Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Threatening to kill or cause serious harm

Where

Co. Clare

Reporting

2 reports, 28 Aug 2024 to 7 Feb 2025

Outlets

clareecho.ie

• Ennis man pleads guilty to threatening hitch-hiker on N85 Threatening to kill or cause serious harm · Co. Clare

  Brian Joyce, a 30-year-old man from Ennis, allegedly pulled out a Powerade bottle full of petrol and threatened to set hitch-hiker John Hourihan alight if he did not pay money for a lift, and said he would kill Hourihan if his partner was not in the car, on the N85 between Ennis and Ennistymon on August 13, 2024. Joyce was remanded in custody after bail was refused at Ennis District Court in August 2024. He pleaded guilty to threatening to kill or cause serious harm at Ennis Circuit Court on February 7, 2025. The judge ordered a psychological report and adjourned the case to March 25 for mention ahead of sentencing.

  Convicted, 7 Feb 2025Victim · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 7 Feb2025
   Convictedclareecho.ie, in Ennis man pleads guilty to threatening hitch-hiker on N85

   Ennis man pleads guilty to threatening 'light up' hitch hiker - Clare Echo

   victim, John Hourihan, male, irish (judged from name)John Hourihan♂IE
2. 28 Aug2024
   In courtclareecho.ie, in Ennis man pleads guilty to threatening hitch-hiker on N85

   Lahinch hitchhiker told he would be set alight if he did not pay for lift court hear - Clare Echo

   victim, John Hourihan, male, irish (judged from name)John Hourihan♂IE

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