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

Ciaran Byrne

4 reports across 1 case, 9 Jan 2024 to 17 Dec 2025

Victim: Ciaran Byrne, Irish person (judged from name)Ciaran Byrne

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Theft
Where
Co. Galway
Reporting
4 reports, 9 Jan 2024 to 17 Dec 2025
Outlets
donegallive.ie, irishmirror.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Former solicitor to stand trial for theft from Galway bank accounts Theft · Co. Galway

    Robert Sweeney, a 49-year-old former solicitor, is charged with stealing more than €100,000 from three clients' AIB bank accounts at Eyre Square in Galway. The alleged thefts, involving Yvonne Murphy, Manjit Gill and Ciaran Byrne, took place in November 2012, October 2013 and December 2013. Sweeney was arrested and charged at Letterkenny Courthouse and first appeared at Letterkenny District Court in January 2024, where legal aid was granted and the case was adjourned. In December 2025, he was served with a book of evidence at Falcarragh District Court and the DPP consented to his trial at Letterkenny Circuit Court in February 2026.

    In court, 10 Jan 2024Victim · 4 reports

Timeline

every report naming Ciaran Byrne, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 17 Dec2025
    In courtdonegallive.ie, in Former solicitor to stand trial for theft from Galway bank accounts
    Former Donegal solicitor charged with stealing over €100,000 from clients faces trial
    victim, Ciaran Byrne, irish (judged from name)Ciaran Byrne
  2. 25 Mar2024
    In courtdonegallive.ie, in Former solicitor to stand trial for theft from Galway bank accounts
    Adjournment for former Donegal solicitor charged with stealing €100K from clients
    victim, Ciaran Byrne, irish (judged from name)Ciaran Byrne
  3. 10 Jan2024
    In courtirishmirror.ie, in Former solicitor to stand trial for theft from Galway bank accounts
    Former solicitor charged with stealing over €100k from clients' bank accounts
    victim, Ciaran Byrne, irish (judged from name)Ciaran Byrne
  4. 9 Jan2024
    Chargeddonegallive.ie, in Former solicitor to stand trial for theft from Galway bank accounts
    Former solicitor charged with stealing more than €100,000 from client accounts
    victim, Ciaran Byrne, irish (judged from name)Ciaran Byrne

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