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

Alan Ladak

Born between June 1954 and June 1955, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 9 Jun 2025 to 9 Jun 2025

Suspect: Alan Ladak, non-Irish man, 70 (judged from name)Alan Ladak

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Accused
Born
Between June 1954 and June 1955, from the ages reported
Offences
Possession of stolen property
Where
Co. Galway
Reporting
1 report, 9 Jun 2025 to 9 Jun 2025
Outlets
rte.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Book dealer acquitted over possession of stolen Heaney first editions Possession of stolen property · Co. Galway

    Two Seamus Heaney first editions, The Tollund Man (valued at €1,250) and Shivers (valued at €750), had disappeared from Kenny's Bookshop in Galway. In 2024, Alan Ladak, a 70-year-old man of Loughrea, Co Galway, tried to sell them to the Temple Bar Bookshop in Dublin, and he was charged with possessing stolen property. He pleaded not guilty at Dublin District Court, where Judge Adrian Harris granted a dismissal after defence submissions. The latest development, reported on 9 June 2025, is that Ladak was acquitted.

    Acquitted, 9 Jun 2025Accused · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Alan Ladak, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 9 Jun2025
    Acquittedrte.ie, in Book dealer acquitted over possession of stolen Heaney first editions
    Book dealer cleared of selling rare stolen Heaney books
    accused, Alan Ladak, 70, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Alan Ladak

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