Ireland Named in reporting
Lee Thornton
Born between October 1984 and October 1985, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 30 Oct 2026 to 30 Oct 2026
Other people with this name: born 1982 (2 cases)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between October 1984 and October 1985, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Drug possession and public order offence
- Where
- Co. Kilkenny
- Reporting
- 1 report, 30 Oct 2026 to 30 Oct 2026
- Outlets
- kilkennypeople.ie
Cases
latest first- Kilkenny man sentenced to seven months for drug possession Drug possession and public order offence · Co. Kilkenny
Lee Thornton, a 41-year-old man from Edmund Rice Estate, Callan, Kilkenny, pleaded guilty at Kilkenny District Court to four drug possession charges and a public order offence. Gardaí found alprazolam tablets on him during four separate searches between January 2023 and February 2026, and he was arrested for his own safety after being found highly intoxicated and unsteady in a supermarket car park in Callan in February 2026. Judge Geraldine Carthy noted his 27 previous convictions as an aggravating factor and said the threshold for custody had been reached. He was sentenced to seven months' imprisonment on 30 October 2026, with recognisance fixed in the event of an appeal.
Sentenced, 30 Oct 2026Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Lee Thornton, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 30 Oct2026Illegal drugs found on Kilkenny man in four separate garda searchesconvicted, Lee Thornton, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Lee Thornton
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