Ireland Named in reporting
Grace Martin
3 reports across 1 case, 5 May 2026 to 16 Jun 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Offences
- Dangerous driving causing death, Failing to remain at the scene of an accident
- Where
- Co. Louth
- Reporting
- 3 reports, 5 May 2026 to 16 Jun 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
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Cases
latest first- Former garda jailed for six years over fatal hit-and-run in Drogheda Dangerous driving causing death · Co. Louth
Niall MacEneaney, a 45-year-old man and GAA coach, was struck and killed by a car on Rathmullen Road, Drogheda, Co Louth, in the early hours of 17 March 2024. The driver, Michael Ball, 28, a man from Co Donegal, was a serving garda at Drogheda station who was off-duty, suspended, and later resigned from An Garda Síochána. Ball was arrested in April 2024, charged with dangerous driving causing death and failing to remain at the scene, and pleaded guilty at Dundalk District Court on 14 January 2026. He was sentenced at Dundalk Circuit Court on 15 June 2026 to seven years' imprisonment with the final 12 months suspended and a 12-year driving ban.
Sentenced, 1 Jun 2026Victim · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming Grace Martin, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 Jun2026Widow of GAA coach killed in hit-and-run speaks out as ex-garda jailedvictim, Grace Martin, female, irish (judged from name)Grace Martin
- 15 Jun2026Former garda jailed for six years for dangerous driving causing death and leaving crash scenevictim, Grace Martin, female, irish (judged from name)Grace Martin
- 5 May2026Wife of man killed by garda in Drogheda hit-and-run says her life has been ‘torn in half’victim, Grace Martin, female, irish (judged from name)Grace Martin
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