Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 14396Fraud (romance fraud) · Co. Louth

Man arrested in Louth romance fraud investigation

A man in his 30s was arrested at Dublin Airport on Thursday 27 February 2025 by Gardaí from Dundalk, Co Louth, as part of an ongoing romance fraud investigation. A woman reported to gardaí in late 2024 that she had been defrauded of a significant amount of cash over a number of months. The man has been detained at a Garda station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. The sources report no charge, court appearance or sentence, so the latest development is the detention.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested27 Feb
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A woman reported being defrauded of a significant amount of cash over a number of months.
Where
The man was arrested at Dublin Airport.
When
  • The arrest took place on Thursday 27 February 2025.
  • The matter was reported to gardaí in late 2024.
Investigation
Gardaí from Dundalk, Co Louth, arrested the man as part of an ongoing romance fraud investigation.
Other details
  • The man, aged in his 30s, was detained at a Garda station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
  • The article does not name the man or the woman.
Charges
The sources report no charge against the man.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA woman reported being defrauded of a significant amount of cash over a number of months. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereThe arrest took place at Dublin Airport. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe arrest took place on Thursday 27 February 2025. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe matter was reported late in 2024. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationGardaí in Co Louth arrested a man as part of an ongoing romance fraud investigation. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe man has been detained at a Garda station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 27 Feb2025
    Arresteddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Louth Gardaí arrest man in romance fraud investigation

    Reports the arrest of a man at Dublin Airport in a romance fraud investigation run by Dundalk gardaí. The woman's report was made late in 2024; the article does not name either party.

    suspect, 30s, malevictim, female