Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

2004, from the ages reported

Offences

Manslaughter, Theft

Where

Co. Dublin, Co. Sligo

Reporting

8 reports, 13 Dec 2023 to 15 Jun 2026

Outlets

gript.ie, rte.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com

• Twin brothers jailed for manslaughter in Tallaght Manslaughter · Co. Dublin

  Eric and Sean Farrell, twin brothers aged 19 at the time, were sentenced to six years in prison for the manslaughter of Ionel Nicolae Diaconu, a 45-year-old Romanian construction worker, at a house in Castle Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24, on 11 December 2023. Diaconu was stabbed eight times and struck with a blunt object during a dispute relating to the twins' mother. Eric Farrell was arrested at the scene that night and Sean Farrell was arrested the following day; both were charged with murder in November 2024 before pleading guilty to manslaughter in May 2026. The Central Criminal Court sentenced them on 15 June 2026, with the final 18 months of a seven-year-and-six-month headline sentence suspended on a lifetime bond.

  Sentenced, 15 Jun 2026Convicted, accused · 7 reports
• Four men remanded over car and number plate thefts in Sligo Theft · Co. Sligo

  A Mitsubishi car was stolen outside a residential property at Stoneparks, Ballymote, Co Sligo, at 7.25am on Sunday 4 January, and two number plates were taken from two Volkswagen Passats in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, on 3 January. Eric Farrell, 21, Sean Farrell, 21, Keith Brady, 20, and Michael Ward, 26, were charged with the thefts and with possessing a Parkside cordless drill with intent to use it in a theft. Farrell was arrested on O'Connell Street, Ballymote, on Monday, and all four men were remanded in custody at Sligo District Court on 6 January to appear by video link on 8 January.

  Charged, 6 Jan 2026Accused · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 15 Jun2026
   Sentencedgript.ie, in Twin brothers jailed for manslaughter in Tallaght

   Twin brothers jailed for killing of mum's abusive partner - Gript

   convicted, Eric Farrell, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eric Farrell♂21IE
2. 18 May2026
   In courtrte.ie, in Twin brothers jailed for manslaughter in Tallaght

   Twin brothers were remorseful after killing, court hears

   accused, Eric Farrell, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eric Farrell♂21IE
3. 6 Jan2026
   Chargedrte.ie, in Four men remanded over car and number plate thefts in Sligo

   Four men charged over thefts in Sligo and Leitrim

   accused, Eric Farrell, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eric Farrell♂21IE
4. 18 Nov2024
   Chargedirishmirror.ie, in Twin brothers jailed for manslaughter in Tallaght

   Brothers in court charged with murder of Romanian man in Tallaght last year

   accused, Eric Farrell, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eric Farrell♂20IE
5. 18 Nov2024
   In courtrte.ie, in Twin brothers jailed for manslaughter in Tallaght

   Twin brothers charged with murder of man last year

   accused, Eric Farrell, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eric Farrell♂20IE
6. 14 Dec2023
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Twin brothers jailed for manslaughter in Tallaght

   Brother of Tallaght stabbing victim wants to repatriate him to Romania

   accused, Eric Farrell, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eric Farrell♂19IE
7. 13 Dec2023
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Twin brothers jailed for manslaughter in Tallaght

   Teen charged with causing 'serious harm' to man who died following stabbing

   accused, Eric Farrell, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eric Farrell♂19IE
8. 13 Dec2023
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Twin brothers jailed for manslaughter in Tallaght

   Man (19) charged over stabbing of Ionel Nicolae Diaconu in Tallaght

   accused, Eric Farrell, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Eric Farrell♂19IE

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