Ireland Named in reporting
Gerard Sheedy
Born between May 1960 and May 1961, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 1 May 2026 to 21 May 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between May 1960 and May 1961, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual assault of a child
- Where
- Co. Clare
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 1 May 2026 to 21 May 2026
- Outlets
- clareecho.ie, thejournal.ie
Cases
latest first- Former HSE hospital porter jailed for sexual assault of child in Clare Sexual assault of a child · Co. Clare
Gerard Sheedy, a 65-year-old man from Quin Gardens, Quin, Co Clare, and a former HSE hospital porter, was found guilty by a jury at Ennis Circuit Court of two counts of sexual assault on a girl aged 12 or 13. The offences took place between January and May 2007 at a Co Clare address, and the victim is now 32. Sheedy had pleaded not guilty, the jury convicted him in February, and he voluntarily went into custody pending sentence. Judge Francis Comerford imposed a three year and nine month prison term, backdated to February, and reports differ on the sentencing date, given as 9 May 2026 by TheJournal.ie and 21 May 2026 by Clare Echo.
Sentenced, 1 May 2026Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Gerard Sheedy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 21 May2026Former HSE hospital porter receives 45 month prison term for sexual assault of child - Clare Echoconvicted, Gerard Sheedy, 65, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Sheedy
- 1 May2026Clare man (65) who sexually assaulted girl 19 years ago is jailedconvicted, Gerard Sheedy, 65, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Sheedy
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