Ireland Man jailed over assault on homeless man in Limerick City
On January 21, 2025, a man in his 30s who was homeless was beaten about the head with a bottle in a doorway off Liddy Street, Limerick City, and suffered a bleed on the brain. Gardaí arrested Kevin Meehan (31), of Shannon, County Clare, a short time later. A jury at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court found Meehan guilty on all charges after a trial, and he denied the assault. On May 11, 2026, he was jailed for five years with the final 12 months suspended, though the headline of the court report says four years.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced11 May
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man beat a homeless man in his 30s about the head, causing a bleed on the brain.
- Where
- The victim was in a doorway off Liddy Street, Limerick City.
- When
- The attack happened on January 21, 2025.
- Cause
- The court heard Meehan approached the victim, searched his pockets for money, and beat him without provocation.
- Weapon
- One source says Meehan hit the victim with a glass bottle, and another says he used a vodka bottle.
- Investigation
- The victim identified Meehan to gardaí when they arrived, and gardaí arrested Meehan nearby a short time later.
- Charges
- Meehan pleaded guilty to using a hammer to smash a window at a fast food premises earlier that night.
- In court
- A jury at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court found Meehan guilty on all charges after his trial.
- Other details
- Meehan denied assaulting the man and said he did not accept the jury's verdicts.
- Meehan is 31, is a father of one, and has worked as a welder and fabricator.
- Meehan had 48 previous convictions.
- Sentence
- One source says Meehan was jailed for five years with the final 12 months suspended, and the headline says four years.
- The judge imposed concurrent sentences for the vodka bottle use and the criminal damage.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man beat a homeless man about the head with a glass bottle, causing a brain injury. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatThe victim sustained a bleed on his brain in the attack. (limerickpost.ie)
- whereThe victim was in a doorway off Liddy Street, Limerick City. (limerickpost.ie)
- whenThe attack happened on January 21, 2025. (limerickpost.ie)
- weaponMeehan beat the victim on the back of the head with a vodka bottle. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationThe victim identified Meehan to gardaí when they arrived. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationMeehan was arrested by gardaí nearby a short time later. (limerickpost.ie)
- chargeMeehan pleaded guilty to using a hammer to smash a window at a fast food premises earlier that night. (limerickpost.ie)
- courtA jury found Meehan guilty on all charges after a trial at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. (limerickpost.ie)
- sentenceMeehan was jailed for five years with the final 12 months suspended. (limerickpost.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed concurrent sentences for the vodka bottle use and the criminal damage. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherMeehan denied the assault and said he did not accept the jury's verdicts. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherMeehan had 48 previous convictions. (limerickpost.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 11 May2026Man who beat homeless man, causing bleed to brain, jailed for four years
Court report on sentencing after a jury trial. The headline says four years, but the text says five years with the final 12 months suspended. Adds the sentencing details, the weapon, the arrest, the victim's brain injury and Meehan's previous convictions. No matching existing case.
convicted, Kevin Meehan, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kevin Meehanvictim, 30s, male