Ireland Case No. 4878Murder · Co. Carlow
Kehoe sentenced to life for murder in Carlow
Darren Quigley, a 30-year-old father of two, was stabbed four times outside his home on Market View in the New Oak Estate, Carlow town, on the evening of 21 October 2024 and later died at St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny. Sabrina Kehoe, a 39-year-old woman who had previously been in a relationship with Quigley and had two children with him, was identified from CCTV and arrested at her home in the early hours of Tuesday. She was charged with murder, and co-accused Conor O'Brien, a 23-year-old man, was charged in connection with the incident. Kehoe was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court, while O'Brien was jailed for three-and-a-half years in November 2025.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested23 Oct
- Charged23 Oct
3 reports - In court24 Oct
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced6 Oct
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Darren Quigley, 30, was stabbed four times to the chest and back outside his home on Market View in the New Oak Estate, Carlow town.
- Kehoe arrived at Quigley's home wearing a covid mask, carrying a bat, and stabbed him multiple times with a knife.
- When
- Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 11.40pm on Monday, 21 October 2024.
- Where
- The victim was taken to St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny, where he was later pronounced dead.
- Cause
- The State Pathologist found four stab wounds; the fatal wound severed a vein and punctured an artery in Quigley's left thigh, leading to massive blood loss and shock.
- Investigation
- Gardaí identified Kehoe from CCTV footage and arrested her at her home in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
- Charges
- Sabrina Kehoe, 39, was charged with the murder of Darren Quigley, 30.
- Conor O'Brien, 23, was charged in connection with the incident, accused of bringing weapons to a dispute.
- In court
- Kehoe was remanded in custody to the Dóchas Centre and O'Brien was remanded to Cloverhill Prison after bail was refused for both.
- Sentence
- Kehoe was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court, and co-accused Conor O'Brien was jailed for three-and-a-half years in November 2025.
- Other details
- Kehoe was serving a fully suspended sentence for breaking into Quigley's home and beating his then partner unconscious with a pickaxe handle when she stabbed him.
- Kehoe and Quigley had previously been in a relationship and had two children together; at the time of his death, Quigley was in a relationship with a different partner.
80 statements extracted from the articles
- whatMr Quigley was stabbed at least twice on Market View in the estate on Monday evening. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatMr Quigley died in St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny early on Tuesday. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDarren Quigley was described as a father of two who had turned 30 the previous month. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDarren Quigley died after an assault in Carlow on Monday night. (rte.ie)
- whatDarren Quigley was stabbed four times to the chest and back. (thejournal.ie)
- whatKehoe stabbed Darren Quigley multiple times with a knife at his home. (rte.ie)
- whatKehoe arrived at Quigley's home wearing a covid mask, carrying a bat and shouting. (rte.ie)
- whereSources say Mr Quigley was stabbed in the back and chest on the street in the New Oak estate in Carlow. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe assault happened outside a house on Market View in the New Oak Estate. (rte.ie)
- whereThe fatal assault took place outside a house on Market View in the New Oak Estate, Carlow town. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe victim died after an incident in Carlow town. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereSabrina Kehoe has an address at St Mary's Park in Carlow town. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe fatal assault happened outside a house on Market View in the New Oak Estate, Carlow town. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe murder took place at Mr Quigley's home in Market View, New Oak, Carlow. (rte.ie)
- whenMr Quigley was stabbed about ten minutes after his friend met him in Carlow town just after 11.30pm on Monday. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenEmergency services were called to the scene shortly after 11.40pm on Monday night. (rte.ie)
- whenEmergency services were called to the scene shortly after 11.40pm on Monday. (irishtimes.com)
- whenSabrina Kehoe was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident happened on a Monday evening. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenEmergency services were called to the scene shortly after 11.40pm on the Monday night. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenEmergency services were called shortly after 11.40pm on Monday night. (thejournal.ie)
