Ireland Named in reporting
Cailean Crawford
Born between December 1995 and September 1996, from the ages reported. 7 reports across 2 cases, 2 Sep 2021 to 3 Dec 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- Between December 1995 and September 1996, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder, Attempted murder; conspiracy to murder
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 7 reports, 2 Sep 2021 to 3 Dec 2024
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Crawford convicted of murder in Ballyfermot Murder · Co. Dublin
Thomas McCarthy, a 55-year-old father and grandfather living in the UK, was shot at the front door of his mother's home in Croftwood Park, Ballyfermot, Dublin on 27 July 2020. Cailean Crawford, 28, from Ballyfermot, pleaded not guilty to the murder. A jury at the Central Criminal Court found Crawford guilty on 3 December 2024 after eight hours and 20 minutes of deliberation. He was remanded in custody for a mandatory life sentence on 20 December 2024. Charles McClean and Mark Lee were sentenced in April 2023 to combined 16½ years for facilitating the murder.
Sentenced, 27 Apr 2023Convicted, accused · 5 reports - Four men jailed over attempted murder of Wayne Whelan in Lucan Attempted murder; conspiracy to murder · Co. Dublin
Wayne Whelan, 42, was attacked at Griffeen Glen Park in Lucan on 4 September 2019 and survived, but was shot dead in a separate attack on 18 November 2019. Wayne Ryan, 41, pleaded guilty to the attempted murder, and Cailean Crawford, 25, Darren Henderson, 31, and Charles McClean, 32, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder Whelan between 15 May and 15 November 2019. On 2 September 2021 Mr Justice Michael White at the Central Criminal Court jailed the four men for a total of 33 years, with Ryan receiving 15 years, McClean eight years, and Henderson and Crawford seven years each with the final two years suspended. The latest development is the sentencing of the four men.
Sentenced, 2 Sep 2021Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Cailean Crawford, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 3 Dec2024'Cold-blooded' gunman found guilty of murdering grandfather in Ballyfermot in 2020convicted, Cailean Crawford, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cailean Crawford
- 3 Dec2024Accused storms out of dock after being convicted of murdering man (55) in Ballyfermotconvicted, Cailean Crawford, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cailean Crawford
- 3 Dec2024Killer's furious courtroom rant as he's convicted of grandfather's murderconvicted, Cailean Crawford, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cailean Crawford
- 3 Dec2024'Cold-blooded' gunman guilty of murder of Thomas McCarthyconvicted, Cailean Crawford, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cailean Crawford
- 11 Nov2021Man remanded in custody over fatal Dublin shooting last yearaccused, Cailean Crawford, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cailean Crawford
- 3 Sep2021Four men jailed for combined 33 years over attempted murder of Wayne Whelanconvicted, Cailean Crawford, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cailean Crawford
- 2 Sep2021Four men jailed over ‘callous’ conspiracy to murder gangland criminalconvicted, Cailean Crawford, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cailean Crawford
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