Five men charged over kidnapping and assault of Dublin man in Blanchardstown
Five men, including father and son Kenneth and Dean Fitzsimons and three members of the Hennessy family, were charged with false imprisonment, assault causing serious harm, and producing an article in the course of a dispute following the kidnapping and assault of a man in west Dublin on 14 February 2025. They were remanded in custody at Dublin District Court to appear before Cloverhill District Court.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested15 Feb
3 reports - Charged17 Feb
2 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
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- whatFive men and one woman were arrested in a major search operation in Dublin on Saturday. (irishtimes.com)
- whatFive people were arrested during the operation (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatMembers of the gang used a blowtorch on the back of the victim's head (irishmirror.ie)
- whatJay Hennessy Snr was killed in a shooting at a steakhouse on Christmas Eve 2023 (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThree of those arrested are suspected of being involved in the torture of the man (irishmirror.ie)
- whatMembers of the gang allegedly tortured a rival criminal using a blowtorch on the back of his head. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe gang allegedly carved the word 'rat' onto the victim. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThree of those arrested have links to Jay Hennessy Snr and are suspected of being involved in the torture. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatFive men were charged in relation to the false imprisonment and assault of a man in west Dublin on Saturday. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThree of the five men are members of the same family. (irishtimes.com)
- whatKenneth Fitzsimons struck Barry Moore in the legs seven or eight times with a five-foot steel bar. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatJason Hennessy branded Barry Moore in the stomach approximately six times and on the side of the face. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatBarry Moore was released and given back his phone after all messages on it were deleted. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatBarry Moore is in hospital with burns to three or four percent of his body. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAll five accused made no reply when charged after caution. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereMore than 100 gardaí raided residential properties across the Blanchardstown area in west Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe raids took place in several homes in the Dublin 15 area (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe alleged incident took place at an address in Sheephill Avenue, Corduff, West Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe alleged incident occurred around 6:30pm on 12 February 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA search was still continuing at one of the properties at the time of reporting. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe operation involved officers from Blanchardstown Garda station, the emergency response unit, armed support unit, Dublin Crime Response Team, GNBOCI, Garda dog unit, Garda National Technical Bureau and local divisional search teams and scenes of crime units. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe properties were searched under warrant. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationMore than 100 gardaí were involved in the search and arrest operation (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe operation was led by detectives and uniformed units from Blanchardstown Garda Station with support from the Emergency Response Unit and Armed Support Unit (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationChief Superintendent Michael McNulty said the operation is directly targeting an organised criminal gang in West Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí carried out six searches under Section 10 of the Criminal Justice Act. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA branding iron has not been found but Moore's injuries match his description. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationDetective Sergeant Mark Murphy believes the attack was planned and not spontaneous. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeFive men, four in their 20s and one in his 40s, were detained under section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 for alleged offences under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeOne woman in her 30s was arrested and detained under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeEach of the five was charged with assault causing serious harm, false imprisonment, and producing an article in the course of a dispute. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeJason Hennessy was additionally charged with criminal damage. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe five appeared before a late sitting of Dublin District Court on Sunday night. (irishtimes.com)
- courtDet Sgt Mark Murphy of Blanchardstown Garda station objected to bail due to the serious nature of the charges. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Paula Murphy remanded the five men in custody to appear before Cloverhill District Court by videolink on Tuesday. (irishtimes.com)
- courtFive men appeared before a late-night sitting of Dublin District Court on 16 February 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe assault and false imprisonment charges carry on indictment a sentence of up to life in prison. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAll five made no reply when arrested and cautioned. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Feb2025Five appear in court accused of waterboarding and branding man, threatening rape
Details of the alleged 20-minute assault including waterboarding with a wet towel, branding with a heated cattle iron marked 'rat', beating with a steel bar and axe, and threats of rape; six Section 10 searches conducted; bail refused and all five remanded to Cloverhill District Court.
victim, Barry Moore, male, irish (judged from name)Barry Mooresuspect, Jason Hennessy Jr, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Jrsuspect, Devon Hennessy, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessysuspect, Brandon Hennessy, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Brandon Hennessysuspect, Kenneth Fitzsimons, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kenneth Fitzsimonssuspect, Dean Fitzsimons, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons - 17 Feb2025Five men charged over kidnapping and assault of Dublin man
Five men appeared before a late sitting of Dublin District Court on Sunday 16 February 2025 and were remanded in custody to Cloverhill District Court by videolink on Tuesday. Det Sgt Mark Murphy objected to bail due to the serious nature of the charges.
victim, maleaccused, Kenneth Fitzsimons, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kenneth Fitzsimonsaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimonsaccused, Jason Hennessy, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessyaccused, Brandon Hennessy, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Brandon Hennessyaccused, Devon Hennessy, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy - 16 Feb2025Murdered criminal's associates arrested during massive Dublin Garda operation
Provides details of the 15 February operation: scale (100+ gardaí, ERU, ASU support), location (several homes in Dublin 15), and the specific torture methods (blowtorch on back of head, carving 'rat'). Confirms three of the five arrested have links to Jay Hennessy Snr and the operation was led from Blanchardstown Garda Station.
victim, malesuspectsuspectsuspectsuspectsuspect - 16 Feb2025Murdered criminal's associates arrested during massive Garda operation in Dublin
Provides operational details (100+ gardaí, Dublin 15 area, led by Blanchardstown Garda Station with ERU and ASU support) and describes the specific torture methods (blowtorch on back of head, carving 'rat' onto the victim). Confirms the operation targeted associates of Jay Hennessy Snr, who was shot dead at a steakhouse on Christmas Eve 2023.
victim, malesuspectsuspectsuspectsuspectsuspect - 15 Feb2025Six people arrested in Dublin as part of investigation into organised crime group
Reports the initial arrest phase of the Blanchardstown organised crime operation, including a woman in her 30s detained under section 30 Offences Against the State Act who is not listed among the charged suspects in case 2313.
suspect, 20s, malesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 40s, malesuspect, 30s, female