Ireland Named in reporting
Devon Hennessy
Born 1996, from the ages reported. 12 reports across 2 cases, 17 Feb 2025 to 25 Mar 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1996, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing serious harm, False imprisonment, Criminal organisation, Producing an article, Organised crime (Section 72 Criminal Justice Act 2006)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 12 reports, 17 Feb 2025 to 25 Mar 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Five men jailed for assault and false imprisonment in Dublin Assault causing serious harm · Co. Dublin
Barry Moore, a 35-year-old man, was allegedly beaten, waterboarded, threatened with rape and branded with the word 'RAT' on his face and torso at a house on Sheephill Avenue, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, on 12 February 2025. Five men - Kenneth Fitzsimons, 46, Dean Fitzsimons, 26, Jason Hennessy Jr, 29, Brandon Hennessy, 23, and Devon Hennessy, 30 - were arrested in a major Garda operation on 15 February 2025 and charged with assault causing serious harm, false imprisonment and criminal organisation offences. Devon Hennessy pleaded guilty in July 2025, while the remaining four men entered guilty pleas to assault causing harm after Moore refused to give evidence at their Special Criminal Court trial in December 2025. On 25 March 2026, the Special Criminal Court sentenced the five men to prison terms of three to 8.5 years.
Sentenced, 1 Mar 2026Convicted, accused, suspect · 10 reports - Five remanded for Special Criminal Court trial over 'RAT' branding, Dublin Assault causing serious harm · Co. Dublin
A man was allegedly branded 'RAT' on his face and torso, beaten, waterboarded, and threatened to be raped at the Hennessys' home in west Dublin on 12 February 2024, though one report dates the incident to 12 February 2025. Five men, including brothers Jason, Devon and Brandon Hennessy and father and son Kenneth and Dean Fitzsimons, were initially charged with assault causing serious harm, false imprisonment, and producing an article. They were later charged with organised crime offences under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. The DPP directed trial on indictment and authorised the Special Criminal Court venue, and all five were remanded in continuing custody at Clover Hill District Court in June 2025.
In court, 24 Jun 2025Accused · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Devon Hennessy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 25 Mar2026Five men jailed for assault in which ‘RAT’ was branded on victim’s face with cattle markerconvicted, Devon Hennessy, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
- 25 Mar2026Dublin crime gang members jailed over 'RAT' branding on man's face and bodyconvicted, Devon Hennessy, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
- 1 Mar2026Five members of Dublin gang jailed for assault in which ‘RAT’ was branded on victim’s faceconvicted, Devon Hennessy, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
- 3 Feb2026Five accused apologise to man branded with word ‘rat’ seven times during assaultconvicted, Devon Hennessy, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
- 5 Dec2025Man who was allegedly branded ‘RAT’ on body refuses to give evidence at trialconvicted, Devon Hennessy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
- 28 Jul2025Man pleads guilty over involvement in alleged incident involving ‘branding stamp’convicted, Devon Hennessy, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
- 28 Jul2025Man pleads guilty to false imprisonment and attackaccused, Devon Hennessy, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
- 23 Jul2025Five men accused of producing ‘branding stamp’, axe and steel bar while falsely imprisoning mansuspect, Devon Hennessy, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
- 24 Jun20255 men face special trial after man allegedly had 'RAT' branded on face in attackaccused, Devon Hennessy, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
- 13 May2025Five charged over holding man down, branding him 'rat'accused, Devon Hennessy, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
- 17 Feb2025Five appear in court accused of waterboarding and branding man, threatening rapesuspect, Devon Hennessy, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
- 17 Feb2025Five men charged over kidnapping and assault of Dublin manaccused, Devon Hennessy, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Devon Hennessy
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