Ireland Named in reporting
Joseph Lawlor
Born 1986, from the ages reported. 19 reports across 1 case, 22 Jun 2024 to 27 Feb 2026
Other people with this name: born between December 1966 and December 1967 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1986, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 19 reports, 22 Jun 2024 to 27 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, dublinlive.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to life for murder in Finglas Murder · Co. Dublin
Michael Ryan, 51, was fatally stabbed in the neck in a carpark at the back of Joseph Lawlor's home in Finglas, Dublin, in the early hours of 20 June 2024. The two men had been drinking together and had three physical altercations that evening; Lawlor stabbed Ryan once with a bread knife, severing a branch of the carotid artery. Lawlor, 39, was arrested the same night, charged with murder on 21 June 2024, and pleaded not guilty. A Central Criminal Court jury found him guilty on 20 February 2026, rejecting his self-defence claim. Judge Patrick McGrath sentenced Lawlor to life imprisonment on 27 February 2026.
Sentenced, 27 Feb 2026Convicted, accused · 19 reports
Timeline
every report naming Joseph Lawlor, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 27 Feb2026'You stabbed me in the artery, you f***ing eejit' - murderer sentenced to lifeconvicted, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 27 Feb2026Man sentenced to life for murder of ‘loving and caring family man’ in Finglasconvicted, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 27 Feb2026Violent criminal jailed for life for murder of 'loving and caring family man'convicted, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 20 Feb2026Man found guilty of murdering his friend in 2024convicted, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 13 Feb2026Murder accused says it’s ‘100% coincidental’ that he threatened friend hours before stabbing him in neckaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 11 Feb2026Man accused of murdering friend tells trial 'I just wanted to scare him'accused, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 5 Feb2026Dublin man died of stab wound to neck severing artery and jugular, murder trial hearsaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 30 Jan2026'You stabbed me in the artery you f*****g eejit' - trial hears words of victimaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 30 Jan2026'You stabbed me in the artery you f*****g eejit' - trial hears words of victimaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 29 Jan2026‘You stabbed me in the artery, you f**king eejit’, victim told murder accused before deathaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 1 Jan2026Deceased screamed 'you stabbed me, you f**king eejit' after fatal neck wound, court hearsaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 26 Jun2025Jury hears man accused of murder was recorded calling alleged victim 'rat'accused, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 24 Jun2025Jury sees video footage of stabbing during fight between friendsaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 20 Jun2025Fights recorded on doorbell camera and mobile phones culminated in man’s death, murder trial toldaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 15 Jan2025Dublin man died from stab wound after attack in Finglas, inquest hearsaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 22 Jun2024Man, 38, charged with murder of father of two Michael Ryan in Finglas stabbingaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 22 Jun2024Man, 38, charged with murder of Michael Ryan following Finglas stabbingaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 22 Jun2024Man charged with murder of father of two in Finglasaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
- 22 Jun2024Man charged with murder of Michael Ryan, 51, in Finglasaccused, Joseph Lawlor, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Lawlor
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