Ireland Case No. 5214Assault causing harm; production of a knife; possession of a knife · Co. Cork · 17 Aug 2024
Two men remanded in custody over stabbing of brothers in Dunmanway land dispute, Cork
On Saturday 17 August 2024, shortly after 7pm, Jerry Brennan jnr (35) and John Brennan (32), both men, were injured in an alleged assault at Ballyhalwick, Dunmanway, Co Cork, in a long-running family dispute over property. Jerry Brennan snr (77) and William Brennan (31), both men, were arrested and charged with assault causing harm, with Jerry snr also charged with possession of a knife and William with producing a knife. At a special sitting of Bantry District Court on Monday 19 August 2024, both were refused bail and remanded in custody. On 22 August at Clonakilty District Court the judge deferred William Brennan's legal aid application, and both men were remanded in custody to appear again at Clonakilty District Court on 3 September 2024 for DPP directions.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested17 Aug
5 reports - Charged17 Aug
2 reports - In court19 Aug
4 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Two men were allegedly assaulted in Dunmanway, Co Cork, on Saturday 17 August 2024; some reports describe the attack as a stabbing.
- The injured men are Jerry Brennan jnr (35) and John Brennan (32), both men.
- The two men arrested and charged are Jerry Brennan snr (77) and William Brennan (31), both men, from Longbridge, Dunmanway, Co Cork.
- Where
- The alleged assault took place at Ballyhalwick, Dunmanway, Co Cork, on a farm.
- When
- The assault happened on Saturday 17 August 2024, shortly after 7pm.
- Other details
- Jerry Brennan jnr had a severed artery in his arm and was airlifted to Cork University Hospital; John Brennan had a punctured lung and was taken there by ambulance.
- Both injured men underwent emergency surgery and were in a serious but stable condition, remaining in hospital.
- Weapon
- Sources describe the weapon as a large blade, a hunting knife, and a one to two inch pocket knife with a two-inch blade.
- Cause
- Gardaí are probing whether a feud over a will and the distribution of property at Ballyhalwick townland, ongoing for 14 years, led to the assault.
- Gardaí said about twenty incidents had been reported over five years in the agrarian dispute, which escalated over the last five weeks.
- Investigation
- Both accused were arrested at the scene and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984; the scene was preserved and examined by a Garda Forensic Investigation team.
- Gardaí said the evidence was very strong and included forensic and dashcam evidence, and they appealed for witnesses and footage from Ballyhalwick between 6pm and 8pm.
- Charges
- Jerry Brennan snr is charged with two counts of assault causing harm to Jerry Brennan jnr and John Brennan, and with possession of a knife.
- William Brennan is charged with two counts of assault causing harm to Jerry Brennan jnr and John Brennan, and with producing a knife in the course of committing an offence.
- In court
- At a special sitting of Bantry District Court on Monday 19 August 2024, Gardaí objected to bail and the judge refused bail to both men, citing the seriousness of the charges, the strength of the evidence and fear of witness interference.
- On 22 August 2024 at Clonakilty District Court, Judge Brendan O'Reilly deferred William Brennan's application for free legal aid, and both men were remanded in custody to appear again at Clonakilty District Court on 3 September 2024 for DPP directions.
