Ireland Named in reporting
John Roche
Born between August 1975 and February 1976, from the ages reported. 5 reports across 2 cases, 16 Jun 2022 to 27 Jun 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect, victim
- Born
- Between August 1975 and February 1976, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Health and safety offences causing death, False imprisonment
- Where
- Co. Clare, Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 5 reports, 16 Jun 2022 to 27 Jun 2024
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, clareecho.ie
Cases
latest first- O'Hare released from prison after false imprisonment in south Dublin False imprisonment · Co. Dublin
On June 9, 2015, Dessie O'Hare falsely imprisoned Martin Byrne in Rathcoole and Saggart, south Co Dublin, and assaulted John Roche at The Towers in Saggart. O'Hare, a former INLA member and convicted kidnapper, pleaded guilty to the charges, and the court was asked to take two further counts of falsely imprisoning Byrne's wife and son into consideration. The non-jury Special Criminal Court sentenced him to seven years in April 2019. O'Hare was released from Portlaoise Prison on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
No stage yetVictim · 1 report - Two men fined for health and safety breaches causing death in Kilkee Health and safety offences causing death · Co. Clare
Damien Carmody, 36, died on 22 January 2021 when a wall collapsed on him while helping excavate a new slurry tank at a farm in Doonaha, Kilkee, Clare. John Roche, 47, the farm owner, and Christopher Keane, 48, the contractor who built the tank, were returned for trial at Kilrush District Court in June 2022. Keane pleaded guilty to two health and safety breaches at Ennis Circuit Court in February 2023, and Roche pleaded guilty to a single breach in March 2023. In July 2023, Judge Francis Comerford fined Keane €30,000 and Roche €3,000.
Sentenced, 31 Jul 2023Convicted, accused, suspect · 4 reports
Timeline
every report naming John Roche, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 27 Jun2024Dessie O’Hare, former INLA member and convicted kidnapper, released from prisonvictim, John Roche, irish (judged from name)John Roche
- 31 Jul2023Two farmers fined for health and safety breaches that led to death of a man on farmconvicted, John Roche, 47, named, irish (judged from name)John Roche
- 10 Mar2023West Clare farmer pleads guilty to health and safety breach concerning Carmody death - Clare Echoaccused, John Roche, 47, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Roche
- 19 Feb2023West Clare man pleads guilty to health and safety breaches connected to Kilkee farm death - Clare Echoaccused, John Roche, 47, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Roche
- 16 Jun2022West Clare farmer returned for trial concerning health & safety breaches over fatal farm death - Clare Echosuspect, John Roche, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Roche
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