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Case No. 1589Violent disorder, assault causing harm, criminal damage · Co. Clare · 20 Jan 2021

Five Shannon men convicted of attacking caravan with five small children inside

Five men from the McDonagh family in Shannon, Co Clare, were convicted by a jury in February 2025 of violent disorder and related offences after attacking a caravan occupied by Victoria Keenan and her five small children, including a two-week-old baby, on 20 January 2021. At the sentencing hearing at Ennis Circuit Court on 28 May 2025, Ms Keenan read a victim impact statement and Judge Francis Comerford adjourned sentencing to 29 May 2025.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted28 May
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatVictoria Keenan was in her caravan with her two-week-old baby and four other small children at the time of the attack. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatMen alighted from two cars belonging to the McDonagh family and attacked the caravan. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatNo adult males were present in the caravan at the time of the attack. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatVictoria Keenan was assaulted when trying to save her babies. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe attack occurred at a site at Illaunmanagh, Shannon. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeJohn McDonagh Snr, 40, was convicted of violent disorder only. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe McDonaghs contested the charges and were convicted in 11-1 majority verdicts at the end of a trial in February. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtBernard McDonagh and John McDonagh Jnr are on remand in custody, with the others on bail. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtJudge Francis Comerford adjourned sentencing in all cases to 29 May 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThis was the third time members of the McDonagh family had been found guilty of violent disorder. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherPrevious convictions were recorded from incidents at the Oakwood Hotel in Shannon in 2018 and Supermac's in Shannon in 2019. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe ongoing issues were between the McDonagh family from Ballymurtagh in Shannon and the Harty-Keenan family from Co Limerick. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 28 May2025
    Convictedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Mum of two-week old baby 'helpless' during attack by five men at her home

    Reports the sentencing hearing at Ennis Circuit Court where Victoria Keenan read her victim impact statement, Detective Sergeant Kevin O'Hagan gave background on the ongoing feud between the McDonagh and Harty-Keenan families, and Judge Francis Comerford adjourned sentencing to 29 May 2025.

    victim, Victoria Keenan, female, irish (judged from name)Victoria Keenanconvicted, Bernard McDonagh, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Bernard McDonaghconvicted, Thomas McDonagh Jnr, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas McDonagh Jnrconvicted, John McDonagh Jnr, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McDonagh Jnrconvicted, Patrick McDonagh, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick McDonaghconvicted, John McDonagh Snr, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McDonagh Snr