Ireland Named in reporting
Brian McDonagh
Born between December 2000 and December 2001, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 11 Dec 2025 to 16 Dec 2025
Other people with this name: born between February 1960 and February 1961 (1 case), born between March 1995 and March 1996 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between December 2000 and December 2001, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Threats to kill, Production of a knife, Criminal damage
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 11 Dec 2025 to 16 Dec 2025
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie
Cases
latest first- Ballyshannon man jailed for holding knife to women's throats Threats to kill · Co. Donegal
On 27 January 2023, gardaí were alerted at around 1am to an incident at Lawn Park, Ballyshannon, County Donegal, in which a 24-year-old man, Brian McDonagh, is alleged to have held a knife to the throats of two women. He was arrested and taken to Ballyshannon Garda Station, and was charged with two counts of making threats to kill, producing a knife capable of inflicting serious injury, and criminal damage to an Apple iPhone 8. He affirmed a guilty plea before Judge John Aylmer and was remanded in custody until the following week for sentencing. In December 2025 he was reported as jailed, with sources differing on whether the term was two years and four months, or three years and four months consecutive to a 20-month sentence with the final 12 months suspended.
Sentenced, 16 Dec 2025Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Brian McDonagh, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 Dec2025Ballyshannon man who held knife to women’s throats jailedconvicted, Brian McDonagh, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Brian McDonagh
- 11 Dec2025Man admits having knife and making threats to kill in Ballyshannonconvicted, Brian McDonagh, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Brian McDonagh
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