Ireland Named in reporting
Joseph Rafferty
Born between February 1980 and February 1981, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 1 Feb 2026 to 6 Feb 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between February 1980 and February 1981, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Hijacking, Robbery, Theft
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 1 Feb 2026 to 6 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie
Cases
latest first- Joseph Rafferty jailed for 6½ years over car hijacking at Walkinstown service station Hijacking · Co. Dublin
On 26 April 2025 a man got into the driver's seat of a woman's car at the Circle K in Walkinstown, Dublin, while she was vacuuming it, and she jumped out as it was moving. The man, Joseph Rafferty, a 45-year-old of no fixed abode in Tallaght, was identified from a port-wine birthmark on his face and was later apprehended. He appeared via video link from prison before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and pleaded guilty to hijacking, theft, robbery and attempted robbery offences in Dublin and Wicklow. In early February 2026 Judge Orla Crowe imposed a 7½-year sentence with the final year suspended, which reports describe as 6½ years in custody.
Sentenced, 1 Feb 2026Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Joseph Rafferty, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 6 Feb2026Man jailed for 6½ years after hijacking car at service station while woman hoovered itconvicted, Joseph Rafferty, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Rafferty
- 1 Feb2026Man with 61 previous convictions jailed for hijacking car while owner was vacuuming itconvicted, Joseph Rafferty, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Rafferty
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