Truck driver Graham Carey to be sentenced over 'rape-ugees' Instagram livestream
Graham Carey, a 42-year-old truck driver from Finglas, Dublin, made a 30-minute Instagram livestream on 30 January 2023 in which he referred to refugees as 'rape-ugees' and threatened to throw their bleeding corpses into the sea, in the days following an allegation of sexual assault by a refugee. He was charged under the 1989 Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act with using words intended to stir up hatred and with distributing a recording likely to stir up hatred. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Carey pleaded not guilty to both counts but a jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts in April 2026. On 24 July 2026, Judge Ryan adjourned sentencing to the following morning, remanded Carey on continuing bail, and rejected his application to vary bail conditions.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted24 Jul
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Graham Carey, a 42-year-old truck driver from Dunsink Drive, Finglas, made a 30-minute Instagram livestream on 30 January 2023 in which he referred to refugees as 'rape-ugees' and threatened to throw their bleeding corpses into the sea.
- Carey called on listeners to gather at Finglas garda station, and footage showed a couple of hundred people being led by him into the station.
- When
- The livestream was made in the days following an allegation of sexual assault by a refugee, though the alleged assault involved a local white male, not a refugee.
- Charges
- Carey was charged with using words threatening, abusive or insulting intended to stir up hatred and with distribution of a recording likely to stir up hatred, contrary to the 1989 Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act.
- In court
- Carey pleaded not guilty to both offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where a jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts on both counts in April 2026.
- On 24 July 2026, Judge Ryan adjourned sentencing to the following morning, remanded Carey on continuing bail, and rejected his application to vary bail conditions.
- Other details
- Carey represented himself during the trial and was detained under anti-terrorist legislation.
- Carey asserted he was in Northern Ireland when he recorded the livestream, but the prosecution showed he was driving an articulated lorry in this jurisdiction.
- Carey has previous convictions for careless driving, driving while over the limit, intoxication in a public place, threatening and abusive behaviour, and two speeding offences.
- Sentence
- The offences carry a maximum penalty of a fine of €10,000 or two years imprisonment.
20 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGraham Carey is a 42-year-old truck driver from Dunsink Drive, Finglas (dublinlive.ie)
- whatIn the livestream Carey referred to refugees as 'rape-ugees' (dublinlive.ie)
- whatCarey threatened to throw refugees' bleeding corpses into the sea (dublinlive.ie)
- whatCarey called on listeners to gather at Finglas garda station (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe alleged assault involved a local white male, not a refugee (dublinlive.ie)
- whatCarey represented himself during the trial (dublinlive.ie)
- whatCarey asserted he was in Northern Ireland when he recorded the livestream (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe prosecution showed he was driving an articulated lorry in this jurisdiction (dublinlive.ie)
- whatFootage showed a couple of hundred people being led by Carey into Finglas garda station (dublinlive.ie)
- whatCarey has previous convictions for careless driving, driving while over the limit, intoxication in a public place, threatening and abusive behaviour, and two speeding offences (dublinlive.ie)
- whatCarey was detained under anti-terrorist legislation (dublinlive.ie)
- whenCarey made a 30-minute livestream on Instagram on 30 January 2023 (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe livestream was made in the days following an allegation of sexual assault by a refugee (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeCarey was charged with using words threatening, abusive or insulting intended to stir up hatred (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeCarey was also charged with distribution of a recording of images or sound likely to stir up hatred (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe offences are contrary to the 1989 Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act (dublinlive.ie)
- courtCarey pleaded not guilty to both offences (dublinlive.ie)
- courtA jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts on both counts in April 2026 (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe trial was held at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (dublinlive.ie)
- sentenceThe offences carry a maximum penalty of a fine of €10,000 or two years imprisonment (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Jul2026Truck driver Graham Carey to be sentenced over 'rape-ugees' Instagram stream
Reports on the sentencing hearing where Judge Ryan adjourned finalisation to the following morning, remanded Carey on continuing bail, and rejected his application to vary bail conditions. Carey, representing himself, claimed to be a political prisoner and said the video referred to undocumented migrants.
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