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

Joseph Hawes

Born between April 1980 and April 1981, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 22 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026

Suspect: Joseph Hawes, Irish man, 45 (judged from name)Joseph Hawes

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Born
Between April 1980 and April 1981, from the ages reported
Offences
Possession of marked mineral oil (green diesel)
Where
Co. Donegal
Reporting
1 report, 22 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026
Outlets
donegallive.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Carndonagh farmer fined €2,600 over marked mineral oil Possession of marked mineral oil (green diesel) · Co. Donegal

    Joseph Hawes, a 45-year-old farmer from Carndonagh, County Donegal, was the subject of a case over fuel that appeared green in his 2006 Peugeot Expert van. On 19 February 2025 gardaí contacted Revenue to report that the vehicle had been seized, and fuel samples were sent to the State Laboratory for analysis. Hawes pleaded guilty at Carndonagh District Court sitting in Buncrana to keeping marked mineral oil, and a separate charge of using the fuel was withdrawn. The judge convicted him and fined him €2,600, with six months to pay, a sentence reported in April 2026.

    Sentenced, 22 Apr 2026Convicted · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Joseph Hawes, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 22 Apr2026
    Sentenceddonegallive.ie, in Carndonagh farmer fined €2,600 over marked mineral oil
    Farmer caught with green diesel in his van is convicted and fined €2,600 in court
    convicted, Joseph Hawes, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Hawes

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