Ireland Named in reporting
James Shanley
Born between September 1988 and March 1989, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 2 cases, 11 Jan 2023 to 12 Sep 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- Between September 1988 and March 1989, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing harm, Trading offence (selling non-essential items during pandemic restrictions)
- Where
- Co. Offaly
- Reporting
- 4 reports, 11 Jan 2023 to 12 Sep 2025
- Outlets
- offalyexpress.ie
Cases
latest first- Suspended sentence for man convicted of assaulting garda in Tullamore Assault causing harm · Co. Offaly
On 2 June 2024, James Shanley, 36, from Ballinagar, Offaly, head-butted Garda Mark McCallon while handcuffed at Tullamore Garda Station, causing a swollen lip, headache and nausea that kept the garda off duty for two months. Shanley had been ejected from a bar and was shouting abuse in O'Connor Square before being brought to the station. He was convicted in March 2025 after Judge Andrew Cody viewed CCTV footage and rejected the defence that the assault was accidental. In September 2025, Shanley was sentenced to a suspended three-month term and ordered to pay €5,000 in compensation.
Sentenced, 11 Sep 2025Convicted, suspect · 3 reports - Tullamore man adjourned over pandemic trading offence Trading offence (selling non-essential items during pandemic restrictions) · Co. Offaly
James Shanley, a Tullamore man, was charged with selling non-essential items during pandemic restrictions at Mr Price Discount Store, High Street, Tullamore, on 17 January 2021. The items included toys, birthday cards and fitness items, when only strictly prescribed essential items were permitted to be sold. He appeared at Tullamore District Court, where his defending solicitor Donal Farrelly said he was pleading guilty. Judge Andrew Cody adjourned the case to 1 March 2023 and asked Shanley to pay €2,500 into the Court Poor Box on that date.
In court, 11 Jan 2023Accused · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming James Shanley, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 12 Sep2025Suspended sentence for Offaly man convicted of assaulting Garda in Tullamoreconvicted, James Shanley, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Shanley
- 11 Sep2025Suspended sentence after Offaly assault on gardasuspect, James Shanley, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Shanley
- 26 Mar2025Offaly man convicted of assaulting garda in Tullamore Garda Station after judge views CCTVconvicted, James Shanley, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Shanley
- 11 Jan2023Tullamore man charged with selling non-essential items during Covidaccused, James Shanley, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Shanley
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