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Sentencing report for the drugs case against Aaron Holt and Shane O'Neill. The article notes that Holt's son and aunt were killed in an Edenderry firebomb attack, but that attack is a separate matter and is not part of this case.

Sentencing details for Aaron Holt and co-accused Shane O'Neill; judge referenced the deaths of Holt's son and aunt in the Edenderry firebombing as illustrating the consequences of drug trade involvement.

Reports the Circuit Court sentencing of two co-accused: Holt jailed for seven years (final year suspended) and O'Neill sentenced to 18 months. Gives the drug values, the evidence relied on and the judge's comments on mitigation.

Reports the sentencing of Aaron Holt and Shane O'Neill at Tullamore Circuit Court, with evidence from the seizure and searches. The December 2025 petrol bomb attack that killed Holt's son and aunt is mentioned only as background.

Reports the sentencing hearing for Holt and O'Neill, adjourned to 27 January 2026. Provides details of the drugs evidence (CCTV, tick list, messages) and context of the Edenderry arson attack in which Holt's four-year-old son and 60-year-old aunt died. A man in his 20s arrested in connection with the arson was released without charge.

Sentencing hearing on 15 January 2026. Both men had pleaded guilty. Judge Johnson adjourned both matters and set sentencing for 27 January at Mullingar Circuit Court. Details of the CCTV, TikTok messages, search and tick list are added.

Reports that Holt asked to be sentenced, that sentencing was set for Thursday at Tullamore Circuit Court, that O'Neill will be sentenced the same day, the 10-year minimum sentence, and that Holt was refused bail to attend his son's funeral. It also gives the background of the December 2025 fire that killed his son.

Reports the sentencing at Tullamore Circuit Criminal Court: an eight-year term with the final 12 months suspended, backdated to when Holt went into custody last June, and the separate sentence for co-accused Shane O'Neill.

Reports a bail hearing in Holt's pending heroin case, held at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court on 11 December 2025. The article links the hearing to the Edenderry fire that killed his son and grand-aunt, but it does not report on the fire itself.

Reports that both men pleaded guilty and that sentencing is adjourned to January 13 for probation reports. Gives Holt's age as 27 and O'Neill's as 25 and their addresses as Castleview Park and The Sycamores, Edenderry. States the drug's market value was €13,000 or more.

Reports Shane O'Neill's guilty plea, his age of 25, and that his sentencing was adjourned to 13 January. Confirms co-accused Aaron Holt pleaded guilty in June and was remanded for sentencing on Wednesday, 8 October.

Adds the Tullamore Circuit Court guilty plea to possessing over €13,000 of drugs, the sentencing date of 7 October, and the bail conditions (living at his address and a curfew). Sentencing is still pending.

Reports the district court hearing at which Holt and O'Neill were sent forward for trial, with the diamorphine value (€13,000 or more), a charge against Holt for cannabis on 9 May, and bail conditions. Gives O'Neill's age as 24.

Court appearance at Tullamore District Court where a book of evidence is being prepared; the case was adjourned to 18 December. The article gives the heroin value as €13,000 or more and names the charge as possession for sale or supply.