Ireland Named in reporting
Joseph Byrne
Born between October 1979 and October 1980, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 30 Oct 2024 to 30 Oct 2024
Other people with this name: born between November 1957 and November 1958 (1 case), born 1988 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between October 1979 and October 1980, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Rape
- Where
- Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 4 reports, 30 Oct 2024 to 30 Oct 2024
- Outlets
- kildarenow.com, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, rte.ie
Cases
latest first- Two men jailed for gang rape of teenage girl in Kildare Rape · Co. Kildare
A 16-year-old girl was raped in four locations in a Kildare town over one day between March and June 2020. Patrick 'PJ' Kelly, a man aged 22, and Joseph Byrne, a man aged 44, were the suspects. Kelly pleaded guilty to three counts of rape during trial, while Byrne was convicted by a jury of two charges of rape, two charges of oral rape and one charge of anal rape. On 30 October 2024, Justice Paul McDermott at the Central Criminal Court sentenced Kelly to 13 years and six months with the final two years suspended, and Byrne to 15 years with a seven-year post-release supervision order.
Sentenced, 30 Oct 2024Convicted · 4 reports
Timeline
every report naming Joseph Byrne, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 30 Oct2024Two Kildare men jailed for rape of teenager girl four years agoconvicted, Byrne, male, named, irish (judged from name)Byrne
- 30 Oct2024Two Co Kildare men jailed for rape of teenage girl in four different locationsconvicted, Joseph Byrne, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Byrne
- 30 Oct2024Two men jailed for total of 26.5 years for gang rape of teenage girlconvicted, Joseph Byrne, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Byrne
- 30 Oct2024Two men jailed for rape of teenage girlconvicted, Joseph Byrne, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Byrne
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