cases now at verdict in Dublin, latest report first
- No. 0067
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 MohammedA 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 Oct1 report from irishmirror.ie
- No. 0157
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 KhanAbdullah 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 Oct2 reports from irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
- No. 0194
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 MahonyJamie 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 Oct1 report from irishtimes.com
- No. 0197
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 ClarkeEoin 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 Oct1 report from irishtimes.com