Ireland Conor Dolan pleads guilty to murder of Neil Fitzgerald in Tallaght
Neil Fitzgerald, 36, was shot six times at Hills Lane in Crooksling, Tallaght, Dublin 24, on 5 June 2016, between five and ten minutes after midnight. Conor Dolan, 33, was approached by gardaí the day after the killing, and the prosecution said Dolan had lured Fitzgerald there by arranging to pick him up from a Tallaght pub. Dolan initially pleaded not guilty on 4 July 2023, then pleaded guilty to murdering Fitzgerald after being re-arraigned on the single count. He was remanded in custody for sentencing on 9 October, when a mandatory life sentence will be imposed.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Convicted11 Jul
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Neil Fitzgerald, aged 36, was killed in a shooting.
- Where
- Fitzgerald was killed at Hills Lane in Crooksling, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
- When
- Fitzgerald was killed on 5 June 2016, between five and ten minutes after midnight.
- Weapon
- Fitzgerald was shot six times, twice in the head and four times in the upper body.
- Cause
- The prosecution said Fitzgerald was lured to his death by Conor Dolan.
- Investigation
- The prosecution said Dolan arranged to pick up Fitzgerald from a pub in Tallaght.
- The prosecution said it would rely on circumstantial evidence to prove that Dolan arranged to pick up Fitzgerald.
- When gardaí approached Dolan the day after the murder, he had cuts on his hand and blood on his tracksuit bottoms.
- Gardaí recovered a burning rubber glove and a mobile phone from the fireplace in Dolan's home.
- In court
- Dolan, aged 33, originally pleaded not guilty to the charge on 4 July.
- Dolan pleaded guilty to murdering Neil Fitzgerald after being re-arraigned on the single count on the indictment.
- Sentence
- Dolan was remanded in custody to be sentenced on 9 October, when a mandatory life sentence will be imposed.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whereFitzgerald was killed at Hills Lane in Crooksling, Tallaght, Dublin 24. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenFitzgerald was killed on 5 June 2016. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenFitzgerald was shot between five and ten minutes after midnight. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe prosecution said Fitzgerald was lured to his death by Dolan. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe prosecution said Dolan arranged to pick up Fitzgerald from a pub in Tallaght. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí recovered a burning rubber glove and a mobile phone from the fireplace in Dolan's home. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationWhen gardaí approached Dolan the day after the murder, he had cuts on his hand and blood on his tracksuit bottoms. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtDolan pleaded guilty to murdering Neil Fitzgerald. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtDolan pleaded guilty to the murder of Mr Fitzgerald after being re-arraigned on the single count on the indictment. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtDolan had originally pleaded not guilty to the charge on July 4. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceDolan was remanded in custody to be sentenced on 9 October, where a mandatory life sentence will be imposed. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherFitzgerald was shot twice in the head and four times in the upper body. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherFitzgerald was shot six times. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Jul2023Pal says murderer Conor Dolan's looming life sentence just another bump in road
Dolan pleaded guilty to murder after initially pleading not guilty on 4 July. The article reports evidence heard at trial and gives a sentencing date of 9 October. No existing case in the list covers this 2016 killing.
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