Ireland Named in reporting
Eoin McCarthy
Born between October 1998 and March 1999, from the ages reported. 8 reports across 2 cases, 1 Mar 2026 to 12 Oct 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between October 1998 and March 1999, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Dublin, Co. Wicklow
- Reporting
- 8 reports, 1 Mar 2026 to 12 Oct 2026
- Outlets
- garda.ie, rte.ie, irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie, thejournal.ie
Cases
latest first- Man charged with 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy in Dublin Murder · Co. Dublin
Eoin McCarthy, a 27-year-old man from Clondalkin, Dublin, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the back of the head in Ballinagee, Hollywood, Co. Wicklow on 4 November 2005. A man in his 40s was arrested in March 2026 and held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in the Eastern Region. On 12 October 2026, Declan O'Brien, 49, of no fixed abode, was arrested at Bray Courthouse and charged with the murder at Bray District Court. He made no reply to the charge and was remanded in custody at Wheatfield Prison to appear again via video link.
In court, 12 Oct 2026Victim · 3 reports - Man in 40s arrested in connection with 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy Murder · Co. Wicklow
The remains of Eoin McCarthy, a 27-year-old man from Ashwood Park in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, were found on 4 November 2005 in Ballinagee, Hollywood, Co Wicklow, and his death is being investigated as murder. On the evening of Wednesday 11 March 2026, gardaí arrested a man in his 40s in connection with the investigation, and he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the Eastern Region. Gardaí reported on 13 March 2026 that the man had been released without charge and that a file would be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Investigations are ongoing.
Arrested, 1 Mar 2026Victim · 5 reports
Timeline
every report naming Eoin McCarthy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 12 Oct202612/10/2026 Update: Court Appearance - Investigation into murder of Eoin McCarthy in 2005victim, Eoin McCarthy, 27, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin McCarthy
- 12 Oct2026Man charged with 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthyvictim, Eoin McCarthy, 27, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin McCarthy
- 11 Mar2026Breakthrough as man arrested in connection with 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthyvictim, Eoin McCarthy, 27, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin McCarthy
- 11 Mar2026Man arrested in connection with 2005 Dublin murder investigationvictim, Eoin McCarthy, 27, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin McCarthy
- 11 Mar2026Man released after arrest in connection with 2005 murdervictim, Eoin McCarthy, 27, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin McCarthy
- 1 Mar2026Man (40s) arrested in relation to 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthyvictim, Eoin McCarthy, 27, irish (judged from name)Eoin McCarthy
- 1 Mar2026Arrest – Investigation into Murder of Eoin McCarthy in 2005victim, Eoin McCarthy, 27, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin McCarthy
- 1 Mar2026Update- Arrest – Investigation into Murder of Eoin McCarthy in 2005victim, Eoin McCarthy, irish (judged from name)Eoin McCarthy
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