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

Brian Kearney

Born between March 1958 and February 1959, from the ages reported. 3 reports across 1 case, 1 Feb 2026 to 13 Mar 2026

Suspect: Brian Kearney, Irish man, 67 (judged from name)Brian Kearney

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Born
Between March 1958 and February 1959, from the ages reported
Offences
Murder
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
3 reports, 1 Feb 2026 to 13 Mar 2026
Outlets
irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Brian Kearney leaving the Court of Criminal Appeal in July 2009
Brian Kearney leaving the Court of Criminal Appeal in July 2009
PhotoMatt Kavanaghvia irishtimes.com, 13 Mar 2026
Brian Kearney
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 4 Mar 2026
Brian Kearney day 13 2
Brian Kearney day 13 2
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 1 Feb 2026

Images 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
  • Murderer of Dublin woman granted day release from Wheatfield Prison Murder · Co. Dublin

    Brian Kearney, 67, strangled his wife Siobhán McLaughlin, 38, with a vacuum cleaner flex at their home in Goatstown, Dublin, on 28 February 2006, after she was in the process of filing for divorce. Kearney was found guilty of murder by a majority verdict at the Central Criminal Court in 2008 and sentenced to life in prison. He is serving his sentence at Wheatfield Prison and is set to face a parole hearing in April 2026. The victim's family has expressed distress after Kearney was granted day release from prison ahead of that hearing.

    In court, 1 Feb 2026Convicted · 3 reports

Timeline

every report naming Brian Kearney, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 13 Mar2026
    Otheririshtimes.com, in Murderer of Dublin woman granted day release from Wheatfield Prison
    Family of woman murdered by husband in Dublin ‘distressed’ after killer granted day release
    convicted, Brian Kearney, male, named, irish (judged from name)Brian Kearney
  2. 4 Mar2026
    Otheririshmirror.ie, in Murderer of Dublin woman granted day release from Wheatfield Prison
    Mother blames her daughter's killer Brian Kearney for her cancer
    convicted, Brian Kearney, 67, male, named, irish (judged from name)Brian Kearney
  3. 1 Feb2026
    In courtirishmirror.ie, in Murderer of Dublin woman granted day release from Wheatfield Prison
    Family fears Siobhan McLaughlin’s killer may be freed within weeks
    convicted, Brian Kearney, 67, male, named, irish (judged from name)Brian Kearney

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