Ireland Named in reporting
Amadea McDermott
Born 1996, from the ages reported. 21 reports across 1 case, 4 Apr 2022 to 22 Jul 2025
Victim: Amadea McDermott, Irish woman, 27 (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1996, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Manslaughter
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 21 reports, 4 Apr 2022 to 22 Jul 2025
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, Courts Service judgment, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Mother-of-two Amadea McDermott (27) was killed in her home in Rathvale Drive, Ayrfield, Coolock in July 2017
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 22 Jul 2025
Amadea McDermott
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 28 Nov 2023
Amadea McDermott died at her Dublin home in July 2017
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 13 Nov 2023
Amadea McDermott' sister Eucharia McDermott, who read a statement from the family outside court after the sentencing of Martin Hayes for manslaughter, with her sisters Euphrasia McDermott and Olivia Heffernan and brother Zack McDermott
PhotoCollins Courtsvia irishtimes.com, 28 Nov 2023Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Appeal dismissed in manslaughter case in Coolock, Dublin Manslaughter · Co. Dublin
Amadea McDermott, a 27-year-old mother of two, was found dead from a single stab wound to the abdomen at her home in Rathvale Drive, Ayrfield, Coolock, north Dublin, on 20 July 2017. Martin Hayes, a 36-year-old man, was charged with her murder in April 2022 after the investigation was reopened in 2019. At his Central Criminal Court trial in November 2023, a jury found him not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter by majority verdict. He was sentenced to 12 years and six months in November 2023. The Court of Appeal dismissed his sentence appeal in May 2025.
Sentenced, 28 Nov 2023Victim · 21 reports
Timeline
every report naming Amadea McDermott, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 22 Jul2025Man who claimed partner deliberately stabbed herself fails in appealvictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 29 May2025[2025] IECA 169 Court of Appeal: The Director of Public Prosecutions -v- Martin Hayesvictim, Amadea McDermott, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 28 Nov2023Domestic abuser gets 12 years and six months for killing partnervictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 28 Nov2023Domestic abuser Martin Hayes jailed for 12½ years for manslaughter of partner Amadea McDermottvictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, femaleAmadea McDermott
- 28 Nov2023Domestic abuser who killed partner after 'untrue' incest obsession jailedvictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, femaleAmadea McDermott
- 14 Nov2023'She wasn't someone who wanted death': the Amadea McDermott murder trialvictim, Amadea McDermott, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 13 Nov2023Jury convicts grave digger of manslaughter of partnervictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 13 Nov2023Grave digger Martin Hayes found guilty of manslaughter but not guilty of murdervictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 3 Nov2023Claim by accused that partner took her own life an ‘absolute lie’, trial hearsvictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 2 Nov2023Grave digger tells murder trial jury he did not stab partner to deathvictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 27 Oct2023Murder accused claimed to have found evidence partner was in incestuous relationship, jury hearsvictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 24 Oct2023‘Abusive’ murder accused told new girlfriend he had ‘helped’ ex put knife through her stomach, witness tells trialvictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 18 Oct2023Woman punched murder accused for ‘smirking’ at her after sister died in hospitalvictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 17 Oct2023Gravedigger accused of murdering partner claims she stabbed herself after argumentvictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 17 Oct2023Murder accused spoke of events with woman, court hearsvictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 16 Oct2023Gravedigger accused of murdering former partner to stand trial this weekvictim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 5 Apr2022First pic of man charged with murdering 'happy' Amadea McDermott in 2017victim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 4 Apr2022Face of mum-of-two Amadea McDermott, who gardai now allege was murdered in 2017victim, Amadea McDermott, 27, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 4 Apr2022Man remanded in custody after gardai charged him with murder of former partnervictim, Amadea McDermott, 20s, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 4 Apr2022Dublin man charged with murder of former partner five years agovictim, Amadea McDermott, 20s, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
- 4 Apr2022Man charged with murdering partner in 2017victim, Amadea McDermott, female, irish (judged from name)Amadea McDermott
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