113 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAn assault occurred in Dunmanway, Co Cork, on Saturday 17 August 2024. (garda.ie)
- whatTwo men were charged following an assault in Dunmanway, Co. Cork. (garda.ie)
- whatThe two men are aged in their 30s and 70s. (garda.ie)
- whatTwo men, aged in their 30s and 70s, were arrested. (garda.ie)
- whatTwo men in their 30s were rushed to Cork University Hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatTwo men, one in his 30s and one in his 70s, were arrested in connection with the incident. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatTwo men were taken to hospital after an alleged assault. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatTwo men in their 30s were taken to hospital with serious injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatJerry Brennan jnr suffered a severed artery in his arm. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- whatJohn Brennan suffered a punctured lung. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- whatJerry Brennan jnr was airlifted by helicopter to Cork University Hospital. (irishtimes.com)
- whatBoth injured men were stable in hospital. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe two accused were charged with assaulting two family members who needed emergency surgery. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatWilliam Brennan is 31 and an electrical engineer who works in the Netherlands (irishtimes.com)
- whatJerry Brennan snr suffers from arthritis of the spine, broken discs and diabetes (irishtimes.com)
- whatJerry Brennan jnr suffered a severed artery in his arm and was airlifted to Cork University Hospital by helicopter (irishtimes.com)
- whatJohn Brennan suffered a punctured lung and was rushed to hospital by ambulance (irishtimes.com)
- whatBoth men were in stable condition after undergoing emergency surgery (irishtimes.com)
- whatBoth men remain in hospital receiving treatment for injuries from the alleged assaults (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe gardaí are appealing for information about the Ballyhalwick area of Dunmanway. (garda.ie)
- whereThe assault took place in Dunmanway, Co Cork. (garda.ie)
- whereThe stabbing occurred in Dunmanway, West Cork. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe alleged assault happened in Dunmanway, Co Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place in the Ballyhalwick, Dunmanway area. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe stabbing took place near Dunmanway, Co Cork, on a farm. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe alleged assault occurred in Dunmanway, Co Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe assaults took place at Ballyhalwick, Dunmanway, Co Cork. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe stabbing happened at Ballyhalwick in Dunmanway, Co Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereWilliam Brennan is from Longbridge, Dunmanway, Co Cork (irishtimes.com)
- whereJerry Brennan snr is also from Longbridge, Dunmanway, Co Cork (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe assault happened shortly after 7pm. (garda.ie)
- whenThe assault occurred on Saturday 17 August 2024 in the evening. (garda.ie)
- whenThe assault occurred on Saturday 17 August 2024 shortly after 7pm. (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred shortly after 7pm on Saturday 17 August 2024. (corkbeo.ie)
- whenThe assault happened on Saturday 17 August at about 7pm. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe attack happened on a Saturday. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe alleged assault happened on Saturday evening, just after 7pm. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on 17 August 2024. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident happened on Saturday night, 17 August 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident took place on Saturday, August 17. (corkbeo.ie)
- whenThe stabbing occurred at Ballyhalwick, Dunmanway, Co Cork on 17 August (irishtimes.com)
- causeGardaí are probing whether a bitter land dispute led to the stabbing. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe stabbing is believed to be linked to an ongoing family feud over property inheritance and access to land. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeGardaí believed the assaults had their origins in a long-running family feud. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe dispute over the Ballyhalwick property had gone on for 14 years. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe dispute is a feud over a will and the distribution of property. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe stabbing was allegedly over a piece of land. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe dispute relates to a will and the distribution of property at Ballyhalwick townland. (corkbeo.ie)
- causeGardaí believed the assaults had their origins in a long-running family feud over a farmhouse and yard at Ballyhalwick (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe agrarian dispute went back some 14 years over the property at Ballyhalwick (irishtimes.com)
- weaponThe attackers used what is believed to be a large blade. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponThe knife William Brennan allegedly produced was a hunting knife. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponThe knife Jerry Brennan snr allegedly possessed had a two-inch blade. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponWilliam Brennan was charged with producing a hunting knife. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponJerry Brennan Snr was charged with producing a one to two inch pocket knife. (irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- weaponWilliam Brennan was charged with producing a hunting knife in a manner likely to intimidate. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe scene of the incident has been examined by a Garda Forensic Investigation team. (garda.ie)
