Nathan Kenna remanded over death of Anthony Long in Mulhuddart machete attack
Anthony Long, 41, was found in critical condition on Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, in the early hours of 3 July 2026 after a confrontation at a gathering near his home, and died in hospital two days later on 5 July. Darren McNamee, 42, of Swords, was arrested on 15 July and charged with the murder of Long, while Nathan Kenna, 29, of Mulhuddart, was arrested on 17 or 18 July and charged with assault causing harm. McNamee was remanded in custody at Blanchardstown District Court on 15 July, and Kenna was remanded on 20 July after appearing unrepresented due to the solicitors' industrial dispute. Kenna's case was adjourned to 22 July at Cloverhill District Court to seek bail, with the garda opposing bail anticipating a more serious charge.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested18 Jul
4 reports - Charged15 Jul
3 reports - In court15 Jul
6 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Anthony Long, 41, was found in critical condition with severe injuries after a confrontation at a gathering near his home broke out at around 3.55am on 3 July 2026, and he died in hospital two days later on 5 July.
- Where
- The incident occurred at Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15.
- Weapon
- The court heard that Kenna struck Long with punches and kicks, including a roundhouse kick compared to being hit by a baseball bat, and another male struck him to the head with a machete.
- Investigation
- Darren McNamee, 42, of Talbot Hall, Riverbank, Swords, was arrested at Blanchardstown Garda Station just before 4am on 15 July 2026 and charged with the murder of Long; earlier reports described the accused as a man in his 50s.
- Nathan Kenna, 29, of The Nurseries, Mulhuddart, was arrested on 17 July 2026 per garda.ie or at 11.47pm on 18 July 2026 per the Irish Times, and charged with assault causing harm.
- In court
- McNamee appeared at Blanchardstown District Court on 15 July 2026, made no reply to the charge, and was remanded in custody by Judge McHugh as the District Court lacks jurisdiction for bail in murder cases.
- Kenna appeared at Blanchardstown District Court on 20 July 2026 before Judge Áine Clancy, was unrepresented due to the solicitors' industrial dispute, and was remanded in custody.
- Kenna's case was adjourned to 22 July 2026 at Cloverhill District Court to seek bail, with Garda Sean Ó Fatharta opposing bail anticipating a more serious charge.
- Other details
- The defence for McNamee stated the incident involved a number of people and applied for an independent pathology report, which Judge McHugh ordered preserved.
- Kenna is unemployed and is the second person charged in relation to the incident.
104 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAnthony Long, 41, was found in critical condition on Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, in the early hours of 3 July 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAnthony Long died two days after being found in critical condition (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAnthony Long, aged 41, was found in critical condition on Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, in the early hours of 3 July 2026. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatAnthony Long died two days after being found, in hospital. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe deceased was in his 40s (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- whatMr Long had attended a gathering at a house near his home (irishmirror.ie)
- whatMr Long was discovered at the scene with severe injuries (irishmirror.ie)
- whatMr Long was rushed to hospital, remained in critical condition, and died two days later (irishmirror.ie)
- whatMcNamee made no reply when charged (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatMcNamee sat silently throughout the hearing and had yet to enter a plea (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim was a male in his 40s. (garda.ie)
- whatThe arrested man was in his 50s. (garda.ie)
- whatAnthony Long was in his 40s (dublinlive.ie)
- whatAnthony Long had attended a gathering at a house near his home (dublinlive.ie)
- whatAnthony Long was discovered at the scene with severe injuries (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatAnthony Long was rushed to hospital in critical condition and died two days later (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA man in his 40s was fatally assaulted (garda.ie)
- whatA second man in his 20s was arrested in connection with the investigation (garda.ie)
- whatThe deceased, a man in his 40s, died in hospital days after the alleged assault. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatAnthony Long was rushed to hospital in critical condition and passed away two days later on 5 July. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAnthony Long, 41, died in hospital two days after being assaulted (irishtimes.com)
- whatA second man in his 20s was arrested on Friday in connection with the incident (irishtimes.com)
- whatKenna is unemployed (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe deceased was discovered at the scene with severe injuries (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe deceased was taken to hospital in critical condition and died two days later (irishtimes.com)
- whatAnthony Long, aged in his 40s, died in hospital days after an alleged assault in Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, on July 3. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatLong was discovered at the scene with severe injuries, rushed to hospital in critical condition, and died two days later (irishtimes.com)
- whatKenna struck Long with punches and kicks, and another male struck him to the head with a machete (irishtimes.com)
- whatKenna demonstrated to gardaí and compared being hit by his leg to a baseball bat (irishtimes.com)
- whereMcNamee lives at Talbot Hall, Riverbank, Swords, north Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe fatal assault took place at Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. (garda.ie)
- whereDarren McNamee lives at Talbot Hall, Riverbank, Swords, north Dublin (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe assault occurred on Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 (garda.ie)
- whereThe assault took place at Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereDarren McNamee has an address at Talbot Hall, Riverbank, Swords, north Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, in the early hours of 3 July. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe assault took place at Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, on 3 July (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe fatal assault occurred at Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. (garda.ie)
- whereKenna lives at The Nurseries, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe deceased had attended a gathering at a house near his home (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe attack took place at Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart (irishtimes.com)
