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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 18200Threats to kill · Co. Kildare · 28 Apr 2021

Man accused of death threat claiming IRA connections, Naas court

Larry Shields, a 64-year-old man with an address at Saint Martin's, Curryhills Park in Prosperous, Co Kildare, is accused of issuing a death threat to a man and his daughter following an argument. Gardaí allege that on 28 April 2021 at Saint Martin's he told the man he was a dead man, claimed IRA connections, said he would put a bullet in his head and threatened to have the daughter shot dead. The case was first reported on 21 February 2024, when gardaí appeared before Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court. The judge accepted jurisdiction and adjourned the case to 4 July for hearing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court20 Feb
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The accused is alleged to have issued a death threat to a man and his daughter.
  • The accused is alleged to have told the man he was a dead man and that he had IRA connections.
  • The accused is alleged to have said he would put a bullet in the man's head.
  • The accused is alleged to have threatened to have the man's daughter shot dead.
Where
The alleged threat took place at Saint Martin's, Curryhills Park in Prosperous, Co Kildare.
When
The alleged threat was made on 28 April 2021.
Cause
The alleged threat followed an argument.
Investigation
Gardaí alleged the threats at a court sitting on 15 February, as reported on 21 February 2024.
In court
  • The case was heard at Naas District Court before Judge Desmond Zaidan.
  • The judge accepted jurisdiction over the case.
Sentence
The case was adjourned to 4 July for hearing; no sentence has been reported.
Other details
The alleged male victim is a man, and his age is not given in the sources.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe accused allegedly issued a death threat to a man and his daughter. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe accused allegedly said he was a dead man and that he had IRA connections. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe accused allegedly said he would put a bullet in the man's head. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe accused allegedly threatened to have the man's daughter shot dead. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe alleged threat took place at Saint Martin's. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe alleged threat was made on 28 April 2021. (kildarenow.com)
  • causeThe threat followed an argument. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe case was heard at Naas District Court before Judge Desmond Zaidan. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe judge accepted jurisdiction and adjourned the case to 4 July for hearing. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 20 Feb2024
    In courtkildarenow.com, first report
    Man claimed he had ‘IRA connections’ — Kildare court hears

    First report of the case. It gives the accused's age and the alleged words of the threat, including a claim of IRA connections, and records that the judge accepted jurisdiction and adjourned the case to 4 July.

    accused, Larry Shields, 64, male, named, irish (judged from name)Larry Shieldsvictim, male