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

Davitt Neary

Born between July 2002 and July 2003, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 1 Jul 2026 to 1 Jul 2026

Suspect: Davitt Neary, Irish man, 23 (judged from name)Davitt Neary

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Accused
Born
Between July 2002 and July 2003, from the ages reported
Offences
Assault causing serious harm
Where
Co. Mayo
Reporting
1 report, 1 Jul 2026 to 1 Jul 2026
Outlets
rte.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
25 January 2025; Davitt Neary of Mayo during the Allianz Football League Division 1 match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile
Davitt Neary was charged with intentionally or recklessly causing harm, along with two other men
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 1 Jul 2026

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Cases

latest first
  • Charges upgraded to assault causing serious harm in Castlebar Assault causing serious harm · Co. Mayo

    A serious assault allegedly took place in Castlebar, Co Mayo in August 2025. Four men, including former Mayo senior footballer Davitt Neary, 23, Paul Dowding, 24, Rhys Neary, 18, and Oran Groarke, 23, were arrested and charged. At Castlebar District Court in July 2026, charges against Neary, Dowding and Rhys Neary were upgraded from Section 3 to Section 4 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, while Groarke's charge of violent disorder remained unchanged. All four were remanded on continuing bail to 15 July for service of the book of evidence.

    In court, 1 Jul 2026Accused · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Davitt Neary, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 1 Jul2026
    In courtrte.ie, in Charges upgraded to assault causing serious harm in Castlebar
    Former Mayo footballer faces more serious assault charge
    accused, Davitt Neary, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Davitt Neary

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