Ireland Case No. 0006Soliciting murder · Co. Dublin
Garda charged with soliciting murder of woman and children in Dublin
A 33-year-old male Garda, suspended from duty, was charged with soliciting an unknown person to murder a woman and three children in Dublin in August 2021, and with attempting to deceive the woman out of seeking financial support for a child in 2019 and 2020. He was arrested at Kevin Street Garda Station on 19 August 2026 and appeared before Dublin District Court, where he made no reply to the five charges. The DPP directed the case to proceed on indictment before the Central Criminal Court, and he was remanded on bail with a €300 lodgement to appear on 25 September 2026. Reporting restrictions prevent the identification of the garda and the alleged victims.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged19 Aug
3 reports - In court19 Aug
4 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 33-year-old male Garda, suspended from duty, was charged with soliciting an unknown person to murder a woman and three children (a girl and two boys) in August 2021.
- He was also charged with attempting to deceive the woman out of seeking financial support for a child between February 2019 and July 2020.
- Where
- The alleged offences occurred in Dublin and the arrest was made at Kevin Street Garda Station.
- When
- Four of the five alleged offences occurred between 21 and 22 August 2021, and the arrest and court appearance took place on 19 August 2026.
- Investigation
- The Garda Anti-Corruption Unit investigated the matter and Detective Sergeant Mark Melbourne made the arrest.
- Charges
- The man was charged with five offences in total, including four counts of soliciting murder under Section 4 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
- In court
- He appeared before Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice on 19 August 2026 and made no reply to the charges under caution.
- The DPP directed the case to proceed on indictment before the Central Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- He was remanded on bail with a €300 lodgement and passport surrendered, to appear before the Central Criminal Court on 25 September 2026.
- Other details
- Reporting restrictions were imposed preventing the identification of the garda and the alleged victims.
- The garda has been suspended from duty since the investigation began.
68 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe suspect is a man in his 30s who is a member of An Garda Síochána. (garda.ie)
- whatA Garda has appeared in court charged with soliciting a person to murder a mother and three children. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatA Garda has been charged with soliciting a person to murder a mother and three children. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatA Dublin-based garda was charged with soliciting a person to murder a mother and three children. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe accused is a 33-year-old male garda (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA garda in his 30s was charged with soliciting a person to murder a woman and three children. (rte.ie)
- whatA suspended garda in his 30s was charged with soliciting the murders of a woman and three children. (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe is accused of soliciting an unknown person to murder two females and two males. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe Garda was arrested at Kevin Street Garda Station. (dundalkdemocrat.ie, longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe accused is Dublin-based (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe garda was serving in the Dublin area. (rte.ie)
- whenThe solicitation charge relates to August 2021. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe solicitation offence is alleged to have occurred in August 2021. (rte.ie)
- whenHe was arrested and charged at Kevin Street Garda station shortly after 9am on Wednesday. (irishtimes.com)
- whenFour of the five alleged offences occurred between 21 and 22 August 2021. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe Garda Anti-Corruption Unit has been investigating the activities of a particular Garda member based in the Dublin Region. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe matter is an ongoing criminal investigation. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrest was made by Detective Sergeant Mark Melbourne from the Anti-Corruption Unit. (dundalkdemocrat.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationDetective Sergeant Mark Melbourne of the Anti-Corruption Unit arrested the Garda on Wednesday morning at Kevin Street Garda Station. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationThe accused was arrested on Wednesday morning at Kevin Street Garda Station (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe Garda Anti-Corruption Unit carried out the investigation. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested, charged and cautioned at Kevin Street Garda Station and made no reply to five charges. (rte.ie)
- investigationDet Sgt Mark Melbourne of the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit told the court the officer made no reply to the charges. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe man has been charged. (garda.ie)
- chargeThe charges included soliciting an unknown person to murder the woman and the three children in August 2021. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeA further charge alleges attempting to deceive the woman out of seeking financial support for his child across 2019 and 2020. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with five offences in total. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeThe Garda was charged with five offences. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeOne charge is soliciting an unknown person to murder the woman and the three children in August 2021. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeAnother charge is attempting to deceive the woman out of seeking financial support for his child across 2019 and 2020. (longfordleader.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe garda was also charged with attempting to deceive the woman out of seeking financial support for his child across 2019 and 2020. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with five offences. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeThe accused was charged with five offences (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeOne charge is soliciting an unknown person to murder the woman and three children in August 2021 (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe is charged with attempting to induce the woman to refrain from seeking financial support for a child between 9 February 2019 and 16 July 2020. (rte.ie)
