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

David McCann

Born between January 1976 and January 1977, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 1 Jan 2026 to 1 Jan 2026

Suspect: David McCann, Irish man, 49 (judged from name)David McCann

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Born
Between January 1976 and January 1977, from the ages reported
Offences
Careless driving causing death
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
1 report, 1 Jan 2026 to 1 Jan 2026
Outlets
thejournal.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard David McCann wasn't looking where he was going when he took a right turn onto the road the victim was crossing (file image)
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard David McCann wasn't looking where he was going when he took a right turn onto the road the victim was crossing (file image)
PhotoAlamyvia thejournal.ie, 1 Jan 2026

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Cases

latest first
  • Driver sentenced for careless driving causing death in Dublin Careless driving causing death · Co. Dublin

    David McCann, a 49-year-old man, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 26 January 2026 for careless driving causing death. He was driving a van in Ringsend, Dublin 4, on 20 April 2024 when he struck Ann Watters, who never regained consciousness. The judge described the collision as a momentary lapse in attention, with no excessive speed, intoxication or mechanical defect. McCann received a 12-month sentence suspended in full and was disqualified from driving for four years.

    Sentenced, 1 Jan 2026Convicted · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming David McCann, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 1 Jan2026
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Driver sentenced for careless driving causing death in Dublin
    Driver who fatally struck woman due to 'momentary lapse in attention' given 12-month suspended sentence
    convicted, David McCann, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)David McCann

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