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

Bernadette Keenan

Born 1979, from the ages reported. 8 reports across 1 case, 5 May 2023 to 4 Dec 2024

Suspect: Bernadette Keenan, Irish woman, 45 (judged from name)Bernadette Keenan

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Accused
Born
1979, from the ages reported
Offences
Affray
Where
Co. Longford
Reporting
8 reports, 5 May 2023 to 4 Dec 2024
Outlets
offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, irishmirror.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Nicole Keenan and Bernadette Keenan were also ordered to have no contact either directly or indirectly with the Ward family including Winnie, Rosaleen, Margaret Ward and their partners.
Pictured with others
Nicole Keenan and Bernadette Keenan were also ordered to have no contact either directly or indirectly with the Ward family including Winnie, Rosaleen, Margaret Ward and their partners.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia leinsterexpress.ie, 5 May 2023

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Cases

latest first
  • Two women sentenced for affray in Longford Affray · Co. Longford

    Four women were charged with affray and threatening and abusive behaviour following a feud-related altercation in the car park of Longford Shopping Centre on 3 May 2023, in which two women were seen wrestling on the ground and pulling at each other's hair. Bernadette Keenan, 45, Nicole Keenan, 24, Winnie Ward, 22, and Margaret Ward, 25, were arrested and charged, and first appeared at Athlone District Court in May 2023. The case was adjourned several times before Winnie Ward and Margaret Ward pleaded guilty before Judge Bernadette Owens in January 2025. The two Ward women were placed on a peace bond with a €250 cash lodgement for 18 months, while the Keenan women's solicitor said his clients would contest the charges.

    Sentenced, 8 Feb 2025Accused · 8 reports

Timeline

every report naming Bernadette Keenan, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 4 Dec2024
    In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Two women sentenced for affray in Longford
    Four women charged with affray in shopping centre car park in the Midlands appear in court
    accused, Bernadette Keenan, 45, female, named, irish (judged from name)Bernadette Keenan
  2. 29 Nov2024
    In courtlongfordleader.ie, in Two women sentenced for affray in Longford
    Four women charged with affray appear before Longford district court
    accused, Bernadette Keenan, 45, female, named, irish (judged from name)Bernadette Keenan
  3. 17 Jun2024
    In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Two women sentenced for affray in Longford
    Four women charged with shopping centre car park affray in the Midlands appear in court
    accused, Bernadette Keenan, 45, female, named, irish (judged from name)Bernadette Keenan
  4. 16 Jun2024
    In courtlongfordleader.ie, in Two women sentenced for affray in Longford
    Four Longford women charged with shopping centre car park affray appear in court
    accused, Bernadette Keenan, 45, female, named, irish (judged from name)Bernadette Keenan
  5. 5 May2023
    Chargedleinsterexpress.ie, in Two women sentenced for affray in Longford
    Women court over violent row at Midlands shopping centre
    accused, Bernadette Keenan, 43, female, named, irish (judged from name)Bernadette Keenan
  6. 5 May2023
    In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Two women sentenced for affray in Longford
    Four women appear in court over violent feud row outside shopping centre in the Midlands
    accused, Bernadette Keenan, 43, female, named, irish (judged from name)Bernadette Keenan
  7. 5 May2023
    Chargedirishmirror.ie, in Two women sentenced for affray in Longford
    Four women in court over violent row outside Longford shopping centre
    accused, Bernadette Keenan, 43, female, named, irish (judged from name)Bernadette Keenan
  8. 5 May2023
    Chargedlongfordleader.ie, in Two women sentenced for affray in Longford
    BREAKING: Four women appear in court over violent feud row outside Longford shopping centre
    accused, Bernadette Keenan, 43, female, named, irish (judged from name)Bernadette Keenan

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