Ireland Named in reporting
Andy Donohue
Born 2006, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 1 case, 27 May 2024 to 7 Oct 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 2006, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Criminal damage (petrol bomb attack)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 27 May 2024 to 7 Oct 2025
- Outlets
- Courts Service judgment, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Teen ordered re-sentenced for arson at Tallaght asylum seeker building Criminal damage (petrol bomb attack) · Co. Dublin
On the night of 21 May 2024, petrol bombs were thrown through a window at St John's House, a vacant property on High Street, Tallaght, earmarked to house families seeking international protection, causing damage estimated at €20,000 to €28,000. Andy Donohue, an 18-year-old man from Citywest View, Tallaght, was identified from CCTV footage and arrested on 25 May 2024, then charged under the Criminal Damage Act. He was refused bail at Tallaght District Court on 27 May, granted bail in the High Court on 19 June, pleaded guilty to arson on 15 November 2024, and was sentenced on 18 February 2025 to six years' imprisonment with one year suspended. The Court of Appeal ordered a re-sentence on 7 October 2025.
Sentenced, 18 Feb 2025Convicted, accused · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Andy Donohue, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 7 Oct2025[2025] IECA 219 Court of Appeal: The Director of Public Prosecutions -v- Andy Donohueconvicted, Andy Donohue, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andy Donohue
- 18 Feb2025Teen jailed for five years for arson at a building earmarked for asylum seekersconvicted, Andy Donohue, 19, named, irish (judged from name)Andy Donohue
- 19 Jun2024Man charged with petrol bomb attack on building earmarked for asylum seekers released on bailaccused, Andy Donohue, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andy Donohue
- 19 Jun2024Bail granted to man (18) charged with throwing petrol bomb at building for asylum seekersaccused, Andy Donohue, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andy Donohue
- 27 May2024Teenager denied bail over petrol bomb attack at Tallaght building earmarked for asylum seekersaccused, Andy Donohue, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andy Donohue
- 27 May2024Bail refused for 18-year-old accused over petrol bomb attack on Tallaght building earmarked for asylum seekersaccused, Andy Donohue, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andy Donohue
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