Ireland Crime

Ryan pleaded guilty to commission of murder in association with a criminal organisation and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. The case was listed for mention on 27 October 2026 at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin to fix a sentencing date.

Reports the opening of the murder trial where the prosecution gave the jury a roadmap of evidence, detailing how relatives found the body, the cause of death (gunshot wound plus blunt force trauma), the weapon (pistol in a sock under a brick), and background on both men's drug-dealing activities. Trial expected to last about a month before Judge Eileen Creedon.

Reports that the DPP has formally directed Kurt Ryan be tried on indictment at the Central Criminal Court; confirms a handgun was found near the scene and post-mortem revealed gunshot wounds; notes more than 30 arrests made in connection with the murder to date; case adjourned to 7 October 2025.

Reports that three detainees (two males and one female in their 30s) were released without charge, that a male in his 30s was charged on 17 September 2025, and that files will be prepared for the DPP.

Reports Kurt Ryan's first court appearance where he was charged with murder, made no reply, and was remanded in custody. Also details that six people were arrested as part of the probe, with three remaining in custody and three released without charge pending DPP referral.

First report of the murder charge. Details the circumstances of the 2010 killing, the discovery of remains, the court appearance, and the wider arrests made as part of the probe.

First court appearance; six people arrested as part of the murder inquiry; Ryan remanded in custody; three of the six arrested remain in custody; files on the others to be sent to the DPP.

Adds the court appearance time (3pm Wednesday), Lee Slattery's background as a father-of-one from Ballynanty, postmortem confirmation of gunshot wounds, and the status of other detainees including a woman in her 30s released with a file to be prepared for the DPP.

Reports that a man in his 30s has been charged in connection with the Lee Slattery murder following six arrests (three men and three women) made that week. One woman in her 50s was released without charge. The charged man was due to appear at Limerick District Court.

Reports that a male in his 30s previously arrested in the investigation has now been charged and is due at Limerick District Court; two males and a female in their 30s remain detained.

Reports Kurt Ryan's first court appearance where he was formally charged with murder, made no reply to the charge, and was remanded in custody. Also details that six people were arrested in the probe, with three still in custody and files on the others to be sent to the DPP.

Garda press release confirming the court appearance at Limerick District Court at 3pm on 17 September 2025, and noting that two males and a female in their 30s remain detained at Garda Stations in the Southern Region.

Three detainees (two males and one female in their 30s) released without charge; files to be prepared for the DPP; investigations ongoing.

Reports on six new arrests made between 15–16 September 2025, bringing total arrests to 31. Details the legal basis for each detention (Sections 50, 51, 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 and Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939). Confirms five suspects remain in custody. Provides background on the post-mortem findings, the semi-automatic pistol recovered, and the theory linking the murder to the McCarthy-Dundon gang over a drug debt.

Reports a new arrest of a man in his 30s on 16 September 2025, the release without charge of a woman in her 50s, five people in custody, and 31 total arrests in the investigation.

Reports two further arrests (a man and a woman in their 30s) on 16 September 2025, bringing the total in custody to five and the total arrests in the investigation to 30. Confirms the male was re-arrested under Section 51 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 and the female detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939. Provides background on the 2010 discovery, the post-mortem findings, a semi-automatic pistol found in follow-up searches, and the theory linking the killing to the McCarthy-Dundon gang over a drug debt.

Reports two further arrests on 16 September 2025: a male re-arrested under Section 51 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 and a female detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939. Five prisoners are now in custody at Garda Stations in the Southern Region.

Reports a further arrest of a male in his 30s on 16 September 2025, the release without charge of a female in her 50s previously detained under Section 30, and confirms five prisoners in custody in the Southern Region in relation to the investigation.

Reports a further arrest of a female in her 50s on 15 September 2025, detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939, and confirms a male and female in their 30s arrested earlier that morning remain in custody.

Reports the arrest of two additional people (a man and woman in their 30s) on 15 September 2025, bringing the total number of arrests in the investigation to 27. Confirms the investigation remains live and active.

Reports a third arrest (female in her 50s) made on 15 September 2025 under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939, in addition to the male and female in their 30s arrested the same morning. All three remain in Garda custody.

Reports three new arrests on 15 September 2025 (a man and two women), bringing total arrests to 28; provides details on the body's discovery by the victim's father, post-mortem findings, a semi-automatic pistol found and sent for ballistics, and the theory linking the murder to the McCarthy-Dundon gang over a drug debt.

