Ireland Named in reporting
John McGinley
Born 2004, from the ages reported. 12 reports across 4 cases, 13 May 2023 to 21 Jun 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect, victim
- Born
- 2004, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Assault causing harm, Assault, Possession of an article, Assault causing harm; possession of an article; theft; criminal damage, Unlawful seizure of a vehicle; assault causing harm; criminal damage; theft; dishonestly appropriating property; dangerous driving, Affray
- Where
- Co. Donegal, Co. Galway
- Reporting
- 12 reports, 13 May 2023 to 21 Jun 2025
- Outlets
- offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie, irishmirror.ie, donegallive.ie, irishtimes.com
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Cases
latest first- Four men sentenced for affray at Mervue, Galway Affray · Co. Galway
Four brothers from Longford were sentenced at Longford Circuit Court in June 2025 for an affray at The Holy Family Church in Mervue, Galway, on 13 January 2019. Patrick Hannifin (48), Tommy Hannifin (46), Denis Hannifin (44) and Robert Hannifin (49) were initially charged with violent disorder and assault causing harm, but all four pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of affray. The incident, linked to an alleged family feud, left John McGinley with a gunshot wound to the right thigh, Patrick McGinley with a stab wound to the shoulder, and Denis McGinley with an injury to the right eye. Denis Hannifin received concurrent three-year sentences with the final 12 months suspended, Robert Hannifin received three years with the final 20 months suspended, and Thomas and Patrick Hannifin each received 27 months suspended in full.
Sentenced, 18 Jun 2025Victim · 2 reports - Letterkenny man sentenced for assault causing harm and assault Assault causing harm · Co. Donegal
John McGinley, a 20-year-old Irish man from Letterkenny, stabbed Patrick Durning in the ear and neck while Durning waited for a taxi on Main Street on 31 October 2022, and punched and kicked 70-year-old James Doheny at Glenwood Park on 16 June 2023. McGinley was arrested, charged with assault causing harm, assault, and possession of an article, and pleaded guilty to all three offences at Letterkenny Circuit Court. He was already serving a three-and-a-half-year sentence for a 2022 knife attack when Judge John Aylmer sentenced him in February 2025 to a total of six years and 10 months, with one three-year term suspended on conditions.
Sentenced, 12 Feb 2025Convicted, accused, suspect · 8 reports - Man in court for threatening young woman with fence post Assault causing harm; possession of an article; theft; criminal damage · Co. Donegal
In the early hours of Saturday 17 June 2023, John McGinley, an 18-year-old man from Glenwood Park in Letterkenny, was charged with threatening a young woman from Strabane with a piece of wooden fencing. He was also charged with assault causing harm, with stealing an Oppo mobile telephone and with criminal damage to the phone. He was brought before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court on the Saturday, where a Garda sergeant opposed bail, and he took up bail with conditions set by the judge. The latest reported development, from 18 June 2023, is that he must stay out of the Lifford-Strabane area, have no contact with the alleged victim and observe a curfew from 11pm to 7am.
In court, 18 Jun 2023Suspect · 1 report - Letterkenny man pleads guilty to seven charges including car seizure and assaults Unlawful seizure of a vehicle; assault causing harm; criminal damage; theft; dishonestly appropriating property; dangerous driving · Co. Donegal
John McGinley, a 19-year-old man from Glenard Park in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, is charged with seven offences dating from 2019 to 2022, including unlawful seizure of a Toyota Yaris and assault with an iron bar on March 13, 2022 at Long Lane, Letterkenny. The charges also include assault causing harm, criminal damage, theft and dangerous driving. On May 13, 2023, McGinley, who is serving a sentence in Castlerea Prison, pleaded guilty at Letterkenny Circuit Court to offences on four different dates. The judge asked for a probation report on his suitability for community service, and the case was adjourned to June with McGinley remanded in custody.
Convicted, 13 May 2023Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming John McGinley, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 21 Jun2025Brothers from the Midlands jailed following outbreak of violence outside funeral homevictim, John McGinley, male, irish (judged from name)John McGinley
- 18 Jun2025Longford brothers jailed following outbreak of violence outside funeral homevictim, John McGinley, irish (judged from name)John McGinley
- 12 Feb2025'Very dangerous' Irish man jailed for vicious attacks on strangersconvicted, John McGinley, 20, male, Irish, named, irishJohn McGinley
- 12 Feb2025'Very dangerous' Letterkenny man jailed for attacks on strangersconvicted, John McGinley, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McGinley
- 5 Feb2025'Ashamed' Donegal man who attacked two strangers begs victims for forgivenesssuspect, John McGinley, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McGinley
- 5 Feb2025Letterkenny man who attacked strangers at ‘high risk’ of reoffending, court toldconvicted, John McGinley, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McGinley
- 11 Nov2024Man who violently attacked two complete strangers pleads guilty and awaits sentenceconvicted, John McGinley, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McGinley
- 11 Nov2024Letterkenny teen to be sentenced for brutal random attacksconvicted, John McGinley, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McGinley
- 3 Sep2024Man faces trial over unprovoked assault of pensioneraccused, John McGinley, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McGinley
- 14 Jun2024Letterkenny man pleads guilty to serious assaultconvicted, John McGinley, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McGinley
- 18 Jun2023Man in court for threatening young woman with fence postsuspect, John McGinley, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McGinley
- 13 May2023Man took car after assaulting owner with iron barconvicted, John McGinley, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McGinley
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