Ireland Named in reporting
Christopher O'Neill
Born between January 1994 and January 1995, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 1 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between January 1994 and January 1995, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Manslaughter
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 4 reports, 1 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, donegallive.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to six years for manslaughter in Dublin Manslaughter · Co. Dublin
Martin Lynn, a 33-year-old man, was punched once to the head by a motorcyclist after emerging from a taxi on Larkhill Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9, in the early hours of Sunday 30 July 2023, and died in hospital two days later. Christopher O'Neill, a 31-year-old man and neighbour of the victim, was arrested in December 2023 and pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. He was sentenced in January 2026 to six years in prison, reduced from a headline sentence of eight and a half years.
Sentenced, 1 Jan 2026Convicted · 4 reports
Timeline
every report naming Christopher O'Neill, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 Jan2026Motorcyclist who killed neighbour in one punch attack learns his fateconvicted, Christopher O'Neill, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher O'Neill
- 15 Jan2026Dubliner imprisoned for six years for manslaughter of man who had Donegal tiesconvicted, Christopher O'Neill, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher O'Neill
- 15 Jan2026Man jailed for six years for fatal one-punch attackconvicted, Christopher O'Neill, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher O'Neill
- 1 Jan2026Man who killed neighbour in unprovoked one-punch attack gets six-year prison sentenceconvicted, Christopher O'Neill, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher O'Neill
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