- chargeThe soliciting charges are contrary to Section 4 of the Offences Against the Person Act, 1861. (irishtimes.com)
- courtHe appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice, Court Number 2, on 19 August 2026. (garda.ie)
- courtThere was no objection to bail, but certain conditions were sought. (dundalkdemocrat.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe accused's passport had been surrendered. (dundalkdemocrat.ie, longfordleader.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- courtA €300 lodgement was sought for bail. (dundalkdemocrat.ie, longfordleader.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe bail conditions were agreed on consent. (dundalkdemocrat.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe Director of Public Prosecutions directed that the case proceed on indictment before the Central Criminal Court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe Garda was remanded on bail to appear again on 25 September. (dundalkdemocrat.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe Garda appeared before Dublin District Court. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe Director of Public Prosecutions has directed that the case proceed on indictment before the Central Criminal Court. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin District Court, where he made no reply to the charges under caution. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe accused appeared at Dublin District Court (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThere was no objection to bail (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe DPP directed the case to proceed on indictment before the Central Criminal Court (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe accused was remanded on bail to appear again on 25 September (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThere was no objection to bail and he was released on his own bond of €300. (rte.ie)
- courtThe garda will appear again before the Central Criminal Court on 25 September, when a book of evidence will be served. (rte.ie)
- courtHe appeared before Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Wednesday. (irishtimes.com)
- courtReporting restrictions were sought to protect the identities of the witnesses, three of whom were children, and their mother. (irishtimes.com)
- courtBail was set at €300 with conditions. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge imposed a restriction prohibiting media from identifying any parties in the case. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe matter was adjourned to 25 September 2026. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was remanded on bail to appear again on September 25. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherOne member of An Garda Síochána has been suspended from duty. (garda.ie)
- otherThe accused was suspended from duty. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe accused made no reply to any of the charges under caution. (dundalkdemocrat.ie, longfordleader.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe 33-year-old Garda has been suspended from duty. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe accused cannot be identified for legal reasons. (longfordleader.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe garda has been suspended from duty. (leinsterexpress.ie, rte.ie)
- otherThe accused has been suspended from duty (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge imposed reporting restrictions, so no party to the case, including the garda and his address, can be published. (rte.ie)
- otherAn Garda Síochána confirmed the man had been suspended since the investigation began. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe garda was wearing all black and placed his head in his hands during his court appearance. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Aug2026Garda charged with soliciting murders of woman and three children
First court appearance; charged with four counts of soliciting murder under Section 4 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 and one count of attempting to induce by deception; bail set at €300 with conditions; passport surrendered; reporting restrictions imposed; adjourned to 25 September 2026.
suspect, 30s, male, irish (judged from name)victim, femalevictim, femalevictim, malevictim, male - 19 Aug2026Garda charged with soliciting murder of woman, 3 children
First report of the charging; reporting restrictions prevent identification of the garda and the alleged victims. Investigation by the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit.
accused, 30s, malevictim, femalevictim, femalevictim, malevictim, malesuspect - 19 Aug2026Garda charged with soliciting murder of woman and three children
First court appearance; arrested at Kevin Street Garda Station; DPP directed trial on indictment; remanded on bail with €300 lodgement and passport surrendered.
accused, 33, malevictim, femalevictimvictimvictim - 19 Aug2026Garda charged with soliciting murder of woman and three children
First report of the charges against the garda, his arrest at Kevin Street Garda Station, the five charges, bail terms and the DPP direction for trial on indictment in the Central Criminal Court. No existing case matches.
accused, 33, malevictim, female - 19 Aug2026Garda charged with soliciting murder of woman and three children
First report of the case. The accused is a 33-year-old Garda charged with five offences, including soliciting murder in August 2021 and attempting to deceive the woman out of seeking financial support in 2019 and 2020. He was remanded on bail to 25 September and the case will proceed on indictment before the Central Criminal Court.
accused, 33, malevictim, femalevictim - 19 Aug2026Garda charged with soliciting murder of woman and three children
Reports the Garda's court appearance, five charges, bail terms and the DPP's direction that the case go to the Central Criminal Court. The article gives no exact date for the alleged offences beyond August 2021.
accused, 33, male - 19 Aug202619/08/2026 Court Appearance: An Garda Síochána (Garda Anti-Corruption Unit) Investigation in the Dublin Region. 19th August, 2026.
First report of the charge and court appearance of a suspended Garda member in his 30s in an Anti-Corruption Unit investigation in the Dublin Region.
suspect, 30s, male