Ireland Named in reporting
Gavin O'Reilly
Born between October 1983 and September 1984, from the ages reported. 16 reports across 2 cases, 28 Mar 2025 to 22 May 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- Between October 1983 and September 1984, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Public order (threatening, Abusive and insulting behaviour), Assault
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 16 reports, 28 Mar 2025 to 22 May 2026
- Outlets
- gript.ie, thejournal.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie
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Cases
latest first- Garda superintendent on trial for assault in Dublin Assault · Co. Dublin
On the night of 26 August 2023, Gavin O'Reilly, an off-duty Garda superintendent, allegedly assaulted Emma Parks, the manager of the Pennylane bar, at Strand Street Great in Dublin city centre. Parks told the court that O'Reilly returned to the bar after being asked to leave, told her she was never going to work again, hit her phone out of her hand, and a security guard alleged he directed a racial slur at him. O'Reilly faces two charges of assault and threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour. His non-jury trial opened before Judge John Hughes at Dublin District Court on 9 September 2025, and he denies both charges. The defence application to dismiss the charges was rejected and the trial continues.
In court, 9 Sep 2025Accused · 3 reports - Garda superintendent spared record for public order offence in Dublin Public order (threatening · Co. Dublin
Garda Superintendent Gavin O'Reilly, 41, an Irish man from Cavan, was off duty at Pennylane bar on Strand Street Great, Dublin, on 26 August 2023 when he and two friends were asked to leave and a confrontation followed with bar manager Emma Parks and Brazilian bouncer Marcos Peter Inacio. The case was investigated by the Garda Ombudsman (GSOC) for 14 months, and O'Reilly was suspended by Commissioner Drew Harris on Christmas Eve 2024. At a three-day non-jury trial at Dublin District Court in September 2025, Judge John Hughes acquitted O'Reilly of assault and racial abuse but convicted him of a Section 6 Public Order Act offence in limited circumstances. On 8 October 2025, O'Reilly was ordered to donate €1,000 to a charity building schools in Gambia, after which the charge was struck out and he avoided a criminal record.
Sentenced, 8 Oct 2025Convicted, accused, suspect · 13 reports
Timeline
every report naming Gavin O'Reilly, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 22 May2026Superintendent faces assault charges re bar row - Griptaccused, Gavin O'Reilly, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 8 Oct2025Garda superintendent spared conviction for 'limited' public order offenceconvicted, Gavin O'Reilly, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 8 Oct2025Top Garda avoids conviction after gay bar row - Griptconvicted, Gavin O'Reilly, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 8 Oct2025Garda spared record for 'limited' public order offenceconvicted, Gavin O'Reilly, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 11 Sep2025Garda cleared of assaulting bar manager but found guilty of minor public order offenceconvicted, Gavin O'Reilly, 41, male, Irish, named, irishGavin O'Reilly
- 11 Sep2025Garda superintendent cleared of assault at Dublin bar, but found guilty of public order offenceconvicted, Gavin O'Reilly, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 11 Sep2025Superintendent cleared of assault charge on bar manager - Griptaccused, Gavin O'Reilly, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 11 Sep2025Garda detained after gay bar row threatened arresting officer, court hearsaccused, Gavin O'Reilly, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 10 Sep2025Superintendent faces assault charges re bar row - Griptaccused, Gavin O'Reilly, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 9 Sep2025Off-duty garda supt accused of assaulting bar manageraccused, Gavin O'Reilly, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 9 Sep2025Garda said 'I'm a Superintendent' before alleged Dublin pub assault, court hearsaccused, Gavin O'Reilly, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 9 Sep2025Garda superintendent hit phone out of bar manager's hand and racially abused bouncer, court toldaccused, Gavin O'Reilly, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 9 Sep2025Garda superintendent accused of assault and racist abuse in bar, court hearsaccused, Gavin O'Reilly, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 9 Sep2025Senior Garda on trial for alleged assault at Dublin bar - Griptsuspect, Gavin O'Reilly, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 28 Mar2025Top Garda appears in court over alleged assault of woman in Dublin pubaccused, Gavin O'Reilly, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
- 28 Mar2025Top Garda appears in court over alleged assault of woman in pub incidentsuspect, Gavin O'Reilly, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin O'Reilly
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