- investigationTwo men, aged in their 30s and 70s, are detained in Garda custody under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí are asking anyone with information or camera footage, including dash cam, to come forward. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe scene was preserved for a technical examination. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrested men are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in the Southern Region. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe scene in Dunmanway is being preserved for technical examination. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationGardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the assault. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationTwo men aged in their 30s and 70s are detained in Garda custody. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe scene was examined by a Garda Forensic Investigation team. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses, especially people who were in the Ballyhalwick, Dunmanway area between 6pm and 8pm on Saturday. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí ask anyone with camera or dash cam footage from the area during that time to make it available. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the incident are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed for anyone with information to come forward, especially anyone in Ballyhalwick, Dunmanway between 6pm and 8pm on Saturday. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí launched an investigation into the assault. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the alleged assault are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationTwenty incidents had been reported to gardaí over the past five years. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí had taken witness statements and dashcam audio. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationBoth accused were arrested at the scene. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí said the evidence in the case was very strong and included forensic and dashcam evidence. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said the evidence was very strong and included forensic and dashcam evidence. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationSome 20 incidents had been reported to gardaí over the past five years (irishtimes.com)
- chargeA father and son who are related to the victims were arrested and charged. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeBoth accused were charged with assaulting two other family members. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeJerry Brennan snr was charged with possession of a knife. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeWilliam Brennan was charged with producing a knife in the course of committing an offence. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeWilliam Brennan was charged with assault causing harm to John Brennan and Jerry Brennan Jnr. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeJerry Brennan Snr was charged with assault causing harm to John Brennan and Jerry Brennan Jnr. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeWilliam Brennan was charged with assault causing harm to his brothers John Brennan and Jerry Brennan Jnr. (corkbeo.ie)
- chargeJerry Brennan Snr was charged with assault causing harm to his sons John Brennan and Jerry Brennan Jnr. (corkbeo.ie)
- chargeWilliam Brennan is charged with two counts of assault causing harm to his older brothers (irishtimes.com)
- chargeWilliam Brennan is also charged with producing a knife in the course of committing an offence (irishtimes.com)
- chargeJerry Brennan snr faces the same two charges of assault causing harm to Jerry Brennan jnr and John Brennan (irishtimes.com)
- chargeJerry Brennan snr also faces a charge of possessing a knife (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe two men are due to appear before Bantry District Court on 19 August 2024 at 2.00pm. (garda.ie)
- courtThe two men are due to appear in Bantry District Court at 2pm on Monday. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtBoth accused appeared before Bantry District Court on a Monday. (irishtimes.com)
- courtGardaí objected to bail for both accused. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge refused bail because of the seriousness of the charges, the strength of the evidence and the fear of witness interference. (irishtimes.com)
- courtBoth accused were remanded in custody to appear again at Clonakilty District Court on August 22nd. (irishtimes.com)
- courtGardaí objected to bail for William Brennan, fearing he would interfere with witnesses. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe judge refused bail to William Brennan. (irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- courtWilliam Brennan was remanded in custody to appear before Clonakilty District Court on Thursday 22 August. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe judge refused bail to Jerry Brennan Snr given the seriousness of the charges and the possibility of witness interference. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJerry Brennan Snr was due to appear before Clonakilty Court the following Thursday for DPP directions. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe judge refused bail to Jerry Brennan Snr, citing the seriousness of the charges and possible witness interference. (corkbeo.ie)
- courtWilliam Brennan was remanded in custody to appear before Clonakilty District Court on Thursday next. (corkbeo.ie)
- courtBoth men were remanded in custody to appear at Clonakilty District Court on 3 September for DPP directions (irishtimes.com)
- otherTwo men in their 30s were taken to Cork University Hospital with serious injuries. (garda.ie)
- otherThe two injured men remain in a serious but stable condition. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe two brothers suffered serious injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherOne brother was airlifted to Cork University Hospital for emergency surgery. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherTwo men, aged in their 30s and 70s, were arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherGardaí said about twenty incidents had occurred over the last five years in the agrarian dispute. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherWilliam Brennan said he was acting in self defence. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe Garda said there had been about twenty incidents over five years in the agrarian dispute. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherJerry Brennan Jnr had a severed artery in his arm and John Brennan had a punctured lung. (corkbeo.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Aug2024Judge defers decision on free legal aid for man accused of stabbing brothers in land dispute
Second court appearance; Judge O'Reilly deferred free legal aid for William Brennan pending valuation of assets; both accused remanded in custody to appear at Clonakilty District Court on 3 September for DPP directions; details of injuries and 14-year family feud provided.
