Ireland Named in reporting
Dean Fitzsimons
Born 2000, from the ages reported. 20 reports across 2 cases, 17 Feb 2025 to 25 Mar 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 2000, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing serious harm, False imprisonment, Criminal organisation, Producing an article, Organised crime (Section 72 Criminal Justice Act 2006)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 20 reports, 17 Feb 2025 to 25 Mar 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Five men jailed for assault and false imprisonment in Dublin Assault causing serious harm · Co. Dublin
Barry Moore, a 35-year-old man, was allegedly beaten, waterboarded, threatened with rape and branded with the word 'RAT' on his face and torso at a house on Sheephill Avenue, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, on 12 February 2025. Five men - Kenneth Fitzsimons, 46, Dean Fitzsimons, 26, Jason Hennessy Jr, 29, Brandon Hennessy, 23, and Devon Hennessy, 30 - were arrested in a major Garda operation on 15 February 2025 and charged with assault causing serious harm, false imprisonment and criminal organisation offences. Devon Hennessy pleaded guilty in July 2025, while the remaining four men entered guilty pleas to assault causing harm after Moore refused to give evidence at their Special Criminal Court trial in December 2025. On 25 March 2026, the Special Criminal Court sentenced the five men to prison terms of three to 8.5 years.
Sentenced, 1 Mar 2026Convicted, accused, suspect · 18 reports - Five remanded for Special Criminal Court trial over 'RAT' branding, Dublin Assault causing serious harm · Co. Dublin
A man was allegedly branded 'RAT' on his face and torso, beaten, waterboarded, and threatened to be raped at the Hennessys' home in west Dublin on 12 February 2024, though one report dates the incident to 12 February 2025. Five men, including brothers Jason, Devon and Brandon Hennessy and father and son Kenneth and Dean Fitzsimons, were initially charged with assault causing serious harm, false imprisonment, and producing an article. They were later charged with organised crime offences under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. The DPP directed trial on indictment and authorised the Special Criminal Court venue, and all five were remanded in continuing custody at Clover Hill District Court in June 2025.
In court, 24 Jun 2025Accused · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Dean Fitzsimons, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 25 Mar2026Five men jailed for assault in which ‘RAT’ was branded on victim’s face with cattle markerconvicted, Dean Fitzsimons, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 25 Mar2026Dublin crime gang members jailed over 'RAT' branding on man's face and bodyconvicted, Dean Fitzsimons, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 1 Mar2026Five members of Dublin gang jailed for assault in which ‘RAT’ was branded on victim’s faceconvicted, Dean Fitzsimons, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 3 Feb2026Five accused apologise to man branded with word ‘rat’ seven times during assaultconvicted, Dean Fitzsimons, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 8 Dec2025DPP accepts pleas to assault causing harm from four men after victim refused to testifyaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 6 Dec2025Judge warns alleged victim over not answering questionsaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 5 Dec2025Man who was allegedly branded ‘RAT’ on body refuses to give evidence at trialaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 5 Dec2025Man who was allegedly waterboarded and branded 'RAT' refuses to give evidenceaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 5 Dec2025Alleged branding victim refuses to give evidence at trialaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 4 Dec2025'Criminal elements' trying to interfere in branding trialaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 26 Nov2025Alleged victim in assault and false imprisonment case fails to turn up in courtaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 24 Nov2025Bench warrant issued after alleged victim of false imprisonment fails to appear in courtaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 24 Nov2025Court orders arrest of main witness in branding caseaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 28 Jul2025Man pleads guilty over involvement in alleged incident involving ‘branding stamp’accused, Dean Fitzsimons, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 28 Jul2025Man pleads guilty to false imprisonment and attackaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 23 Jul2025Five men accused of producing ‘branding stamp’, axe and steel bar while falsely imprisoning mansuspect, Dean Fitzsimons, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 24 Jun20255 men face special trial after man allegedly had 'RAT' branded on face in attackaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 13 May2025Five charged over holding man down, branding him 'rat'accused, Dean Fitzsimons, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 17 Feb2025Five appear in court accused of waterboarding and branding man, threatening rapesuspect, Dean Fitzsimons, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
- 17 Feb2025Five men charged over kidnapping and assault of Dublin manaccused, Dean Fitzsimons, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Fitzsimons
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