Ireland Crime

Sentencing report. Coughlan and Dolan were found guilty after trial or pleaded guilty, and the judge imposed sentences, backdated for time in custody. The article also says Dolan is awaiting sentence for a separate aggravated burglary, which is not part of this case.

Provides full sentencing details (individual terms, backdating, concurrent sentences), trial evidence from both victims describing the assaults in detail, and additional background on the defendants' drug and alcohol issues, prior convictions, and bail status.

Reports the jury verdicts (unanimous guilty on all charges at Sheerin's home; majority guilty on assault of Tuite with two dissenting jurors) and the adjournment of sentencing to 19 July 2022. Provides detailed trial evidence including CCTV timings, witness testimony from both victims, forensic findings, and the defence's arguments.

Describes trial proceedings on 10 May 2022: CCTV evidence from multiple cameras in Clara, witness testimony from neighbours Leanne O'Neill and Leah Aitken, forensic evidence from Dr Sibeal Waldron, and the conclusion of the State's case with closing arguments expected the next morning.

Reports trial proceedings on 10 May 2022, including testimony from the accused's grandmother and aunt contradicting his alibi, details of his arrest at Eyre Square, Galway, his medical unfitness for interview, and victim evidence from John Sheerin and Derek Tuite describing the assaults and burglary.

Trial testimony of victim John Sheerin detailing the assault and robbery; charges and defence positions outlined; Wayne Dolan noted as being dealt with in a separate court.

Reports on the opening of the trial, including prosecution evidence that Coughlan was armed with an implement, threatened to kill or cause serious harm to Sheerin who was asleep, and that the assault on Tuite followed socialising earlier that evening. Coughlan's co-accused Wayne Dolan is being dealt with in another court.

Reports trial evidence from Derek Tuite describing the assault at Railway View, the medical report for John Sheerin, testimony from Londis shop worker Alex Guilfoyle about Coughlan's cash, and Detective Sergeant Caroline Lyng's account of the search at Clara railway station where €345 was found on Coughlan and €250 on Dolan.

Reports the opening of the trial at Tullamore Circuit Court on 26 April 2022, with Coughlan entering not guilty pleas to all charges and a jury of twelve being sworn in before Judge Keenan Johnson.

Provides detailed evidence from both the 2020 Chapel Hill burglary (victim Gary Cronly) and the 2019 Kinclare burglary (victims John Sheerin and Derek Tuite), including the July 2021 mistrial, the sequence of guilty pleas, the accused's intoxication and interviews, and the judge's remand order with treatment conditions.

Reports the discharge of the jury on the second full day of trial, not a verdict. Adds the trial details, the accused's not guilty pleas, and the evidence given by the victims and the investigating garda.

Trial testimony from victims John Sheerin and Derek Tuite detailing the attacks; charges and denials listed; trial expected to last up to six days before Judge Keenan Johnson.

Trial set to open before Judge Keenan Johnson at Tullamore Circuit Court on 1 July 2021; jury of 12 selected under social distancing arrangements; trial expected to last up to six days.