Ireland Named in reporting
Gerard Lynch
Born between November 1986 and October 1987, from the ages reported. 5 reports across 3 cases, 11 Oct 2021 to 28 Jan 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between November 1986 and October 1987, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Possession of a flick knife (offensive weapon), Murder, Parking offence (failing to pay and display)
- Where
- Co. Limerick, Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 5 reports, 11 Oct 2021 to 28 Jan 2026
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie, limerickleader.ie, limerickpost.ie, irishtimes.com
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Cases
latest first- Motorist fined and ordered to pay costs over Buncrana parking offence Parking offence (failing to pay and display) · Co. Donegal
On Monday 25 August 2025, a traffic warden in Buncrana, County Donegal, observed a vehicle registered to Gerard Lynch with no valid pay and display ticket on Maginn Avenue, and issued a fixed charge penalty notice at 10.03am. Donegal County Council prosecuted the alleged offence, and Mr Lynch, a man, was not present when his case was called at Buncrana District Court, where Judge Emile Daly found him guilty in his absence. He was fined €150, ordered to pay €138 in costs and given four months to pay the €288 total. The latest development, reported on 29 January 2026, is that outcome.
Sentenced, 28 Jan 2026Convicted · 1 report - Man sentenced to one month for flick knife possession in Limerick Possession of a flick knife (offensive weapon) · Co. Limerick
Gerard Lynch, a 34-year-old man from Main Street, Pallaskenry, was found in possession of a flick knife with a six-inch Stanley blade on Main Street, Pallaskenry, on 31 October 2017. He pleaded guilty to the charge through his solicitor and was convicted in his absence by Judge Carol Ann Coolican at Newcastle West District Court. Lynch was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in November 2021. He is also serving a mandatory life sentence for the murder of his brother Willie Lynch on 30 December 2017.
Sentenced, 23 Nov 2021Convicted · 1 report - Man sentenced to life for murdering brother in Limerick Murder · Co. Limerick
Gerard Lynch, a 34-year-old man, stabbed his brother Willie Lynch with a bread knife at their shared home on Main Street, Pallaskenry, Limerick, at about 4.20pm on 30 December 2017. Lynch had taken alcohol and drugs before the attack and was arrested later that day after going to another man's home. He pleaded guilty to murder at the Central Criminal Court in May 2021. In October 2021, Mr Justice Paul McDermott sentenced him to the mandatory life sentence, backdated to 2017.
Sentenced, 11 Oct 2021Convicted · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming Gerard Lynch, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 28 Jan2026Man who fails to pay for parking in Buncrana hit with €288 in fines and court costsconvicted, Gerard Lynch, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Lynch
- 23 Nov2021Limerick murderer receives prison sentence for having flick knifeconvicted, Gerard Lynch, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Lynch
- 13 Oct2021Life sentence for murdering brotherconvicted, Gerard Lynch, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Lynch
- 11 Oct2021Limerick man jailed for murdering his brother with bread knifeconvicted, Gerard Lynch, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Lynch
- 11 Oct2021Limerick man who murdered brother given life sentenceconvicted, Gerard Lynch, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Lynch
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