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10 cases now at verdict, latest report first
- No. 0108
Gerry Mooney's victim impact statement at sentencing for 1982 rape of sister in Co Offaly
Rape, indecent assault · Offaly
Victim: Olivia Payne, Irish woman, 11 (judged from name)Olivia PayneSuspect: Gerry Mooney, Irish man, 61 (judged from name)Gerry MooneyGerry Mooney, a man now 61, was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of the rape and indecent assault of his sister Olivia Payne, a woman who was 11 at the time, at their family home in Clonin, Rhode, Co Offaly in 1982. Mooney, who was 16 or 17 at the time and has no previous convictions, pleaded not guilty and said he had no recollection of the events. Ms Payne made a formal complaint to gardaí in January 2020 and Mooney was arrested and interviewed in April 2022. A jury of 11 men and one woman returned a unanimous guilty verdict earlier in 2026, and Justice Eileen Creedon remanded Mooney on continuing bail to 23 November 2026 for sentence. At the sentencing hearing on 27 October 2026, Ms Payne delivered a victim impact statement in which she said she was handing the shame and disgust of the abuse back to her brother.
Convicted27 Oct2 reports from irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie
- 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. 0165
Offaly man pleads guilty to sexual assault and rape of younger sister
Sexual assault, rape · Offaly
Victim: Irish woman (judged from name)Suspect: Irish man, 30 (judged from name)A man, 30, from Offaly pleaded guilty to eight counts of sexual assault and one count of rape of his younger sister in their family home on dates between 2010 and 2017. The abuse, which began when the girl was eight, took place on a near nightly basis while she was asleep in bed or on the sitting room couch. The woman disclosed the abuse to a counsellor and made a statement to gardaí in 2023, after which the man was arrested and interviewed but denied the offences. He entered guilty pleas on the first day of his trial at the Central Criminal Court in May 2026, and a sentence date has been set for 6 November 2026.
Convicted10 Oct1 report from irishtimes.com
- No. 0174
Three men plead guilty over planned Galway mosque bombing
Attempted terrorist activity · Galway
Suspect: Garrett Pollock, Irish man, 36 (judged from name)Garrett PollockSuspect: Darren Gorman, Irish man, 34 (judged from name)Darren GormanSuspect: Karolis Peckauskas, non-Irish man, 39 (judged from name)Karolis PeckauskasThree men, Garrett Pollock (36), Darren Gorman (34) and Karolis Peckauskas (39), planned to attack the Maryam Mosque in Galway using improvised explosive devices as part of a group calling itself the Irish Defence Army. The plot was foiled on 4 November 2025 when Gardaí stopped Pollock and Peckauskas in a black BMW in Portlaoise during a routine drug stop and found bomb-making equipment, a manifesto and a statement claiming responsibility for the bombing. Pollock pleaded guilty to possessing an explosive substance and Peckauskas to attempting to engage in terrorist activity, an offence aggravated by hatred. At the Special Criminal Court in October 2026, mitigation pleas were heard and sentencing was adjourned to 13 October 2026, with all three men remanded in custody.
Convicted5 Oct2 reports from irishtimes.com
- No. 0175
Polish pilot Michal Luczak's sentencing for €8.4m cocaine import adjourned again
Importation of cocaine · Westmeath
Suspect: Michal Luczak, Polish man, 45Michal LuczakSuspect: Timothy Gilchrist, Irish man (judged from name)Timothy GilchristPolish pilot Michal Luczak, 45, was found guilty of importing 120kg of cocaine valued at €8.4 million on a Cessna 182 that left Abbeyshrule aerodrome, Co Westmeath, bound for le Touquet Airport, France, on 3 August 2022. His friend Timothy Gilchrist, a man who travelled as a passenger, was stopped at Lough Owel, Co Westmeath, and later jailed for 11 years. Luczak's sentencing has now been adjourned on six occasions, with the latest delay on 9 October 2026 at Mullingar Circuit Court before Judge Deirdre Browne. The sentence hearing is fixed for 9 November 2026 and judgment for 16 November 2026, with a psychological report still pending.
Convicted9 Oct1 report from irishtimes.com
- No. 0186
James Spendley pleads guilty to murder of Eddie Friel in Killybegs, Donegal
Murder · Donegal
Victim: Eddie Friel, Irish man, 61 (judged from name)Eddie FrielSuspect: James Spendley, Irish man, 59 (judged from name)James SpendleyJames Spendley, 59, of St Cummin's Hill, Killybegs, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court on 7 October 2026 to the murder of 61-year-old Eddie Friel at Harbour View Drive, Killybegs, Co Donegal, between 12 and 13 April 2025. Defence counsel Desmond Dockery SC requested a governor's report and noted a psychiatric report had been received at the end of August. Mr Justice Tony Hunt adjourned sentencing to 19 October 2026, with Spendley remanded in custody. He faces a mandatory life sentence for murder.
Convicted7 Oct1 report from irishmirror.ie
- 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. 0193
Court of Appeal upholds Lisa Smith's conviction for Islamic State membership
Membership of a terrorist group · Louth
Suspect: Lisa Smith, Irish woman, 44Lisa SmithLisa Smith, a 44-year-old Irish former soldier, was charged with membership of the Islamic State between October 2015 and December 2019 after voluntarily travelling to IS-controlled territory. She pleaded not guilty but was convicted in 2022 by the Special Criminal Court, becoming the first person convicted in an Irish court of an Islamic terrorist offence committed abroad, and was sentenced to 15 months. The Court of Appeal dismissed her appeal on 6 October 2026, with Mr Justice John Edwards ruling that voluntary travel to IS-controlled territory was capable of constituting sufficient acts of participation without proof of combat or operational acts.
Convicted6 Oct2 reports from irishmirror.ie, 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