Ireland Darren Crosby jailed for ten months over Ballyragget assaults
On 6 December 2025 in Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Darren Crosby, a man of no fixed abode, assaulted several people, and victim impact statements were later handed in, including one from his mother, who was an injured party. Crosby pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and to being intoxicated in a public place and to threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour, and he appeared by videolink before Judge Geraldine Carthy at Kilkenny District Court. The month before sentencing he had entered these guilty pleas. On 10 March 2026 Judge Carthy imposed two consecutive five-month prison sentences, ten months in total, after hearing that he has an entrenched alcohol addiction.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced10 Mar
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- Where
- The assaults took place in Ballyragget, County Kilkenny.
- When
- The offences occurred on 6 December 2025.
- What happened
- Crosby pleaded guilty to three counts of assault contrary to section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.
- Charges
- Crosby also pleaded guilty to being intoxicated in a public place and to threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour on the same date.
- In court
- Crosby appeared via videolink before Judge Geraldine Carthy at Kilkenny District Court.
- Sentence
- Judge Carthy imposed two five-month prison sentences, to run consecutively, making ten months in total.
- Other details
- Several victim impact statements were handed in, including one from the defendant's mother, who was an injured party.
- The court heard that Crosby has an entrenched addiction to alcohol affecting his mental and physical health.
- Crosby is described as being of no fixed abode.
- A separate incident involving an assault on a garda in Kilkenny City on 5 December 2025 is reported as a different case.
9 statements extracted from the articles
- whereThe assaults took place in Ballyragget. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenThe offences occurred on 6 December 2025. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- chargeCrosby pleaded guilty to three counts of assault. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- chargeCrosby also pleaded guilty to being intoxicated in a public place and to threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtCrosby appeared via videolink before Judge Geraldine Carthy. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtThe sentence was imposed at Kilkenny District Court. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- sentenceJudge Carthy imposed two five-month prison sentences, to run consecutively. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherSeveral victim impact statements were handed in, including one from the defendant's mother, who was an injured party. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe court heard that the defendant has an entrenched addiction to alcohol affecting his mental and physical health. (kilkennypeople.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Mar2026Defendant jailed for ten months for assaults in Kilkenny town
Reports a different incident from existing case 10319, which concerns an assault on a garda in Kilkenny City on 5 December 2025. This article concerns three assault counts in Ballyragget on 6 December 2025 and a ten-month sentence.
convicted, Darren Crosby, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren Crosby