Ireland Named in reporting
Jason Hennessy
Born 1996, from the ages reported. 21 reports across 3 cases, 17 Feb 2025 to 25 Mar 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect, victim
- Born
- 1996, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing serious harm, False imprisonment, Criminal organisation, Producing an article, Organised crime (Section 72 Criminal Justice Act 2006), Destruction of dangerous dogs (Control of Dogs Act)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 21 reports, 17 Feb 2025 to 25 Mar 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Five men jailed for assault and false imprisonment in Dublin Assault causing serious harm · Co. Dublin
Barry Moore, a 35-year-old man, was allegedly beaten, waterboarded, threatened with rape and branded with the word 'RAT' on his face and torso at a house on Sheephill Avenue, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, on 12 February 2025. Five men - Kenneth Fitzsimons, 46, Dean Fitzsimons, 26, Jason Hennessy Jr, 29, Brandon Hennessy, 23, and Devon Hennessy, 30 - were arrested in a major Garda operation on 15 February 2025 and charged with assault causing serious harm, false imprisonment and criminal organisation offences. Devon Hennessy pleaded guilty in July 2025, while the remaining four men entered guilty pleas to assault causing harm after Moore refused to give evidence at their Special Criminal Court trial in December 2025. On 25 March 2026, the Special Criminal Court sentenced the five men to prison terms of three to 8.5 years.
Sentenced, 1 Mar 2026Convicted, accused, suspect · 18 reports - High Court hears appeal against destruction of dangerous dogs in Dublin Destruction of dangerous dogs (Control of Dogs Act) · Co. Dublin
On 28 March 2025, four gardaí on routine patrol at Sheephill Avenue, Blanchardstown, Dublin, alleged that Veronica Maher, 54, let out her unmuzzled and unleashed XL Bully dog Odie onto the roadway, where it ran at them aggressively. Maher, the widow of Jason Hennessy who was shot dead in a gang-related attack at Browne's Steakhouse in Blanchardstown on Christmas Eve 2023, denied opening a gate to unleash the dog. The four dogs were seized on 4 April 2025, and in May 2025 Judge Halpin in Dublin District Court ordered their destruction and Maher to pay over €11,000 for their care. In December 2025 the Circuit Civil Court affirmed the destruction order for Odie, and in May 2026 Maher appealed to the High Court, where Judge Dignam reserved his ruling on the admission of the District Court transcript.
In court, 11 Jun 2025Victim · 1 report - Five remanded for Special Criminal Court trial over 'RAT' branding, Dublin Assault causing serious harm · Co. Dublin
A man was allegedly branded 'RAT' on his face and torso, beaten, waterboarded, and threatened to be raped at the Hennessys' home in west Dublin on 12 February 2024, though one report dates the incident to 12 February 2025. Five men, including brothers Jason, Devon and Brandon Hennessy and father and son Kenneth and Dean Fitzsimons, were initially charged with assault causing serious harm, false imprisonment, and producing an article. They were later charged with organised crime offences under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. The DPP directed trial on indictment and authorised the Special Criminal Court venue, and all five were remanded in continuing custody at Clover Hill District Court in June 2025.
In court, 24 Jun 2025Accused · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Jason Hennessy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 25 Mar2026Five men jailed for assault in which ‘RAT’ was branded on victim’s face with cattle markerconvicted, Jason Hennessy, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy
- 25 Mar2026Dublin crime gang members jailed over 'RAT' branding on man's face and bodyconvicted, Jason Hennessy Jr, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Jr
- 1 Mar2026Five members of Dublin gang jailed for assault in which ‘RAT’ was branded on victim’s faceconvicted, Jason Hennessy, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy
- 3 Feb2026Five accused apologise to man branded with word ‘rat’ seven times during assaultconvicted, Jason Hennessy, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy
- 17 Dec2025Steakhouse murder victim’s XL pitbull to be destroyed after being allegedly set on gardaívictim, Jason Hennessy, male, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy
- 8 Dec2025DPP accepts pleas to assault causing harm from four men after victim refused to testifyaccused, Jason Hennessy jnr, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy jnr
- 6 Dec2025Judge warns alleged victim over not answering questionsaccused, Jason Hennessy Junior, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Junior
- 5 Dec2025Man who was allegedly branded ‘RAT’ on body refuses to give evidence at trialaccused, Jason Hennessy jnr, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy jnr
- 5 Dec2025Man who was allegedly waterboarded and branded 'RAT' refuses to give evidenceaccused, Jason Hennessy Jr, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Jr
- 5 Dec2025Alleged branding victim refuses to give evidence at trialaccused, Jason Hennessy Junior, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Junior
- 4 Dec2025'Criminal elements' trying to interfere in branding trialaccused, Jason Hennessy Jr, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Jr
- 26 Nov2025Alleged victim in assault and false imprisonment case fails to turn up in courtaccused, Jason Hennessy Jr, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Jr
- 24 Nov2025Bench warrant issued after alleged victim of false imprisonment fails to appear in courtaccused, Jason Hennessy Jr, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Jr
- 24 Nov2025Court orders arrest of main witness in branding caseaccused, Jason Hennessy Junior, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Junior
- 28 Jul2025Man pleads guilty over involvement in alleged incident involving ‘branding stamp’accused, Jason Hennessy jnr, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy jnr
- 28 Jul2025Man pleads guilty to false imprisonment and attackaccused, Jason Hennessy Jr, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Jr
- 23 Jul2025Five men accused of producing ‘branding stamp’, axe and steel bar while falsely imprisoning mansuspect, Jason Hennessy jnr, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy jnr
- 24 Jun20255 men face special trial after man allegedly had 'RAT' branded on face in attackaccused, Jason Hennessy Jr, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Jr
- 13 May2025Five charged over holding man down, branding him 'rat'accused, Jason Hennessy, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy
- 17 Feb2025Five appear in court accused of waterboarding and branding man, threatening rapesuspect, Jason Hennessy Jr, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy Jr
- 17 Feb2025Five men charged over kidnapping and assault of Dublin manaccused, Jason Hennessy, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jason Hennessy
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