Ireland Crime

Follow-up confirming the investigation is still open after five convictions; details the locations where body parts were found, the sentences handed down, and the gang-feud background linking the murder to the Boylan and Price/Maguire organised crime groups.

Sentencing of Carberry and Bride in the Special Criminal Court for moving and disposing of the remains of Keane Mulready Woods, who was murdered in Drogheda; sets out the sentence reductions, previous convictions, and victim impact statements.

Reports the sentencing of Stephen Carberry and Glen Bride, and the court's comments on their roles and the victim's family's impact statements.

Reports the sentencing hearing at the Special Criminal Court, including Carberry's guilty plea, victim impact statements from Keane's mother and father, DNA evidence and the adjournment to 9 March for sentencing.

Only the headline is available; the article text is template code with no body. The mother's comments are reported in the headline only. Matched to case 4076 on the same publication date (2026-01-20) and the same victim; the match is uncertain.

Sentencing hearing for Carberry; victim impact statements from Keane's parents read to court; details of how body parts were transported and disposed of; confirmation that Robbie Lawlor was the chief murder suspect; case adjourned to 9 March 2026 for sentence.

Adds that Carberry was arraigned on Monday 1 December 2025 and pleaded guilty to count two. The DPP will enter nolle prosequi on his other two counts. A victim impact statement was directed and sentencing was adjourned to 19 January, with Carberry remanded in custody.

First report of Stephen Carberry's guilty plea at the Special Criminal Court; the article also notes Glen Bride's guilty plea the previous week and that the DPP will enter a nolle prosequi on the remaining charges against Carberry.

Carberry pleaded guilty to assisting an offender; the other two counts will be nolle prosequi. Sentencing is adjourned to 19 January. Article notes Glen Bride also pleaded guilty to the same type of charge the previous week, and recaps earlier sentences of Paul Crosby, Gerard Cruise and Gerard McKenna.

Glen Bride, 30, of Kilbarrack, was arrested on Friday 16 August 2024 and charged with three offences, including arson of a car and disposal of body parts. He was remanded in custody, and the DPP directed trial in the non-jury Special Criminal Court.

Adds that Glen Bride was charged with three offences and remanded in custody, and gives the earlier charge against Stephen Carberry and the sentences imposed on Gerard Cruise and Paul Crosby in the same case.

Reports the arrest and charging of a man in his 30s in connection with the 2020 murder; details the locations where the victim's remains were found (Coolock, Trinity Terrace Dublin, and Rathmullan Park Drogheda).

The article gives only the headline: a man in his 30s has been charged in connection with the murder. It adds no name, date or other detail.

Adds that the arrest and charge were for the murder rather than only disposal of the remains, that the man is in his 30s, and that he was due before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 16 August 2024.

Reports that Stephen Carberry and Owen Flood appeared in court on related charges, that further charges are expected and up to 11 people are believed to have been involved, that 13 people have been arrested, and that three people have previously been jailed in connection with the death.

Reports charges and court appearances of Stephen Carberry and Owen Flood over the 2020 killing of Keane Mulready-Woods. The convictions of Gerard Cruise and Paul Crosby and the shooting of Robert Lawlor are from other proceedings and are not recorded as people in this case.

Official garda.ie release announcing the arrest and charge of two men in a January 2020 murder in Drogheda. No existing case in the list matches this incident.

Follow-up on a 2020 murder case: three people have been jailed, files on other suspects are with the DPP, and the inquest is adjourned until Garda investigations are complete.

Confirms sentencing of Paul Crosby (10 years) and Gerard Cruise (7 years); provides Mangan's reflections on the investigation, the broader Drogheda feud, and Operation Stratus results including around 500 charges and nearly €4 million in drugs seized.

Provides the actual sentences (10 years for Crosby, 7 years for Cruise), the judge's remarks, the defendants' reactions at court, and details of how the remains were disposed of.

Reports the sentencing of two men for assisting in the killing of Keane Mulready-Woods.

