Ireland Named in reporting
Aaron Holt
Born between October 1998 and January 1999, from the ages reported. 18 reports across 4 cases, 24 Oct 2023 to 22 Oct 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- Between October 1998 and January 1999, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Possession of drugs for sale or supply, Possession of controlled drugs (for sale/supply), Murder, Dangerous driving; possession of cocaine; possession of diamorphine for sale or supply; drug possession; no insurance; no driving licence
- Where
- Co. Offaly
- Reporting
- 18 reports, 24 Oct 2023 to 22 Oct 2026
- Outlets
- rte.ie, offalyexpress.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man jailed for drug possession in Edenderry Possession of drugs for sale or supply · Co. Offaly
Aaron Holt, 28, of Castleview Park, Edenderry, pleaded guilty at Tullamore District Court on 22 October 2026 to possessing 49g of cocaine for sale or supply, found in a lunchbox in a lane near his home on 27 March 2025. Judge Cody imposed an eight-month sentence consecutive to his existing seven-year term for a 2024 heroin offence, with release not due until December 2030. Holt's four-year-old son Tadgh Farrell and grand-aunt Mary Holt were killed in a firebombing at Castleview Park in December 2025, for which Michael Dunne, 22, of Co Kildare, has been charged with murder. Holt was on High Court bail for the heroin offence at the time of the 2025 cocaine offence and has 62 previous convictions.
Sentenced, 22 Oct 2026Convicted · 2 reports - Two Edenderry men jailed for heroin possession for supply Possession of controlled drugs (for sale/supply) · Co. Offaly
On 8 May 2024, gardaí recovered 219 grammes of heroin worth €32,910 from a lane at Castleview Park, Edenderry, after CCTV showed Shane O'Neill, 26, retrieving a package. Aaron Holt, 27, of the same address, was also charged with possessing the drugs for sale or supply under section 15A of the Misuse of Drugs Act. Both men pleaded guilty at Tullamore Circuit Court in 2025. On 27 January 2026, Judge Keenan Johnson sentenced Holt to eight years with the final 12 months suspended for five years, and O'Neill to two and a half years with the final 12 months suspended for five years. Holt's four-year-old son Tadhg Farrell and 60-year-old aunt Mary Holt were killed in a suspected petrol bomb attack at the same address in December 2025.
Sentenced, 1 Jan 2026Convicted, accused · 13 reports - Man charged over Edenderry firebomb double murder Murder · Co. Offaly
A petrol bomb was thrown through the front window of a house in Castleview Park, Edenderry, Co. Offaly, at around 7.45pm on Saturday 6 December 2025, killing Mary Holt, 60, and Tadhg Farrell, 4, and seriously injuring Pauline Holt, in her 50s. A double murder investigation was launched; four men were arrested at Midlands Prison on 12 December 2025 over a suspected linked prison assault and released without charge, and a man in his 20s was subsequently arrested. Aaron Holt, 27, Tadhg's father, is suspected of arranging the attack. On 1 May 2026 the man in his 20s was charged and due to appear before Tullamore District Court, while four other males remain in custody.
In court, 12 Dec 2025Convicted, suspect · 2 reports - Edenderry man sentenced to four months for drugs and driving offences Dangerous driving; possession of cocaine; possession of diamorphine for sale or supply; drug possession; no insurance; no driving licence · Co. Offaly
On 10 November 2022 a garda on mobile patrol in Edenderry, Co Offaly, saw a vehicle acting suspiciously, and the driver drove off and then tried to escape on foot before being arrested. Aaron Holt, from Edenderry, was charged with possession of cocaine and dangerous driving, among other offences, and with possession of diamorphine for sale or supply dated 4 July 2023. He pleaded guilty at Tullamore Court in the sitting of the week before 24 October 2023, when Judge Andrew Cody sentenced him to four months' imprisonment and disqualified him from driving for ten years.
Sentenced, 24 Oct 2023Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Aaron Holt, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 22 Oct2026Man whose son killed in Edenderry attack further jailedconvicted, Aaron Holt, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 22 Oct2026Further prison term for father of boy killed in Offaly arson attackconvicted, Aaron Holt, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 16 Feb2026BREAKING: Father of murdered Offaly boy jailed for drugs offenceconvicted, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 27 Jan2026Father of boy killed in Edenderry firebombing jailed for seven years over heroin seizureconvicted, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 27 Jan2026Man whose son, aunt killed in petrol bomb attack jailedconvicted, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 27 Jan2026Father of murdered Offaly boy jailed for drugs offenceconvicted, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 15 Jan2026Father of boy killed in Edenderry arson attack says he has had most painful month of lifeaccused, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 15 Jan2026Father of murdered Offaly boy says last month 'most painful' period of his lifeconvicted, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 13 Jan2026Father of murdered Offaly boy asks judge to sentence him for drugs offenceconvicted, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 1 Jan2026Father of Tadgh Farrell jailed for 7 years over heroin haulconvicted, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 12 Dec2025Dad of tragic Tadgh, 4, killed in firebomb attack denied bail to attend funeralconvicted, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 11 Dec2025Father of boy (4) killed in Edenderry petrol bomb attack refused bail to attend funeralaccused, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 8 Dec2025Drugs gang suspected in Edenderry firebomb attack that killed woman and four-year-oldsuspect, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 20 Oct2025Men await sentencing for Offaly drugs offencesconvicted, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 7 Oct2025Second man admits serious drugs offence in Offalyconvicted, Aaron Holt, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 13 Jun2025Curfew for Offaly man who pleads guilty to having quantity of drugs for sale and supplyaccused, Aaron Holt, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 24 Jan2025Two sent forward for trial for possession of €13,000 worth of diamorphineaccused, Aaron Holt, 25, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
- 24 Oct2023Prison sentence for Offaly man convicted of drugs and road traffic offencesconvicted, Aaron Holt, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Holt
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