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

Daniel Kelleher

Born between February 1972 and February 1973, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 18 Feb 2026 to 18 Feb 2026

Suspect: Daniel Kelleher, Irish man, 53 (judged from name)Daniel Kelleher

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Born
Between February 1972 and February 1973, from the ages reported
Offences
Possession of controlled drugs (cultivation of cannabis)
Where
Co. Cork
Reporting
1 report, 18 Feb 2026 to 18 Feb 2026
Outlets
irishtimes.com

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Det Garda Shannon Ryan said Daniel Kelleher (53) from Kilmore, Ballingeary, Co Cork, was naive in his beliefs about the damage cannabis can do
Det Garda Shannon Ryan said Daniel Kelleher (53) from Kilmore, Ballingeary, Co Cork, was naive in his beliefs about the damage cannabis can do
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 18 Feb 2026

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Cases

latest first
  • West Cork sheep farmer given suspended sentence for cannabis farm Possession of controlled drugs (cultivation of cannabis) · Co. Cork

    Daniel Kelleher (53) from Kilmore, Ballingeary, Co Cork, a sheep farmer, was found to have cannabis plants growing at three forestry clearings on his hillside farm after gardaí searched his property on 3, 4 and 5 September 2023 following confidential information received in August 2023. He was arrested and taken to Bandon Garda station for questioning, after which he made admissions and pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to 10 offences. Judge Sinead Behan imposed a headline sentence of three years, suspended in full, as reported on 18 February 2026.

    Sentenced, 18 Feb 2026Convicted · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Daniel Kelleher, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 18 Feb2026
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in West Cork sheep farmer given suspended sentence for cannabis farm
    Farmer tells gardaí he’s ‘no Pablo Escobar’ after arrest for cannabis farm in west Cork
    convicted, Daniel Kelleher, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daniel Kelleher

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