Ireland Man pleads guilty to murder of Neil Fitzgerald in Tallaght
Neil Fitzgerald, 36, was lured to a country lane and shot six times on June 5, 2016, at Hills Lane, Crooksling, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Gardaí approached Conor Dolan, 33, the day after the killing and recovered a burning rubber glove and mobile phone from the fireplace in his home. Dolan pleaded not guilty on July 4, was later re-arraigned on the single count, and pleaded guilty in July 2023 to murdering Fitzgerald, his friend. He was remanded in custody to be sentenced on October 9, when a mandatory life sentence will be handed down.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted9 Aug
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Conor Dolan, 33, pleaded guilty to murdering his friend Neil Fitzgerald, 36.
- Where
- Neil Fitzgerald was killed at Hills Lane, Crooksling, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
- When
- Neil Fitzgerald was killed on June 5, 2016.
- Cause
- Neil Fitzgerald was lured to a country lane before he was killed.
- Weapon
- Neil Fitzgerald was shot six times, twice in the head and four times in the upper body.
- Investigation
- Gardaí recovered a burning rubber glove and mobile phone from the fireplace in Dolan's home.
- When gardaí approached Dolan the day after the killing, he had cuts on his hand and blood on his tracksuit bottoms.
- Charges
- Dolan was charged with murder and pleaded not guilty to the charge on July 4.
- In court
- Dolan was re-arraigned on the single count and pleaded guilty to the murder of Neil Fitzgerald.
- Sentence
- Dolan was remanded in custody to be sentenced on October 9, when a mandatory life sentence will be handed down.
- Other details
- A caption posted by Dolan boasted that he broke another man's teeth in a UK prison; this is reported separately from the murder case.
10 statements extracted from the articles
- whatConor Dolan pleaded guilty to murdering his friend Neil Fitzgerald. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereNeil Fitzgerald was killed at Hills Lane, Crooksling, Tallaght, Dublin 24. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenNeil Fitzgerald was killed on June 5, 2016. (dublinlive.ie)
- causeNeil Fitzgerald was lured to a country lane. (dublinlive.ie)
- causeNeil Fitzgerald was shot six times. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí recovered a burning rubber glove and mobile phone from the fireplace in the accused's home. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationWhen gardaí approached Dolan the day after the murder, he had cuts on his hand and blood on his tracksuit bottoms. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtDolan was re-arraigned on the single count and pleaded guilty to the murder of Neil Fitzgerald. (dublinlive.ie)
- sentenceDolan was remanded in custody to be sentenced on October 9, when a mandatory life sentence will be handed down. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherDolan posted a caption boasting that he broke another man's teeth in a UK prison. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 9 Aug2023Murderer set for life sentence boasted about breaking man's teeth in dinner row
Reports the guilty plea and re-arraignment in the murder trial, the sentencing date, and details of the evidence. The 2016 killing is not among the existing cases. The article also reports a separate UK prison assault that the accused boasted about on Instagram.
victim, Neil Fitzgerald, 36, male, irish (judged from name)Neil Fitzgeraldconvicted, Conor Dolan, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Conor Dolan