Ireland Case No. 4491Possession of child sexual abuse material · Co. Dublin · 2 Mar 2022
Man jailed for 27 months over almost 1.5 million child sexual abuse images in Terenure, Dublin
Stephen Byrne, 26, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of child sexual abuse material found at his rented home in Terenure, Dublin 6. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a 27-month sentence.
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- Sentenced26 Nov
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- whatByrne was caught with almost 1.5 million images of child sexual abuse material. (irishtimes.com)
- whatStephen Byrne pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of child sexual abuse material. (irishmirror.ie)
- what1,440,675 images and videos depicting children were found. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe images were possessed at Byrne's rented home on Harold’s Cross Road, Terenure, Dublin 6. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe images were found at Byrne's rented home on Harolds Cross Road, Terenure, Dublin 6. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe possession offence was committed on 2 March 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe possession offence took place on 2 March 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí began an investigation into the accessing of suspected child sexual abuse material, leading to a warrant to search Byrne's home. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationNine electronic devices were seized for analysis during the search. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationSeven of the seized devices were found to contain child sexual abuse material. (irishtimes.com)
- investigation1,440,675 images and videos were found depicting children. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí began an investigation into the accessing of suspected child sexual abuse material, which led to a warrant to search Byrne's rented home. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationNine electronic devices were seized during the search. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationSeven of the devices were found to contain child sexual abuse material. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeByrne pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of the images. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Martin Nolan set a headline sentence of four-and-a-half years. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe judge said the most significant aggravating features were the number of images and the length of time Byrne had been offending. (irishtimes.com)
- courtByrne had no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge took into account Byrne's co-operation with the investigation and his admissions of guilt as mitigating features. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a sentence of 27 months. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe sentence reflected mitigating factors including Byrne's co-operation with the investigation and his admissions of guilt. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceByrne was jailed for 27 months. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherByrne took responsibility for all the devices when he attended Tallaght Garda Station on 16 August 2024. (irishtimes.com)
- otherByrne said he had been accessing such material from the age of 13. (irishtimes.com)
- otherByrne admitted accessing such material from the age of 13. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherByrne has no previous convictions. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 26 Nov2025Man jailed after being caught with almost 1.5 million images of child sex abuse
Reports the sentencing of Stephen Byrne, including the number of images found, the headline sentence, and the mitigating factors the judge considered.
convicted, Stephen Byrne, 26, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Stephen Byrne - 26 Nov2025Man caught with almost 1.5 million images of child sexual abuse jailed for 27 months
Reports the sentence of 27 months, the headline sentence of four-and-a-half years, the number of images found, and the mitigating factors considered by the judge.
convicted, Stephen Byrne, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Byrne