Ireland Named in reporting
Antoinette Cunningham
6 reports across 1 case, 15 May 2025 to 4 Sep 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Offences
- Public order (threatening or grossly offensive communication with intent to cause harm)
- Where
- Co. Westmeath
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 15 May 2025 to 4 Sep 2025
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie
Cases
latest first- Man sentenced for offensive communication about former Agsi chief in Westmeath Public order (threatening or grossly offensive communication with intent to cause harm) · Co. Westmeath
Andrew McGovern, 38, of Rathowen, Co Westmeath, pleaded guilty to distributing or publishing a threatening or grossly offensive communication about Antoinette Cunningham with intent to cause harm, after posting five private and two public messages on Twitter, now X, between 16 and 30 March 2023 in the Mullingar area. Cunningham, from Limerick, was the first woman to lead a Garda staff association and served as Agsi general secretary at the time of the offence. McGovern entered his guilty plea in November 2024, missed a March 2025 sentencing hearing prompting a bench warrant, and was remanded on continuing bail in July 2025. On 4 September 2025, Judge Bernadette Owens at Mullingar District Court sentenced him to 10 months' imprisonment with the final three months suspended on condition he did not reoffend for two years.
Sentenced, 4 Sep 2025Victim · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Antoinette Cunningham, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 4 Sep2025Westmeath man jailed over ‘vile’ online attacks on senior garda figurevictim, Antoinette Cunningham, female, irish (judged from name)Antoinette Cunningham
- 4 Sep2025Online troll jailed for 'vile' messages about ex-AGSI leadervictim, Antoinette Cunningham, female, irish (judged from name)Antoinette Cunningham
- 4 Sep2025Man (38) jailed over ‘vile social media attacks’ on former Agsi chief Antoinette Cunninghamvictim, Antoinette Cunningham, female, irish (judged from name)Antoinette Cunningham
- 17 Jul2025Former AGSI chief ‘profoundly distressed’ by social media attacks, court hearsvictim, Antoinette Cunningham, female, irish (judged from name)Antoinette Cunningham
- 15 May2025Man guilty of harassing prominent Garda representative with ‘offensive material’victim, Antoinette Cunningham, female, irish (judged from name)Antoinette Cunningham
- 15 May2025Man in court for offensive communication about AGSI headvictim, Antoinette Cunningham, female, irish (judged from name)Antoinette Cunningham
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