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

Garda Mulholland

1 report across 1 case, 17 Jul 2026 to 17 Jul 2026

Victim: Garda Mulholland, Irish person (judged from name)Garda Mulholland

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Assault on gardaí and possession of a knife
Where
Co. Leitrim
Reporting
1 report, 17 Jul 2026 to 17 Jul 2026
Outlets
leitrimobserver.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Ballinamore man sentenced for assault on gardaí and knife possession Assault on gardaí and possession of a knife · Co. Leitrim

    Thomas Mullan, 70, from Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, was convicted of assaulting Garda Mulholland (also reported as Garda Muldoon) by punching him twice in the head while being searched at Carrick-on-Shannon Garda Station, and of possessing a flint knife without lawful reason. The two incidents occurred on 13 August and 13 November 2024 after he stopped taking his prescribed medication. At Carrick-on-Shannon District Court on 16 June 2026, he received two-month prison sentences for the assault and the knife possession, both suspended for 12 months. The suspension was conditional on a €200 peace bond under Section 99 and continued engagement with mental health services.

    Sentenced, 17 Jul 2026Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Garda Mulholland, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 17 Jul2026
    Sentencedleitrimobserver.ie, in Ballinamore man sentenced for assault on gardaí and knife possession
    Ballinamore man spared jail after Garda assaults during mental health crisis
    victim, Garda Mulholland, irish (judged from name)Garda Mulholland

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