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

John Maher

Born between November 1954 and November 1955, from the ages reported. 3 reports across 2 cases, 16 Nov 2022 to 7 Jul 2025

Victim: John Maher, Irish man, 67 (judged from name)John Maher

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between November 1954 and November 1955, from the ages reported
Offences
Road traffic incident (fatal), Careless driving causing death
Where
Co. Tipperary, Co. Wicklow
Reporting
3 reports, 16 Nov 2022 to 7 Jul 2025
Outlets
leinsterexpress.ie, rte.ie, tipperarylive.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
The late John Maher.
The late John Maher.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia leinsterexpress.ie, 7 Jul 2025

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Cases

latest first
  • Man charged over careless driving death at Rathdrum construction site Careless driving causing death · Co. Wicklow

    On 2 July 2025, John Maher, a married father of two from Rathevan, Portlaoise, was killed at a construction site on Greenane Road in Rathdrum, Co Wicklow. Tarieli Schatz, a 37-year-old Georgian man, was arrested and charged with careless driving causing death after allegedly driving a Thwaites Front Dumper at the site. He appeared at Bray District Court on 4 July 2025, made no reply to the charge, and was remanded in custody to appear again on 8 July. A post-mortem was carried out at St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown.

    In court, 4 Jul 2025Victim · 2 reports
  • Gardaí investigate fatal pedestrian collision in Carrick-on-Suir Road traffic incident (fatal) · Co. Tipperary

    John "Toddler" Maher, 67, was fatally injured as a pedestrian in a collision with a car on the N24 at Townspark, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, at approximately 7.30pm on Sunday 13 November 2022. The 42-year-old male driver was taken to Tipperary University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Garda Forensic Collision investigators examined the scene at first light and Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and camera footage from road users on the N24 between 7pm and 8pm. Maher, from Treacy Park, was the former chairman of St Molleran's GAA Club in Carrick-on-Suir.

    Reported, 14 Nov 2022Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming John Maher, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 7 Jul2025
    In courtleinsterexpress.ie, in Man charged over careless driving death at Rathdrum construction site
    Man arrested and charged over death of Laois dad in workplace
    victim, John Maher, male, irish (judged from name)John Maher
  2. 4 Jul2025
    In courtrte.ie, in Man charged over careless driving death at Rathdrum construction site
    Man charged over Wicklow construction site death
    victim, John Maher, irish (judged from name)John Maher
  3. 16 Nov2022
    Reportedtipperarylive.ie, in Gardaí investigate fatal pedestrian collision in Carrick-on-Suir
    Funeral arrangements announced for Carrick-on-Suir man tragically killed in road accident
    victim, John (Toddler) Maher, 67, male, irish (judged from name)John (Toddler) Maher

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