Ireland Case No. 3816Disposal of body parts (impeding apprehension/prosecution of murderer) · Co. Dublin · 13 Jan 2020
Two sentenced for disposal of body parts in Dublin
Keane Mulready-Woods, a 17-year-old man, was murdered in a house in Drogheda, Co Louth, in January 2020, and his dismembered remains were found in Coolock, Drumcondra, and Rathmullan Park. Stephen Carberry, a 46-year-old man (reports differ: 48), and Glen Bride, a 32-year-old man, were charged in 2024 with transporting and disposing of the body parts and impeding the prosecution of the murderer. Both pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court in November 2025. In February 2026, the court sentenced both men to six years in prison.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Keane Mulready-Woods, a 17-year-old man, was murdered in a house in Drogheda, Co Louth, in January 2020, and his body was dismembered.
- Where
- Body parts were found in a sports bag in Coolock, Dublin, on 13 January 2020, in a burning car in Drumcondra on 15 January 2020, and the torso was found in Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, on 11 March 2020.
- When
- The victim was last seen alive on 12 January 2020.
- Cause
- Gardaí are satisfied that Keane Mulready-Woods was murdered by Robbie Lawlor, who was shot dead in Belfast in April 2020.
- Charges
- Stephen Carberry, 46 (reports differ: 48), was charged with transporting and disposing of body parts, impeding the prosecution of the murderer, and setting fire to a Volvo V40 for the benefit of a criminal organisation.
- Glen Bride, 32 (reports differ: 30), was charged with the same three offences.
- In court
- Both were arraigned before the non-jury Special Criminal Court, and the DPP entered a nolle prosequi on two further charges against Bride.
- Bride pleaded guilty on 24 November 2025 and Carberry also pleaded guilty to the impeding charge.
- Sentence
- In February 2026, the Special Criminal Court sentenced both Carberry and Bride to six years in prison.
- Other details
- Carberry had 77 previous convictions and was on bail from a 2023 sentence, while Bride had 86 previous convictions.
- Three other men, Paul Crosby, Gerard Cruise, and Gerard McKenna, were previously jailed for facilitating the murder.
- Neither Carberry nor Bride had any involvement in or knowledge of the murder when it happened.
100 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA second Dublin man has been charged with disposal of body parts and impeding the investigation into the murder of Drogheda teenager Keane Mulready-Woods. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatGlen Bride pleaded guilty to assisting in the movement and disposal of the body parts of Keane Mulready-Woods. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe teenager was murdered almost six years before November 2025. (rte.ie)
- whatKeane Mulready-Woods was murdered. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGlen Bride, 32, pleaded guilty to assisting in the movement and disposal of the body parts of Keane Mulready-Woods. (irishtimes.com)
- whereSome of the teenager's body parts were found in a sports bag in the Moatview area of Coolock, Dublin, the following day. (irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie)
- whereRemains were found in a burning car in a laneway in the Drumcondra area two days later. (irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie)
- whereThe teenager's torso was found on March 11, 2020, hidden in an overgrown ravine at Rathmullan Park, Drogheda. (irishtimes.com)
- whereKeane Mulready-Woods was murdered in a house in Drogheda, Co Louth, in January 2020. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereSome of the victim's body parts were found in a sports bag in Coolock, Dublin, the day after he was last seen. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereRemains were found in a burning car in a laneway in Drumcondra two days later. (dundalkdemocrat.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe victim's torso was found on March 11, 2020, hidden in an overgrown ravine at Rathmullan Park in Drogheda. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereRemains were found at Coolock, in a burned-out vehicle at Trinity Terrace in Dublin, and at Rathmullan Park in Drogheda, Co Louth. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereBride is from Mount Olive Park, Kilbarrick, Dublin 5. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe torso was found on 11 March 2020, hidden in an overgrown ravine at Rathmullan Park in Drogheda. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe teenager's body was dismembered in a house in Drogheda in January 2020. (rte.ie)
- whereThe remains were later recovered in Dublin and Louth. (rte.ie)
- whereSome of Keane's body parts were found in a sports bag in Coolock, Dublin, the day after he was last seen. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereSome of the teenager's body parts were found in a sports bag in the Moatview area of Coolock, Dublin, on January 13th, 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- whereSome of Keane's body parts were found in a sports bag in the Moatview area of Coolock, Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
- whereGlen Bride set the Volvo on fire at Trinity Terrace, off the Clonliffe Road. (thejournal.ie)
- whereFurther remains were found in a burning car in a laneway in Drumcondra on 15 January 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- whereBride was formerly of Mount Olive Park, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5. (irishtimes.com)
- whereCarberry is of Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe 17-year-old was last seen alive in Drogheda on January 12, 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- whenKeane Mulready-Woods was last seen alive in Drogheda on January 12, 2020. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenKeane Mulready-Woods, aged 17, was last seen alive by his family on the evening of Sunday, January 12, 2020. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenKeane Mulready-Woods was last seen alive in Drogheda on 12 January 2020. (thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offence took place on 15 January 2020. (rte.ie)
- whenMulready-Woods was last seen alive in Drogheda on January 12th, 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- causeKeane Mulready-Woods was killed and his body was later dismembered. (dublinlive.ie)