Provides the specific sentences and the judge's detailed reasoning for Crosby (10 years, 6 months suspended) and Cruise (7 years 6 months, 6 months suspended), including their respective roles in procuring the victim, disposing of remains, and their relationship to Lawlor.

Provides full sentencing details for Crosby (headline 13 years 6 months reduced to 10 years 6 months, 6 months suspended) and Cruise (headline 10 years reduced to 7 years 6 months, 6 months suspended), details of their respective roles in the crime, the judge's remarks, and background on their previous convictions.

Adds that three further suspects have been identified and files sent to the DPP; confirms Gerard Cruise and Paul Crosby pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder with sentencing set for 13 February 2023; states Ged McKenna received four years for cleaning up the scene; confirms Robbie Lawlor as the accepted killer, shot dead in Belfast; notes no motive established; mentions two gang ringleaders who fled to Spain, Turkey and Mexico.

Sentencing hearing details: victim impact statement from Elizabeth Woods, full evidence of the day of the murder (taxi to Centra, meeting Crosby, driving in Cruise's Volkswagen to McKenna's house), post-mortem findings, CCTV and mobile phone evidence, Cruise's and Crosby's arrest and interview details, defence submissions, and adjournment of sentencing to 13 February 2023.

The mother of the victim spoke in court and revealed a wish; the article body contains no further detail beyond the headline.

Details of the sentence hearing including the victim's mother's impact statement, prosecution evidence on the sequence of events, defence submissions, and adjournment of sentencing to 13 February 2023.

Mother's victim impact statement at the Special Criminal Court; sentencing of Crosby and Cruise scheduled for the following month; Mr Justice Tony Hunt presiding.

Mother's victim impact statement read at sentencing hearing; detailed timeline and evidence of the murder presented by Detective Inspector McCabe; both defendants pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder; sentencing adjourned to 13 February 2023.

Reports Gerard Cruise's guilty plea to facilitating the murder at the Special Criminal Court, his remand in custody until 23 January 2023 for sentencing, and details of the charge under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. Also notes that co-accused Paul Crosby pleaded guilty to the same charge the previous month.

Cruise, originally charged with murder, pleaded guilty to the lesser scheduled offence of facilitating murder under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. He was remanded in custody until 23 January 2023 for sentencing. Co-accused Paul Crosby had pleaded guilty to the same charge the previous month.

Reports Cruise's guilty plea to the lesser charge of facilitating murder under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, his remand in custody until 23 January for sentencing, and details of the body parts discovery in Coolock, Drumcondra and Rathmullan Park. Also notes co-accused Paul Crosby's earlier guilty plea to the same charge.

Gerard Cruise, originally charged with murder, pleaded guilty to the lesser scheduled offence of facilitating the murder. He was remanded in custody until 23 January for sentencing. The article also provides details on where body parts of the victim were found.

Crosby pleaded guilty to the Section 72 charge of facilitating the murder; sentencing preserved for 23 January 2023; co-accused Gerard Cruise (47) expected to enter a similar plea, his case adjourned to 13 January; Crosby has 40 previous convictions including drug offences and was acquitted of attempted murder in February 2019.

Reports Crosby's guilty plea to the lesser charge of facilitating murder under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, with sentencing set for 23 January 2023. Also notes co-accused Gerard Cruise (47) is expected to plead similarly and his case was adjourned to 13 January 2023.

A man admitted to facilitating the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods.

Crosby pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of facilitating the murder under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006; sentencing preserved for 23 January 2023. Cruise's case adjourned to 13 January 2023 with his solicitor indicating he would plead similarly.

Records Paul Crosby's guilty plea at the Special Criminal Court and his remand for sentencing; notes co-accused Gerard Cruise's defence indicated he would also plead guilty the following month.

Reports that Gerard Cruise was spotted at a community street-cleaning event in Dublin while on bail, that the Special Criminal Court set a provisional trial date of 23 January 2023, and that Ged McKenna (52) was the first person convicted in the case, jailed for four years.

