Ireland Named in reporting
Dessie O'Hare
9 reports across 2 cases, 26 Jul 2021 to 27 Jun 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, suspect
- Offences
- False imprisonment, Conspiracy to kidnap; false imprisonment
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 9 reports, 26 Jul 2021 to 27 Jun 2024
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com
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Cases
latest first- O'Hare released from prison after false imprisonment in south Dublin False imprisonment · Co. Dublin
On June 9, 2015, Dessie O'Hare falsely imprisoned Martin Byrne in Rathcoole and Saggart, south Co Dublin, and assaulted John Roche at The Towers in Saggart. O'Hare, a former INLA member and convicted kidnapper, pleaded guilty to the charges, and the court was asked to take two further counts of falsely imprisoning Byrne's wife and son into consideration. The non-jury Special Criminal Court sentenced him to seven years in April 2019. O'Hare was released from Portlaoise Prison on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
No stage yetConvicted · 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 2022Convicted, suspect · 8 reports
Timeline
every report naming Dessie O'Hare, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 27 Jun2024Dessie O’Hare, former INLA member and convicted kidnapper, released from prisonconvicted, Dessie O'Hare, named, irish (judged from name)Dessie O'Hare
- 7 Feb2022Mansfield jnr turned to violent criminals in effort to ‘get back what was his’, court toldsuspect, Dessie O'Hare, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dessie O'Hare
- 17 Jan2022Jim Mansfield jnr found guilty of perverting the course of justicesuspect, Dessie O'Hare, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dessie O'Hare
- 17 Jan2022Jim Mansfield Jnr found guilty of perverting course of justicesuspect, Dessie O'Hare, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dessie O'Hare
- 17 Jan2022Jim Mansfield Jnr found guilty of perverting the course of justicesuspect, Dessie O'Hare, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dessie O'Hare
- 15 Nov2021Courts: Jim Mansfield Jr verdict to be delivered next yearsuspect, Dessie O'Hare, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dessie O'Hare
- 8 Oct2021Lawyer tells court State’s chief witness against Jim Mansfield Jnr lied in courtconvicted, Dessie O'Hare, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dessie O'Hare
- 8 Oct2021Court told State's chief witness against Jim Mansfield Jnr lied about IRA relationshipsuspect, Dessie O'Hare, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dessie O'Hare
- 26 Jul2021Trial of Jim Mansfield jnr resumes at Special Criminal Courtsuspect, Dessie O'Hare, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dessie O'Hare
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