- whenA confrontation broke out at around 3.55am (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on Friday, 3 July 2026. (garda.ie)
- whenThe court appearance is set for Wednesday 15 July 2026. (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred in the early hours of 3 July 2026 (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe fatal assault occurred on 3 July 2026 (garda.ie)
- whenThe second man was arrested on 17 July 2026 (garda.ie)
- whenAnthony Long had attended a gathering at a house near his home when a confrontation broke out at around 3.55am. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident took place on 3 July 2026 at approximately 3.55am. (garda.ie)
- whenA confrontation broke out at about 3.55am (irishtimes.com)
- whenKenna was arrested at 11.47pm on 18 July 2026 (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe confrontation broke out at around 3.55am (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA man in his 50s was arrested and charged in relation to the fatal assault (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí have not released details about the nature of the injuries sustained by Anthony Long. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationMcNamee was arrested at Blanchardstown Garda Station just before 4am on Wednesday (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested a man in relation to the fatal assault. (garda.ie)
- investigationGarda Shane Woods gave evidence at the hearing (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in West Dublin (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA second man in his 20s was arrested on Saturday. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA man in his 20s is being held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act at a Garda Station in West Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses or anyone with video footage in the area of Parslickstown, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 between 3am and 4.30am on Friday, 3 July 2026. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe second man was detained under the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in west Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA man in his 20s was arrested on 17 July 2026. (garda.ie)
- investigationCCTV showed Kenna assaulting Long (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe man has been charged. (garda.ie)
- chargeA man in his 50s was charged to appear before Blanchardstown District Court. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeDarren McNamee, 42, of Swords, was charged with the murder of Anthony Long (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe arrested man has been charged. (garda.ie)
- chargeKenna is charged with assault causing harm at Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, on 3 July 2026 (irishtimes.com)
- chargeDarren McNamee, 42, of Swords, was charged with the murder of Long (irishtimes.com)
- chargeKenna was charged with assault causing harm in relation to the alleged incident at 12.15am on Sunday. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear at Blanchardstown District Court on 15 July 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
- courtA man in his 50s, charged in relation to the fatal assault, is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court on 15 July 2026. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtMcNamee was brought before Blanchardstown District Court on 15 July 2026 (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- courtMcNamee was automatically remanded in custody by Judge McHugh as the District Court lacks jurisdiction for bail in murder cases (irishmirror.ie)
- courtLegal aid was granted to McNamee (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- courtDefence barrister Fiachra Treacy, instructed by solicitor Phelim O'Neill, applied for an independent pathology report (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe defence stated the incident involved a number of people and the cause of death was paramount (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJudge McHugh ordered the pathology report be preserved in accordance with standard operating procedures (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- courtMcNamee will appear again on 21 July via video link at Cloverhill District Court (irishmirror.ie)
- courtHe is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court. (garda.ie)
- courtThe District Court does not have jurisdiction to consider bail in murder cases (dublinlive.ie)
- courtMcNamee was automatically remanded in custody by Judge McHugh (dublinlive.ie)
- courtMcNamee has yet to enter a plea (dublinlive.ie)
- courtMcNamee was charged at Blanchardstown District Court (irishtimes.com)
- courtMcNamee made no reply to the charge and was remanded in custody (irishtimes.com)
- courtHe is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court on 20 July 2026 at 10.30am. (garda.ie)
- courtThere were objections to bail (irishtimes.com)
- courtKenna was unrepresented due to the ongoing industrial dispute (irishtimes.com)
- courtKenna was remanded in custody to appear on Wednesday at Cloverhill District Court to seek bail (irishtimes.com)
- courtMcNamee was remanded in custody to appear on 21 July via video-link at Cloverhill District Court (irishtimes.com)
- courtNathan Kenna, 29, of The Nurseries, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, appeared before Blanchardstown district court. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJudge Aine Clancy remanded Kenna in custody until Wednesday to appear at Cloverhill district court. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtMore than 30 solicitors were contacted and declined to act for Kenna (irishtimes.com)
- courtGarda Sean Ó Fatharta opposed bail anticipating a more serious charge (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe case was adjourned until Tuesday (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe defence stated the incident involved a number of people and the cause of death is paramount (dublinlive.ie)
- otherMcNamee was dressed in a grey tracksuit and runners at the hearing (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe incident involved multiple people (irishtimes.com)
- otherKenna is the second person charged in relation to the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherA man in his 50s was also charged to appear before Blanchardstown District Court the previous week. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe garda said Kenna did not act in self-defence (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Jul2026Dublin man Anthony Long died after being attacked with machete, punches, and ‘roundhouse’ kick, court hears
Reports on Kenna's court appearance where he was remanded and the case adjourned due to lack of a solicitor; provides details of the attack (machete, punches, roundhouse kick), postmortem findings, and mentions McNamee's murder charge from the previous week.
