Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

2000, from the ages reported

Offences

Criminal damage

Where

Co. Kerry

Reporting

5 reports, 7 Feb 2024 to 18 Feb 2025

Outlets

rte.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit

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• Man avoids conviction over criminal damage at Killarney direct provision centre Criminal damage · Co. Kerry

  Two men cycled to the Harmony Inn direct provision centre on Muckross Road, Killarney, in the early hours of New Year's Day 2024 with a canister of petrol and tried to kick in the front door after reading negative stories about asylum seekers on social media. Eamon Murphy, 25, and Evan Murphy, 22, were both arrested on 6 February 2024 and charged with criminal damage and trespass. Eamon Murphy pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Killarney District Court in December 2024 to four months on each charge, running concurrently, suspended for one year. Evan Murphy also pleaded guilty but in February 2025 had both charges struck out, paid €2,000 to the Killarney Immigrant Support Centre, and avoided a conviction.

  Sentenced, 17 Dec 2024Convicted, accused · 5 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 18 Feb2025
   Otherrte.ie, in Man avoids conviction over criminal damage at Killarney direct provision centre

   Man avoids conviction over attack on migrant centre

   convicted, Eamon Murphy, 25, named, irish (judged from name)Eamon Murphy25IE
2. 17 Dec2024
   Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Man avoids conviction over criminal damage at Killarney direct provision centre

   Man given four-month suspended sentence for an attack at Kerry Direct Provision centre

   convicted, Eamon Murphy, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eamon Murphy♂25IE
3. 17 Dec2024
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Man avoids conviction over criminal damage at Killarney direct provision centre

   Suspended sentence for attack on direct provision centre

   convicted, Eamon Murphy, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eamon Murphy♂25IE
4. 7 Feb2024
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Man avoids conviction over criminal damage at Killarney direct provision centre

   Man (23) told to stay away from all direct provision centres after charge of criminal damage

   accused, Eamon Murphy, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eamon Murphy♂23IE
5. 7 Feb2024
   In courtrte.ie, in Man avoids conviction over criminal damage at Killarney direct provision centre

   Man to stay away from Direct Provision centres - court

   accused, Eamon Murphy, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eamon Murphy♂23IE

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