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

Darren Kelly

Born between November 1984 and October 1985, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 2 Nov 2021 to 18 Oct 2023

Suspect: Darren Kelly, Irish man, 38 (judged from name)Darren Kelly

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted, accused
Born
Between November 1984 and October 1985, from the ages reported
Offences
Threats to kill gardaí
Where
Co. Longford
Reporting
4 reports, 2 Nov 2021 to 18 Oct 2023
Outlets
longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie, irishtimes.com

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Darren Kelly (36), of Ardnacassa Avenue, Longford and his eighteen-year-old daughter Demi Kelly, Canal Green, Prospect Woods, Longford, were both served with books of evidence at a sitting of Longford District Court.
Darren Kelly (36), of Ardnacassa Avenue, Longford and his eighteen-year-old daughter Demi Kelly, Canal Green, Prospect Woods, Longford, were both served with books of evidence at a sitting of Longford District Court.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 2 Nov 2021

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Cases

latest first
  • Man remanded for sentencing over threats to kill gardaí in Longford Threats to kill gardaí · Co. Longford

    Gardaí responded to a domestic call at a house in Grian Ard, Longford, on Christmas night into St Stephen's Day 2020. Darren Kelly, 36 or 38, of Longford, allegedly became agitated and threatened to kill gardaí David Conroy, Leo Shiel, John Fitzmaurice, and Joe Kavanagh, while his 18-year-old daughter Demi Kelly allegedly assaulted two of them. Both were charged and appeared at Longford District Court in November 2021, where the DPP consented to Kelly's trial and both were remanded on continuing bail. In October 2023, Kelly pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Garda David Conroy and Garda Joe Kavanagh and was remanded on continuing bail to January 2024 for sentencing.

    Convicted, 18 Oct 2023Convicted, accused · 4 reports

Timeline

every report naming Darren Kelly, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 18 Oct2023
    Convictedlongfordleader.ie, in Man remanded for sentencing over threats to kill gardaí in Longford
    Longford man who threatened to kill four Gardaí was "like someone possessed"
    convicted, Darren Kelly, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren Kelly
  2. 3 Nov2021
    In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Man remanded for sentencing over threats to kill gardaí in Longford
    Father and daughter to stand trial accused of attacking and threatening to kill four gardaí in the Midlands
    accused, Darren Kelly, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren Kelly
  3. 2 Nov2021
    In courtirishtimes.com, in Man remanded for sentencing over threats to kill gardaí in Longford
    Father and daughter charged in relation to row where ‘lives of gardaí threatened’
    accused, Darren Kelly, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren Kelly
  4. 2 Nov2021
    In courtlongfordleader.ie, in Man remanded for sentencing over threats to kill gardaí in Longford
    Father and daughter to stand trial accused of attacking and threatening to kill four gardaí in Longford
    accused, Darren Kelly, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren Kelly

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