Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused, suspect

Born

Between April 1991 and March 1992, from the ages reported

Offences

Assault causing harm, Onboard disruption

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

8 reports, 1 Mar 2026 to 2 Apr 2026

Outlets

dublinlive.ie, corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com

• Belfast man remanded over assault causing harm on Dublin Ryanair flight Assault causing harm · Co. Dublin

  A Ryanair flight from Dublin to Amsterdam was aborted just before take-off on 27 March 2026 after Christopher Tinsley, 34, a self-employed painter from Belfast, allegedly assaulted a male cabin crew member while intoxicated. The victim sustained a visible facial injury and the flight was delayed by about two hours. Tinsley was charged with assault causing harm and two counts of onboard disruption under the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998. He appeared at Dublin District Court on 28 March 2026 and was remanded in custody with consent to bail, then remanded again on 1 April 2026 pending DPP directions, with his next appearance set for 15 April 2026.

  In court, 1 Mar 2026Accused, suspect · 8 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 2 Apr2026
   In courtdublinlive.ie, in Belfast man remanded over assault causing harm on Dublin Ryanair flight

   Dublin passenger charged with assaulting Ryanair crew member remains in custody

   accused, Christopher Tinsley, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Christopher Tinsley♂34
2. 2 Apr2026
   In courtcorkbeo.ie, in Belfast man remanded over assault causing harm on Dublin Ryanair flight

   Passenger accused of assaulting Ryanair crew and delaying flight by 2 hours

   accused, Christopher Tinsley, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Christopher Tinsley♂34
3. 2 Apr2026
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Belfast man remanded over assault causing harm on Dublin Ryanair flight

   Dublin passenger charged with assaulting Ryanair crew member remains in custody

   accused, Christopher Tinsley, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Christopher Tinsley♂34
4. 1 Apr2026
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Belfast man remanded over assault causing harm on Dublin Ryanair flight

   Man assaulted Ryanair cabin crew while drunk and caused delay in take off from Dublin, court hears

   accused, Christopher Tinsley, 34, male, namedChristopher Tinsley♂34
5. 29 Mar2026
   In courtdublinlive.ie, in Belfast man remanded over assault causing harm on Dublin Ryanair flight

   Passenger charged over alleged assault on Ryanair crew member on Dublin flight

   accused, Christopher Tinsley, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Christopher Tinsley♂34
6. 29 Mar2026
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Belfast man remanded over assault causing harm on Dublin Ryanair flight

   Passenger charged over alleged assault on crew member on Dublin Ryanair flight

   suspect, Christopher Tinsley, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Christopher Tinsley♂34
7. 28 Mar2026
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Belfast man remanded over assault causing harm on Dublin Ryanair flight

   Belfast man charged with assault of cabin crew member prior to Dublin-Amsterdam flight

   accused, Christopher Tinsley, 34, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Christopher Tinsley♂34
8. 1 Mar2026
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Belfast man remanded over assault causing harm on Dublin Ryanair flight

   Belfast man charged over alleged assault on Ryanair crew member before take-off from Dublin Airport

   accused, Christopher Tinsley, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Tinsley♂34IE

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