Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

Between June 1975 and June 1976, from the ages reported

Offences

Assault causing harm, Criminal damage, Using a fire extinguisher as a weapon

Where

Co. Limerick

Reporting

8 reports, 1 Jun 2026 to 11 Jun 2026

Outlets

irishtimes.com, limerickpost.ie, limerickleader.ie, thejournal.ie

Photographs

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• Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Emmett Cullen found not guilty by reason of insanity for hotel assault and damage in Limerick Assault causing harm · Co. Limerick

  On 4 May 2023 at the Clayton Hotel, Steamboat Quay, Limerick, Dr Emmett Cullen, a 50-year-old man and orthopaedic surgeon who was a guest there, was alleged to have assaulted three people, two women in their 70s and a man, and to have caused nearly €40,000 in damage using fire extinguishers. Armed Support Unit gardaí subdued him with a taser and pepper spray, he was initially detained under the Mental Health Act, and he was interviewed at Henry Street garda station the next day. He was charged with one count of criminal damage, three counts of assault causing harm and one count of using a fire extinguisher as a weapon, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, and his trial opened at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court on 9 June 2026. On 11 June 2026 a jury returned unanimous not guilty by reason of insanity verdicts on all charges, and Judge Colin Daly excused the jury from jury service for three years.

  Acquitted, 1 Jun 2026Convicted, accused · 8 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 11 Jun2026
   Acquittedirishtimes.com, in Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Emmett Cullen found not guilty by reason of insanity for hotel assault and damage in Limerick

   Orthopaedic surgeon accused of trashing hotel and assaulting guests found not guilty by reason of insanity

   accused, Dr Emmett Cullen, 50, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dr Emmett Cullen♂50IE
2. 11 Jun2026
   Acquittedlimerickpost.ie, in Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Emmett Cullen found not guilty by reason of insanity for hotel assault and damage in Limerick

   Surgeon accused of thrashing hotel found not guilty by reason of insanity

   accused, Dr Emmett Cullen, 50, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dr Emmett Cullen♂50IE
3. 11 Jun2026
   Acquittedlimerickleader.ie, in Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Emmett Cullen found not guilty by reason of insanity for hotel assault and damage in Limerick

   Limerick surgeon accused of assault found not guilty by reason of insanity

   accused, Dr Emmett Cullen, 50, named, irish (judged from name)Dr Emmett Cullen50IE
4. 10 Jun2026
   In courtlimerickleader.ie, in Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Emmett Cullen found not guilty by reason of insanity for hotel assault and damage in Limerick

   Consultant accused of assault and criminal damage was experiencing 'manic episode'

   accused, Dr Emmett Cullen, 50, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dr Emmett Cullen♂50IE
5. 9 Jun2026
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Emmett Cullen found not guilty by reason of insanity for hotel assault and damage in Limerick

   Surgeon accused of going ‘completely berserk’ and assaulting three at Limerick hotel pleads not guilty

   accused, Dr Emmett Cullen, 50, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dr Emmett Cullen♂50IE
6. 9 Jun2026
   In courtlimerickpost.ie, in Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Emmett Cullen found not guilty by reason of insanity for hotel assault and damage in Limerick

   Surgeon denies assaulting three people and thrashing hotel by reason of insanity

   accused, Dr Emmett Cullen, 50, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dr Emmett Cullen♂50IE
7. 8 Jun2026
   In courtlimerickleader.ie, in Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Emmett Cullen found not guilty by reason of insanity for hotel assault and damage in Limerick

   Jury selected for trial of Limerick surgeon accused of criminal damage and assault

   accused, Dr Emmett Cullen, 50, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dr Emmett Cullen♂50IE
8. 1 Jun2026
   Acquittedthejournal.ie, in Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Emmett Cullen found not guilty by reason of insanity for hotel assault and damage in Limerick

   Surgeon accused of trashing hotel and assaulting guests found not guilty by reason of insanity

   convicted, Dr Emmett Cullen, 50, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dr Emmett Cullen♂50IE

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