Ireland Named in reporting
Gerard Stokes
Born 1981, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 2 cases, 3 Dec 2021 to 17 Jun 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 1981, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Serious assault and false imprisonment, Possession of drugs (cocaine) for sale or supply; unlawful possession of cocaine
- Where
- Co. Louth
- Reporting
- 4 reports, 3 Dec 2021 to 17 Jun 2026
- Outlets
- dundalkdemocrat.ie
Cases
latest first- Sentence increased for serious assault and false imprisonment in Louth Serious assault and false imprisonment · Co. Louth
On December 5 2018, a woman was assaulted at the home of Gerard Stokes in Muirhevnamor, Dundalk, Louth, during a three-hour attack over alleged missing drugs, during which she was struck with a claw hammer and lost her right eye. Stokes, 44, and Samantha Campbell, 37, were also convicted of assaulting a second woman causing harm and aggravated burglary at that woman's home in Waterville Crescent. A jury at Dundalk Circuit Court convicted both defendants after a three-week trial in February 2024, and the Court of Appeal upheld the convictions in December 2025. In June 2026, the Court of Appeal increased Stokes's sentence to 14 and a half years with one year suspended, while Campbell's ten-year sentence was upheld.
Sentenced, 17 Jun 2026Convicted · 3 reports - Man sentenced to five years for cocaine sale or supply in Dundalk Possession of drugs (cocaine) for sale or supply; unlawful possession of cocaine · Co. Louth
Gerard Stokes, a 40-year-old man, was convicted by a jury at Dundalk Circuit Court of possessing cocaine for sale or supply and unlawful possession of cocaine after over €7,000 worth of the drug was found concealed in a child's dressing gown at Park One, Muirhevnamor, Dundalk on 6 April 2017. A fingerprint with 12 points of comparison to Stokes was found on one of the bags, along with a large quantity of resealable plastic bags and weighing scales. Judge Mary O'Malley Costello sentenced him to five years for the sale or supply charge and two years concurrent for unlawful possession, with the final six months of each suspended. The sentences are concurrent to one he is currently serving, with credit for time spent in custody.
Sentenced, 3 Dec 2021Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Gerard Stokes, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 17 Jun2026Jail term increased for hammer attacker who blinded Louth grandmother in one eyeconvicted, Gerard Stokes, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Stokes
- 9 Dec2025Former Dundalk couple who carried out “prolonged” hammer attack on grandmother lose appealconvicted, Gerard Stokes, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Stokes
- 14 May2024Dundalk Court: Woman loses eye in claw hammer attackconvicted, Gerard Stokes, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Stokes
- 3 Dec2021Cocaine concealed in child's dressing gown in Dundalk houseconvicted, Gerard Stokes, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Stokes
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