Ireland Convicted murderer sentenced to one year for pub assault in Finglas
Derek Boyd, a 33-year-old man from Finglas, Dublin, was sentenced to one year in prison in October 2026 for punching a man outside the Abbey Tavern in Finglas in April 2024. The victim, a man who was knocked to the ground and bled from the nose, declined to co-operate with the garda investigation. Boyd was arrested after a detective viewed CCTV footage of the altercation and pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit bodily harm. Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court described the sentence as suitable, noting it would not affect Boyd unduly given he is serving a life sentence for the murder of Mark Carroll and has a prior manslaughter conviction for the death of his sister.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced13 Oct
2 reports
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Boyd punched a man outside the Abbey Tavern in Finglas, knocking him to the ground and causing him to bleed from the nose.
- Where
- The assault took place outside the Abbey Tavern in Finglas, Dublin.
- When
- The assault took place on 17 April 2024.
- Investigation
- A detective viewed CCTV footage of the altercation, and Boyd was arrested but denied being the man in the footage.
- The injured man declined to co-operate with the garda investigation.
- Charges
- Boyd pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit bodily harm under Section 18 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994.
- In court
- Boyd appeared before Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- Boyd was sentenced to one year in prison running from the date of the hearing.
- Other details
- Boyd is serving a life sentence for the murder of Mark Carroll in June 2024 and has a prior conviction for the manslaughter of his sister Sandra Boyd in March 2022.
- The judge described the one-year sentence as suitable and said it would not affect Boyd unduly.
- Boyd's age is reported as 33 in the Gript article and 31 in the Irish Mirror.
21 statements extracted from the articles
- whatDerek Boyd is 33 years old (gript.ie)
- whatBoyd attacked a man in a pub (gript.ie)
- whatBoyd punched a man, knocking him to the ground. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe injured man was bleeding from the nose when he got up. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereBoyd is from Scribblestown Place in Finglas, Dublin (gript.ie)
- whereThe assault took place outside the Abbey Tavern in Finglas. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe assault took place in April 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA detective viewed CCTV footage of a disagreement at the pub. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationBoyd was arrested and denied being the man in the footage. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeBoyd pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit bodily harm (gript.ie)
- chargeThe charge was under Section 18 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994 (gript.ie)
- courtBoyd appeared before Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (gript.ie)
- courtBoyd appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in relation to the assault. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceBoyd was sentenced to one year in prison (gript.ie)
- sentenceBoyd was given a one-year sentence running from the date of the hearing. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDerek Boyd is a convicted murderer (gript.ie)
- otherBoyd was also convicted of the manslaughter of his sister (gript.ie)
- otherBoyd was seen on CCTV becoming involved in an altercation and was escorted from the pub, then returned a short time later. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe injured man declined to co-operate with the garda investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge described the one-year sentence as suitable. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge said the sentence would not affect Boyd unduly. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Oct2026Convicted killer who punched man outside Dublin pub learns his fate
Reports the one-year sentence imposed by Judge Martin Nolan for the April 2024 pub assault, and provides background on Boyd's life sentence for the murder of Mark Carroll and his earlier manslaughter conviction for the death of his sister Sandra Boyd.
convicted, Derek Boyd, 31, named, irish (judged from name)Derek Boydvictim - 13 Oct2026Convicted murderer sentenced to one year for pub attack - Gript
Confirms Boyd's age as 33, identifies him as a convicted murderer also convicted of the manslaughter of his sister, names the presiding judge (Martin Nolan) and court (Dublin Circuit Criminal Court), and specifies the statutory provision (Section 18, Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994).
convicted, Derek Boyd, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Derek Boydvictim, male