Ireland Longford man given suspended sentence for assaulting Garda and resisting arrest
On April 21, 2024, at Clonbalt, Longford, Kyle Quinn, a 25-year-old man from Longford, was involved in an incident in which Garda Aidan Lenehan was assaulted. Quinn was convicted at Longford District Court of resisting arrest and of assaulting Garda Lenehan, and he pleaded guilty to the Garda assault. The judge imposed a four-month sentence for the assault and a five-month sentence for resisting arrest, both suspended for 18 months. A report published March 21, 2025 says Quinn must return to Roscommon Circuit Court over the suspended sentence imposed there, to find out whether the recent conviction triggers it; one account gives March 18, 2025 as the date and the other says later that month.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Kyle Quinn, a 25-year-old man from Longford, pleaded guilty to assaulting a Garda.
- The Garda who was assaulted was Garda Aidan Lenehan.
- Where
- The offences took place at Clonbalt, Longford.
- When
- The offences occurred on April 21, 2024.
- Charges
- Quinn was convicted at Longford District Court of resisting arrest.
- Quinn was also convicted of assaulting Garda Aidan Lenehan at the same location and on the same date.
- Sentence
- The judge imposed a four-month sentence for the assault, suspended for 18 months.
- The judge imposed a five-month sentence for resisting arrest, also suspended for 18 months.
- In court
- Quinn must return to Roscommon Circuit Court over a suspended sentence imposed there, with one account giving March 18, 2025 as the date and another saying later in March 2025.
- The article reporting the case was published on March 21, 2025.
- Other details
- Quinn was represented in the proceedings by solicitor John Quinn.
- A separate article covers Quinn's February 2025 charges, which arise from a different incident.
8 statements extracted from the articles
- whatKyle Quinn pleaded guilty to assaulting a Garda. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe offences took place at Clonbalt, Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe offences occurred on April 21, 2024. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeQuinn was convicted of resisting arrest. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeQuinn was also convicted of assaulting Garda Aidan Lenehan at the same location and date. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtQuinn must return to Roscommon Circuit Court on March 18, 2025 over a suspended sentence imposed there. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a four-month custodial sentence for the Section 2 assault, suspended for 18 months. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a five-month sentence for resisting arrest, also suspended for 18 months. (longfordleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 21 Mar2025Longford man who plead guilty to Garda assault sees a suspended sentence
This article covers a April 2024 Clonbalt incident and its sentencing. It is a different incident from case 12595, which concerns Kyle Quinn's February 2025 charges.
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