Ireland Solicitor Cahir O’Higgins sentenced to 27 months in prison
Solicitor Cahir O'Higgins, already in prison for other offences, was found guilty by a jury of stealing €400 from a Spanish man facing a criminal damage charge in July 2016, and of four counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice in December 2017. He pleaded guilty earlier in 2024 to assault causing harm and to harassing fellow solicitor Stephen O'Mahony between June 25, 2020 and February 11, 2021. He was sentenced to 27 months for the theft and the attempt to pervert the course of justice, dating from October 21, 2024, so he will remain in jail until April 2026 presuming good behaviour. Reports of the sentence were published on November 25, 2024.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The charges arose from the theft of money from a Spanish man who was facing a criminal damage charge.
- Where
- The theft occurred at a sitting of Dublin District Court.
- When
- The theft took place on July 30, 2016.
- Charges
- A jury found O'Higgins guilty of stealing €400 in July 2016.
- A jury found O'Higgins guilty of four counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice in December 2017.
- O'Higgins pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to fellow solicitor Stephen O'Mahony, and to harassing him between June 25, 2020 and February 11, 2021.
- Sources differ on the earlier plea: one lists only the harassment count, while the article also lists assault causing harm.
- In court
- The sentencing hearing took place at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- O'Higgins was sentenced to 27 months in prison for theft and attempting to pervert the course of justice, dating from October 21, 2024.
- The new sentence keeps him in jail until April 2026, presuming good behaviour.
- Other details
- O'Higgins was already in prison for other offences, including an earlier assault and harassment conviction, and was due for release at the end of September 2025.
- O'Higgins was once one of the highest-earning practitioners in the criminal legal aid scheme.
- O'Higgins had been an inpatient at the St John of God psychiatric hospital in Dublin.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe charges arose from the theft of money from a Spanish man facing a criminal damage charge (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe theft occurred at a sitting of Dublin District Court on July 30, 2016 (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to one count of harassing Stephen O'Mahony between June 25, 2020 and February 11, 2021 (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe was found guilty by a jury of the theft of €400 in July 2016 (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe was found guilty by a jury of four counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice in December 2017 (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe sentencing hearing took place at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceCahir O'Higgins was sentenced to 27 months in prison (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe new sentence will see him stay in jail up to April 2026 (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe was already in prison for other offences (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe was once one of the highest-earning practitioners in the criminal legal aid scheme (irishtimes.com)
- otherO'Higgins had been an inpatient at the St John of God psychiatric hospital in Dublin (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 25 Nov2024Solicitor Cahir O’Higgins sentenced to 27 months in prison
Reports the sentencing of Cahir O'Higgins to 27 months for theft and perverting the course of justice, details his earlier guilty plea for assault and harassment of Stephen O'Mahony, and includes defence submissions about his psychological state and family background.
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