Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 9580Breach of suspended sentence (cannabis possession conviction) · Co. Offaly

Offaly man freed at Tullamore Circuit Court after appeal against prison sentence activation

Martynas Jurkaitis (30), a man from Birr, Co Offaly, was charged with breaching a suspended sentence after a conviction for possession of €60 worth of cannabis, and a prison sentence was imposed in the District Court. The date of the underlying offence is not given in the articles. He appealed the activation of that prison sentence at Tullamore Circuit Court, where his partner gave evidence on his behalf. On 14 May 2026 the judge said he would not imprison him and suspended the sentence for 12 months, conditional on keeping the peace and being of good behaviour, and he was freed.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced14 May
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Key facts

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What happened
Martynas Jurkaitis (30) was appealing the activation of a prison sentence imposed in the District Court.
Where
He lives at Five Alley, Birr, Co Offaly.
When
The appeal outcome was reported on 14 May 2026, and the articles give no date for the underlying offence.
Charges
One suspended sentence was triggered by a conviction for possession of €60 worth of cannabis, which was treated as a breach of that suspended sentence.
In court
  • The appeal was heard at Tullamore Circuit Court.
  • He was freed after his partner gave evidence on his behalf.
Sentence
  • The judge said he would not imprison him and would suspend the sentence for 12 months.
  • The suspension is conditional on keeping the peace and being of good behaviour.
Other details
He has 69 previous convictions, most for road traffic offences, plus 19 for Public Order Act breaches, six for criminal damage and two for drugs possession.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe man lives at Five Alley, Birr, Co Offaly. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • chargeOne suspended sentence was triggered by a conviction for possession of €60 worth of cannabis. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtHe was freed at Tullamore Circuit Court after his partner gave evidence on his behalf. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtHe was appealing against the activation of a prison sentence imposed in the District Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge said he would not imprison the man and would suspend the sentence for 12 months. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceThe suspension was conditional on keeping the peace and being of good behaviour. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherHe had 69 previous convictions. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 14 May2026
    Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Offaly man with 'fondness for drink' walks free from court

    Court appeal outcome. The article gives no date for the underlying offence and does not state the offence that led to the appealed prison sentence beyond the cannabis possession conviction that triggered one suspended sentence.

    convicted, Martynas Jurkaitis, 30, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Martynas Jurkaitis