Ireland Limerick man jailed over vehicle supplied for attempted murder of Christy Keane
Noel Price, a 45-year-old man from Limerick, helped the McCarthy-Dundon gang in the attempted murder of convicted drug dealer Christy Keane, who was shot several times as he parked his car at the University of Limerick. The offence was alleged to have occurred between 27 and 29 June 2015, and Keane survived and was hospitalised in a critical condition. Price pleaded guilty to assisting in making a vehicle available to the criminal organisation, an offence under section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. On 27 July 2023 the Special Criminal Court, presided over by Mr Justice Alexander Owens, jailed him for six and a half years, after a headline sentence of ten years, a 25 per cent reduction and a suspended final year.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced27 Jul
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Noel Price helped the McCarthy-Dundon gang in the attempted murder of convicted drug dealer Christy Keane.
- Keane survived the shooting and was hospitalised in a critical condition.
- Where
- Keane was shot as he parked his car at the University of Limerick.
- When
- The offence was alleged to have occurred between 27 and 29 June 2015.
- Weapon
- Keane was shot several times.
- Investigation
- Price was apprehended by gardaí in an earlier unrelated incident involving a stolen vehicle, which the court heard about at sentencing.
- Charges
- Price pleaded guilty to assisting in making a vehicle available to the criminal organisation.
- The offence comes under section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006.
- In court
- The Special Criminal Court sentenced Price on 27 July 2023, with Mr Justice Alexander Owens presiding, sitting with Judge Elma Sheahan and Judge Alan Mitchell.
- Sentence
- The headline sentence was set at ten years.
- A 25 per cent reduction was applied for his guilty plea and circumstances of his addictions.
- Price was jailed for six and a half years, with the final year suspended.
- Other details
- Price has 90 previous convictions, including criminal damage, possession of drugs, burglary and assault.
- Price was already in prison for a 2019 offence, with an anticipated release date of August 2024.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatNoel Price helped the McCarthy-Dundon gang in the attempted murder of convicted drug dealer Christy Keane. (irishtimes.com)
- whatKeane was shot several times as he parked his car at the University of Limerick. (irishtimes.com)
- whatKeane survived the shooting and was hospitalised in a critical condition. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offence was alleged to have occurred between June 27th and June 29th, 2015. (irishtimes.com)
- chargePrice pleaded guilty to assisting in making a vehicle available to the criminal organisation. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe offence comes under section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe sentence was passed by Mr Justice Alexander Owens, sitting with Judge Elma Sheahan and Judge Alan Mitchell. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe headline sentence was set at ten years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceA 25 per cent reduction was applied for his guilty plea and circumstances of his addictions. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe final year of the sentence was suspended. (irishtimes.com)
- otherPrice has 90 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherPrice was already in prison for a 2019 offence, with an anticipated release date of August 2024. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 27 Jul2023Man who helped McCarthy-Dundon gang in attempted murder of Christy Keane jailed for 6½ years
Reports the Special Criminal Court sentence, the guilty plea, the headline sentence and the 25 per cent reduction, and the offence dates.
convicted, Noel Price, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Pricevictim, Christy Keane, male, irish (judged from name)Christy Keane