Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, suspect, victim

Born

1983, from the ages reported

Offences

Assault on a Garda, False imprisonment; threats to kill; taking a vehicle without consent; handling stolen property

Where

Co. Laois, Co. Offaly

Reporting

4 reports, 3 Jul 2023 to 17 Jan 2026

Outlets

offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie

• Man jailed for headbutting female Garda at National Ploughing Championships Assault on a Garda · Co. Laois

  On August 21, 2023, at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois, David Feeney (42), a man, headbutted a female Garda, causing her harm. Feeney, an electrician from Ballymeeney, Dromore West, Co Sligo, admitted the headbutt and also admitted being intoxicated and engaging in threatening or abusive behaviour that day. After a bench warrant was issued in December 2025 for his failure to attend Portlaoise District Court, he was remanded on bail to January 15, 2026. In January 2026 Judge Andrew Cody sentenced him at Portlaoise District Court to two months for threatening and abusive behaviour and four months for assault, with fines of €2,000 for the assault and €500 for the threatening behaviour, and he lodged an appeal before the court sitting ended.

  Sentenced, 16 Jan 2026Convicted, suspect · 3 reports
• Man sent for trial over false imprisonment and threats in Offaly False imprisonment; threats to kill; taking a vehicle without consent; handling stolen property · Co. Offaly

  David Daly, 18, of Forthouse, B&B, Kilbeggan, is charged with falsely imprisoning David Feeney and Joshua Feeney, threatening to kill David Feeney, taking a vehicle without consent, and handling stolen property. The offences are alleged to have occurred on 16 January 2023 at Cloncreen Clonbullogue and between February 1 and 23, 2022 at 16 Beechmount Park, Mucklagh. He appeared at Tullamore District Court in July 2023 and was sent forward for trial to the next sitting of Tullamore Circuit Court on 5 December 2023. No bail application was made and Daly was remanded in custody.

  In court, 3 Jul 2023Victim · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 17 Jan2026
   Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, in Man jailed for headbutting female Garda at National Ploughing Championships

   Jail sentence for man who headbutted female Garda at Ploughing Championships

   convicted, David Feeney, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Feeney♂42IE
2. 16 Jan2026
   Sentencedleinsterexpress.ie, in Man jailed for headbutting female Garda at National Ploughing Championships

   Jail sentence for headbutting female Garda at Ploughing Championships in Laois

   convicted, David Feeney, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Feeney♂42IE
3. 22 Dec2025
   In courtleinsterexpress.ie, in Man jailed for headbutting female Garda at National Ploughing Championships

   Man assaulted female garda at the Ploughing in Laois

   suspect, David Feeney, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Feeney♂42IE
4. 3 Jul2023
   In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Man sent for trial over false imprisonment and threats in Offaly

   Man charged with false imprisonment and threatening to kill in Offaly

   victim, David Feeney, irish (judged from name)David FeeneyIE

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