Ireland Crime

Sentencing hearing with victim impact statement from partner Lyndsey Doyle; Smithers convicted of manslaughter and robbery, White acquitted of killing but convicted of robbery; judge noted little formal mitigation and both defendants' extensive prior records.

Sentencing hearing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court; victim impact statement from partner Lyndsey Doyle read into record; Smithers convicted of manslaughter and robbery, White acquitted of unlawful killing but convicted of robbery; judge noted little formal mitigation and both defendants' extensive prior convictions

Reports the initial charging of Keith Smithers under section 4 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act and his remand in custody at Blanchardstown District Court. The second man arrested was released without charge pending a file to the DPP.

Reports the initial court appearance of Keith Smithers at Blanchardstown District Court on 16 January 2023, where he was remanded in custody pending a bail hearing. Confirms the charge is serious harm (not yet manslaughter), the second man was released without charge, and Smithers is unemployed receiving €202/week social welfare.

Reports Smithers' first court appearance where he was charged with assault causing serious harm, made no reply after caution, was granted legal aid, and remanded in custody.

Reports that one man in his 30s was charged and due to appear at Blanchardstown District Court on 16 January 2023 at 10:30am, while a second man was released without charge with a file to be prepared for the DPP. Confirms the stabbing was not connected to an ongoing feud in West Dublin, that a female associate was injured while trying to intervene, and that the incident occurred at a domestic residence.

Reports that one of the two men arrested has been charged and is due at Blanchardstown District Court on 16 January 2023 at 10.30am, while the other was released without charge. Mentions a female associate was injured to her hand trying to intervene, that detectives are exploring whether a row led to the stabbing, and that the killing is the second fatal knife crime in the Garda district in 24 hours.

Reports that one man in his 30s has been formally charged and a second man released without charge; the charged man is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court on 16 January 2023. Detectives say the killing may have been linked to drugs and was not feud-related.

Initial report of the charging of a man in his 30s for the fatal stabbing; a second man was arrested and released without charge; a woman was also injured; file to be prepared for the DPP.

Reports that a man has been charged in relation to the fatal assault of Brian Hogan.

Reports that one of the two men arrested has been charged with the fatal assault and is due before Blanchardstown District Court, while the second man was released without charge and gardaí are preparing a file for the DPP.

Reports that one of the two men arrested has been charged and is due before Blanchardstown District Court on Monday at 10.30am, while the second man has been released without charge. A file will be prepared for the DPP.

Adds details on the circumstances (a row at the house spilling into the garden), a woman also injured with stab wounds to her hand, two men in their late 30s being held at Finglas and Blanchardstown Garda stations, the killing not being feud-related, and the Gardaí appeal for witnesses and footage in the Collins Place and Ballygall Road West area between 6pm and 7.30pm.

Confirms a row preceded the stabbing, detectives do not believe it was feud-related but it may be linked to drugs, post-mortem ongoing, scene sealed for Garda Technical Bureau forensic examination, SIO appointed, FLO liaising with family, two men in 30s in custody at Finglas and Blanchardstown under Section 4, appeal for footage from Collins Place and Ballygall Road West between 6pm and 7:30pm.

Garda appeal for dash-cam and other video footage from Collins Place and Ballygall Road West area between 6pm and 7:30pm; two men in custody; post-mortem ongoing; scene sealed for forensic examination; SIO and FLO appointed.

Names the victim as Brian Hogan, reports the drugs angle being probed, notes a woman close to the victim suffered hand injuries, and includes Cllr Keith Connolly's condemnation of the stabbing as the second murder in North Dublin in 24 hours.

Names the victim as Brian Hogan, confirms a murder investigation is under way, details the arrest of two men in their 30s on suspicion of murder, their detention under Section 4 at Finglas and Blanchardstown Garda stations, and the sealing of the scene for Garda technical bureau examination.

Initial reporting on the stabbing; two men arrested on suspicion of murder and detained under Section 4 at Finglas and Blanchardstown Garda stations; detectives probing a possible drugs link and ruling out a feud connection; a forensic tent was erected for the Technical Bureau examination.

Gardaí are investigating the stabbing death and attempting to establish the motive.

Confirms the man was pronounced dead at the scene, the scene is being preserved for technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau, and the two suspects are detained at Finglas and Blanchardstown Garda Stations. Gardaí are appealing for information.

Initial report of the fatal stabbing and the arrest of two men on suspicion of murder.

Two people arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a man found in a front garden.

Adds specific location (Collins Place, Finglas), victim's age (late 30s), two suspects arrested (both in their 30s), detention at Finglas and Blanchardstown Garda Stations under Section 4, body preserved for Garda Technical Bureau examination, and Garda appeal for information.

Initial report of the fatal stabbing and the arrest of two suspects under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

Provides the specific location (Collins Place, Finglas), confirms a woman known to the victim was also injured with non-life-threatening injuries, and notes a forensic tent was set up ahead of Garda Technical Bureau examination.

Initial report of the fatal stabbing and arrest of two men on suspicion of murder; Gardaí suspect the killing could be linked to drugs and are conducting house-to-house inquiries.

A man in his 30s was arrested and charged in May 2023 in connection with the same fatal assault; he is due to appear at Blanchardstown District Court.

Official Garda press release confirming the fatal assault, noting the body remains at the scene for technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau, and specifying that the two suspects are detained at Finglas and Blanchardstown Garda Stations under Section 4.

Initial report of the fatal assault; two men in their 30s arrested and detained under Section 4; post-mortem ongoing; scene sealed for Garda Technical Bureau forensic examination; appeal for witnesses and footage from Collins Place and Ballygall Road West area between 6pm and 7:30pm.