Ireland Named in reporting
Cian Benn
Born 1983, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 2 cases, 21 May 2026 to 6 Jun 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 1983, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Theft, Assault
- Where
- Co. Limerick
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 21 May 2026 to 6 Jun 2026
- Outlets
- limerickleader.ie, limerickpost.ie
Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to three months for stealing from Limerick tour bus Theft · Co. Limerick
On 9 September 2025 at 9.15pm, a man stole a phone, car keys and electronics worth €360 from a tourist bus on Merchant's Quay, Limerick city. Forensic testing of a crack cocaine pipe left on the bus matched its DNA to Cian Benn, a 42-year-old man. Benn was charged with the theft and pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity available to him. Judge Patricia Harney convicted and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment at Limerick District Court, as reported on 6 June 2026.
Sentenced, 6 Jun 2026Convicted · 1 report - Man sentenced for assault in Limerick City Assault · Co. Limerick
Cian Benn, 43, was sentenced to six months in prison at Limerick District Court for assaulting Abdulrahman Safi in the Parnell Street area of Limerick City on July 1, 2025. Benn struck Safi in the nose with his right elbow after Safi had been falsely accused of inappropriately approaching children on social media, and drugs influenced his actions at the time. CCTV footage captured the incident, and Benn pleaded guilty to the assault charge. The six-month sentence runs concurrently with his existing sentences, and he had 199 previous convictions.
Sentenced, 21 May 2026Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Cian Benn, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 6 Jun2026Limerick man identified by crack cocaine pipe left on tour busconvicted, Cian Benn, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cian Benn
- 21 May2026Man jailed for assaulting migrant who was confronted in vigilante videoconvicted, Cian Benn, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cian Benn
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