Ireland Named in reporting
Denis O'Donovan
Born 1986, from the ages reported. 15 reports across 1 case, 17 May 2024 to 10 Mar 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 1986, from the ages reported
- Offences
- False imprisonment and sexual assault
- Where
- Co. Limerick
- Reporting
- 15 reports, 17 May 2024 to 10 Mar 2026
- Outlets
- limerickleader.ie, thejournal.ie, tipperarylive.ie, limerickpost.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, offalyexpress.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man appeals sexual assault and false imprisonment conviction in Limerick False imprisonment and sexual assault · Co. Limerick
On the night of 17 January 2020, Denis O'Donovan, 38 (reports differ: 39), of Ballyryan, Donohill, Co Tipperary, pulled a woman in her 40s into his car outside her rural home in County Limerick, drove to an isolated lay-by, choked her and sexually assaulted her. He was arrested in January 2020 and charged after forensic tests found his DNA in saliva on the victim's clothing. A jury at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court convicted him in April 2024 of two sexual assaults, false imprisonment and assault causing harm, with no verdict on a fifth count of sexual assault. He was sentenced on 7 June 2024 to seven years with the final six months suspended and placed on the sex offenders register. In March 2026, O'Donovan appealed his conviction at the Court of Appeal, where judgment was reserved.
Sentenced, 7 Jun 2024Convicted · 15 reports
Timeline
every report naming Denis O'Donovan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 10 Mar2026Man described as ‘dangerous sexual predator’ by Limerick victim appeals convictionconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 1 Mar2026'Dangerous sex predator' argues jury shouldn't have heard kidnap victim's 40-min 999 callconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 7 Jun2024'Dangerous sexual predator' jailed for seven years after kidnapping and assaulting a womanconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 7 Jun2024'Dangerous sexual predator' from Tipperary jailed following guilty verdictconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 7 Jun2024'Dangerous sexual predator' from Tipperary jailed following guilty verdictconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 7 Jun2024'Dangerous sexual predator' jailed at Limerick Circuit Courtconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 7 Jun2024'Dangerous sexual predator' jailed for imprisoning and sexually assaulting womanconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 7 Jun2024'Sexual predator' jailed for 7 years for imprisoning & sexually assaulting womanconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 7 Jun2024‘Dangerous sexual predator’ Denis O’Donovan jailed for 6½ years for kidnapping and sexually assaulting womanconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 17 May2024‘He is a dangerous sexual predator and everyone should know his name’: Sexual assault victim faces attacker at emotional sentencing hearingconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 17 May2024Tipperary man is a 'dangerous sexual predator and everyone should know his name', says victimconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 17 May2024Tipperary man is a 'dangerous sexual predator and everyone should know his name’, says victimconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 17 May2024Woman kidnapped and sexually assaulted by Limerick man faces attacker in courtconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 17 May2024Man convicted of sexual assault ‘is a dangerous sexual predator and everyone should know his name’convicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
- 17 May2024‘He is a dangerous sexual predator and everyone should know his name’: says Limerick victimconvicted, Denis O'Donovan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Denis O'Donovan
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