Ireland Crime

Sentencing details for McMahon and Cassidy (7 years 2 months and 5 years 10 months respectively, with suspensions) and adjournment of Pender's sentencing. Victim impact statement and evidence from Detective Garda Deirdre Collins recorded.

Reports sentencing of McMahon (7 years 2 months, 9 months suspended = 6 years 5 months) and Cassidy (5 years 10 months, 6 months suspended = 5 years 4 months), back-dated to 23 January 2026. Pender's sentencing adjourned pending probation report. Victim impact statement and details of the robbery provided.

Reports the third accused's guilty plea at Ennis Circuit Court, a probation report direction, and the November 10th sentencing date for all three pleading accused. Also notes the fourth accused, Martin Downes, is pleading not guilty.

Court report on bail for Martin Downes, who is pleading not guilty, and on the guilty pleas of three co-accused. The article gives the robbery date as January 21st with no year. Downes's trial is due February of next year.

Reports a second guilty plea in the Carrigaholt post office robbery at Ennis Circuit Court, the custodial sentence accepted by the defence, the adjournment to 13 October for sentence and details of the alleged assault and getaway cars.

Court report on the Carrigaholt post office robbery: a further charge is reported against Mr Downes, Mr Pender faces dangerous driving charges, two co-accused have pleaded guilty to robbery, and Mr Downes and Mr McMahon remain in custody.

Reports Pender's guilty plea to robbery and his three new dangerous driving charges, Cassidy's earlier guilty plea, the remand status of co-accused Martin Downes and Michael McMahon, and a claim that Downes was assaulted in prison.

Reports that Darren Cassidy signed a guilty plea at Ennis District Court, that he will be sent forward for sentence, and that three co-accused face the same robbery charge. It also gives details of the January arrests and the garda account of the offence.

Court report on Darragh Pender's bail, the further remand of Martin Downes and Pender to 17 June, the DPP's refusal of a signed guilty plea, and the Garda account of the robbery and arrests.

Court report from Ennis District Court on 26 May 2026. Defence for Darren Cassidy and Michael McMahon says both are ready to plead guilty in the circuit court, and rejects a DPP demand for written acceptance of the disclosure. Martin Downes is in a holding pattern. Darragh Pender is due before court the following week.

Adds that the DPP has directed a circuit court trial on a single robbery charge each for three accused, that the DPP has not consented to signed guilty pleas, the remand dates to 20 May, and that the fourth accused, Daragh Pender, is due in court the following week.

Reports that Darragh Pender will enter a signed guilty plea and go to the Circuit Court, that the other three accused remain on remand, and that the DPP has the file and needs more time. Adds the Garda account of the alleged robbery and getaway details.

Michael McMahon and Darren Cassidy will enter signed guilty pleas, with McMahon's solicitor saying he can go forward to the Circuit Court on a signed guilty plea. The four accused were remanded in custody to Ennis District Court on April 15th, and the file is with the DPP. Pender and Downes have been unable to take up High Court bail.

Reports the court appearance on Thursday 12 March 2026 at Ennis District Court, where all four accused were remanded and the case was adjourned to 25 March. Adds the charge wording, the amount taken, the alleged roles of the getaway drivers, that the DPP's directions are awaited, and that two accused have consent to bail but remain in custody.

Court report from Ennis District Court on 25 February 2026 covering the bail and remand status of all four accused, including a solicitor's request for prison support for one of them. Adds that the file is at completion stage and that the next court date is 11 March.

Reports the High Court bail consent for Martin Downes, the bail address problems for Downes and Darragh Pender, the remands of McMahon, Cassidy and Pender to February 25, and the Garda account of the alleged roles and the €6,500 recovered.

Adds that all four accused were remanded in custody to 11 February 2026, that bail was refused, that DPP directions are not yet available, that the Gardaí will seek circuit court hearing, and the alleged roles of the getaway drivers. Also gives the amount taken (€8,944.63) and details of the high speed chase and recovered items.

First report of the robbery and charges: names and ages of the four accused, the alleged roles, the assault on the postmistress, the Garda pursuit and arrests, and the bail refusal and remand to Ennis District Court on 28 January.

Court appearance at Ennis District Court where four accused were remanded in custody; details of the robbery, the car chase, and recovered items provided by Sgt Shane Graham.

Reports the bail hearing at Ennis District Court on 23 January 2026, where the four accused were refused bail and remanded, and adds details of the getaway cars, the recovered cash and bars, the alleged getaway drivers and the victim's injuries.

Reports the court appearance at Ennis District Court on Friday, where all four accused were refused bail and remanded to 28 January. Adds that the postmistress was assaulted with iron bars, the getaway drivers, the recovered cash and metal bars, and that gardaí will seek the cases be heard in the circuit court.