Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

1982, from the ages reported

Offences

Manslaughter, Animal cruelty

Where

Co. Cork, Co. Tipperary

Reporting

4 reports, 25 Nov 2022 to 4 Jul 2024

Outlets

tipperarylive.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com

• Tipperary man's animal cruelty sentence increased to six months Animal cruelty · Co. Tipperary

  An ISPCA inspector visited the O'Sullivans' home in Cahir, Tipperary on 10 August 2022 and found many dogs malnourished and suffering from various ailments, with some without drinking water on a very warm day. A second visit on 16 March 2023 found a further 10 dogs in sub-standard conditions. Christopher O'Sullivan was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and banned for life from having a dog at Cashel District Court in January, while his wife Christina O'Sullivan was convicted, fined €400 and disqualified for 10 years. On 25 June 2024, a circuit judge at Clonmel Circuit Court of Appeals increased Christopher O'Sullivan's term to six months.

  Sentenced, 4 Jul 2024Convicted · 1 report
• Court of Appeal upholds life sentence for manslaughter in Cork Manslaughter · Co. Cork

  Timothy Hourihane, a 53-year-old man from west Cork, was found with serious injuries near a tent at Mardyke Walk in Cork city in the early hours of 13 October 2019 and died in hospital shortly afterwards. He had been attacked by James Brady, 29, and Christopher O'Sullivan, 40, at a tented village for homeless people, in an assault that witnesses said was motivated by the victim being gay. Brady was arrested in December 2019, charged with murder, and found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in March 2022; he was sentenced to 11 years in April 2022. O'Sullivan pleaded guilty to manslaughter in November 2022 and was sentenced to life in prison in March 2023. The Court of Appeal upheld O'Sullivan's life sentence in April 2026.

  Sentenced, 25 Apr 2022Convicted, accused · 3 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 4 Jul2024
   Sentencedtipperarylive.ie, in Tipperary man's animal cruelty sentence increased to six months

   COURTS: Tipperary man's prison term for animal cruelty offences increased to six months

   convicted, Christopher O'Sullivan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher O'Sullivan♂IE
2. 31 Mar2023
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Court of Appeal upholds life sentence for manslaughter in Cork

   Man jailed for life for manslaughter in Cork

   convicted, Christopher O'Sullivan, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher O'Sullivan♂40IE
3. 31 Mar2023
   Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Court of Appeal upholds life sentence for manslaughter in Cork

   Man (40) jailed over fatal stamping attack that left homeless man ‘almost unrecognisable’

   convicted, Christopher O'Sullivan, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher O'Sullivan♂40IE
4. 25 Nov2022
   In courtrte.ie, in Court of Appeal upholds life sentence for manslaughter in Cork

   Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of homeless chef

   accused, Christopher O'Sullivan, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher O'Sullivan♂40IE

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