Ireland Named in reporting
Cameron Cooper
Born 2001, from the ages reported. 5 reports across 2 cases, 23 Sep 2024 to 22 Jan 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 2001, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Dangerous driving causing death (suspended sentence re-activation), Dangerous driving causing death, Driving with no insurance, Making a false report of a crime, Failing to offer assistance
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 5 reports, 23 Sep 2024 to 22 Jan 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com
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Cases
latest first- Hit-and-run driver's suspended sentence re-activated in Dublin Dangerous driving causing death (suspended sentence re-activation) · Co. Dublin
A 21-year-old man, Dylan Killalee Maher, was fatally struck by a car as he exited a separate vehicle on the Naas Road, Clondalkin, Dublin, at about 12.20am on 12 November 2023. Cameron Cooper, a 24-year-old man from Ballyfermot, Dublin, was arrested at the scene and later pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death, driving with no insurance, making a false report of a crime, and failing to offer assistance. In March 2025, Cooper was sentenced to five years and three months, with the final year suspended for five years, and disqualified from driving for nine years. In December 2025, he was convicted of possessing a mobile phone while in prison at Cloverhill District Court. In January 2026, Judge Ronan Munro re-activated two months of the 12-month suspended portion of his sentence.
Sentenced, 22 Jan 2026Convicted, accused · 2 reports - Man sentenced for dangerous driving death in Ballyfermot, Dublin Dangerous driving causing death · Co. Dublin
On 12 November 2023, Dylan Killalee Maher, a 21-year-old apprentice electrician, was killed when Cameron Cooper, 23, drove a car into him at an estimated 120 km/h outside the Red Cow Inn nightclub on the Naas Road in Ballyfermot, Dublin. Cooper left the scene without offering assistance, falsely reported his car as stolen, and presented himself to a Garda station two hours later. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death, driving with no insurance, making a false report of a crime, and failing to offer assistance. On 24 March 2025, Judge Ronan Munro at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court sentenced Cooper to five years and three months in prison with the final 12 months suspended, and banned him from driving for nine years. The victim's family has called for the maximum sentence to be increased and is to contact the DPP to seek an appeal against the sentence.
Sentenced, 24 Mar 2025Suspect · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming Cameron Cooper, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 22 Jan2026Shouting in court as fatal hit-and-run driver handed more prison timeconvicted, Cameron Cooper, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cameron Cooper
- 4 Apr2025Mother of hit-and-run victim describes moment she had to identify body at scenesuspect, Cameron Cooper, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cameron Cooper
- 3 Apr2025Family of young man killed in hit-and-run to press DPP over ‘lenient’ sentencesuspect, Cameron Cooper, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cameron Cooper
- 24 Mar2025Family of man (21) killed when car hit him at 120km/h call for longer jail termssuspect, Cameron Cooper, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cameron Cooper
- 23 Sep2024Young man charged with dangerous driving causing death has case adjourned to Novemberaccused, Cameron Cooper, 23, male, namedCameron Cooper
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