Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Born

Between July 1987 and July 1988, from the ages reported

Nationality

Irish, as stated in a report

Offences

Affray

Where

Co. Limerick

Reporting

1 report, 3 Jul 2025 to 3 Jul 2025

Outlets

limerickpost.ie

Photographs

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• Soldier bailed after guilty plea to affray in Limerick Affray · Co. Limerick

  In the early hours of 20 February 2022, Alan Costello, a 37-year-old Irish serving soldier, punched Timmy Cosgrave, a 51-year-old Irish man, during a row at the Chicken Hut restaurant in Limerick City, causing Cosgrave to fall backwards and strike the back of his head. Cosgrave was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury at University Hospital Limerick. Costello was arrested on 13 March 2022 and pleaded guilty to one count of affray at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court, where he was bailed. Cosgrave died following an unrelated illness in Tenerife in January 2024, and the judge will pass sentence on 9 October.

  In court, 3 Jul 2025Accused · 1 report

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1. 3 Jul2025
   In courtlimerickpost.ie, in Soldier bailed after guilty plea to affray in Limerick

   Serving soldier bailed after one-punch row ends in life-changing brain injury

   accused, Alan Costello, 37, male, Irish, named, irishAlan Costello♂37IE

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