Ireland Crime

Reports on phone evidence and a recording of the older accused speaking to her cousin, presented by Sgt Jennifer Skelly, including the accused's claims about her husband and her denial of involvement in the killing.

Trial evidence from Sgt Jennifer Skelly on mobile phone analysis, including a recorded call in which the older accused denied involvement, and details of the prosecution's opening about the alleged motive and chase.

Adds trial evidence: phone analysis showing 267 calls, a recording of the older accused denying involvement, and details of the prosecution's account of the attack.

Trial evidence about phone data: a recorded call in which the 41-year-old accused denied touching Ms Faulkner and blamed her husband, plus details of the charges each accused faces.

Trial evidence about mobile phone analysis, including 267 calls on the day of the alleged murder, a recorded phone call in which the older accused denied touching Ms Faulkner, and messages about her husband's affair.

Trial evidence: recorded phone call in which the older accused denied attacking Ms Faulkner, her not guilty pleas to murder and related charges, the 17-year-old co-accused's guilty plea to manslaughter, and phone records from Sgt Jennifer Skelly.

Reports evidence presented at trial including text messages, voice recordings and a selfie taken by the teenage accused hours after the assault, as well as the prosecution's opening speech on motive and joint enterprise.

Voice notes, text messages, selfies and video footage from the accused presented as evidence; prosecution outlined motive as joint enterprise; 17-year-old pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter; 41-year-old pleaded not guilty to murder and to burglary, trespass and criminal damage charges.

Trial evidence presented: the teenage accused's text messages, voice recordings describing the attack, and a selfie taken on a sunbed approximately five hours after the assault. The 41-year-old co-accused's role in the joint enterprise and the motive (Ms Faulkner's relationship with the older accused's estranged husband) were outlined in the prosecution's opening speech.

Trial evidence from mobile phones: voice messages from the teenage accused describing the assault, a text saying she was 'bored off my brains' 90 minutes after the attack, and a selfie on a sun bed at 10.36pm identifying her in the area hours after the incident.

Day 7 of trial: jury heard voice notes and messages from both accused, including the teenager saying she 'battered her with the bar' and 'gave her some beating', and the 41-year-old threatening to 'cut her throat'. The 41-year-old also faces charges of burglary and criminal damage in Tipperary and Limerick.

Forensic evidence presented at trial: DNA on metal pole and leggings, collision investigation findings, items found in vehicles, and additional burglary and assault charges against the older accused.

Forensic DNA evidence on the metal pole and leggings, forensic collision investigation of the vehicle collision, details of items found in vehicles, and additional charges against the older accused presented at trial.

Trial evidence includes witness Gordon Lawlor's account of the scene, FSI DNA results on the iron bar, van and clothing, forensic collision investigation of the two-vehicle collision, potential weapons found in the Volkswagen, and the prosecution's case on motive and joint enterprise. The 17-year-old accused has pleaded guilty to manslaughter; the 41-year-old woman faces additional burglary and assault charges.

Reports forensic evidence (DNA on metal pole and clothing) and collision investigation findings presented at the ongoing murder trial on 10 November 2026.

DNA evidence from the metal pole and blue leggings matched Scarlett Faulkner; pyjama bottoms matched the older accused. Forensic collision investigator described the vehicle collision at Birdhill roundabout. Items including a baseball bat, pitchfork and plastic gun were found in the vehicles. The older accused's additional burglary and assault charges in Tipperary and Limerick were detailed.

Forensic DNA evidence linking the metal pole and blue leggings to Scarlett Faulkner, details of the collision between a Ford Transit van and a blue Volkswagen people-carrier at Birdhill, and the additional charges against the older accused (burglary and criminal damage in Tipperary on 20 March; burglary and assault causing harm in Limerick on 21 March) were presented at trial.

Pathologist testimony detailing the cause of death, nature of injuries, and the iron bar as the weapon; also details the pleas and additional charges against the older accused.

Pathologist evidence detailing the nature of injuries, cause of death, and three weeks of treatment at Cork University Hospital; pleas of both accused recorded; additional burglary and assault charges against the older accused in Tipperary and Limerick disclosed.

Post-mortem examination evidence presented at trial confirming cause of death as severe traumatic brain injury from iron bar blows; detailed injuries, drug findings (cocaine, benzodiazepine, fentanyl), and pleas of both defendants recorded.

