Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 9760Sexual assault · Co. Louth

Healthcare assistant jailed over sexual assault of patient

In 2019, Raymond Marmion, a 54-year-old healthcare assistant, sexually assaulted a male in-patient at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth. Marmion was arrested by arrangement, and a jury later found him guilty. Marmion did not accept the verdict. On 1 May 2026, Judge Sinéad McMullan sentenced him at Drogheda Circuit Court to two years and nine months in prison.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
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  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced1 May
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Raymond Marmion, a healthcare assistant, was convicted of sexually assaulting a male patient who was an in-patient at the hospital.
  • The victim said he awoke to find a person holding the waistband of his boxer shorts away from his body and stroking him, and that the person held a pen-light.
Where
The offence took place at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth.
When
The offence took place in 2019, and no exact date was given.
Investigation
  • Marmion was arrested by arrangement and made admissions that he was working on the night in question.
  • CCTV footage showed Marmion had been in the victim's room for four minutes.
Other details
  • Marmion said he was checking the victim's chest drain.
  • The judge said the offence was opportunistic, that breach of trust was the most aggravating factor, and that the offending was at the lower end of the mid-range of the scale of offending.
  • Marmion had no previous convictions and an unblemished work record.
  • Marmion did not accept the jury verdict, so remorse could not be factored into mitigation.
In court
  • A jury found Marmion guilty.
  • Judge Sinéad McMullan sentenced Marmion at Drogheda Circuit Court on 1 May 2026.
Sentence
Marmion was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA healthcare assistant was convicted of sexually assaulting a patient. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe victim was an in-patient in the hospital. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe victim awoke to find a person holding his boxer shorts away from his body and stroking him. (rte.ie)
  • whereThe offence took place at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe offence took place in 2019. (rte.ie)
  • investigationThe accused was arrested by arrangement and made admissions that he was working on the night in question. (rte.ie)
  • investigationCCTV footage showed the accused had been in the victim's room for four minutes. (rte.ie)
  • courtThe accused was found guilty by a jury. (rte.ie)
  • courtThe accused was sentenced by Judge Sinéad McMullan at Drogheda Circuit Court. (rte.ie)
  • sentenceThe accused was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe accused said he was checking the victim's chest drain. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe judge said the offence was opportunistic and that the breach of trust was the most aggravating factor. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe judge put the offending at the lower end of the mid-range of the scale of offending. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe accused had no previous convictions and an unblemished work record. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe accused did not accept the jury verdict, so remorse could not be factored into mitigation. (rte.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 May2026
    Sentencedrte.ie, first report
    Healthcare worker jailed over sexual assault of patient

    Court report on the sentencing of Raymond Marmion after a jury verdict. The offence took place in 2019 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the article gives no exact date.

    convicted, Raymond Marmion, 54, male, named, irish (judged from name)Raymond Marmionvictim, male