Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

Between May 1974 and March 1975, from the ages reported

Offences

Manslaughter

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

7 reports, 12 May 2023 to 3 Mar 2025

Outlets

thejournal.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie

• Phelan sentenced to six years for Ballyfermot manslaughter Manslaughter · Co. Dublin

  David Ennis, a man aged 36, was fatally stabbed at an apartment in Claddagh Court, Ballyfermot, Dublin, in the early hours of 8 November 2022. Ann Phelan, a woman aged 50, was arrested at the scene and released without charge the following day before being charged with murder in May 2023. Phelan pleaded guilty to manslaughter, and the judge at the Central Criminal Court found she had acted in self-defence in response to an anticipated attack. On 3 March 2025, she was sentenced to six years' imprisonment with the final year suspended for three years, backdated to 27 October 2023.

  Sentenced, 3 Mar 2025Convicted, accused · 7 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 3 Mar2025
   Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Phelan sentenced to six years for Ballyfermot manslaughter

   Woman jailed for five years after stabbing partner to death in self-defence

   convicted, Ann Phelan, 50, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ann Phelan♀50IE
2. 3 Mar2025
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Phelan sentenced to six years for Ballyfermot manslaughter

   Woman jailed for five years for killing partner

   convicted, Ann Phelan, 50, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ann Phelan♀50IE
3. 3 Mar2025
   Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Phelan sentenced to six years for Ballyfermot manslaughter

   Woman who stabbed partner in ‘anticipation of attack’ jailed for five years

   convicted, Ann Phelan, 50, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ann Phelan♀50IE
4. 3 Mar2025
   Sentencedirishmirror.ie, in Phelan sentenced to six years for Ballyfermot manslaughter

   Ann Phelan jailed for killing partner 'in response to anticipated attack'

   convicted, Ann Phelan, 50, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ann Phelan♀50IE
5. 12 May2023
   Chargedthejournal.ie, in Phelan sentenced to six years for Ballyfermot manslaughter

   Woman charged with murder of man in Dublin last November

   accused, Ann Phelan, 48, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ann Phelan♀48IE
6. 12 May2023
   Chargedirishtimes.com, in Phelan sentenced to six years for Ballyfermot manslaughter

   Woman charged with murder after stabbing of man in Ballyfermot last year

   accused, Ann Phelan, 48, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ann Phelan♀48IE
7. 12 May2023
   In courtrte.ie, in Phelan sentenced to six years for Ballyfermot manslaughter

   Woman charged with murder of man in Dublin last year

   accused, Ann Phelan, 48, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ann Phelan♀48IE

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