Ireland Named in reporting
Declan Donaghey
Born 1996, from the ages reported. 12 reports across 2 cases, 1 Feb 2024 to 20 May 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1996, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Arson, Violent disorder, Criminal damage
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 12 reports, 1 Feb 2024 to 20 May 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, gript.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie
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Cases
latest first- Court of Appeal upholds 6½-year sentence for Dublin rioter who set Garda car alight Arson · Co. Dublin
During riots on 23 November 2023 in Dublin, Declan Donaghey, 30, set a Garda car alight and damaged a second Garda car and a building housing international protection applicants. He pleaded guilty to arson, violent disorder and criminal damage. In November 2024, Judge Orla Crowe sentenced him to an effective 6½ years in prison. In May 2026, the Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal against the severity of the sentence, upholding the 6½-year term.
Sentenced, 20 May 2026Convicted · 1 report - Man jailed for arson and violent disorder in Dublin Arson · Co. Dublin
During the Dublin riots on 23 November 2023, which followed a stabbing at Parnell Square East, rioters damaged or looted 60 locations in the city centre. Declan Donaghey, a 28-year-old man from Dorset Street, Dublin, is alleged to have set fire to a Garda patrol car on Parnell Street, damaged a second Garda vehicle, and attacked an accommodation centre for international protection applicants. He was arrested on 31 January 2024, charged the following day, and pleaded guilty to five charges including arson, violent disorder, criminal damage and rioting on 18 November 2024. On 20 November 2024, Judge Orla Crowe at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to seven and a half years for arson with the final year suspended, with concurrent sentences for violent disorder and criminal damage, an effective term of six and a half years.
Sentenced, 20 Nov 2024Convicted, accused, suspect · 11 reports
Timeline
every report naming Declan Donaghey, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 20 May2026Conviction for Dublin rioter who set Garda car alight upheld by Court of Appealconvicted, Declan Donaghey, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
- 20 Nov2024First man to be sentenced for role in Dublin riots jailed for six and a half years - Griptconvicted, Declan Donaghey, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
- 20 Nov2024Man who set Garda car on fire during Dublin riots shouts 'scumbags' in courtsuspect, Declan Donaghey, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
- 20 Nov2024Man who set fire to Garda patrol car in Dublin riots is jailed for 6½ yearsconvicted, Declan Donaghey, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
- 20 Nov2024Man who set garda car on fire during Dublin riots jailedconvicted, Declan Donaghey, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
- 18 Nov2024Man who set fire to Garda car during Dublin riot apologises and says he is ‘not a racist’accused, Declan Donaghey, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
- 18 Nov2024Man who set fire to Garda car in Dublin riot apologises 'to the government and everyone involved'convicted, Declan Donaghey, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
- 18 Nov2024Man who set garda car on fire 'did it without thinking'convicted, Declan Donaghey, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
- 4 Apr2024Fresh charges brought against two alleged Dublin rioters already accused of serious offencesaccused, Declan Donaghey, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
- 1 Feb2024Two men appear in court charged in connection with Dublin city riotsaccused, Declan Donaghey, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
- 1 Feb2024Dublin riots: Two charged over incidents linked to ‘largest scenes of public disorder’ in ‘history of State’accused, Declan Donaghey, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
- 1 Feb2024Two men charged in connection with Dublin riotsaccused, Declan Donaghey, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Donaghey
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