Ireland Case No. 6113Harassment · Co. Dublin
Man pleads guilty to harassing three Sunday World journalists
Mark McAnaw (52), a man of no fixed abode and previously of Letterkenny, Co Donegal, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to harassing three female Sunday World journalists, Nicola Tallant, Amanda Brunker and Deirdre Reynolds, on various dates in August 2023. He had earlier received a sentence of eight years and four months in June 2023 for a 2018 attack, backdated to 2018, with the final 16 months suspended. On 18 December 2024 he was arraigned on three counts of harassment, and Judge Martin Nolan ordered victim impact statements. He was remanded in continuing custody for sentence on 7 March 2025, the latest development reported.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court18 Dec
- Convicted19 Dec
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Mark McAnaw (52) pleaded guilty to harassing three female Sunday World journalists.
- The three journalists named as harassed are Nicola Tallant, Amanda Brunker and Deirdre Reynolds.
- He attacked a woman in her home in April 2018, days after they had gone on a date.
- Where
- McAnaw is of no fixed abode and was previously of Letterkenny, Co Donegal.
- When
- The harassment took place on various dates in August 2023.
- Charges
- He was arraigned on three counts of harassment.
- In court
- He appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Wednesday, 18 December 2024, and pleaded guilty.
- Judge Martin Nolan ordered the preparation of victim impact statements.
- McAnaw was remanded in continuing custody for sentence on 7 March 2025.
- Weapon
- The 2018 attack involved a knife, according to the Irish Mirror.
- Sentence
- In June 2023 he received a sentence of eight years and four months for the 2018 attack, backdated to 2018 when he went into custody.
- The final 16 months of that sentence were suspended for 16 years, with supervision by the Probation Services.
- Other details
- In October 2010 he was jailed for nine years for raping a foreign student in Co Donegal; a jury convicted him of this in 2012, including oral rape and sexual assault.
- He has a 1989 conviction for kidnapping and convictions for assaults causing actual bodily harm from a Derry court in 2011.
22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatMcAnaw pleaded guilty to the harassment of three female Sunday World journalists (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe pleaded guilty to the harassment of Nicola Tallant, Amanda Brunker and Deirdre Reynolds (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- whereMcAnaw is of no fixed abode but previously of Letterkenny, Co Donegal (irishtimes.com)
- whereMcAnaw is of no fixed abode and previously of Letterkenny, Co Donegal. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe harassment occurred on various dates in August 2023 (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe was arraigned on three counts of harassment (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- courtHe appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Wednesday (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Martin Nolan ordered the preparation of victim impact statements (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- courtMcAnaw was remanded in continuing custody for sentence on 7 March 2025 (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- courtMcAnaw appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 18 December 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceHe received a sentence of eight years and four months in June of last year (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to 2018 when he went into custody (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe final 16 months of the sentence were suspended for 16 years (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was placed under the supervision of the Probation Services (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe received an eight-year and four-month sentence for the 2018 attack in June 2023, backdated to 2018. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe final 16 months of the 2023 sentence were suspended for 16 years with Probation Services supervision. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe was jailed for nine years for raping a foreign student in Co Donegal in October 2010 (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe was convicted by a jury in 2012 of orally raping and sexually assaulting the student (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe has a 1989 conviction for kidnapping (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe has convictions for assaults causing actual bodily harm from a Derry court in 2011 (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe attacked a woman in her home days after they had gone on a date in April 2018 (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe was jailed for nine years for raping a foreign student in Donegal in October 2010. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Dec2024Rapist pleads guilty to harassment of three female journalists
Guilty plea to three counts of harassment; sentence deferred to 7 March 2025. Article also details McAnaw's extensive criminal history including a 2010 rape conviction and a 2023 sentence for a 2018 knife attack.
convicted, Mark McAnaw, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Mark McAnawvictim, Nicola Tallant, female, irish (judged from name)Nicola Tallantvictim, Amanda Brunker, female, irish (judged from name)Amanda Brunkervictim, Deirdre Reynolds, female, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Reynolds - 18 Dec2024Convicted rapist pleads guilty to harassing female journalists
McAnaw pleaded guilty to three counts of harassment; remanded in continuing custody for sentence on 7 March 2025. Article provides background on his previous convictions including rape, kidnapping, and assault.
victim, Nicola Tallant, female, irish (judged from name)Nicola Tallantvictim, Amanda Brunker, female, irish (judged from name)Amanda Brunkervictim, Deirdre Reynolds, female, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Reynoldsaccused, Mark McAnaw, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Mark McAnaw