Pathologist testimony describing cause of death as traumatic brain injury from blunt force trauma; iron bar produced in front of jury; details of additional charges (burglary, criminal damage in Tipperary on 20 March; burglary and assault causing harm in Limerick on 21 March); motive stated as relationship with older accused's ex-husband; 17-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Pathologist testimony details the cause of death (traumatic brain injury from blunt force trauma with an iron bar), confirms death on 13 April after three weeks at Cork University Hospital, and the older accused's additional charges of burglary and assault at addresses in Tipperary (20 March) and Limerick (21 March).

Fifth day of trial; Assistant State Pathologist Margot Bolster gave evidence on cause of death; teenager admitted manslaughter; prosecution alleges joint enterprise; trial before Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo.

Witness testimony from the murder trial: Trudy Doyle heard rapid blows, Claire O'Byrne saw the female striking Faulkner's head, Gerard Coonan described a man with an axe and three females running away, paramedic Frank Malone and Dr Shalen Maharaj described Faulkner's condition and treatment, and the prosecution outlined the motive and charges.

Witness testimony describing the assault, the medical response, the victims' injuries, and the charges and pleas of both accused.

Witness testimony from Trudy Doyle, Claire O'Byrne, Gerard Coonan, paramedic Frank Malone and Dr Shalen Maharaj heard at trial; prosecution confirmed motive, charges and pleas of both accused.

Witness testimony at trial including dashcam footage, descriptions of the attack, the alleged motive (relationship with the older accused's ex-husband), and the accused's pleas.

Fourth day of trial: witness testimony from Brian Whelan, Claire O'Byrne, Trudy, and paramedics Brid and Frank Malone describing the scene and medical treatment; details of charges and pleas for both accused confirmed.

Reports day-of-trial evidence from ten witnesses, the prosecution's stated motive, the 17-year-old accused's guilty plea to manslaughter, the 41-year-old co-accused's not-guilty position, and the judge's direction to the jury about a witness's remarks outside the witness box.

Reports detailed witness testimony from the trial day, including descriptions of the attack at the Birdhill roundabout, the condition of the victim, and a separate assault on the victim's boyfriend in his apartment on March 20. Also confirms the pleas: the 17-year-old pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, and the 41-year-old pleaded not guilty to all charges including two additional burglary counts.

Trial testimony from driver Sean Bradley and passengers describing the scene near Birdhill, dashcam footage shown to the jury, and testimony from an acquaintance of Faulkner's boyfriend about the 41-year-old co-accused's behaviour the night before the incident. Pleas and additional charges also detailed.

Trial testimony from multiple witnesses describing the accused's behaviour at the apartment in Limerick City and at the family home in Tipperary on 21 March 2026, including the accused's threats, the use of a baseball bat, and the father-in-law's account of his son and Faulkner arriving at the house shortly after the accused left.

Trial evidence from witnesses Niamh Floyd and Chelsea Poneyi describing the events of 21 March 2026, including the accused arriving at the apartment, striking a man with her fist, the teenager using a baseball bat, and the threat that anyone contacting gardaí 'would be dead'. Prosecution outlined joint enterprise case and additional burglary and assault charges.

New trial testimony from 4 November 2026 including accounts from the Limerick apartment where Scarlett was that evening, a passerby (Niamh Floyd) at the Birdhill scene, and the accused's mother-in-law and father-in-law in Tipperary. The 17-year-old co-accused pleaded guilty to manslaughter; both accused pleaded not guilty to murder.

Trial testimony from Niamh Floyd (passerby at scene), Chelsea Poneyi, Jeffery Buckley, and the accused's mother-in-law and father-in-law, describing the accused's behaviour at the apartment and at the mother-in-law's home in Tipperary on 21 March 2026, and the moments at the scene after the van was rammed off the road.

Second day of trial testimony: witnesses describe Faulkner's fear of the accused, the accused's aggressive visit to an apartment on 21 March, and phone footage of the accused at her ex-husband's family home. Pleas and additional charges confirmed.

Victoria Faulkner's testimony about threatening texts and calls from the older accused on 20–21 March, plus the prosecution's opening speech detailing the motive, the ramming of the Transit Van, the 63cm pole used to strike Scarlett, and the joint enterprise theory. Pleas confirmed: 17-year-old not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter; 41-year-old not guilty to all charges including additional burglary and assault charges.

