Ireland Tagdh Byrnes sentenced over cannabis, theft, burglary and driving offences in Newcastle West
Tagdh Byrnes, a 22-year-old man of Toppings Field, Limerick, was before the courts over offences in Newcastle West. He pleaded guilty to possessing €3,632 worth of cannabis for sale or supply on December 17, 2021, and was captured on CCTV damaging a car at a Killine car park on January 5, 2024. Gardaí arrested him after reports of a car driving erratically on O'Connell Street on May 18, 2025, and he was later charged with theft, burglary, criminal damage and public order offences, to which he also pleaded guilty. On May 6, 2026 he was reported as sentenced to four months in jail for the drugs charge, two months for stealing a TV, a six-year driving disqualification and an €850 fine for the driving offences.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced6 May
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Tagdh Byrnes, 22, of Toppings Field, Limerick, is the accused.
- He was captured on CCTV damaging a car at a car park in Killine, Newcastle West, on January 5, 2024.
- When
- The cannabis possession offence took place on December 17, 2021.
- Investigation
- Gardaí had reports of a car driving erratically on O'Connell Street on May 18, 2025.
- He was arrested when the car crashed into a steel bollard.
- Charges
- He pleaded guilty to possessing €3,632 worth of cannabis for sale or supply.
- Fresh charges of theft, burglary, criminal damage and public order offences were brought.
- He pleaded guilty to burglary of a house in Woodford Manor in April 2024 and to taking a TV worth €1,200.
- He pleaded guilty to theft of €15 worth of goods from a Spar store.
- A charge arose from refusing to give a blood or urine sample and giving false names at a Garda station.
- In court
- He pleaded guilty to the fresh charges at Newcastle West District Court.
- Sentence
- He was sentenced to four months in jail on the drugs charge and two months for stealing the TV.
- He was disqualified from driving for a total of six years and fined €850 for the driving offences.
- Other details
- The court heard he had 21 previous convictions.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatTagdh Byrnes, 22, of Toppings Field, Limerick, was before the court. (limerickpost.ie)
- whatHe was captured on CCTV damaging a car at a car park in Killine, Newcastle West, on January 5, 2024. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationGardaí had reports of a car driving erratically on O'Connell Street on May 18, 2025. (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationHe was arrested when the car crashed into a steel bollard. (limerickpost.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to possessing €3,632 worth of cannabis for sale or supply on December 17, 2021. (limerickpost.ie)
- chargeFresh charges of theft, burglary, criminal damage and public order offences were brought. (limerickpost.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to burglary of a house in Woodford Manor in April 2024 and taking a TV worth €1,200. (limerickpost.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to theft of €15 worth of goods from a Spar store. (limerickpost.ie)
- chargeA charge arose from refusing to give a blood or urine sample and giving false names at a Garda station. (limerickpost.ie)
- courtHe also pleaded guilty to the fresh charges. (limerickpost.ie)
- sentenceHe was sentenced to four months in jail on the drugs charge and two months for stealing the TV. (limerickpost.ie)
- sentenceHe was further disqualified from driving for a total of six years and fined €850 for the driving offences. (limerickpost.ie)
- otherThe court heard he had 21 previous convictions. (limerickpost.ie)
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Court report on the sentencing of Tagdh Byrnes. Adds the guilty pleas, the sentences of four and two months in jail, the six-year driving disqualification and the €850 fine, and the 21 previous convictions.
convicted, Tagdh Byrnes, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tagdh Byrnes