Named in reporting
Ian Horgan
Born 1984, from the ages reported. 11 reports across 2 cases, 29 Jul 2022 to 13 Mar 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1984, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing serious harm, Breach of Sex Offenders Act 2001 (false name on dating app; failure to declare change of address)
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 11 reports, 29 Jul 2022 to 13 Mar 2024
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, rte.ie, corkbeo.ie
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Cases
latest first- Sentence increased for assault causing serious harm in Cork Assault causing serious harm · Co. Cork
Ian Horgan, a man of 40, attacked Hassan Baker, a 29-year-old man, and his 66-year-old mother Mary O'Callaghan with a clawhammer at their home at McCurtain Villas, Cork, on 26 March 2022. Horgan was arrested at Cork Courthouse in July 2022 and charged with four offences including assault causing serious harm and aggravated burglary. He pleaded guilty to both assault charges at Cork Circuit Criminal Court and was sentenced in June 2023 to nine years with the last six months suspended. The Court of Appeal increased the sentence to 11 years and three months with no suspended portion in March 2024 following a DPP undue-leniency appeal.
Sentenced, 20 Jun 2023Convicted, accused, suspect · 9 reports - Man jailed for breaching Sex Offenders Act in Macroom Breach of Sex Offenders Act 2001 (false name on dating app; failure to declare change of address) · Co. Cork
Ian Horgan, a 38-year-old man originally from Ballincollig, Co Cork, pleaded guilty at Macroom District Court to using the false name Cian on the dating app Tinder in May 2021 and failing to notify gardaí of a change of address, in breach of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. Horgan, previously convicted in 2000 of the rape and manslaughter of beautician Rachel Kiely in Ballincollig, admitted setting up the account when interviewed by gardaí on 24 May 2022 and maintained the name was a simple typo. Judge James McNulty sentenced him on 7 September 2022 to two consecutive six-month terms, totalling 12 months in prison.
Sentenced, 7 Sep 2022Convicted, accused · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ian Horgan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 13 Mar2024Convicted rapist and killer gets longer jail term for 'blood bath' hammer attackconvicted, Ian Horgan, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Horgan
- 13 Mar2024Jail sentence increased for convicted killer and rapist for hammer attack on man and his motherconvicted, Ian Horgan, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Horgan
- 20 Jun2023Convicted killer and rapist jailed again for brutal assault with a hammerconvicted, Ian Horgan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Horgan
- 20 Jun2023Man previously convicted of manslaughter and rape jailed for attack on mother and sonconvicted, Ian Horgan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Horgan
- 20 Jun2023Convicted killer jailed for hammer attack in Corkconvicted, Ian Horgan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Horgan
- 20 Jun2023Convicted killer and rapist jailed for vicious attack on Cork mother and sonconvicted, Ian Horgan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Horgan
- 7 Sep2022Man breached Sex Offenders Act by going on Tinderaccused, Ian Horgan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Horgan
- 7 Sep2022Man who used false name on Tinder is jailed for breaching Sex Offenders Actconvicted, Ian Horgan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Horgan
- 29 Jul2022Man charged over Co Cork hammer attack which left one man criticalsuspect, Ian Horgan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Horgan
- 29 Jul202238-year-old man charged with Cork city hammer attacksuspect, Ian Horgan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Horgan
- 29 Jul2022Ian Horgan charged in connection with hammer attack on mother and son in Corkaccused, Ian Horgan, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ian Horgan
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