Ireland Crime

Sister Leanne McEvoy gives eyewitness evidence of the machete attack; prosecution says Kelly acted as a vigilante after an arson attack on his home, and defence suggests the deceased had a slash hook.

Sister Leanne McEvoy gives trial evidence describing the accused arriving with a machete in a rage after an arson attack on his home, and denies her brother had a slash hook; defence cross-examination outlined.

Trial opening at Central Criminal Court before Ms Justice Eileen Creedon; prosecution's opening address details the machete wound, the preceding arson attack on Kelly's home, the 'vigilante' narrative, and the expected four-week trial.

First report of the charge; Kelly remanded in custody, no plea entered, next appearance at Cloverhill District Court on 11 July 2025.

First report of the murder charge; details the court appearance, arrest, investigation arrangements, and the victim's background as club captain at Quarryvale FC.

Adds Kelly's address at Shancastle Park, the court appearance at Dublin District Court, the remand to Cloverhill Prison, and that he made no reply to the charge. The article gives no incident date or location for the killing.

Provides extensive context on the two-year feud between two groups in Clondalkin/Lucan, identifies the weapon as a machete, gives the victim's address (Greenfort Avenue, Clondalkin), and describes the sequence of tit-for-tat incidents on the morning of the attack including an arson on Glenfield Avenue, a vehicle ramming in the Greenfort estate, and a petrol bomb in Shancastle.

Adds that Kelly was arrested at 3.07pm on 8 July and charged at 3.55pm at Dublin District Court, was refused bail, was granted free legal aid, and was remanded in custody to Cloverhill District Court on 11 July. Gives Kelly's address as Shancastle Park in west Dublin.

Adds that McEvoy was a footballer and club captain with Quaryvale FC, specifies the location as Shancastle Close near Liffey Valley shopping centre, confirms he was stabbed, and notes the charged man was due to appear at CCJ Dublin at 4.30pm. Includes tributes from Quarryvale FC and friends.

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Provides details on the family-based criminal feud connection, the weapon (machete or similar), the series of violent incidents that night (arson on Glenfield Avenue, vehicle ramming in Greenfort estate, petrol bomb in Shancastle), the victim's role as club captain at Quarryvale FC, his address at Greenfort Avenue, and the investigation setup (incident room at Lucan Garda station, senior investigating officer appointed, family liaison officer assigned).

Names the victim as Joseph McEvoy, 34, club captain of Quarryvale FC; links the attack to a gangland feud involving an associate of John Gilligan; describes preceding incidents over the weekend including a car fire in Glenfield Avenue, a car being rammed in Greenfort, and a suspected petrol bomb in Shancastle; notes the suspect was initially detained on suspicion of assault causing harm before a murder probe was to be launched; incident room established at Lucan Garda Station.

Names the victim as Joseph McEvoy, in his 30s, club captain of Quarryvale FC; provides context about the gangland feud involving a young associate of John Gilligan; details a spate of weekend incidents (car burned in Glenfield Avenue, car rammed in Greenfort, petrol bomb at a Shancastle house); confirms arrest of an unnamed man in his 30s under Section 4; incident room established at Lucan Garda Station.

Live blog providing initial details of the fatal stabbing, including that the victim was stabbed, the incident is linked to a feud involving a young associate of John Gilligan, and the suspect was arrested and detained under Section 4. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.

Confirms the arrested man has been formally charged and provides his court appearance date at CCJ Dublin on 8 July 2025; witness appeal issued.

Garda press release reporting the initial arrest and witness appeal; the scene is preserved for forensic examination by the Garda Technical Bureau and a post-mortem is to be arranged. An incident room was established at Lucan Garda Station.

Names the victim as Joseph McEvoy, 34, of Greenfort Avenue, Clondalkin, and says a man in his 30s has been arrested and held, with gardaí linking the attack to a feud between families. The article does not name the arrested man.

The article body is website template code with no reporting. The only substantive content is the headline, which indicates a fatal assault in Dublin and a garda appeal. No existing case matches a fatal assault in Dublin.