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 Paul McDonagh

Born between July 1981 and July 1982, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 25 Jul 2023 to 25 Jul 2023

Other people with this name: born between June 1987 and June 1988 (1 case)

Suspect: John Paul McDonagh, Irish man, 41 (judged from name)John Paul McDonagh

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Born
Between July 1981 and July 1982, from the ages reported
Offences
Threats to kill or cause serious harm; production of articles
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
1 report, 25 Jul 2023 to 25 Jul 2023
Outlets
irishtimes.com

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
John Paul McDonagh was on bail when he carried out the offences.
John Paul McDonagh was on bail when he carried out the offences.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 25 Jul 2023

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Cases

latest first
  • Man sentenced over threats to kill gardaí and Howth house barricade Threats to kill or cause serious harm; production of articles · Co. Dublin

    John Paul McDonagh, a 41-year-old man, barricaded himself in a house at an address in Howth, Dublin, on March 27th and 28th, 2020, armed with a hatchet and a knife, and made threats to kill gardaí. Armed Support Unit gardaí arrested him at 5.15am after garda negotiators had tried to speak with him. He pleaded guilty, and Judge Orla Crowe sentenced him at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in July 2023; the sources differ on the terms, with one reporting 18 months in prison and the other two concurrent three-year terms with the final 18 months suspended. The latest development is that the sentence will begin in April 2024, after he completes his current prison term.

    Sentenced, 25 Jul 2023Convicted · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming John Paul McDonagh, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 25 Jul2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Man sentenced over threats to kill gardaí and Howth house barricade
    Man who barricaded himself in house with hatchet and threatened to kill gardaí sentenced to 18 months in jail
    convicted, John Paul McDonagh, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Paul McDonagh

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