Provides the provisional trial date of 23 January 2023 at the Special Criminal Court, the reason for adjournment (further disclosure needed), and details of where body parts were found (Coolock, Drumcondra, Rathmullan Park).

The article reports the adjournment of the murder trial of Paul Crosby and Gerard Cruise at the Special Criminal Court, with a provisional trial date of 23 January 2023 set by Mr Justice Tony Hunt. It also provides details on where body parts of Keane Mulready-Woods were found in Dublin and Rathmullan Park.

Reports that the trial scheduled for 25 April 2022 will not go ahead due to further DPP disclosure needs; provides details on where body parts were found (Coolock, Drumcondra, Rathmullan Park) and the dates of those discoveries.

Reports McKenna's four-year sentence backdated 22 months, his placement under protection in Mountjoy Prison, sentencing remarks by Mr Justice Paul McDermott, and that Paul Crosby and Gerard Cruise face trial for the murder the following month.

Details of McKenna's sentencing hearing, including the judge's remarks on moral culpability, evidence of the cleanup (blood-stained ballistic vest, axe, bone fragment, paint smell, replaced floor), the threat made to his child, and the specific sentence imposed with backdating to May 2020.

McKenna's sentencing for his role in cleaning the house and removing evidence after the murder; details of the forensic findings at the house and his account of being instructed under duress.

Details the evidence presented at McKenna's sentencing hearing, including the blood-stained items found at the house and burn site, the clean-up by painting and floor replacement, his testimony about being under duress from a now-dead gang figure, and his 14 previous convictions. He was remanded until 8 March 2022 for sentence.

Provides detailed trial evidence including forensic findings at McKenna's house (blood stains throughout, paint smell, replaced floor), his testimony about being told to clean under duress, the items found at the burn site (ballistic vest, Swiss army knives, blood-stained axe, bone fragment), his 14 previous convictions, and the fact that the person who gave him orders has since died.

McKenna pleaded guilty to the single count of removing evidence from the murder scene; remanded in custody until 28 February 2022 for mention/sentencing.

McKenna pleaded guilty to the single count of impeding apprehension/prosecution; remanded in custody until 28 February 2022; trial originally scheduled for 17 January 2022 was expected to last three weeks.

Reports that a comprehensive file has been sent to the DPP, 13 people have been arrested, two key suspects (brothers aged 28 and 25) are believed to be hiding abroad (last seen in Turkey, possibly Central America), warrants have been issued for their arrest in Ireland, and the trial is set for the Special Criminal Court the following year.

Trial date set for 25 April 2022 at the Special Criminal Court; Mr Justice Tony Hunt presiding; trial expected to last six weeks; Michael Bowman SC for Crosby may apply for the two accused to be tried separately; case to be mentioned again on 21 December for disclosure concerns.

Confirms Cruise (47) and Crosby (25) are both facing trial in the Special Criminal Court; books of evidence served in May; Cruise on High Court bail since January with strict conditions; Crosby in custody; next court appearance Monday 19 July 2021 to fix trial date, possibly as early as April 2022. Provides details on where body parts were found: limbs in Coolock (13 Jan 2020), head/hands/feet in burnt-out car at Trinity Terrace near Ballybough (15 Jan 2020), torso at Rathmullen Park Drogheda (11 Mar 2020). States 13 people arrested and three men charged.

Reports a new arrest of a man in his late 20s in the Dublin area, detained at County Louth Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, as part of the ongoing Mulready-Woods murder investigation.

Reports a new arrest of a man in his late 20s in Dublin on 1 July 2021 in connection with the Keane Mulready-Woods murder; he is detained at a County Louth Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

Reports a new arrest of a man in his late 20s in the Dublin area on 1 July 2021, bringing the total number of arrests in the murder inquiry to 13. Also notes the torso was found in Rathmullan Park on 11 March 2021 and that the victim's name was previously withheld under the Children's Act, which has since been amended.