Ireland Named in reporting
Desmond Smith
Born 1959, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 14 Feb 2023 to 14 Oct 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1959, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Rendering assistance to an unlawful organisation (Continuity IRA)
- Where
- Co. Cavan
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 14 Feb 2023 to 14 Oct 2024
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Two Cavan men given suspended sentences for assisting Continuity IRA Rendering assistance to an unlawful organisation (Continuity IRA) · Co. Cavan
Two men from Cavan were sentenced at the Special Criminal Court in October 2024 for rendering assistance to the Continuity IRA in connection with an attack on Enniskillen police station. Between 13 and 16 March 2021, a sequence of phone calls were made to media outlets about the incident, and an improvised slam gun was found close to the station. Desmond Smith, 65, and Stephen Hamill, 52, were arrested by the Special Detective Unit in February 2023 and charged with knowingly rendering assistance to an unlawful organisation. Both men pleaded guilty in 2024 and received suspended sentences: Hamill was given four years suspended for four years on a €100 bond, and Smith was sentenced to two years and nine months suspended for three years.
Sentenced, 14 Oct 2024Convicted, accused · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Desmond Smith, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 14 Oct2024Two men given suspended sentences for assisting Continuity IRA in attack that went unnoticedconvicted, Desmond Smith, 65, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Smith
- 14 Feb2023Two Cavan men charged in Special Criminal Court with ‘assisting IRA’accused, Desmond Smith, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Smith
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