Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

James Marren

Born between October 1963 and October 1964, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 23 Sep 2021 to 6 Oct 2021

Victim: James Marren, Irish man, 57 (judged from name)James Marren

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between October 1963 and October 1964, from the ages reported
Offences
Manslaughter; assault; production of an article
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
4 reports, 23 Sep 2021 to 6 Oct 2021
Outlets
thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com

Cases

latest first
  • Man acquitted of manslaughter in Dublin Manslaughter; assault; production of an article · Co. Dublin

    Ronan Byrne, 31, of Blanchardstown, Dublin, struck James Marren, 57, his mother's partner, with a baseball bat during a dispute at their home on 26 October 2013, fracturing Marren's leg. Marren died on 31 October 2013 when a blood clot developed in his casted leg and travelled to his heart. Byrne pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, assault causing harm, and production of an article at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where the trial opened on 23 September 2021. On the ninth day of the trial, on 6 October 2021, a jury returned unanimous not guilty verdicts on all charges after deliberating for over three and a half hours.

    Acquitted, 6 Oct 2021Victim · 4 reports

Timeline

every report naming James Marren, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 6 Oct2021
    Acquittedthejournal.ie, in Man acquitted of manslaughter in Dublin
    Man acquitted of manslaughter of his mother's former partner
    victim, James Marren, 57, male, irish (judged from name)James Marren
  2. 6 Oct2021
    Acquittedirishtimes.com, in Man acquitted of manslaughter in Dublin
    Man (31) found not guilty of manslaughter of mother’s partner
    victim, James Marren, 57, male, irish (judged from name)James Marren
  3. 5 Oct2021
    In courtirishtimes.com, in Man acquitted of manslaughter in Dublin
    Death of man involved in altercation ‘a freak event’, court told
    victim, James Marren, 57, male, irish (judged from name)James Marren
  4. 23 Sep2021
    In courtthejournal.ie, in Man acquitted of manslaughter in Dublin
    Man on trial for manslaughter of his mother's partner
    victim, James Marren, male, irish (judged from name)James Marren

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