Ireland Crime

Reports the sentencing of Michael 'Jnr' Ward, who pleaded guilty to careless driving causing harm and failure to stop. Adds the sentence, the driving ban, the consecutive affray sentence, the probation report, and the feud background. Notes Dinnegan was jailed for 18 months and Noel Ward was given 14 months last July.

Reports the sentencing hearing at Longford Circuit Court on 26 July 2024: Dinnegan and Noel Ward jailed (partly suspended), Michael Jnr Ward's guilty plea to driving charges noted with a probation report ordered and a four-year driving disqualification imposed, plus the background of the Keenan and Stokes feud and court-heard details of the incident.

Guilty pleas to affray (Dinnegan and Noel Ward) and careless driving causing harm (Michael Ward) on an amended indictment, following DPP directions. The article gives 24 January 2022 as the plea date, not the incident date. The article does not mention firearms. It is matched to case 7635 on the same three named men, the same Longford location and the same 24 January 2022 date.

Reports that the trial of the three accused begins this week, sets out each accused's charges, gives 14 counts on the indictment, names the judge and says the trial is expected to run for several weeks. The lede places the incident in Ardnacassa, while the charges place the offences at Palace Crescent.

Judge Owens refused bail to Jamie Dinnegan, who is aged 32 and faces five charges including recklessly discharging a firearm. Michael Ward, aged 34, was sent forward for trial at Longford Circuit Court on charges including driving a vehicle at Jamie Dinnegan. The article does not say whether Ward was granted bail.

Court report on a remand hearing in Longford District Court. Adds the charges, the adjournment for DPP directions, the next court date and the pending High Court bail application.

Adds that Jamie Dinnegan appeared by video link at Longford District Court and was remanded for two weeks because DPP directions were still awaited. His High Court bail application was adjourned, and he is due back before Longford District Court on 19 September. The article also describes the charges and the incident as allegedly feud-related.

Reports the bail hearing at Longford District Court on 24 August 2023. Dinnegan (32) is named and remanded in custody, and Ward (25) is named and granted bail with a return date of 3 October. Adds the charges, the investigation, the New Year's Eve dispute, the alleged shotgun and van incident, and the State's bail concerns.

Court report on the bail hearing for both accused. Adds the charges against each man, the alleged sequence of the shooting and van incident, the 18-month investigation, the seized shotgun cartridges, and the bail outcomes.

Court report on the bail hearing: Dinnegan (32) was charged and remanded in custody, and Noel Ward (25) was granted bail. The article gives the incident date as 24 January 2022 and reports a shotgun, a van strike and an 18-month investigation.

Reports that a number of files have been sent to the DPP and detectives are awaiting directions on charges; also notes the victim's family members are before the courts over a separate March department store assault.

First report of the 24 January shooting; nine arrested and released without charge, file to DPP; also references a related van hit-and-run on the same afternoon and a separate stabbing at a fastfood takeaway as context.

Reports the arrest of nine people over the 24 January 2022 shooting in Ardnacassa, Longford, and the related van hit-and-run; all released without charge pending DPP decision. Also mentions a separate stabbing of Patrick Stokes at a fastfood takeaway on 5 April 2022 as context for rising violence in the town.

First report of the incident. Gardaí carried out searches at multiple properties in the Midlands. The victim's father posted a video on social media calling out individuals and addressing claims of a drive-by shooting. The incident is linked to a simmering traveller-related feud.