Ireland Named in reporting
Daniel Connolly
Born between March 1980 and March 1981, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 7 Mar 2026 to 7 Mar 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between March 1980 and March 1981, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual assault
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 1 report, 7 Mar 2026 to 7 Mar 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Daniel Connolly, 45, convicted of sexually assaulting six boys at McDonald's in Cork city Sexual assault · Co. Cork
Daniel Connolly, a 45-year-old man from Glengarriff, Co Cork, has been convicted of sexually assaulting six boys aged between six and 11 at a McDonald's outlet in Cork city on three dates in August and September 2023. A Galway psychotherapist, Karen Martin, saw him hugging and rubbing the boys' heads and contacted gardaí. He had denied eight counts; after a five-day trial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, a jury unanimously convicted him on seven counts and by a 10-2 majority on the eighth, as reported on 7 March 2026. The judge has made pre-sentence orders, and no sentence has been reported yet.
Convicted, 7 Mar 2026Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Daniel Connolly, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 7 Mar2026Man (45) convicted of sexually assaulting six boys at fast-food outlet after psychotherapist alerted gardaíconvicted, Daniel Connolly, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daniel Connolly
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