Ireland Dublin man jailed for possessing child sexual abuse material
Stephen Comiskey, a 51-year-old man living on Turnbury Road in Baldoyle, County Dublin, was jailed for possessing child sexual abuse material. UK authorities contacted gardaí in August 2024 about a user who had a sexually explicit conversation with a 14-year-old boy, and a July 2025 report on his laptop and phones found 101 files considered child sexual abuse material. Comiskey was charged with possession, not production, and pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Orla Crowe sentenced him to two years and four months, saying the threshold for custody had been exceeded, and reports of the sentence were published in May 2026.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced1 May
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Stephen Comiskey, 51, was jailed for possessing child sexual abuse material.
- Where
- Comiskey lives on Turnbury Road, Baldoyle, County Dublin.
- When
- The images were found on his devices on 23 August 2024.
- Investigation
- UK authorities contacted gardaí in August 2024 about a user who had a sexually explicit conversation with a 14-year-old boy.
- A July 2025 report on his laptop and phones found 101 files considered child sexual abuse material.
- Charges
- Comiskey was charged with possession of the material, not producing it.
- In court
- Comiskey pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Judge Orla Crowe said the court's view was that the threshold for custody had been exceeded.
- Sentence
- Judge Crowe sentenced Comiskey to two years and four months.
- Other details
- Comiskey had been communicating with several juveniles he knew were under 18, who were aged 10 to 17 in the communications.
- Comiskey accepted he was conversing with these children, apologised, and said he had no intention of meeting up with them.
- Comiskey has no previous convictions.
- Reports of the sentence are dated 1 May 2026 on the tracker and 11 May 2026 in the article text.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man was jailed for having images of child sexual abuse material. (thejournal.ie)
- whereComiskey lives on Turnbury Road, Baldoyle. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe images were on his devices on 23 August 2024. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationUK authorities contacted gardaí in August 2024 about a user who had a sexually explicit conversation with a 14-year-old boy. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationA July 2025 report on his laptop and phones found 101 files considered child sexual abuse material. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeComiskey was charged with possession of the material, not producing it. (thejournal.ie)
- courtComiskey pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
- courtJudge Orla Crowe said the court's view was that the threshold for custody had been exceeded. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Crowe sentenced Comiskey to two years and four months. (thejournal.ie)
- otherComiskey had been communicating with several juveniles he knew were under 18. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe children depicted in the communications ranged in age from 10 to 17. (thejournal.ie)
- otherComiskey accepted he was conversing with these children and apologised. (thejournal.ie)
- otherComiskey said he had no intention of meeting up with the children. (thejournal.ie)
- otherComiskey has no previous convictions. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 May2026Dublin man who had sexually explicit conversations with children online jailed
Reports the sentence of two years and four months, the 101 files found on his devices, and his sexual conversations with juveniles aged 10 to 17.
convicted, Stephen Comiskey, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Comiskey