Ireland Named in reporting
Christopher Devine
Born 1981, from the ages reported. 11 reports across 1 case, 19 Jan 2022 to 2 Mar 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1981, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder, Withholding information
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 11 reports, 19 Jan 2022 to 2 Mar 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, thejournal.ie
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Cases
latest first- Woman warned at sentencing hearing for withholding information in Dublin Murder · Co. Dublin
Michael Tormey, 49, a man, was shot five times with a submachine gun in his front garden on Thomond Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin, in the early hours of 9 January 2022, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Christopher Devine, 40, a man of Convent Lawns, Ballyfermot, was charged with murder in January 2022, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, and was unanimously convicted of murder by a jury at the Central Criminal Court on 8 December 2025. He was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment on 19 December 2025. His wife Jenifer Devine, 43, a woman, pleaded guilty to withholding information and failed to appear for her sentencing hearing on 2 March 2026, when the court warned a bench warrant would be issued if she did not attend again.
Sentenced, 19 Dec 2025Convicted, accused, suspect · 11 reports
Timeline
every report naming Christopher Devine, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 2 Mar2026Warning for wife of 'cocaine shovelling' gunman who opened fire on family memberconvicted, Christopher Devine, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Devine
- 19 Dec2025Man shot dead by relative paid ultimate price for meeting people involved in drugs trade, court toldconvicted, Christopher Devine, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Devine
- 8 Dec2025Man who machine-gunned family member convicted of murderconvicted, Christopher Devine, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Devine
- 8 Dec2025Man who said he was ‘shovelling’ cocaine into himself unanimously convicted of murderconvicted, Christopher Devine, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Devine
- 6 Dec2025Murder trial told man intended to kill friend with 'bursts' of machine gunaccused, Christopher Devine, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Devine
- 28 Nov2025Man admits killing but denies murdering brother-in-law after opening fire with a submachine gunaccused, Christopher Devine, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Devine
- 27 Nov2025Man accused of killing relative in garden with machine gun admits manslaughteraccused, Christopher Devine, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Devine
- 28 Oct2022Man to face trial over murder of salesman found dead in Dublin drivewaysuspect, Christopher Devine, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Devine
- 19 Jan2022Man (40) charged with murder of Michael Tormey in Dublinaccused, Christopher Devine, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Devine
- 19 Jan2022Man charged with murder of Michael Tormey to get medical and psychiatric caresuspect, Christopher Devine, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Devine
- 19 Jan2022Man (40) appears in court in connection with fatal shooting of Michael Tormeysuspect, Christopher Devine, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Devine
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