- whenKehoe was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe murder occurred on 21 October 2024. (rte.ie)
- causeDarren Quigley had been stabbed four times. (rte.ie)
- causeThe victim had been stabbed four times to the chest and back. (irishtimes.com)
- causeState Pathologist Dr Heidi Okkers found four stab wounds; the fatal wound severed a vein and punctured an artery in Quigley's left thigh, leading to massive blood loss and shock. (rte.ie)
- investigationA woman was arrested in a follow-up operation involving the Garda Armed Support Unit. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe woman was being held in a Garda station in Carlow on Tuesday evening. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed and an incident room set up at Carlow Garda Station. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed for witnesses and for camera footage, including dashcam recordings from road users. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationSabrina Kehoe made no reply after she was charged and cautioned. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí identified Kehoe from CCTV footage and arrested her at her home. (rte.ie)
- chargeSabrina Kehoe was charged with the murder of a man in Carlow town. (rte.ie, irishtimes.com)
- chargeA 23-year-old man was charged in connection with the incident. (rte.ie)
- chargeConor O’Brien is accused of bringing weapons to a dispute. (rte.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie)
- chargeSabrina Kehoe made no reply after being cautioned and charged. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeA man aged 23 also appeared in court charged in connection with the incident. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeSabrina Kehoe, 39, is charged with murdering Darren Quigley, 30. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeA 23-year-old man, Conor O’Brien, is charged in connection with the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeKehoe was charged with the murder of a man in Carlow town. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeKehoe made no reply after being cautioned and charged. (thejournal.ie)
- courtSabrina Kehoe was brought before a special sitting of Carlow District Court. (rte.ie)
- courtJudge Geraldine Carthy remanded Sabrina Kehoe in custody to the Dóchas Centre in Dublin. (rte.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- courtGardaí objected to bail for Conor O’Brien. (rte.ie)
- courtJudge Carthy rejected bail and remanded Conor O’Brien in custody to Cloverhill Prison in Dublin. (rte.ie)
- courtBoth accused are to appear again before Carlow District Court on Friday at 10.30am via video link. (rte.ie)
- courtSabrina Kehoe was remanded in custody to appear before Carlow District Court on Friday. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge granted Sabrina Kehoe free legal aid. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Carthy refused bail to Conor O’Brien given the seriousness of the charge. (irishtimes.com)
- courtConor O’Brien was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison. (irishtimes.com)
- courtSabrina Kehoe was granted free legal aid and is to appear before Carlow District Court on Friday via video link. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtDefence applied for bail for Conor O’Brien, and gardaí objected. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe judge rejected bail for Conor O’Brien and remanded him in custody to Cloverhill Prison in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtKehoe appeared before a special sitting of the local District court. (thejournal.ie)
- courtKehoe was granted free legal aid. (thejournal.ie)
- courtKehoe was remanded in custody to appear before Carlow District Court on Friday. (thejournal.ie)
- courtO’Brien made no reply after being charged and cautioned. (thejournal.ie)
- courtJudge Carthy refused O’Brien bail given the seriousness of the charge. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe Court of Appeal ruled the suspended sentence had been unduly lenient and replaced it with five years in prison. (rte.ie)
- sentenceSabrina Kehoe was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment. (rte.ie)
- sentenceCo-accused Conor O'Brien, 24, was jailed for three-and-a-half years in November 2025. (rte.ie)
- otherDarren Quigley told a friend he was being harassed by a woman. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe woman arrested has no connection with the houses on the street and comes from another part of Carlow. Sources say she was known to Mr Quigley but was not in a relationship with him. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe victim was 30 years old. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim was taken to St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny, where he was later pronounced dead. (irishtimes.com)
