Ireland Crime

Reports the five-year sentences imposed on Eghomwanre and Odukoya, details the broader South Anne Street incident including the fatal stabbing of Babatunde, the prior three-and-a-half-year sentences for Rory Carr and Bruno Tache, and notes that four other men remain before the courts.

Reports the Circuit Criminal Court sentencing of Faraj Odukoya and John Eghomwanre to five years each, and that a further man is charged with the murder.

Sentencing of two men for the violent attack on Quham Babatunde, who was later murdered by another person. No existing case in the list matches this incident.

Reports the sentencing of John Eghomwanre and Faraj Odukoya, each given five years backdated to when they went into custody. No existing case matched this incident.

Sentencing of Tache and Carr at the Dublin court. The article gives the sentence as three years and six months with the final six months suspended, though the headline says jailed for three years. It also notes that another man is before the Northern Ireland courts charged with the murder.

First court appearance for sentencing; four men entered guilty pleas to various charges. The fatal stabbing of Babatunde is attributed to a ninth man charged with murder in Northern Ireland. Sentencing adjourned to March and April 2026.

Reports that four men pleaded guilty to affray and assault charges over the fights, that none of them was involved in the fatal stabbing, and sets out the bail and custody remands and the victim impact statements.

Reports the charging of the ninth man, David Oloo Omee, with violent disorder and assault causing harm to the victim's friend. Details the bail hearing, the CCTV evidence, and lists the eight other men already charged in connection with the stabbing.

Adds that Bruno Tache, 20, of Trimleston, Balbriggan, was charged and remanded in custody by Judge Paul Murphy, with bail objected to by gardaí. It names the other seven men charged and gives their charges and ages, and reports a second man was seriously injured.

Reports the court appearance of the eighth man, Bruno Tache, who was remanded in custody on charges of assault causing harm (two counts) and violent disorder. CCTV identified him as a primary aggressor; the attack was described as unprovoked and fuelled by intoxicants.

Reports the arrest of the eighth man (a man in his 20s) on 24 March 2025, detained under Section 4 at a Garda Station in Dublin. Adds detail that the stabbing followed a row among revellers leaving a Valentine's night music event, that Babatunde was residing in the Ballyogan accommodation centre pending his international protection application, and that seven other men had previously appeared before courts in Dublin and Belfast.

Reports the seventh man charged in the Babatunde death, providing details of the alleged sequence of events (Odukoya punching and kicking Babatunde after he had already been stabbed three times, before a fourth stab) and the court proceedings before Judge Fiona Brennan.

Details of Faraj Odukoya's court appearance, the prosecution's account of the sequence of attacks, bail conditions, and the fact that six other men had already appeared in court in connection with the murder.

Details of Faraj Odukoya's bail hearing, his specific charges, the prosecution's account of his alleged role in the melee, and the court's remand order with bail conditions.

Reports the arrest of a seventh suspect (a teenager in his late teens) and reiterates the Gardaí appeal for witnesses and mobile phone footage from the South Anne Street/Duke Lane Upper area between 2:30am and 3:30am on 15 February 2025.

Confirms the seventh arrest and specifies the location as South Anne Street/Duke Lane Upper, Dublin 2. States the suspect is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in Dublin, and that investigations are ongoing.

Sixth man charged; John Eghomwanre, 23, of Lusk, charged with violent disorder and two counts of assault; remanded to Cloverhill District Court 11 March 2025; five other men already before courts on related charges

Reports the charging and first court appearance of the sixth man, John Eghomwanre, charged with violent disorder and two counts of assault causing harm. He was remanded to Cloverhill District Court on 11 March 2025. Confirms five other men have already appeared before the courts on charges connected to the murder.

Reports that John Eghomwanre, the sixth man, was arrested and charged with violent disorder and two counts of assault, and remanded in custody. It names the other five men already before the courts on charges connected to the incident.

Reports a sixth person charged in the Babatunde case, a man in his 20s arrested on Thursday, with his court appearances and detention details.

Reports the arrest of the sixth man in connection with the stabbing, confirms five others had previously appeared before courts in Dublin and Belfast, and details Gardaí's appeal for witnesses and footage from the South Anne Street/Duke Lane Upper and Dawson Street/St Stephen's Green areas.

Reports the sixth arrest (man in his 20s, 6 March 2025, detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act) and provides details of the incident: the fight outside Twenty Two Nightclub, the VIP booth, and the specific charges against previously arrested suspects Forde, Ndede, Bangu and Carr.

Reports the sixth arrest in the case: a man in his 20s arrested on 6 March 2025 and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in Dublin. Confirms five men have already appeared before the courts.

Gardaí renewed their witness appeal specifying the time window (2:30am–3:30am) and area, and confirmed that five men have appeared before courts on charges connected to the fatal assault.

Adds the charge against Bakuani Diavisi for assault causing harm at Dawson Street on the night of the Babatunde stabbing, details of his court appearance and remand, and background on the four other men already charged in connection with the incident.

Reports the charging of fifth suspect Bakuani Diavisi with assault causing harm at Dawson Street, Dublin 2, on 15 February 2025, and his remand in custody. Also provides details on the other four men already charged in connection with the incident, including Sean Forde (violent disorder), Ryan Ndede (murder, arrested by PSNI in Belfast), Rory Carr (assault causing harm, violent disorder), and Jeffrey Bangu (assault causing harm, violent disorder, production of a knife).

Fifth man charged; arrested Wednesday afternoon (25 Feb) and detained at a garda station in the Dublin area. Four other men previously appeared before courts in Dublin and Belfast. Gardaí appealing for witnesses and footage near Dawson Street and St Stephen's Green.

Reports that the fifth man (in his 20s), arrested on 25 February 2025, has been charged with violent disorder and fatal assault and is due to appear before Court 3 of the Criminal Courts of Justice on 27 February 2025. Confirms four men have already appeared before the courts in relation to the incident.

Court appearance of the fourth accused, Sean Forde, with detailed allegations about the sequence of events at Twenty Two Nightclub, the specific role of Forde (punching Babatunde in the head), the charges against all four co-defendants, and confirmation that a fifth suspect has been arrested.

Reports the fifth arrest in the case: a man in his 20s arrested on 26 February 2025 and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. Confirms four men have already appeared before the courts.

Reports a fifth arrest, of a man in his 20s, in the case of Quham Babatunde, who was stabbed to death. Four people had already been charged, and a second man was seriously injured in the violence.

Reports that a fourth man in his 20s, arrested on 25 February 2025, has been charged with violent disorder and fatal assault. He is due to appear before Court 3 of the Criminal Courts of Justice on 26 February 2025. Three men had previously appeared before the courts in relation to the incident.