Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Adam Kirwan

Born between May 2002 and May 2003, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 2 Mar 2023 to 27 May 2025

Victim: Adam Kirwan, Irish man, 22 (judged from name)Adam Kirwan

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between May 2002 and May 2003, from the ages reported
Offences
Dangerous driving causing death
Where
Co. Tipperary
Reporting
4 reports, 2 Mar 2023 to 27 May 2025
Outlets
tipperarylive.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, rte.ie, offalyexpress.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
The late adam Kirwan played at different grades for Laois.
The late adam Kirwan played at different grades for Laois.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia leinsterexpress.ie, 16 May 2025
Adam Kirwan was a student and a former Laois minor and under-20 hurler
Adam Kirwan was a student and a former Laois minor and under-20 hurler
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 16 May 2025

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Cases

latest first
  • Man sentenced for dangerous driving causing death in Tipperary Dangerous driving causing death · Co. Tipperary

    A single-vehicle collision at College Green, Thurles, County Tipperary, at approximately 3:15am on 2 March 2023, killed Adam Kirwan, a 22-year-old man and former Laois minor and under-20 hurler, who was hanging out the driver's door of the car. Seán Fitzpatrick, a 22-year-old man of Killpurcell, Ballybrophy, Portlaoise, County Laois, was the driver and was more than twice the drink-driving limit. Fitzpatrick admitted dangerous driving causing death, driving with excess alcohol, and driving without insurance. On 16 May 2025, Judge Catherine Staines at the Circuit Criminal Court in Nenagh sentenced him to three years in jail, with the final 18 months suspended.

    Sentenced, 16 May 2025Victim · 4 reports

Timeline

every report naming Adam Kirwan, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 27 May2025
    Sentencedtipperarylive.ie, in Man sentenced for dangerous driving causing death in Tipperary
    LIVE: Man jailed for dangerous driving causing a friend's death in Tipperary
    victim, Adam Kirwan, 22, male, irish (judged from name)Adam Kirwan
  2. 16 May2025
    Sentencedleinsterexpress.ie, in Man sentenced for dangerous driving causing death in Tipperary
    Laois man jailed for dangerous driving causing a friend's death
    victim, Adam Kirwan, 22, male, irish (judged from name)Adam Kirwan
  3. 16 May2025
    Sentencedrte.ie, in Man sentenced for dangerous driving causing death in Tipperary
    Man jailed for dangerous driving causing death of friend
    victim, Adam Kirwan, male, irish (judged from name)Adam Kirwan
  4. 2 Mar2023
    Reportedoffalyexpress.ie, in Man sentenced for dangerous driving causing death in Tipperary
    Young hurling prodigy from the Midlands killed in road accident
    victim, Adam Kirwan, male, irish (judged from name)Adam Kirwan

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