Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Donal Coughlan

2 reports across 1 case, 4 Dec 2025 to 4 Dec 2025

Victim: Donal Coughlan, Irish man (judged from name)Donal Coughlan

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Assault causing harm, Resisting arrest
Where
Co. Clare
Reporting
2 reports, 4 Dec 2025 to 4 Dec 2025
Outlets
irishmirror.ie, limerickleader.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Man sentenced for assault causing harm and resisting arrest in Killaloe Assault causing harm · Co. Clare

    Jonathan O'Donoghue, a 45-year-old man from Co Clare, was found naked on a hotel balcony after consuming micro-doses of magic mushrooms. On 21 December 2024, at the Killaloe Hotel and Spa, he assaulted Garda Donal Coughlan and resisted arrest by Garda Conor Horan. He pleaded guilty to both charges at Killaloe District Court sitting in Ennis. Judge Alec Gabbett sentenced him to 120 hours of community service.

    Sentenced, 4 Dec 2025Victim · 2 reports

Timeline

every report naming Donal Coughlan, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 4 Dec2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, in Man sentenced for assault causing harm and resisting arrest in Killaloe
    Gardai found man 'naked and out of his mind' on balcony after 'magic mushrooms'
    victim, Donal Coughlan, male, irish (judged from name)Donal Coughlan
  2. 4 Dec2025
    Sentencedlimerickleader.ie, in Man sentenced for assault causing harm and resisting arrest in Killaloe
    Clare man was found 'completely out of his mind' and naked high on magic mushrooms, court hears
    victim, Donal Coughlan, irish (judged from name)Donal Coughlan

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