Clyde Keogh jailed for 18 months for assaulting man with claw hammer at school in South Dublin
Clyde Keogh, a 29-year-old man, pleaded guilty to assaulting a man with a claw hammer at a school in South County Dublin on 22 September 2023. The incident followed a row between parents outside the school, during which Keogh, then a partner of one of the women involved, returned and fought the injured party, who was pushing a double buggy with children. The injured man sustained cuts to his head and hand and scratches on his elbow before managing to grab the hammer and Keogh ran away. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Elva Duffy sentenced Keogh, who has 75 previous convictions, to two-and-a-half years with the final year suspended on strict conditions, making the effective sentence 18 months.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced26 Mar
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Keogh assaulted a man with a claw hammer at a school in South County Dublin.
- Where
- The incident took place at a school in South County Dublin.
- When
- The incident occurred around 9am on 22 September 2023.
- Cause
- A row between parents outside the school preceded the assault, with two women arguing with a man in the yard.
- Weapon
- A claw hammer was used in the assault.
- Charges
- Keogh pleaded guilty to assault causing harm.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- Judge Elva Duffy sentenced Keogh to two-and-a-half years with the final year suspended on strict conditions.
- Other details
- Keogh has 75 previous convictions.
- Keogh was then a partner of one of the women involved in the argument.
- The injured party sustained cuts to his head and hand and scratches on his elbow.
- Keogh is now living in Cork where he is working in construction and has a new partner.
29 statements extracted from the articles
- whatHe rented properties across rural Ireland under false pretences and used them as brothels (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe was arrested by the Garda Human Trafficking and Co-ordination Unit when he returned to Ireland from Brazil (irishtimes.com)
- whatNearly €800,000 in proceeds of crime were found across multiple Irish bank accounts (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe accepted ownership of the accounts and they were held in his own name (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe CSAM images were not distributed but fell into the most serious form (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí linked 10 rental properties to Ribeiro (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe used a different name from a fake Italian passport and fake utility bills to rent properties (irishtimes.com)
- whatLandlords told gardaí they would never have rented the property if they had known the use (irishtimes.com)
- whatWhen gardaí knocked on doors of the properties, the women who answered identified themselves as sex workers (irishtimes.com)
- whatClyde Keogh pleaded guilty to assault causing harm at a school in South County Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whatTwo women had been arguing with a man in the yard before the assault. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe injured party managed to grab the hammer and Keogh ran away. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe injured party sustained cuts to his head and hand and scratches on his elbow. (irishtimes.com)
- whereHe is from Rua Nely Augusta Gomes, Goais, Brazil (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe brothel properties were in Longford town, Kildare town, Ballyconnell (Cavan), Enniscorthy (Wexford), Ballymahon (Longford), Ballaghadereen (Roscommon), Carrick on Shannon (Leitrim), Tullow (Carlow), and two in Roscommon town (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe CSAM was discovered on his phone when he was arrested at Dublin Airport on 16 November 2023 (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offending on the 60-count indictment spanned from 2010 to 2023 (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe properties were rented out for varying periods between 2018 and 2023 (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident occurred around 9am on 22 September 2023. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe charges were part of a wider investigation after two women came forward with allegations of trafficking (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to 19 sample counts including using false instruments, inducing landlords to rent, brothel-keeping and possession of proceeds of crime (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe also pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was sentenced to 10 and a half years with consecutive terms, final 18 months suspended on strict conditions for three years, backdated to November 2023 (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceJudge Elva Duffy handed down a two-and-a-half year sentence and suspended the final year on strict conditions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe has previous convictions for fraud from France and the UK (irishtimes.com)
- otherKeogh was then a partner of one of the women involved in the argument. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe injured party declined to make a victim impact statement. (irishtimes.com)
- otherKeogh has 75 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherKeogh is now living in Cork where he is working in construction and has a new partner. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 26 Mar2025‘Put the baby down’: Man jailed for assaulting a man with claw hammer in front of children at a school
Sentencing report: Judge Elva Duffy imposed a two-and-a-half year sentence with the final year suspended on strict conditions, noting Keogh's 75 previous convictions and that he had brought a claw hammer to the incident. Keogh is now living in Cork working in construction.
convicted, Clyde Keogh, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Clyde Keoghvictim, male - 26 Mar2025Man who rented properties under false pretences to use as brothels jailed for nine years
Sentencing report. Ribeiro was arrested at Dublin Airport on 16 November 2023 upon returning from Brazil. The investigation was initiated after two women came forward with trafficking allegations. He received 10.5 years with 18 months suspended, backdated to November 2023.
convicted, Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro, 54, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeirovictim, femalevictim, female