accused, William Brennan, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)William Brennanaccused, Jerry Brennan snr, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jerry Brennan snrvictim, Jerry Brennan jnr, 35, male, irish (judged from name)Jerry Brennan jnrvictim, John Brennan, 32, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan - 19 Aug2024Father and son charged after stabbing of two brothers in West Cork
Reports the charges and bail refusals at a special sitting of Bantry District Court on 19 August, including the knife charges, the injuries, the 14-year background dispute, and the remand to Clonakilty District Court on 22 August. Adds the father's charge and the names of the victims.
victim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennanvictim, Jerry Brennan Jnr, male, irish (judged from name)Jerry Brennan Jnraccused, William Brennan, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)William Brennanaccused, Jerry Brennan Snr, 77, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jerry Brennan Snr - 19 Aug2024Elderly father and son charged with stabbing brothers in family feud over farm
Adds the ages of William Brennan (31) and Jerry Brennan Snr (77), the charges against Jerry Brennan Snr, the knife charges, the victims' injuries, the feud background, the bail refusals and the next court dates.
accused, William Brennan, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)William Brennanaccused, Jerry Brennan Snr, 77, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jerry Brennan Snrvictim, Jerry Brennan Jnr, male, irish (judged from name)Jerry Brennan Jnrvictim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan - 19 Aug2024Father and son remanded in custody after two other family members had to undergo surgery following alleged attack
Reports the Bantry District Court appearance and bail hearing, the Garda evidence, the injuries to the two victims, the knives used, and the background of a 14-year family feud over a farmhouse and yard.
accused, Jerry Brennan snr, 77, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jerry Brennan snraccused, William Brennan, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)William Brennanvictim, Jerry Brennan jnr, 35, male, irish (judged from name)Jerry Brennan jnrvictim, John Brennan, 32, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan - 19 Aug2024Two men arrested and two hospitalised with serious injuries after Cork assault
Brief Irish Mirror report with no names. It matches case 5214 on date, place and the arrested men's ages (30s and 70s) and adds that the scene was preserved, the assault happened just after 7pm, and two men were arrested and detained. It does not mention a stabbing or charges.
victim, 30s, malevictim, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 70s, male - 18 Aug2024Father and son arrested after two men allegedly stabbed over land dispute
Reports that a father and son were arrested and charged, that gardaí are probing a bitter land dispute and a family feud, that the victims are in their 30s and were stabbed with a large blade, and that the case is due before Bantry District Court on Monday.
victim, 30s, malevictim, 30s, maleaccused, maleaccused, male - 18 Aug2024Gardai appeal for witnesses after Cork assault that left two men hospitalised
Reports the incident and two arrests, with the men in custody under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. Gives the victims' condition and Garda appeals for witnesses and camera footage. Names no one.
victim, 30s, malevictim, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 70s, male - 18 Aug2024Two men rushed to hospital and two arrested after stabbing in West Cork
Initial report of the stabbing and arrests; scene preserved for technical examination; Gardaí investigating all circumstances.
victim, 30s, malevictim, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 70s, male - 17 Aug2024Serious Assault, Dunmanway, Co. Cork. 17th August, 2024.
Initial Garda press release reporting the arrest of two men and the hospitalisation of two victims; the scene was preserved for technical examination.
victim, 30s, malevictim, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 70s, male - 17 Aug2024Court Appearance: Serious Assault, Dunmanway, Co. Cork, 17th August 2024
Garda press release confirming the two men have been charged and are due before Bantry District Court on 19 August 2024 at 2.00pm.
suspect, 30s, malesuspect, 70s, male - 17 Aug2024Witness Appeal - Serious Assault, Dunmanway, Co. Cork. 17th August, 2024.
Garda press release (witness appeal) with no names. Adds the time of the assault (shortly after 7pm), the Ballyhalwick area, a forensic examination of the scene, and that the two detained men are aged in their 30s and 70s.
victim, 30s, malevictim, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 70s, male