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

Catherine McCann

Born between November 1945 and November 1946, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 4 Nov 2026 to 4 Nov 2026

Victim: Catherine McCann, Irish woman, 80 (judged from name)Catherine McCann

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between November 1945 and November 1946, from the ages reported
Offences
Road traffic collision and criminal damage
Where
Co. Laois
Reporting
1 report, 4 Nov 2026 to 4 Nov 2026
Outlets
leinsterexpress.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Gardaí investigate road traffic collision and criminal damage in Portarlington Road traffic collision and criminal damage · Co. Laois

    On 5 September 2026 at approximately 9:30pm, a car travelling from the Canal Road crossed the T-junction with the Portlaoise Road and crashed through the boundary fencing of Catherine McCann's home at Blackhall Bridge, Portarlington, Laois. The 80-year-old woman's fence, electrical wires, and a metal road sign were torn down. A friend of the driver pulled the car out with a rope and they left the scene shortly after. Gardaí investigations into the road traffic collision and criminal damage are ongoing.

    Reported, 4 Nov 2026Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Catherine McCann, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 4 Nov2026
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, in Gardaí investigate road traffic collision and criminal damage in Portarlington
    Car crashed through fence of Laois resident's home
    victim, Catherine McCann, 80, female, irish (judged from name)Catherine McCann

Matched on the name as printed, ignoring quoted nicknames, and split by the ages reported. Two people who share a name and age would appear together here.