Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Assault on a Garda and resisting arrest, Breach of the peace, Public order offences (public intoxication; threatening and abusive behaviour)

Where

Co. Longford

Reporting

3 reports, 5 Oct 2022 to 21 Mar 2025

Outlets

longfordleader.ie

• Man sentenced to suspended terms for Garda assault in Longford Assault on a Garda and resisting arrest · Co. Longford

  Kyle Quinn, 25, of Longford, pleaded guilty to assaulting Garda Aidan Lenehan and was convicted of resisting arrest at Clonbalt, Longford on April 21, 2024. He was sentenced at Longford District Court to a four-month custodial sentence for the Section 2 assault, suspended for 18 months, and a five-month sentence for resisting arrest, also suspended for 18 months. Quinn must return to Roscommon Circuit Court on March 18, 2025 over a suspended sentence imposed there.

  Sentenced, 21 Mar 2025Victim · 1 report
• Man sentenced for breach of the peace at Longford Breach of the peace · Co. Longford

  On May 3, 2023, Bernie McDonald, 33, of Longford, issued a tirade of abuse and intimidation to Garda Aidan Lenehan during a seven-minute stand-off at Townpark, Longford, after the garda observed a 10-year-old boy driving a quad bike around the public green. McDonald pleaded guilty to a charge of breach of the peace at Longford District Court. Judge Deirdre Gearty imposed a one-month custodial sentence, suspended for 12 months, and directed the quad bike be returned to McDonald. Charges of having an uninsured vehicle and failing to produce insurance were withdrawn by the prosecution.

  Sentenced, 16 Aug 2024Victim · 1 report
• Longford man charged with public order offences after pepper spray incident Public order offences (public intoxication; threatening and abusive behaviour) · Co. Longford

  On 23 January 2022, Gardaí responded to a disturbance at Lana Aoibhinn, Longford, where Martin Grundza, 28, was found banging on a door, making a threat to murder, and making lunging attacks at officers, with pepper spray used to subdue him. Garda Aidan Lenehan gave evidence of the incident. Grundza was charged with public intoxication and threatening and abusive behaviour. The matter was heard before Judge Bernadette Owens and adjourned to 24 January 2023, with the judge noting Christmas would be a test period for his sobriety.

  In court, 5 Oct 2022Victim · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 21 Mar2025
   Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, in Man sentenced to suspended terms for Garda assault in Longford

   Longford man who plead guilty to Garda assault sees a suspended sentence

   victim, Aidan Lenehan, irish (judged from name)Aidan LenehanIE
2. 16 Aug2024
   Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, in Man sentenced for breach of the peace at Longford

   Longford man who subjected garda to tirade of abuse handed suspended sentence

   victim, Aidan Lenehan, irish (judged from name)Aidan LenehanIE
3. 5 Oct2022
   In courtlongfordleader.ie, in Longford man charged with public order offences after pepper spray incident

   Gardaí forced to use pepper spray to subdue Longford man found "roaring and shouting" in local estate

   victim, Aidan Lenehan, male, irish (judged from name)Aidan Lenehan♂IE

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