Reports two new arrests (a man and a woman, both in their 30s) on 15 September 2025; confirms 27 people total have been arrested and questioned; states no one has been charged or brought before the courts to date; details detention under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 with a maximum seven-day period.

Reports three new arrests on 15 September 2025: a man and woman in their 30s detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, and a woman in her 50s detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939. States 27 total arrests in the investigation and that a recent review of the case has been conducted.

Reports the arrest of a man and a woman in their 30s on 15 September 2025, two days before Kurt Ryan was charged with the murder. Both are detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Garda Stations in the Southern Region.

Reports three further arrests on 15 September 2025: a female in her 50s detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, and a male and female in their 30s arrested the same morning. Gardaí continue to appeal for information.

Adds that the man in his 30s was arrested and questioned on 28 and 29 May 2024 and released without charge on 30 May 2024; also reports the Gardaí working theory and the appeal for information.

Reports that the man in his 30s was arrested on Tuesday 28 May 2024 and has been released without charge. Gardaí are still appealing for information.

Adds the arrest of a man in his 30s on 28 May 2024. States that a woman arrested on 19 May 2024 and two men arrested on 22 May 2024 have all been released without charge, and gives the Mayorstone incident room appeal.

Press release on a further arrest in a 2010 murder investigation. Gives the discovery month but no exact date for the killing. Gardaí appeal for information.

Adds that the five people arrested on the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday before publication (two men and a woman, then two men) were released without charge; states the total of 23 people arrested and questioned; reports a semi-automatic pistol was found and sent for ballistics testing; gives Lee Slattery's age as 24 and the location of the body as the Delmege House estate near Moyross.

Reports that the three people arrested, two men on 22 May and a woman on 19 May 2024, have all been released without charge. Gardaí continue to appeal for information.

Adds that the arrests were made on Sunday 19 May and the following days, that two men were released without charge, that two men remained in custody, that 23 people have been arrested and questioned in total, and the Garda drug-debt theory and post-mortem findings.

Reports two men arrested on 21 May 2024 and gives the detention powers used. States two men arrested on 20 May were released without charge with a file to the DPP, and that the woman arrested on 19 May remains in custody. Adds the cause of death (shot several times before burial) and the appeal details.

Reports two new arrests on the evening of the previous day and that a woman in her 30s detained on Sunday remains in custody. Reports that two men arrested on Monday were released without charge. Gives the victim's age as 24.

Adds that a woman in her 30s was arrested on 19 May 2024 and two men, aged in their 30s and 40s, on 20 May 2024; all three were detained under section 50; 21 people have been arrested so far.

Headline only: three people arrested in connection with the murder of Lee Slattery in 2010. The article text is template code with no details of the arrests.

Covers the arrest of a woman in her 30s on 19 May 2024 and two men on 20 May 2024 in the long-running investigation into the 2010 murder of Lee Slattery. Reports 21 arrests to date and notes that four people were arrested in September 2022 and released without charge. No charges are reported.

Reports three arrests in Limerick, including a woman in her 30s and two men in their 30s and 40s, and says 21 arrests have been made to date. The murder occurred almost 14 years earlier, with the body discovered on May 31st, 2010.

Reports the arrest of a woman in her 30s on Sunday 19 May 2024 and two men in their 30s and 40s on Monday 20 May 2024, all detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, and gives the total of 21 arrests in the investigation to date.

Reports three new arrests: a woman in her 30s on the evening before publication and two men in their 30s and 40s on the morning of publication. Gives the body-find date of 31 May 2010 and the post-mortem finding of multiple gunshots, and states 21 arrests in total so far.

Update on the arrests in the Lee Slattery murder investigation. The 2010 date given is the date the body was discovered, not necessarily the date of the killing.

Adds the arrests of two men on 21 May 2024, the continued detention of a woman in her 30s arrested on 19 May, and the release without charge of two males arrested on 20 May, with a file to the DPP. The article does not give the exact date of the killing.

Official garda.ie update that two men arrested on 22 May 2024 and a woman arrested on 19 May 2024 were released without charge; investigation continues. No matching case in the list.

Garda update on a murder from May 2010: a man in his 30s arrested on 28 May 2024 was released without charge. Gardaí continue to appeal for information.