Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Burglary; criminal damage

Where

Co. Wicklow

Reporting

4 reports, 2 Dec 2022 to 21 Feb 2023

Outlets

irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie

• Man sentenced to six years for burglary at Kilmacanogue, Wicklow Burglary; criminal damage · Co. Wicklow

  On 9 January 2021, Darren Carton, a 42-year-old man from Kilmacanogue, Co Wicklow, burgled the home of blues singer Mary Coughlan at Barchuilla Commons, Kilmacanogue, and caused €4,000 worth of criminal damage to a sliding door. Coughlan's son-in-law Ciarán Farrelly and partner John Kelly confronted the intruder, who threatened them with a knife before escaping after a brief struggle. Carton was identified from a phone video and a fingerprint left on a parked vehicle during the confrontation. He was found guilty of burglary and criminal damage following a seven-day jury trial at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court in December 2022, and acquitted of a charge of threatening to kill Farrelly. Judge Patrick Quinn sentenced him to six years in prison with the final year suspended, backdated after he had spent over 18 months in custody.

  Sentenced, 21 Feb 2023Victim · 4 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 21 Feb2023
   Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Man sentenced to six years for burglary at Kilmacanogue, Wicklow

   Man sentenced to six years for burglary at singer Mary Coughlan’s home

   victim, Ciarán Farrelly, male, irish (judged from name)Ciarán Farrelly♂IE
2. 9 Dec2022
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Man sentenced to six years for burglary at Kilmacanogue, Wicklow

   Singer Mary Coughlan was warned that burglar in her Wicklow home had a knife, trial told

   victim, Ciarán Farrelly, male, irish (judged from name)Ciarán Farrelly♂IE
3. 2 Dec2022
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Man sentenced to six years for burglary at Kilmacanogue, Wicklow

   Man goes on trial over burglary at Wicklow home of singer Mary Coughlan

   victim, Ciarán Farrelly, male, irish (judged from name)Ciarán Farrelly♂IE
4. 2 Dec2022
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Man sentenced to six years for burglary at Kilmacanogue, Wicklow

   Man in court over alleged burglary of singer Mary Coughlan's Wicklow home

   victim, Ciarán Farrelly, male, irish (judged from name)Ciarán Farrelly♂IE

Matched on the name as printed, ignoring quoted nicknames, and split by the ages reported. Two people who share a name and age would appear together here.