Saturday 31 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 18934Domestic abuse, breach of protection order · Co. Kildare

Suspended garda pleads guilty to abusing ex-partner

A man who is a suspended member of An Garda Síochána pleaded guilty at Naas District Court, County Kildare, to abusing his ex-partner, a woman, and to breaching a protection order. The incident is described only as having happened last year, relative to the December 2023 report, and the case was first before the court earlier in 2023, when a garda sergeant told the judge the defendant had been suspended and a senior garda officer appointed to investigate. On Thursday 7 December 2023, in a private hearing, the victim impact statement was read and the case was adjourned to a sentencing date in March 2024 for a probation report and restorative justice.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted8 Dec
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The woman's ex-partner, a man and suspended member of An Garda Síochána, stalked her.
  • In her victim impact statement, the woman said he stalked her like an animal.
Cause
The man confronted the woman in a moment of jealousy.
Where
The case was heard at Naas District Court in County Kildare.
When
The incident is described only as having happened last year, relative to the December 2023 report.
Investigation
A senior garda officer was appointed to investigate the incident.
Charges
The man was charged with breaching a protection order by confronting the woman, in a case listed as domestic abuse.
In court
  • Garda Sergeant Brian Jacob told Judge Desmond Zaidan at an earlier 2023 hearing that the defendant had been suspended.
  • The man pleaded guilty to abusing his ex-partner.
  • Judge Desmond Zaidan read the victim impact statement in a private hearing on Thursday 7 December 2023.
Sentence
The case was adjourned to a sentencing date in March 2024 for a probation report and restorative justice.
Other details
  • The defendant has been suspended from An Garda Síochána.
  • The man has no previous convictions.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatHer ex-partner, a suspended member of An Garda Síochána, stalked her. (kildarenow.com)
  • causeThe man confronted the woman in a moment of jealousy. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationA senior garda officer was appointed to investigate the incident. (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeThe man breached a protection order by confronting the woman. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe man pleaded guilty to abusing his ex-partner. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe victim impact statement was read to Naas District Court. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe hearing was held in private at the courthouse on Thursday, 7 December. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe case was adjourned to a sentencing date in March 2024 for a probation report and restorative justice. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe defendant has been suspended from An Garda Síochána. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe man has no previous convictions. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 8 Dec2023
    Convictedkildarenow.com, first report
    Woman’s garda ex stalked her ‘like an animal’, Kildare court told

    Court report on the man's guilty plea, the woman's victim impact statement and the adjournment to sentencing in March 2024. The incident itself is dated only as 'last year'.

    convicted, malevictim, female