Ireland Named in reporting
Desmond Wisley
Born between October 1972 and March 1973, from the ages reported. 14 reports across 2 cases, 7 Mar 2022 to 3 May 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Accused, suspect
- Born
- Between October 1972 and March 1973, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Dangerous driving; criminal damage, Criminal damage (damage to diplomatic property)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 14 reports, 7 Mar 2022 to 3 May 2024
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, leitrimobserver.ie, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, longfordleader.ie, rte.ie, extra.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man acquitted of dangerous driving in Dublin Russian embassy case Dangerous driving; criminal damage · Co. Dublin
Desmond Wisley, a 49-year-old man from Tully, Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, reversed a truck belonging to his ecclesiastical supplies company into the gates of the Russian Embassy on Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin, on 7 March 2022 in protest against the war in Ukraine. He was arrested and charged with dangerous driving and criminal damage, pleaded not guilty at Tallaght District Court, and was sent for a jury trial. At the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial in May 2024, the jury unanimously acquitted him of dangerous driving but could not reach a verdict on the criminal damage charge. The criminal damage count was adjourned to 16 May 2024 with Wisley remanded on continuing bail.
Acquitted, 3 May 2024Accused, suspect · 11 reports - Man to appear in court over Russian Embassy gate damage in Dublin Criminal damage (damage to diplomatic property) · Co. Dublin
On 7 March 2022, Desmond Wisley, a 49-year-old man from Leitrim, reversed a church supplies truck through the locked gates of the Russian Embassy on Orwell Road in Rathgar, South Dublin, at approximately 1.30pm. Wisley said he made the move as a protest against Russian Ambassador Yury Filatov after seeing pictures of a family killed in Irpin, Ukraine. He was arrested at the scene and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Rathfarnham Garda Station. Wisley was charged under the Criminal Damage Act 1991 and is due to appear before Tallaght District Court.
Arrested, 7 Mar 2022Suspect · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming Desmond Wisley, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 3 May2024Man who reversed truck into gates of Russian Embassy in Ukraine war protest acquitted of dangerous drivingaccused, Desmond Wisley, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 3 May2024Leitrim man acquitted of dangerous driving in Russian embassy protestaccused, Desmond Wisley, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 7 Oct2022Leitrim man sent for jury trial over ramming Russian Embassy gatessuspect, Desmond Wisley, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 6 Oct2022Man charged with ramming gates of Russian embassy in Dublin sent forward for trialaccused, Desmond Wisley, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 21 Jun2022Leitrim man pleads not guilty to criminal damage at Russian embassysuspect, Desmond Wisley, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 26 Apr2022'Difficulty' valuing damage after truck crashed into Russian Embassy in Dublinaccused, Desmond Wisley, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 8 Mar2022Leitrim man charged with dangerous driving and criminal damage following incident at Russian Embassy gatessuspect, Desmond Wisley, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 8 Mar2022Man appears in court after truck driven through gates of Russian embassyaccused, Desmond Wisley, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 8 Mar2022Leitrim man charged in court over incident at Russian Embassysuspect, Desmond Wisley, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 8 Mar2022Bail granted to man accused of driving truck through the gates of Russian embassy in Dublinsuspect, Desmond Wisley, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 8 Mar2022Man charged over criminal damage at Russian embassysuspect, Desmond Wisley, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 8 Mar2022Leo Varadkar slams 'attack' on Russian Embassy as 'foolish and unhelpful'suspect, Desmond Wisley, 49, male, named at arrest, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 8 Mar2022Russian Embassy backtracks on accusation that gardaí stood 'idle' as truck rammed gates - Extra.iesuspect, Desmond Wisley, male, named at arrest, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
- 7 Mar2022Russian embassy accuses gardai of standing 'idle' as truck crashed through gatessuspect, Desmond Wisley, male, named at arrest, irish (judged from name)Desmond Wisley
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