Reports the opening of the murder trial, with the prosecution's case outlined by Seoirse Ó Dúnlaing SC, including the joint enterprise theory, the motive (relationship with the older accused's former partner), the weapon (63cm metal pole), the pleas (17-year-old: not guilty to murder, guilty to manslaughter; 41-year-old: not guilty to murder, burglary, and assault causing harm), and the judge (Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo).

Reports the opening day of the murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, including the pleas, the prosecution's opening statement describing the assault with a 62cm metal pipe, and testimony from Scarlett's sister Victoria Faulkner about threatening messages and calls from the older accused in the days before the incident.

Prosecution opening statement at the Central Criminal Court detailing the alleged joint enterprise, the dashcam footage of the van being rammed, the 10–11 strikes with the metal pole, the older accused's threatening text message, mobile phone footage of her thrashing a caravan with an axe, and the additional burglary and assault charges.

Opening of the murder trial: prosecution case of joint enterprise, motive (relationship with former partner of older accused), dashcam footage of the van being rammed, 10–11 blows with a 63cm metal pole, mobile phone evidence including a threatening text and footage of the older accused trashing a caravan with an axe, pleas (17-year-old: not guilty to murder, guilty to manslaughter; older accused: not guilty to all charges), and background on the victim's recent release from prison and crack cocaine use.

Details from the prosecution's opening statement at trial: the joint enterprise theory, the text message sent to the victim's sister, the victim's recent prison release and crack cocaine use, the older accused's prior visits to two properties and axe damage, the specific pleas (17-year-old: not guilty to murder, guilty to manslaughter; 41-year-old: not guilty to all charges including two burglary counts), and the expected trial duration of four weeks before Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo.

Jury sworn in; pleas entered at arraignment; trial expected to last approximately four weeks until around 30 November 2026.

Jury sworn in and pleas entered: the 17-year-old girl pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter; the 41-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to murder, two burglary charges and assault causing harm. Dashcam footage to be presented. Trial expected to last four weeks until around 30 November 2026.

Jury sworn in and pleas entered; trial expected to last approximately four weeks until around 30 November 2026; dashcam footage to be presented; proceedings adjourned until the following morning.

Trial date fixed for 27 October 2026 by Mr Justice Paul McDermott; family paid tribute on Scarlett's 29th birthday; charges upgraded from assault causing serious harm and violent disorder/endangerment to murder; 40-year-old woman additionally charged with two counts of burglary; Scarlett's brother Jason died two days after her funeral.

Trial date fixed for 27 October 2027 at the Central Criminal Court before Mr Justice Paul McDermott.

Adds that the two accused were charged at Nenagh District Court earlier in July 2026 and that Mr Justice Paul McDermott fixed October 27 as the Central Criminal Court trial date.

Reports that the two accused were sent forward to the Central Criminal Court after a District Court hearing at Nenagh, and gives the victim's age and hometown, the place and date of the alleged attack, and the court orders made.

Reports the Nenagh District Court hearing on Thursday 23 July 2026 at which books of evidence were served and both accused were sent forward to the Central Criminal Court. The woman was remanded in continuing custody and the girl was remanded to Oberstown, with reporting restrictions imposed. Adds the victim's age and home area and that she died in Cork University Hospital.

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Initial charging of both accused; previous charges of assault causing harm (teenager) and violent disorder and endangerment (woman) withdrawn; psychological assessment of teenager completed; social media restriction order made; trial of the 17-year-old to be expedited under new juvenile protocol.

Reports the new murder charges against the woman and the teenage girl, after DPP directions, and their appearance before Nenagh District Court on 15 July 2026. Gives the accused's ages and that the accused girl allegedly struck Ms Faulkner with an iron bar.

Reports the 15 July 2026 Nenagh District Court special sitting where the murder charges were put to the accused, the earlier charges were withdrawn, the books of evidence timetable was set, and the next hearing date was given.

Adds that both accused were charged with murder and appeared at a special sitting of Nenagh District Court on 15 July 2026; the earlier assault and violent disorder charges were withdrawn on DPP direction; the next hearing is set for 17 July by video-link.

Court report on the murder charges against the two accused, the withdrawal of earlier charges, the remand in custody, the book of evidence timetable, and a court order restricting social media posts.