- otherEmergency services found the victim, a father of two, unresponsive. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe victim was treated at the scene and later pronounced dead at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDarren Quigley was a 30-year-old father of two. (thejournal.ie)
- otherQuigley was transferred to St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny, where he was later pronounced dead. (thejournal.ie)
- otherKehoe was serving a fully suspended sentence for breaking into Quigley's home and beating his then partner unconscious with a pickaxe handle. (rte.ie)
- otherKehoe told gardaí she was glad Quigley was dead. (rte.ie)
- otherGardaí discovered voice messages on Kehoe's phone in which she said she was going to slaughter and cut up Quigley. (rte.ie)
- otherKehoe boasted in a Snapchat message that she had stabbed and kicked Quigley. (rte.ie)
- otherQuigley's mother Michelle Quigley described him as a precious son, father and brother. (rte.ie)
- otherKehoe had previously been in a relationship with Quigley and they had two children together. (rte.ie)
- otherAt the time of his death, Quigley was in a relationship with a different partner. (rte.ie)
- otherCCTV showed Kehoe running towards Quigley while he backed away. (rte.ie)
- otherWhen Quigley stood up and shouted he had been stabbed, Kehoe continued to attack him as he moved into his garden. (rte.ie)
- otherA neighbour called gardaí but when they arrived Quigley was unresponsive. (rte.ie)
- otherParamedics took Quigley to St Luke's Hospital where he was pronounced dead. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 6 Oct2026Carlow woman jailed for murdering former partner in 2024
Sentencing hearing details: mandatory life sentence imposed by Mr Justice Paul McDermott; background on Kehoe's prior suspended sentence for 2022 burglary and assault; co-accused Conor O'Brien jailed for three-and-a-half years in November 2025; pathologist found four stab wounds with fatal injury to left thigh; Kehoe will be able to apply for parole in 12 years.
victim, Darren Quigley, 30, male, irish (judged from name)Darren Quigleyconvicted, Sabrina Kehoe, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sabrina Kehoeconvicted, Conor O'Brien, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Conor O'Brien - 24 Oct2024Woman appears in court charged with murder of Darren Quigley in Carlow town
Adds that Kehoe appeared before a special sitting of the district court, was remanded in custody and granted free legal aid. Adds the stabbing details (four stab wounds to the chest and back) and that a second man, Conor O’Brien, 23, was charged and refused bail.
victim, Darren Quigley, 30, male, irish (judged from name)Darren Quigleyaccused, Sabrina Kehoe, 30s, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sabrina Kehoeaccused, Conor O'Brien, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Conor O'Brien - 24 Oct2024Woman appears in court charged with murdering man in Carlow
First report of the case. It names the accused woman and the 23-year-old man charged in connection with the incident, the victim's name and age, the charges, and the remand decisions. It also says the victim was found unresponsive, treated at the scene and later pronounced dead at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny.
accused, Sabrina Kehoe, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sabrina Kehoeaccused, Conor O'Brien, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Conor O'Brienvictim, Darren Quigley, 30, male, irish (judged from name)Darren Quigley - 23 Oct2024Woman (30s) charged with murder of Darren Quigley in Carlow
Reports the charging of Sabrina Kehoe with murder, the victim's identity and injuries, and charges against a 23-year-old man and Conor O’Brien. Adds that bail was refused for Mr O’Brien and gives remand details.
victim, Darren Quigley, 30, male, irish (judged from name)Darren Quigleyaccused, Sabrina Kehoe, 30s, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sabrina Kehoeaccused, Conor O'Brien, male, named, irish (judged from name)Conor O'Brienaccused, 23, male - 23 Oct2024Woman charged with murder of man in Carlow town
Adds that Sabrina Kehoe and Conor O’Brien were charged and appeared at Carlow District Court, that Kehoe was remanded in custody to the Dóchas Centre, and that O’Brien’s bail application was refused and he was remanded to Cloverhill Prison.
victim, Darren Quigley, 30, male, irish (judged from name)Darren Quigleyaccused, Sabrina Kehoe, 30s, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sabrina Kehoeaccused, Conor O'Brien, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Conor O'Brien - 23 Oct2024Victim told friend he feared for his safety 10 minutes before he was killed
First report of the case. Adds that Darren Quigley had told a friend he was being harassed by a woman, that a woman was arrested and held at Carlow Garda Station, and that gardaí appealed for witnesses. The article says the incident was on Monday evening but gives no calendar date.
victim, Darren Quigley, 30, male, irish (judged from name)Darren Quigleysuspect, female