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

Christopher McDonald

1 report across 1 case, 30 Jun 2022 to 30 Jun 2022

Suspect: Christopher McDonald, Irish man (judged from name)Christopher McDonald

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Offences
Murder
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
1 report, 30 Jun 2022 to 30 Jun 2022
Outlets
irishtimes.com

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Christopher McDonald denied the murder of 36-year-old Keith Walker at Blanchardstown Pigeon Racing Club on June 12th, 2015.
Christopher McDonald denied the murder of 36-year-old Keith Walker at Blanchardstown Pigeon Racing Club on June 12th, 2015.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 30 Jun 2022

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Cases

latest first
  • Supreme Court dismisses Dublin murder appeal Murder · Co. Dublin

    Keith Walker, a 36-year-old man, was shot with a sub-machine gun at the Blanchardstown Pigeon Racing Club car park in Clonsilla on 12 June 2015. Christopher McDonald, from the East Wall area of Dublin, was arrested and charged with the murder. He was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court in 2017 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed his appeal on 30 June 2022, ruling that DNA evidence obtained from him at Blanchardstown Garda station was admissible.

    In court, 30 Jun 2022Convicted · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Christopher McDonald, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 30 Jun2022
    In courtirishtimes.com, in Supreme Court dismisses Dublin murder appeal
    Supreme Court dismisses appeal of man’s conviction for murder at pigeon racing club
    convicted, Christopher McDonald, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher McDonald

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