Ireland Named in reporting
John Tierney
Born 1989, from the ages reported. 3 reports across 2 cases, 23 Jun 2023 to 8 Jan 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1989, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing harm, Dangerous driving; robbery
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 3 reports, 23 Jun 2023 to 8 Jan 2025
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie, irishmirror.ie
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Cases
latest first- Three men sentenced for assault causing harm in Letterkenny Assault causing harm · Co. Donegal
Patrick O'Shea sustained injuries to his left eye, nostrils and testicles after an assault at Celtic Apartments, Pearse Road, Letterkenny, on June 23, 2020. He had been drinking and went to the apartments looking to buy drugs. John Tierney, 35, Danny Tierney, 41, and Brian Cairney, 50, were charged with assault causing harm. In January 2025, all three were sentenced at Donegal Circuit Court, with John Tierney receiving a fully suspended two-year-eight-month term, Danny Tierney a two-year-four-month sentence with part suspended, and Cairney a fully suspended 20-month term.
Sentenced, 8 Jan 2025Convicted · 1 report - Man pleads guilty to ramming Garda car and robberies in Letterkenny Dangerous driving; robbery · Co. Donegal
On 1 August 2018, John Tierney, 34, rammed a Garda patrol car during a high-speed pursuit across Letterkenny, Co Donegal, reaching speeds of up to 135kph while drunk and uninsured, injuring Garda Marcus O'Dowd. While on bail for the ramming, Tierney was charged with two robberies of women, Mary Cooke and Margaret Higgins, in the car park of the Courtyard Shopping Centre in Letterkenny on 24 and 26 February 2019. He was identified on CCTV and the stolen items were recovered from his flat at Celtic Apartments. At Letterkenny Circuit Court on 23 June 2023, Tierney, who has 18 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to all eight charges and the case was adjourned for final sentencing.
In court, 23 Jun 2023Accused · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming John Tierney, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 8 Jan2025Trio sentenced over vicious assault in Letterkennyconvicted, John Tierney, 35, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Tierney
- 23 Jun2023Drunk and uninsured man rammed Garda car in high-speed chaseaccused, John Tierney, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Tierney
- 23 Jun2023Drunk driver smashed into patrol car during high-speed chaseaccused, John Tierney, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Tierney
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