victim, Anthony Long, 40s, male, irish (judged from name)Anthony Longsuspect, Nathan Kenna, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Nathan Kennasuspect, Darren McNamee, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren McNamee - 20 Jul2026Man appears in court over fatal Dublin assault as legal aid row delays bail
Details the Blanchardstown District Court appearance, the legal aid fee dispute context, the solicitor's resignation, and that a second man in his 50s was also charged.
victim, Anthony Long, 40s, male, irish (judged from name)Anthony Longaccused, Nathan Kenna, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Nathan Kenna - 20 Jul2026Second man appears in court over fatal attack in Mulhuddart, west Dublin
Provides details of Kenna's court appearance at Blanchardstown District Court before Judge Áine Clancy, his address and employment status, the time of the confrontation (3.55am), his arrest time (11.47pm on 18 July), the deferral of his bail application due to the solicitors' industrial dispute, and confirms Darren McNamee's separate murder charge and his address in Swords.
victim, Anthony Long, 40s, male, irish (judged from name)Anthony Longsuspect, Nathan Kenna, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Nathan Kennasuspect, Darren McNamee, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren McNamee - 19 Jul202619/07/2026 Update (4): Court Appearance - Fatal Assault, Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. 3rd July, 2026.
Confirms the man in his 20s arrested on 17 July has been charged and provides his court appearance date at Blanchardstown District Court on 20 July 2026 at 10.30am.
suspect, 20s, male - 18 Jul2026Second man arrested over fatal assault of Anthony Long in Mulhuddart, Co Dublin
Reports the arrest of a second man in his 20s detained under the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in west Dublin. Provides Darren McNamee's address (Talbot Hall, Riverbank, Swords), the specific street (Parslickstown Drive), and confirms the incident involved multiple people.
victim, Anthony Long, 41, male, irish (judged from name)Anthony Longaccused, Darren McNamee, 42, male, named at arrest, irish (judged from name)Darren McNameesuspect, 20s, male - 18 Jul2026Man, 20s, arrested by detectives probing fatal assault of Anthony Long
Reports the arrest of a man in his 20s held under Section 4 at a West Dublin Garda Station, provides Darren McNamee's address at Talbot Hall, Riverbank, Swords, confirms Anthony Long died on 5 July, and details that the confrontation broke out at around 3.55am at a gathering near his home.
victim, Anthony Long, male, irish (judged from name)Anthony Longsuspect, 20s, malesuspect, Darren McNamee, named at arrest, irish (judged from name)Darren McNamee - 18 Jul2026Second man arrested over Mulhuddart fatal assault
Reports the arrest of a second man in his 20s, detained under Section 4 at a west Dublin garda station, and confirms a man in his 50s was charged to appear before Blanchardstown District Court.
victim, 40s, malesuspect, 50s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 18 Jul202618/07/2026 Update (3): Fatal Assault, Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, 3rd July 2026
Reports the arrest of a second man in his 20s on 17 July 2026 in connection with the fatal assault, and his detention under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in West Dublin.
victim, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 15 Jul2026Man remanded in custody after being charged with murder of Anthony Long
McNamee remanded in custody at Blanchardstown District Court; defence applied for independent pathology report and preservation of the report; next appearance set for 21 July at Cloverhill District Court via video link.
victim, Anthony Long, 40s, male, irish (judged from name)Anthony Longaccused, Darren McNamee, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren McNamee - 15 Jul202615/07/2026 Update (2): Fatal Assault, Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, 3rd July 2026
Garda.ie update confirming a man in his 50s was arrested and charged, with a court appearance set for Blanchardstown District Court on 15 July 2026.
victim, 40s, malesuspect, 50s, male - 15 Jul2026Man charged with Anthony Long murder in west Dublin remanded in custody
Details of McNamee's remand hearing at Blanchardstown District Court, including his arrest at Blanchardstown Garda Station, the defence application for an independent pathology report, and his next appearance on 21 July at Cloverhill District Court.
victim, Anthony Long, 40s, male, irish (judged from name)Anthony Longsuspect, Darren McNamee, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren McNamee - 15 Jul2026Man due in court in relation to fatal assault of Dublin man Anthony Long
Reports the court appearance date (15 July 2026 at Blanchardstown District Court) of a man in his 50s charged over the fatal assault, and confirms Long died two days after being found. Gardaí have not released details of the injuries.
victim, Anthony Long, 41, male, irish (judged from name)Anthony Longsuspect, 50s, male - 15 Jul2026Man, 50s, due in court charged in connection with fatal assault of Anthony Long
Adds that a man in his 50s has been arrested and charged and is due to appear at Blanchardstown District Court on 15 July 2026.
victim, Anthony Long, 41, male, irish (judged from name)Anthony Longsuspect, 50s, male