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

Colin O'Leary

1 report across 1 case, 24 Jan 2025 to 24 Jan 2025

Victim: Colin O'Leary, Irish person (judged from name)Colin O'Leary

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Assault on a garda
Where
Co. Laois
Reporting
1 report, 24 Jan 2025 to 24 Jan 2025
Outlets
leinsterexpress.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Woman admitted to assaulting a garda at Portlaoise Assault on a garda · Co. Laois

    Michaela Connolly, 26, of Clogheen, Monasterevin, Kildare, admitted assaulting two gardaí during two incidents at Portlaoise in August and December 2024. During the first incident at Portlaoise Train Station on 7 August 2024, she was intoxicated and kicked Garda Sergeant Colin O'Leary in the upper thigh. In the second incident at Portlaoise Garda Station on 6 December 2024, she was pepper sprayed and kicked a female garda in the hip. At Portlaoise District Court, the judge described the offences as very serious, ordered a probation report, and adjourned the case to 9 June.

    In court, 24 Jan 2025Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Colin O'Leary, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 24 Jan2025
    In courtleinsterexpress.ie, in Woman admitted to assaulting a garda at Portlaoise
    Woman assaulted garda and was intoxicated at train station in Laois
    victim, Colin O'Leary, irish (judged from name)Colin O'Leary

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