- causeGardaí are satisfied that Keane was murdered by Robbie Lawlor. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGlen Bride, 30, was arrested at his home shortly before 1 pm on a Friday and brought before Judge John Brennan at Dublin District Court that evening, facing three charges. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationProsecutors must serve a book of evidence on Bride before a return-for-trial order is granted. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe torso was found on March 11th, 2020, hidden in an overgrown ravine at Rathmullan Park, Drogheda. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationStephen Carberry drove a Volvo V40 from Drogheda to Dublin with Keane's remains in two bags in the boot. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeThe first charge alleges that Mr Carberry transported and disposed of the teenager's body parts between January 13 and 15, 2020, at Trinity Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 3. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeMr Carberry is also accused of an act intended to impede the apprehension or prosecution of the teenager's murderer. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeMr Carberry is also accused of setting fire to a Volvo V40 car for the benefit of a criminal organisation. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeCarberry faces three charges over the death of Keane Mulready-Woods. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeThe first charge alleges Carberry transported and disposed of the body parts at Trinity Terrace, Dublin 3, between January 13 and 15, 2020. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeThe first charge is contrary to S.72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeCarberry is also accused of acting to impede the apprehension or prosecution of the murderer. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeCarberry is also accused of setting fire to a Volvo V40 car for the benefit of a criminal organisation. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeBride was charged with damaging a Volvo V40 car bearing false registration plates by fire for the benefit of a criminal organisation on January 15, 2020, at Trinity Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 3. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeBride was charged with participating in or contributing to the transportation and disposal of body parts of Keane Mulready-Woods between January 13 and 15, 2020, to enhance a criminal organisation's ability to commit murder. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeBride was charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of another person who committed the murder, knowing that person was guilty of that or another offence. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeIn May, Stephen Carberry, 46, was charged with the same three offences and is awaiting trial in the Special Criminal Court. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeBride pleaded guilty to a charge that on 15 January 2020 he participated in or contributed to the transportation and disposal of the teenager's body parts to impede the apprehension or prosecution of a person he knew or believed was guilty of the murder. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeThe DPP entered a nolle prosequi on two further charges against Bride. (thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- chargeGlen Bride pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to participating or contributing to the transportation and disposal of the teenager's body parts. (rte.ie)
- chargeBride admitted the offence was intended to impede the apprehension of the murderer and that he knew another person was guilty of the murder. (rte.ie)
- chargeGlen Bride pleaded guilty to a charge that on 15 January 2020 he participated in or contributed to the transportation and disposal of body parts of the teenager, knowing another person was guilty of the murder. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeBride pleaded guilty to participating in or contributing to the transportation and disposal of the teenager's body parts on January 15th, 2020, intending to impede the apprehension or prosecution of another person. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeCarberry pleaded guilty to an act with intent to impede the apprehension or prosecution of the person guilty of the murder. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeBride pleaded guilty to assisting in the movement and disposal of Keane's body parts. (thejournal.ie)
- courtA Dublin man accused of disposing of the teenager's body parts will be tried by the non-jury Special Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtStephen Carberry was not present at the three-judge court for a brief application by the Director of Public Prosecutions. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMr Carberry is due to be brought before the court later that week to face three charges relating to the teenager's death. (irishtimes.com)
- courtCarberry was granted legal aid by the Special Criminal Court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtCarberry was served with notice that he will be tried before a three-judge, non-jury court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtCarberry will appear before the court again in October. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtBride made no reply to the charges. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe Director of Public Prosecutions has directed trial on indictment in the non-jury Special Criminal Court. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtBride has yet to indicate a plea. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtBride consented to be remanded in custody and asked to be held at Mountjoy Prison rather than Cloverhill. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtJudge Brennan remanded Bride in custody to appear again on Wednesday. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtBride was arraigned before the non-jury Special Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe prosecution asked the court to set a sentencing date in January, estimating the hearing would take an hour and a half. (thejournal.ie)
- courtJustice Karen O'Connor adjourned the matter to 26 January. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThree men have already been jailed for their roles in facilitating the murder. (rte.ie)
- courtBride was arraigned before the non-jury Special Criminal Court and pleaded guilty. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe matter was adjourned to 26 January. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtBride was arraigned before the non-jury Special Criminal Court on a Monday and replied guilty. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe court heard that neither Carberry nor Bride had any involvement in or knowledge of the murder when it happened. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceBride was remanded in custody for sentencing on 26 January 2026. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe DPP asked the court to set a date in January for sentencing, expected to take an hour and a half. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentencePaul Crosby was jailed for ten years in February 2023 for facilitating the murder. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceGerard Cruise received seven and a half years, with the final six months suspended for two years. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceGerard McKenna was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to assisting in the clean-up of the crime scene. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- sentenceSentencing was adjourned to January 26th. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of ten years for Carberry, the maximum penalty for the offence. