Ireland Named in reporting
Declan Duffy
Born between February 1997 and February 1998, from the ages reported. 8 reports across 2 cases, 26 Jul 2021 to 14 Feb 2023
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Suspect
- Born
- Between February 1997 and February 1998, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault on a garda; refusal to provide a urine sample; driving while intoxicated; driving with no insurance, Conspiracy to kidnap; false imprisonment
- Where
- Co. Kildare, Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 8 reports, 26 Jul 2021 to 14 Feb 2023
- Outlets
- kildarenow.com, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie
Cases
latest first- Probation report ordered for Maynooth man over garda assault Assault on a garda; refusal to provide a urine sample; driving while intoxicated; driving with no insurance · Co. Kildare
On 6 April 2022, Declan Duffy, a 25-year-old man, was stopped by gardaí for driving while intoxicated at Carton Demesne Road in Maynooth, where he grabbed a garda and spat on him twice before refusing to provide a urine sample. The case was heard at Naas District Court on 9 February 2023, where Duffy, who has no previous convictions, was represented by solicitor Tim Kennelly. Judge Michéle Finan ordered a probation report due 21 December, granted bail until that date, and imposed a four-year driving disqualification for the refusal offence alongside a concurrent two-year disqualification for driving with no insurance.
In court, 14 Feb 2023Suspect · 1 report - Mansfield Jnr sentenced for perverting course of justice in Dublin Conspiracy to kidnap; false imprisonment · Co. Dublin
Jim Mansfield Jnr, 54, a man from Saggart, Co Dublin, was sentenced on 7 February 2022 to two years in prison with the final six months suspended for perverting the course of justice. He was convicted by the Special Criminal Court of directing Patrick Byrne, Martin Byrne's brother, to destroy CCTV footage showing him with Martin Byrne on the morning of 9 June 2015, when Byrne was kidnapped by Dessie O'Hare and Declan 'Whacker' Duffy at Keating Park in west Dublin. Martin Byrne, 53, was falsely imprisoned at Finnstown House Hotel in Lucan between 9 and 12 June 2015. Mansfield Jnr was acquitted of conspiracy to falsely imprison Byrne, the court finding insufficient evidence he knew the two men planned the kidnapping. The trial, which began in October 2020, was heard by a three-judge non-jury court presided over by Mr Justice Alex Owens.
Sentenced, 7 Feb 2022Suspect · 7 reports
Timeline
every report naming Declan Duffy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 14 Feb2023Kildare court: Probation and disqualification imposed by judgesuspect, Declan Duffy, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Duffy
- 17 Jan2022Jim Mansfield jnr found guilty of perverting the course of justicesuspect, Declan 'Whacker' Duffy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan 'Whacker' Duffy
- 17 Jan2022Jim Mansfield Jnr found guilty of perverting course of justicesuspect, Declan 'Whacker' Duffy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan 'Whacker' Duffy
- 17 Jan2022Jim Mansfield Jnr found guilty of perverting the course of justicesuspect, Declan 'Whacker' Duffy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan 'Whacker' Duffy
- 15 Nov2021Courts: Jim Mansfield Jr verdict to be delivered next yearsuspect, Declan 'Whacker' Duffy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan 'Whacker' Duffy
- 8 Oct2021Lawyer tells court State’s chief witness against Jim Mansfield Jnr lied in courtsuspect, Declan 'Whacker' Duffy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan 'Whacker' Duffy
- 8 Oct2021Court told State's chief witness against Jim Mansfield Jnr lied about IRA relationshipsuspect, Declan 'Whacker' Duffy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan 'Whacker' Duffy
- 26 Jul2021Trial of Jim Mansfield jnr resumes at Special Criminal Courtsuspect, Declan "Whacker" Duffy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan "Whacker" Duffy
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