Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Born

Age not given, from the ages reported

Offences

Assault

Where

Co. Offaly

Reporting

3 reports, 30 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2026

Outlets

offalyexpress.ie

• Man convicted of assault at Banagher horse fair Assault · Co. Offaly

  A man was assaulted on Main Street, Banagher, in the early hours of 17 September 2023, the night before the town's annual horse fair, and was hospitalised with fractured ribs. James Hogan Junior, 34, of Mallow, Co Cork, was identified from CCTV footage and pleaded not guilty to assaulting John Connors, a Naas resident, at Tullamore Circuit Court in April 2026. A jury found him guilty of the assault causing harm after just over an hour of deliberation. He was remanded in custody and a sentencing hearing is scheduled for 8 May 2026.

  Convicted, 30 Apr 2026Victim · 3 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 30 Apr2026
   Convictedoffalyexpress.ie, in Man convicted of assault at Banagher horse fair

   COURTS: Guilty verdict in Offaly horse fair assault trial

   victim, John Connors, male, irish (judged from name)John Connors♂IE
2. 30 Apr2026
   In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Man convicted of assault at Banagher horse fair

   Trial opens of man accused of assault night before horse fair in Offaly town

   victim, John Connors, male, irish (judged from name)John Connors♂IE
3. 30 Apr2026
   In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Man convicted of assault at Banagher horse fair

   Man faces trial for alleged assault at Offaly fair

   victim, John Connors, irish (judged from name)John ConnorsIE

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