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe judge reduced Carberry's sentence to seven years and six months after considering his guilty plea. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceCarberry's sentence was further reduced to six years because he was on bail when he committed the offence, requiring a consecutive sentence. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of nine years for Bride. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceBride's sentence was reduced to six years after considering his guilty plea and expressions of remorse. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceCarberry and Bride were each sentenced to six years in prison by the Special Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceBoth Carberry and Bride were sentenced to six years in prison by the Special Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceCarberry's headline sentence was 10 years, reduced to seven and a half for his guilty plea, then to six years for the consecutive sentence. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceBride's headline sentence was nine years, reduced to six years for his guilty plea and expressions of remorse. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA fourth man admitted his part in the crime on the day of the article. (rte.ie)
- otherHis torso was found on 11 March 2020 in an overgrown ravine at Rathmullan Park, Drogheda. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherPaul Crosby was jailed for 10 years by the Special Criminal Court in February 2023 for facilitating the murder. (irishtimes.com)
- otherCarberry has 77 previous convictions and Bride has 86. (thejournal.ie)
- otherCarberry had 77 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherBride had 86 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherCarberry was on bail from a 2023 sentence when he committed the offence, requiring a consecutive sentence. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGardaí are satisfied that Keane was murdered by Robbie Lawlor, who was shot dead in Belfast in April 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- otherKeane's funeral had only half his body parts in the coffin. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNeither Carberry nor Bride had any involvement in or knowledge of the murder when it happened. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Feb2026Two jailed for disposal of dismembered remains of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods
Reports the sentencing of Carberry and Bride at the Special Criminal Court, including the judge's reasoning, the victim impact statements from Keane's parents, and details of how the body parts were found in Coolock, Drumcondra and Drogheda.
victim, Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, male, irish (judged from name)Keane Mulready-Woodsconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberryconvicted, Glen Bride, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Glen Bride - 1 Feb2026Two jailed for disposing of remains of murdered teenager Keane Mulready Woods in Dublin
Reports the sentencing of Stephen Carberry and Glen Bride by the Special Criminal Court, including sentence reasoning, previous convictions, the charges pleaded to, and the background of the murder in Drogheda.
convicted, Stephen Carberry, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberryconvicted, Glen Bride, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Glen Bridevictim, Keane Mulready Woods, 17, male, irish (judged from name)Keane Mulready Woodssuspect, Robbie Lawlor, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robbie Lawlor - 24 Nov2025Man (32) pleads guilty to assisting in disposal of Keane Mulready-Woods’s body parts
Reports Bride's guilty plea before the non-jury Special Criminal Court, the adjournment to January 26th for sentencing, and the withdrawal of two further charges.
convicted, Glen Bride, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Glen Bride - 24 Nov2025Man admits helping to dispose of murdered teen Keane Mulready Woods body parts
Reports Bride's guilty plea at the Special Criminal Court, the charge he admitted, the adjournment for sentencing to 26 January, and the DPP's entry of nolle prosequi on two further charges. Adds background on the murder, the torso discovery and earlier sentences of other men in the case.
victim, Keane Mulready Woods, irish (judged from name)Keane Mulready Woodsconvicted, Glen Bride, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Glen Bride - 24 Nov2025Man admits role in disposal of Mulready-Woods remains
Reports Glen Bride's guilty plea at the Special Criminal Court on 24 November 2025, the sentencing date of 26 January 2026, and that three other men have already been jailed.
convicted, Glen Bride, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Glen Bridevictim, Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, irish (judged from name)Keane Mulready-Woods - 24 Nov2025Man pleads guilty to helping dispose of dismembered remains of Keane Mulready-Woods
Reports Glen Bride's guilty plea at the Special Criminal Court on 24 November 2025, the sentencing date of 26 January, and the DPP's nolle prosequi on two further charges against him.
victim, Keane Mulready-Woods, irish (judged from name)Keane Mulready-Woodsconvicted, Glen Bride, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Glen Bride - 16 Aug2024Man appears in court accused of 'disposal' of body parts of Keane Mulready-Woods
Second man charged in the Keane Mulready-Woods case. Bride was arrested at his home, charged with three offences, and remanded in custody. Trial is on indictment in the Special Criminal Court. Carberry was charged earlier with the same offences.
victim, Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, male, irish (judged from name)Keane Mulready-Woodsaccused, Glen Bride, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Glen Brideaccused, Stephen Carberry, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry - 2 Aug2024Man accused of disposing of the body parts of murdered Louth teenager Keane Mulready Woods granted legal aid
Adds that Carberry was granted legal aid by the Special Criminal Court and will be tried before a non-jury court, that he is 46 and of Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4, and that he returns to court in October. Gives the specific charges: transporting and disposing of body parts in Ballybough, Dublin 3, impeding prosecution, and setting fire to a Volvo V40 car.
accused, Stephen Carberry, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberryvictim, Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, male, irish (judged from name)Keane Mulready-Woods - 31 Jul2024Man accused of disposing of Keane Mulready-Woods’ body parts to face non-jury trial
First report in the case list. Gives the Special Criminal Court non-jury trial application, the three charges against Stephen Carberry, and where and when the victim's remains were found.
victim, Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, male, irish (judged from name)Keane Mulready-Woodsaccused, Stephen Carberry, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry